'Have' has far too many uses to examine on this thread. Here is one dictionary's list: HAVE –verb (used with object) 1. to possess; own; hold for use; contain: He has property. The work has an index. 2. to hold, possess, or accept in some

My test post to see if Google works... There was an article about how penmanship is dead - no one ... become invisible. This was basic lighting up until a couple of decades ago, and now it seems to be lost. It's not lost; it's just out of

What role does violence play in American Culture? Violence in American Culture Violence is in almost everything we watch, listen to, and experience because for many it is incredibly captivating and provides much entertainment. Every American

I think we should keep the discussion in the context of "english as a second language". I think idioms can be very difficult for the individual whose native tongue is not English. It can be very difficult to teach the meaning of these

revive scholasticism as an academic lark to challenge the Sputnik-panicked classrooms of America. I'm not sure it means much of anything. As far as I can tell there's no practical difference between "the deep inner logic of the

Thank you very much people, I really appreciate all the answers. First, does anyone know how to multi-quote? I've seen them in a single post before. Clive said: " Most Westerners, including me, have the understanding that

I agree with Yankee . However, I would add this: If Jack is known to be a brilliant performer, or member of the audience who enjoys climbing on stage as a practical joke, then 'that would have been exciting.' makes a lot of sense.

My new screenplay has a scene where the two characters are revealing their autobiographies to each other, and they are ... other about their pasts; however, I don't see how to do it without the way-too-long-to-be-cinematically-palatable

I chuckled as well.It was quite amazing seeing her cracking jokes at her own expense when nowadays we seem to except people go on to university after high school.

According to me, this is the only correct explanation. 好久不见 (haojiu bujian) is literally translated: Long time no see, so that's where the expression comes from. I'm a student Chinese and I've heard all Chinese people saying it like