Hello, again, Mr. Teo. Are you studying for the TESOL exam? (a) "They are practising archery every weekend." As an American, I would say "practicing." (b) "She is using lipstick," without the indefinite

Yes, it's correct. We use such as an adverb intensifier. It gives emphasis to an adjective. As an adverb, "such" can precede an adjective. It can also precede "a" or "an" - indefinite articles - and an

Hi, "The U.S. economy started the new year on weaker footing as recession-shocked Americans retrenched further, forcing retailers to ring up fewer sales and factories to cut back production." 1. What does 'weaker footing' mean? A

Me neither. If the saying is meaningful to those that ... who put forward explanations which (to me) don't stack up. Sorry, but this has me stumped. What would either of you make of "I really care" used sarcastically to mean

Like in "firm ABCD outsourced American programmer for Indian programmer". Thank you. It's not good; and they forgot the indefinite articles, too, which is always a sign of poor English. I initially read it as a headline, where the

It's not good; and they forgot the indefinite articles, too, which is always a sign of poor English. It's a sign of poor English on hearing someone say he went to university, or talks about being in hospital? If so, it's a damn good

Like in "firm ABCD outsourced American programmer for Indian programmer". Thank you. It's not good; and they forgot the indefinite articles, too, which is always a sign of poor English. It's a sign of poor English on hearing

Like in "firm ABCD outsourced American programmer for Indian programmer". Thank you. It's not good; and they forgot the indefinite articles, too, which is always a sign of poor English. Mike.

Those people work hard will deserve an A grade or Those people work hard will deserve the A grade 1. Both examples are defective because theydisplay two verbs without the pronoun WHO to clarify the subordinate cause WHO WORK HARD. 2. There is a