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I just did a little search on the net and found out that people really don't use those kinds of expressions. So it must be that, as you all say, collective nouns are not good in the structures I wanted to use. I thought they were possible, that's why I asked. Oddly enough, I often use those...

Webster's 1828 MAY, n. 1. Had sufficient strength or physical power. A sick man could not lift his hand. Isaac was old and could not see. Alexander could easily conquer the effeminate Asiatics. 2. Had adequate means or instruments. The men could defray their own expenses. The...

The Antonym of Sin In order to arrive at a suitable antonym for the word “sin”, one must understand the word as it is correctly used in the English language. This explanation will address the meaning of sin and its antonym in an attempt to assist in gaining a more thorough understanding. ...

Hi Antonia, Well, you have a wide variety of expressions here! 1) Jeffrey had learned enough from watching him to know hot to navigate his way around. It refers to computer and the Internet. Jeffrey is logging on the Internet.Does navigate mean ''to navigate the Internet'' or ''he knew...

There is no quick way of describing this situation in Brit English Interestingly cool, Nona. Would BrE have caterways or caterwise? (I'm not sure if they're all that common today in North American English.) Source: www.wordlwidewords.org It has lots of variant forms, such as...

In several American movies I've heard (perhaps I've misunderstood) expressions like "She don't know", "He don't live here". The contexts were quite familiar or informal. I know this must be speaking English, but I would like to know what you think about this. I think it's wonderful. No doubt...