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Hi, Anon, I think I see what you mean. In your first case example, to simply say that something "is" doesn't give very much information, unless you're a philosopher, like Descartes, "I think, therefore I am." Your first case example works best when answering questions. "What is it?" "It's an...

Yoong Liat wrote: 1. It doesn't always behave like you think it should. 2. It doesn't always behave as you think it should. I remember reading that #1 is AmE, while #2 is BrE. I was just teasing really but seeing as you've introduced the British/American argument here's what " The...

Anonymous wrote: how do i tell what person a article i'm analysing is in?? Hi, I'm not aware that "articles" are analysed according to person, but I suppose it can be done. The distinction between 1st person, 2nd person and 3rd person texts comes from analysing stories not articles. Person is...

Dear madam / sir, Being possessor of an exploitation right concerning an innovating technology of communication described below, I solicit your attention in order to know if any utilization would eventually interest you. Kind regards, (letters into brackets are readable with a...

Except for most of beauty/courage, all your expressions are grammatically correct. However, as Nona the Brit said, you may have a hard time trying to find a situation in which to use some of them. Most cases of most of + a noun without an article are wrong. Normally, you cannot say most of gold,...

Hi, So the article is wrong. Yes. It seems to me like it might be a translation of some kind. It should also begin with Peopl e can say anything You wouldn't write 'at the face value'. Could you tell me why it is incorrect? It's really just idiomatic, that's just the way we like to say it....

*You have to use indefinite article after "half" when that word precedes a countable noum. Richard ate half a watermelon. My old home is about half a mile from here. Half a dozen eggs and half a pound of butter, please. Cecily drank half a bottle of Scotch last night. *Before...

I think the following article from Webster's Dictionary of English Usage answers some of our questions. very 1. "Very" and the past participle . Fitzedward Hall 1873 cited a Professor Maximilian Muller as asserting that expressions like "very pleased" and "very delighted"...

Right, I had deduced that as well, I like reading about old nuggets like "pray tell" and "fair teeming" and such, which is why this "what" thing caught my eye. My generation of swedish youths is so used to modern english-american lingo that quaint, old fashioned expressions and colloquial...