By Invitations, Expressions

Hi, 1) Where I think we need to carve out some territory of definition in practice is to say that proselytism is relating to people different from oneself by using means and methods with ulterior motives in order to convert. But what's happening in secular literature is that it is moving...

(1) Where I think we need to carve out some territory of definition in practice is to say that proselytism is relating to people different from oneself by using means and methods with ulterior motives in order to convert. But what's happening in secular literature is that it is moving even...

Please help me with the repetition! I can't think of anything to replace it. I need your guidence! How can i make the ants part more interesting, more exciting? What ending would sound more better? Please comment and correct me ! Thank you so much ! I am really grateful!...

Hi Hly2004I would probably understand your first sentence to mean "I'm going to take a sip of my drink." Using "bottom up" as a verb would be a creative usage (i.e. not typical), but I do think I'd make the connection to the expression "Bottoms up".However, since "Bottoms up" is normally an...

Hi, I reached your query when i was searching for the same thing and coincidently, i had made the same mistake of mis- spelling it RSPV. The actual abbreviation found on an invitation is,RSVP. and comes from the French expression "répondez s'il vous plaît", meaning "please respond". Bye, Ciji

Thank you Philip for your help. As for my first question, would you "finally / at last" and "arrives and comes" indifféremment (how would you say that in English?) in my sentence above? How should I understand the expression in bold face? Finally she stood him up for lunch and then called up...

The idiom is to have to (do something). It means that the action described by the final infinitive must be done within the amount of time allotted. The students had one hour to complete the exam. We have three months to install the kitchen cabinets. Martha and Sam have only...

Nona The Brit wrote: 'Won't you have some tea' makes me think of bored Victorian ladies sitting in the drawing room listening to someone tinkling away on the piano. It is correct but very formal and rather old fashioned. These days you'll usually be asked Would you like some tea,(pause)...

Won't you have some tea? Won't is just a very polite expression, but still remains persuasive. It says that you will not be bothered even if answer is no. Still, you use will to say what is your will towards the other person. Will you have some tea? is just a question and request, that is why it...

Dear Members! I am a new member and I would need some urgent academic help. Tomorrow i have to submit an essay for my postgraduate study. as Slovenian I am not sure if everything is in order in the essay. I attached the essay in this message. If anybody would consider looking into my essay I...