AS you can imagine, South Africans like myself are very excited about the release of DISTRICT 9. I've read some of the early reviews. The consensus seems to be great visuals and CGI, but some plot holes. There's already a website

I don't understand why in news stories spoken or written the time reference sometimes has no preposition. For example, in the following paragraph, it's just "Sunday" instead of "on Sunday". "A black Harvard

Jimmy: So you're no Mr. Miyagi. You don't qualify for a Chinese woman? You need to supply some context. I'm guessing that Mr. Miyagi is a character in the show. That being said, from the rest of the quote it looks like Jimmy is

I didn't quite catch that ," but while the latter could mean that either one did not  mentally  grasp the intended meaning OR a more  technical  problem (speaker too quiet, listener too distracted, only heard part of the phrase,

I'm not sure it's an American's place to deal with these questions Preferred entertainment: yes, "recommended" is very close in that an unnamed authority "prefers" to offer another kind of entertainment. However,

WAY more than you ever wanted to know, I know. This is perfect, Steven. The slight smell (although how that figures on the screen will be a challenge) is exactly the sort of detail to throw someone off, especially if it goes away with the beard,

Did Reagan really write this? Nope, he didn't. The quotation is pulled from an article titled "My Lunch with Reagan" by Michael Kinsley in the New Republic (vol. 237, issue 1, 7/2/07). And, not surprisingly, the quotation is taken

One of my best-est friends in the world is a Brit who constantly reminds me of Shaw's observation, something like, "Americans and Brits are divided by a common language." He'll come up with some throw-away comment that I really

As writers prepare to take on new careers and learn new dialogue ("You want fries with that?") consider the case of Alan Smithee. Now you might think he's pretty much doomed, but actually and this is not a joke he's gone into the

ŒUnderdog¹ screenwriter learns career is hard work SOREN ANDERSEN; The News Tribune Joe Piscatella had this idea that the life of a screenwriter is glamorous. ³He goes to work at noon, hangs out with his buddies and goes to swanky lunches.² Where