Thank you, Jim. Your reply was most helpful. :) I had not thought of the absolute superlative usage as a point of comparison. The student directly asked what the difference was between the same sentence with and without "of the" Ballet

Hi Thomas, This subject continues to be a mixed bag. What is a poor student to do? People have strong feelings one way and the other, but nobody wants to call anything incorrect. I take "I'd prefer" and "I'd rather" as

Hi, I need some advice regarding ESL instruction. I don't have any formal ESL training or certification, but I do tutor some foreign students in English - mainly written English. I've been approached by a Russian student who wants to

There has been much discussion in Usenet of the peculiarity of speech shown by some younger people wherein they have a rising intonation at the end of a declarative statement, making it sound like a question. Bob Cunningham's thread lasted

There has been much discussion in Usenet of the peculiarity of speech shown by some younger people wherein they have a rising intonation at the end of a declarative statement, making it sound like a question. I'll give you a U.S.A. California

Dear Django Cat, As we inquired about using "forum" or "newsgroups" in language class at the univerisity, this newsgroup was ... up typing a new message. (Just as I am, today.) As far as I understand, this is still university

Never thought of that; I don't hear anything in South ... way I don't hear Britishness in a S Asian accent? Right; I think a typical native Californian English speaker would say that a typical Philippino English speaker has a very soft

On 28 Aug 2004 08:35:31 -0700, R H Draney Jon Miller filted: * I assume Sara meant to write "pooberty" there. I've never had much occasion to use the word, but it would not have occurred to me to pronounce it any other way than

Ex-Hindu Christian: Pandita Ramabai Abridged by Colin Melbourne from 'My Inexhaustible Treasure' The story of India's greatest Christian Reformer. How a high caste educated Hindu woman studied the Sanskrit scriptures and discovered

Ex-Hindu Christian: Pandita Ramabai Abridged by Colin Melbourne from 'My Inexhaustible Treasure' The story of India's greatest Christian Reformer. How a high caste educated Hindu woman studied the Sanskrit scriptures and discovered