As GG mentioned, "Easy for you to say" is a good reaction to mispronunciations. For years it was my boss's favorite expression in that situation. CJ

Thank you! I know that this is not critical and neither of my business partners would resent for me using this kind of expression but I just wanted to know!

i've got to do something or i've got a sore throat... these are examples of bad grammar slipping into american slang. Sorry, Anon, but the expression "have got to do something" (meaning "must do something") is quite

Ooh, what's wrong, right clothes for inhibitions? / You couldn't afford the price of admission. Now the girl in this scene is wearing black body-fitting clothes. So is the guy telling her the clothes are not just for looking and she

Hi, Please help me to explain this phrase "Business Administration allows me the ability to get my toes wet in all aspects of business". By the way, can we use this phrase in speaking english? The phrase is 'get my feet

The last part seems to be a reference to the expression " When the cat's away, the mice will play ". Very helpful.

This is what I hear: I can see you believe in working hard. Oh, it's perfectly all right with me. Just carry on. (???), sir. When the cat's away, you know... The last part seems to be a reference to the expression " When the

Hi dear sir/madam I am an Iranian. I work as a translator and at the moment I am working on children story book. There are some idioms in the book which are really difficult to translate because I dont have any reference to find them.

Hi, Could somebody please help me with the following paragraph? Below is what I came up with. I'm unsure about the underlined phrases/words. The project aims to reduce loss of natural resources in the Mediterranean Sea, and especially of

Hi, 1.They say, 'come sunshine or high water, the post will get delivered' More accurately, this is the common saying. Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their