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Hello, welcome to the forum. I just wanted to let you know that you are more likely to get a response if your post includes capital letters and punctuation, and avoids abbreviations like "how r u" and "plz." I don't mean to offend you -- but the people here are all volunteers, and we choose...

Speaking in terms of English grammar: when writing, how does one abbreviate the formal title "Maestro"?While I'm eager to know if there is a correct manner in which to abbreviate the above term, it also occurs to me at this time that it may be a matter of referencing the original language, or...

Hi Cookie - where do you post these messages that get no replies? I think that questions in the "Vocabulary and Idioms" and "General English Grammar" forums almost always get replies, but maybe it is different in the "conversation and chat" parts of the board. I rarely read those, so I don't...

Hi All I'm a native English speaker who is studying English grammar. I like to ask some questions and also to answer some that are within my abilities. At times I get a bit frustrated with some of the questions, so I thought I'd offer a few hints for ESL students. These are are my own...

Hello again, I am living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for now. Philly, as all the natives call it, is a USA East Coast city which is a 90 minute drive or train ride to the southwest from NYC. It is known as an old, historic USA city but of course it is not old at all compared to the cities and...