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Re: is lucky is he presses 200 pounds

Hi, I think you're talking about three different things: 1. using exercise machines 2. lifting a bar bell - standing with your feet on the floor and bending over to lift a bar bell which is on the floor 3. pressing a bar bell - lying on your back on a bench, with the bar bell...

Re: the expression of action or that of occurrence?

－－Hi, Grammar Greek. I'm a non-native speaker of English teaching English composition to non-native students. Often we must teach English structures grammatically. What I want to know now is in what cases we should use 'that clause" and "to do". I must teach my students...

Re: "I don't give a rat's about.."

Grammar Geek. I haven't heard of this expression. But I'm guessing the FAR more vulgur word is a 4-letter word and it starts with "f"? Raen

Re: "I don't give a rat's about.."

Hi, Could somebody explain the grammar of this sentence? Compared to this common expression: "I don't give a damn about.." Is "rat's" possessive? Is so, I can't seem to make sense of it. Anyone's opinion and explanation on this would be greatly...

"I don't give a rat's about.."

Could somebody explain the grammar of this sentence? Compared to this common expression: "I don't give a damn about.." Is "rat's" possessive? Is so, I can't seem to make sense of it. Anyone's opinion and explanation on this would be greatly appreciated....

Re: correction

(???) As per our earlier discussions, "multiple transits" is not an expression we'd use in the US. It may fly perfectly well in UK. +++ These four sentences (B:), or rather the first two, need to be rearranged because of the way the conjunctions work. For example, you obviously...

Please look through my narrative essay and correct grammar please

Do you think the title is relevant to the story? I want to say like "For all your good hope, one day, he will know it" or "Don't regret for your good doing" but can't come up with any good title. Would you mind suggesting me any? If not, it is fine. Thank you so...

Re: Help with a sentence

Yes. It's called 'locative inversion' or 'locative fronting'. The phrase that tells the location may be moved to the front of the sentence.The sofa is in the living room. / In the living room is the sofa.It is probably more common with indefinite expressions.A sofa is in...

origin

my question comes in two folds. __ is to origin as descendent is to ancestor. What would go in the blank? We often as about the origin of a phrase or expression, in another word, its etymology. But what's the word for the "end result/state/product.."(I'm out of words here),...

Re: why do I not have to do homework?

I've gotta quit doin' this! I was picking up on anon's typo of "collect" in place of "correct." We have expressions like "collect call," where the person receiving the call must pay. "C.O.D." = "cash on delivery," which is an old...