Why does "Here goes nothing" have almost the same meaning as "Here we go"? I mean, it's "nothing"...you know... To me, "here goes nothing", means we have nothing to loose by trying. So yes, while

I know "I don't think he is serious, do I?" is absurd. I don't think that wording is absurd. You only need the proper context. Some types of tag questions simply have much more specialized usage (and therefore are also less

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

They do have very similar usage in spoken English in this area (dialect) of the United States. However, "weird" would be considered more familiar and less formal in my opinion. Further, they both tend to have a certain degree of

Well, I went overboard again, but this one was rather fun. I would be willing to bet, Ching, that you know that occasionally, non-native speakers with a smattering of UK/US language skills do their best to advertise that fact to their advantage,

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

Hi, I've got a few english questions. I could probably find the answers in a dictionary, try Swan - Practical English Usage but I like the interactivity of this newsgroup. I'm not really sure how to use "indeed". It seems that

I do, too. "Quite" meaning "altogether".> My 1974 Collins English Dictionary defines "quite" as "completely; wholly; entirely, totally; positively" with a secondary meaning of "to a ... extent".

Not just intonation, but also context. Leaving intonation entirely out of it, here are some examples: "Quite good" = pretty good, but by no means perfect. "Quite" in this case "qualifies downwards". In this sense

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