This is old, beautiful English that is used today only in poetry and by certain religious groups. Those forms were used for singular "you." Thou art a good student. = You (singular) are a good student; With this ring, I do thee wed. = I

A child never comes into this world thinking that their parents will end up in divorce and become raised by a single parent. In some cases the grandparents give a helping hand just to make it easier on the mother. Growing up without a dad is

Hello, Santosh– and welcome to English Forums. Please do not call us 'dear', because that word is reserved for use with close relatives and small children . Generally, formal words are used in writing and speech-making, while informal words are

*Birth* is about a 10 year old kid claiming to be the reincarnated husband of a woman who died (suprise!) a decade before. Good mood piece, well acted, but a couple scenes didn't ring true: she takes a bath with him and her jealous hubby-to-be

Hello, this is my first post here but I've been visiting the site for at least several months since I have found some very interesting discussions here. My question is going to be really complicated and it will take you some time to read

Hi, Are you asking us to check your English, or to offer you advice about this situation? Unfortunately, we do not give this kind of advice. Best wishes, Clive

How well does the director Alejandro Amenabar succeed in building tension for the audience in the opening credits of his film 'The Others' ?. Prepare to be really scared? Prepare to be sat awe? Pepare to be truly suprised! The Others is a

Hi, my name is Carmen, I´m from Argentina and I´m new here. I´m 31 years old and I´m a professional translator from English to Spanish. I´ve been reading your posts here but this is the first time I post. I´ve finally made up my mind!! I´ll try to

The answer to your question is probably not as clearcut as you'd like it to be: Couple can take either the singular or plural verb. It all depends on whether the couple is seen as one social unit ( a married couple) or whether the members

Yes, I know. My wife is Japanese.