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Re: Check my essay for errors. My english teacher is picky.

Clive — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:33:46 GMT

Hi,
It's quite long, so I'll just look at the first paragraph.

In the essay âThere Is No Unmarked Womenâ, I bet you $10 that you have not quoted this title correctly
Deborah Tannen has written a comparison differentiating between males and females with two terms.<<< The reader of your essay will immediately wonder what these terms are. I think you should add them to this sentence.
With these two terms, she then compares the sexes by the nonverbal communication brought on by personal appearance. Females are said to be âmarkedâ because no matter how they style themselves, they will always be judged according to how they are styled. Can you find some synonym to avoid repeating the term 'styled'?

Males, on the other hand, are âunmarkedâ because usually their style says nothing about them~~selves~~. I <<< are you supposed to give your personal views? You didn't indicate your personal beliefs about the earlier sentences in this paragraph

believe since females are marked, they are more likely to be judged based on personal appearance than males are. Some may think that it <<< what does 'it' refer to? can lead to inequality for women in society.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: Little help!!

Grammar Geek — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:44:57 GMT

Anon, you need the adjective definitions of familiar, not the noun ones.

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary

Main Entry: ²familiar Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English familier, from Anglo-French, from Latin familiaris, from familia Date: 14th century

1: closely acquainted : intimate <a familiar family friend>2obsolete : affable sociable3 a: of or relating to a family <remembering past familiar celebrations> b: frequented by families <a familiar resort>4 a: being free and easy <the familiar association of old friends> b: marked by informality <a familiar essay> c: overly free and unrestrained : presumptuous <grossly familiar behavior> d: moderately tame <familiar animals>5 a: frequently seen or experienced : easily recognized <a familiar theme> b: of everyday occurrence <a familiar routine> c: possibly known but imperfectly remembered <her face looked familiar>6: having personal or intimate knowledge âused with with<familiar with the facts of the case>

synonyms see common

Re: Please correct me with the essay

Mister Micawber — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:51:15 GMT

1) What should I replace my work with?-- No title is required for TOEFL essays; if you need a title, it should announce to the reader the topic of your essay.

2)
the parentless children-- these are not previously mentioned or specific children
make their lives better -- what English word means 'make...better'?
people (why did you underline here?). -- What word is more specific?
measure I will(why did you underline here?). -- Only one measure? And verb form is not consistent.

3)
normally(why did you underline here?).-- Orphanhood is normal??
lead miserable lives due to(why did you underline here?).-- Strictly, 'due to' is an adjective; use a synonym.
the lack of education and materials (why did you underline here?). -- wrong word
However, before we did all the (why did you underline here?).-- wrong verb form
A charity fund might well be operated(why did you underline here? Can I replace it with "opened?") -- Yes, wrong word; use 'opened' or a synonym.
make them pay at all costs(why did you underline here?).-- Idiom is wrong here, and redundant: taxes are mandatory by nature
The tax can be fluctuating(why did you underline here?).-- wrong verb form
It's time the government... emphasize the essay, why would you say it was extraneous?-- That is not emphasis; it is beside the point; the essay is about what you would do, not what the government should do

4)To sum up, I-the governor(why did you underline here?).-- Wrong punctuation, new title, unnecessary appositive
Everyone bears in their minds(why did you underline here?) - the idiom is incorrectly formed
that even orphans have the(why did you underline here?).--no previous mention, no specificity

NOTE: If you want to continue this revision, please post a clean, revised copy for my review, Belly.

Is this a thesis statement? Is it a good one? What kind of essay?

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 03:43:15 GMT

I am lost!! What kind of essay informative, persuasive etc.

She is also wanting to know how many paragraphs for an outline these sentances?

Can you help me with a couple of these to get me started. Have twenty of these sentances to due. Thank you

1. Michael Cimino's eccentric personality made Heaven's Gate a synonym for disaster in the film industry.

2. Some theorists believe that most human behavior is learnded, whereas others believe that humans are biologically programmed for particular behavioural patterns.

3. During his boxing career, Muhammad Ali's charisma was as remarkable as his physical prowess.

Re: Some Little questions.

Kree — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:38:15 GMT

LOL is one of many shorthand terms used first by chatters and now by those who text message or email a lot.
"How come?" is a poor way of saying "Why?"
"What for?" asks a slightly different question:

Can I borrow ten dollars?
Why? (or "How come") -- why do you need my money? (Maybe, because I'm hungry?)

Can I borrow ten dollars?
What for? -- What are you going to buy? (I am going to buy a burger and Coke.)

If people are close they are "cheek-to-cheek" -- and I wouldn't say they are "too close" in this case because it's usually in a romantic way.
I suppose you could say "jowl-to-jowl," but that's not a phrase I hear in American English.

Sleek means smooth or glossy (you can use www.dictionary.com to find definitions, and from there can click on thesarus to find synonyms)
Synonyms: glassy, glistening, glossy, lustrous, polished, satin, shiny, silken, silky

Trickling through to street level   is not a phrase I'm completely familiar with, but a similar saying is trickling down to the bottom or bottom floor so I guess that's nearly the same thing.

Imagine pouring a large barrel full of water on the roof of a four-floor building. the water would come through the roof of the fourth floor quite heavily, would trickle less to the third, even less to the second and may only be drops to the first. That is literally what it would mean.

But the phrase is often used as a metaphor to mean, for example, that the wealth in a society is in the hands of the rich and only trickles down to the poor (being caught along the way by the middle classes).

"That yields a fascinating glimpse." Really this isn't too tough. Imagine that you are walking down the hallway of a hotel and don't know a thing about any of the occupants of the rooms. Then one door opens just for a second and you see people in fancy clothes drinking and smoking and laughing, then the door closes again. You have just seen a fascinating glimpse into that room.

This phrase is also used when, for example, a child writes an essay and includes details about his or her homelife -- that it is very scary at the home, that the parents are rarely there, that the big brother is cruel. This offers a "fascinating glimpse" into the child's life at home. You can't see the whole life because you aren't there, but you got a glimpse through the essay.

Every now and again is a term I usually only hear from older Americans, though I'm not sure what that means. I associate it in my mind with less than modern speech.

You would say it in sentences like this:

How often do I go to the movies? Oh, every now and again.    Which means you go once in a while, not really on a set schedule.
I see her every now and again.    Which, again, means you see her occasionally.

You don't ever have to use the phrase -- just say "once in a while" (where a "while" means a period of time of unspecified length but not tooooooo long -- probably weeks not years.) Or you could say "I see her occasionally" which means the same thing.

Good luck!

Kree

Re: Questions

Maple — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 02:20:37 GMT

I'm tring to say sth about this thread:

1ãD appeals to my eyes. But it seems that all these options are ok. bewildered

2ãTo indicate different types of literary composition, article denotes "nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication"; While essay denotes "an analytic or interpretive literary composition"

3ãTo indicate feelings, mood means "a characteristic state of feeling" and mood is a very inclusive term, while emotion means "any strong/intensive feeling"

E.g. a cheerful mood.

I was in no mood to laugh and talk with strangers.

His voice shook with emotion.

4ãI don't think "behind" and "beyond" are synonyms

Re: words meaning 'both good and bad'

Nabstarr — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 21:01:42 GMT

The above 'Anonymous' query was my post (I just joined so you kind people who respond don't feel like you are talking to a person with 'dark glasses' on )

Clive wrote:

I'm not sure exactly what you want to say. Can you perhaps do something with the words ambiguous or ambivalent?

I don't believe either ambiguous or ambivalent would work for my circumstance unfortunately. i am kind of trying to get across the idea of a 'double-edged sword'. just to put this question in context, i am writing an essay on the topic of human rights. in the first sentence of my introduction i used the sword metaphor, and now need sort of synonyms for this idea that i can use throughout the essay. Please help...my essay has actually come to a standstill because i can't get around this silly problem

Thank you again!

Re: English essay's words

Gobsmacked — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 02:22:43 GMT

For me, I don't really think coming up with big and fanciful words will guarantee an A grade if you don't know what they mean and are used in context. What matter more though are the style, content and structure of your presentation. Try to use as many different sentence structures as possible will also help, but this is much harder than putting down whatever vocabulary or synonyms that you take directly from a dictionary. Complex sentence structures are harder to recall. This skill won't just happen overnight. But they will naturally and slowly come to you after having read a lot of different genres. Again, you should not only read in order to understand the texts, but also to see how the language is used there!

Re: Letter...

ReDSanchous — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 09:19:18 GMT

Hey!

Thanks for the answer! I thought no one would ever answer my post because it's not an essay.

I've got a few questions after your reply.

1. short (or brief) letter - it'd be ok, wouldn't it?

2.till and until - well, I have always thought that these prepositions are synonyms. Have I been mistaken?

3. What does 'sp' mean?

4.The problem is that I need to buy a book, having read which I have to form my own opinion and express my thoughts in the essay.

What about the following modification?

The problem is that I need to buy a book after reading which I have to...

5. At least, (at least what) I'm afraid I don't undestand what you mean here.

6.Now there are far more fights in Russia's domestic championship but the level of our play is not so good as that of the USSR was.

Have you added 'was' because I said the letter was formal or is it grammatically incorrect to omit 'was' in sentences like that?

Thanks.

Re: Essay/Response Journal - Please read and Review - MISTER MICAWBER maybe

mackiepg — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 06:39:21 GMT

Hello Danielle_54321:

I made some changes to your essay. I replaced same words that were repeated too many times with their synonyms, I deleted small things that were not necessary, and I changed some sentences in order for the paragraphs to read more smoothly. I hope you don't mind.

Here it goes:

        After I finished reading "Hold Fast" by Kevin Major, I had mixed feeling about it. Certain aspects of the novel really intrigued me, while others were dull and failed to capture my attention. Kevin Major's writing had the ability to make me feel empathy for the characters of the story, which added depth to the book, while his storyline and plot were tired and predictable.

         When I first read about Michael, the main character of "Hold Fast," I was able to relate in some way or another to most of what happens to him. The first major event in Michael's life that I read about was his parents' death. When Michael's parents pass away, he expresses his feelings by saying, "No mercy for the drunks who drives cars and kills people. Parents of people" (12). After that event, Michael doesn't have any place to go. As a consequence, Michael is sent to live with his aunt and uncle. I can strongly relate to this because when my aunt died of cancer a few years ago, my two cousins came to live with my family. Also, when Michael moves in with his Aunt Ellen and his Uncle Ted, he is forced to attend a new school because his aunt and uncle live in a different city. At first, Michael does not like his new school. He communicates this by saying, "I didn't come to like school near as good as I liked it in Marten, even though the school in St. Albert was bigger and had a lot more. I guess it was because in Marten I knew everybody" (68).   Although, I cannot say that I preferred my elementary school over Sudbury Secondary School, I can relate to what Michael says in some aspects. For example, when Michael talks about changing schools, it reminds me of my first few days of high school, and how different they were compared to the days when I went to elementary school. Much like Michael, I knew everyone in my elementary school, and when I started to attend high school, I hardly knew anyone there. I remember thinking at the beginning of my ninth grade, that I did not like high school because I was not yet accustomed to it or familiar with anybody. I was able to relate to events like these throughout the novel, which made me sympathize with Michael's character.

       Although Kevin Major's characters proved to be, in my opinion, quite successful, I do not think that his plot and storyline were. I found the major events in the novel to be uninteresting because I was able to anticipate most of them before they happened. Usually, when I read a novel or a short story, I hope for the events and ending to come as a surprise. However, most of the events in "Hold Fast" seemed to be almost exactly what I predicted. For example, when I learned that Michael's parents had died, and that he wanted to live with his grandfather, I knew that he and his brother would be separated; my prediction was correct. Furthermore, when Michael ran away from home in order to escape his Uncle Ted's abusive ways, I knew that he would make it back home safely to his previous house, and that things would continue on as if Michael had never moved to his aunt and uncle's house in the first place. Perhaps if the author had decided to change some of the events, the plot would have been more interesting.

       In conclusion, there are different parts of Kevin Major's "Hold Fast" that I enjoyed, while there are other parts that I did not. It was nice to be able to connect with the characters of the novel so well, and to feel that I could relate to simple words written on paper. I did not hate the story, however, I thought that it could have been more enjoyable if it were less predictable.

PS: I'm not an expert at writing, but I hope this helps.