The only time I'd expect to hear that construction in AmE would be for a calculated effect, never in conversation. Hi, Rick, didn't mean to sound huffy. We've had a few members who enjoy studying literature from past centuries, and

If we were allowed to use only the most common language in every case, a lot of great literature would be relegated to the trash bin. The only truly rare thing I see here is "The faucet trickled water." The dictionary lists the

Hi Sam: You asked in the message (which a moderator deleted as a duplicate), As the subject sugests, Is the English Language in decline due to 'SMS Language'. OR is the English Language simply 'evolving'... Oh yes, the English

Hi Tom First of all, you should keep in mind that "imbue" is a rather formal-sounding sort of word. In terms of usage, you would generally say "imbue something/somebody with something". Thus, I would interpret "she was

Adrenochrome, but what about the fact that tastes differs? You might like something that another person would hate, and vice versa… For instance, I like reading Steinbeck’s novels and I enjoy reading ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ or ‘The Winter of our

Vctory: Avangi is correct. You must learn the parts of speech to be able to use a word correctly. For example, compare is a verb, and comparatively is an adverb, and comparison is a noun. They all mean the same thing because they are different

This is surely an excellent and important question. I expect that what you're looking for doesn't exist. Or at least if it does exist it would comprise several volumes, or require a special, dedicated table to support it. Recent experience

So I repeat my question. Which usage is correct: "how many breeds of dog are there?" or "how many breeds of dogs are there?"? In English English, for a start, and preferably with quotations (of either form) from well-respected

I am having an argument with the RFC-Editor. Since this relates to an RFC, can we presume that the intention is that it should adhere to the rules of US English, rather than to those of Commonwealth English? No. The internet is international, and

I am having an argument with the RFC-Editor. My co-author had written: but some of them may be required in certain types of article. and she changed it into but some of them may be required in certain types of articles. Q. Several times lately