With the definition of the word "percentile" I found this exemple: "Ninety percent of the values lie at or below the ninetieth percentile, ten percent above it." What does it mean? AND what is the difference between

Hello, I am a Dental Hygienist with over 20 years experience in the Dental Industry. I work in private practice and also provide tutoring to International dentists preparing for the OET in Dentistry and planning on working in Australia. I am

Hi P, I agree with Clive. The phrase is probably to kick someone in the backside. Usally this phrase means to encourage or urge someone to do something ie. I tend to be set in my ways. Sometimes I need a kick in the backside to get me motivated

Oh for God's sake! We had been talking about conversational English among people discussing their families. Now you take your "correction" to our suggestions and after being told it's NOT natural in conversational English, you

I can't teach you English but I can help you improve what you already know with English conversations. I run a tele-service where I help others with their English by having real talks in conversational English. Its inexpensive and definitely worth

I would say "I think that next time, I can do better than I did before." Conversationally, you could say "I think next time, I can do better than before." In written, non-conversational English, the first is better. When you are writing, the

I doubt you'll need more than 7,500. Well, I wouldn't even dream of trying to hold a conversation in Italian any more complicated than "How much does it cost?" unless I knew at least 10,000 words of Italian. In fact, when I was studying

Hi Tam Sadek, You wrote: Most students 'know' that conversational English differs from what they generally learn in the classroom, which is why many students ask specifically for 'conversation' courses. Does it? I think you can make

I agree with you milky. To dismiss conversational English purely because it's more complicated to explain is no answer at all! Most students 'know' that conversational English differs from what they generally learn in the classroom, which is

Hi everyone, I just moved to Japan and have become very interested in teaching. As I have not yet finished my degree (3rd year) I want to get started in teaching conversational English. Problem is, I have never done it and I have a serious