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Hi Ditch, Welcome to the forums. Yes, in the future, it would be better to ask only one type of question in a thread. If they are related, then of course they can be in the same post.

Memos show Clinton turmoil Question: I would have written ''Clinton's turmoil''. Why didn't the author use apostrophe? BY CRAIG GORDON AND TOM BRUNE | <email addresses removed by mod.> August 13, 2008 Question: Why is semicolon used instead of comma to separate...

I think there are a couple way to look at this. One is the use of the word 'thereof' and what it means. It is defined as such: thereof -adverb: of or concerning this, that or it When the word 'thereof' is used it gets its meaning entirely from the word to which it...

Hi Teleostomi I suggest you forget all about Google. Since there are millions of German people, Australian people etc., you don't need the article when you refer to them all in a general sense: German people are said to be hard-working. (I would prefer: German s are said... ) If the reference is...

All of your examples are gerunds if we stick to modern terminology. Forget about the terminology verbal noun . It's total garbage! It has many different definitions, depending on the author and when the grammar book was written. __ The modern definition is given at ...

Clive wrote: Hi, I haven't heard the expression 'a verbal noun'. How would you define it? Yes, gerunds can have an article. Clive When I was studying Turkish, we used the term 'verbal noun' to identify a verb form made into a noun by adding suffixes to denote person, possession,...

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...

Although you do not brag with tall tales, you are actually more competent than adulterer. "Brag with" does sound weird, as does the usage of "tall tales", which are similar to myths. The comparison of a good lover to an adulterer is rather coarse and definitely not a compliment. Also,...

There's not really a rule, no. But sometimes (not always) there's an expression without either infinitive or gerund which parallels the troublesome situation. If the parallel expression has the preposition "to" then you'll need the gerund form when you use the verb. Example: "used to", where...

Hello JTT Yes I agree to the opinion there might be some word play (exaggeration) in the Japanese expression man ga ichi ni (= at (in?) a likelihood of 1/10,000). I think this phrase would actually mean "at a likelihood up to 1/10". However, I believe it shoud be true that almost all the...