By Grammar, Jokes

I keep double-p-ing "apartment," which is reminiscent of its French etymology. (I've been expecting Yoong to get me on it.) Sorry, no joke. Will you settle for an old pun? She criticized my apartment, so I knocked her flat. (maybe you've heard it)

.pejoration -- No. What happened to pluperfect?Is it ... an adjective? a noun? a verb? -- A nounWould you say it's related to ... grammar? vocabulary? pronunciation?-- Pronunciation.I'm not going to be very coy with this one, because I don't think it's in anyone's active...

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...

  Then it follows that the real life we're not doing and should do is the one with instruction, which seems to contradict with MM's interpretation...  

I'm not clear what you are asking here.As for your grammar questions, as always, I leave them to the grammar experts.

Anonymous wrote:I know this has nothing to do with your puzzle, sorry, but how do I post something on the forum like how you and other do? Go to whichever section applies (grammar, vocabulary, jokes, etc.) and click on "post" to start a new thread. Obviously, you know how to reply to a thread...

Grammar Geek wrote: Dido wrote:The British Queen always says "My husband and I" and my British friends usually make jokes about it Why is that funny? They just laugh at her accent (My friends do not belong to the Royals

for an university earns 1000 euro pro month if he s lucky and the contract has to be renovated every year good

Hi Grammar Geek, Thank you sou much for your comments, they are very helpful! Yes, they are indeed resume bullets (not sentences!) that are supposed to sum up the activities of the institute. Now, to answer your questions: 1. - test stands=a kind of tables endowed with various devices for...

Grammar Geek wrote:Hi Feathers, No, in everyday speech, we say "problem." However, the very nature of an ethics delimna is that you don't know what to do, creating a conundrum. Part of the humor in the strip is that Dogbert is the least ethical "people" (since he's a dog) you will ever...