By Grammar, Dates

Re: matter: who or that?

the 'who is only for people, that is only for things' rule is pedantic and trite that's usage with people dates back centuries in literature of all kinds prescriptive grammar =/= proper use of the language

Letter of Recommendation

Hello!I have to write a Letter of Recommendation for one of my students. He will study only one semester at an University in New Zealand.I'm not really safe in english grammar..so, if someone please review my first attempt: Dear Madam or Sir,I am writing this letter to recommend is a well...

Re: I want to learn to speak clearly-What do I have to know/do?

I also have also had problems speaking clearly and coherently, making me seem less intelligent that i think i am. And as a result i have lost opportunties for relationships i had very much hoped for, so i had to be determined to work out my speaking problem. I think there are many reasons for me...

Re: popular vote

Just to be sure we're talking about the same thing here let me rephrase your question as follows: Suppose 60% of the population are likely to vote for presidential candidate Jones, can I say the popular vote is Jones?If this is what you meant to ask the answer is no.The popular vote is simply...

Re: How to write a date

Hi GGI am about as British as you are Finnish. However, I do know that there's much more variety in writing the date in BrE than in AmE. Many Brits do use th in running text the way you indicate, but not all. Some put the day before the month, some put it after the month the way Americans...

Grammar gurus, criticism needed.

Hi, guys. I'm not worried about facts here, rather grammar.I love you all! Abstract A continuous fight for comfort is the struggle of life, and humans alone are in the superior position. This, however, does not equate to superior comfort. The choices we make ultimately predetermine...

Re: can someone please check my job application

Hi All, Many thanks for replying.I have now amended my application and would really appreciate it if someone could check it for spelling, grammar and punctuation.This application is really important to me and i would appreciate any help at all: Question 1 - Done Working with people of...

Re: Verb Recommend+Infinitive forms

Hi!At work I have Americans from either Western or Eastern states,most of them are college students,selfsupporting their classes serving US military forces.(pretty often there are some Hispanic ones)Exception made for the British ones, we all are bilingual.Myself,I was born and raised in one of...

Sentence Questions

I am not sure if these sentences are right or not in terms of their grammar, word choice, and semantics. If you find something wrong, please help me correct them. Thank you very much. 1. The main purpose of TKT is to test if candidates possess professional knowledge for English language...

Re: multilingual Europeans

Hi KotoI realise you may never read this but I'll post it just the same. Not all European languages are related. My native language, Finnish, isn't even an Indo-European language. It is related to Estonian and Hungarian but not to such Germanic languages as English, German, Danish,...