Ordinary language logic is not the same as mathematical logic. Consider the basic idea of equality. Jack was assigned to clean out the stables, but he was not the task. Note the measurement 'upward' from an assumed 'low'

Hello! I am a university student from Russia. We have to write quite a lot of essays as part of our English course. However, every term we get a new teacher, this is just how the system works, and all teachers are quite different in how they

Anything of good quality. That is, it may be used poetically, as a metaphor. I'm not sure about British English.

At 05:12:32 on Sat, 26 Sep 2009, Paul (Email Removed) wrote in (Email Removed): What does the group feel could be the possible connotations of this phrase? My immediate response to that phrase being used by an Indian is that he was referring,

no it's not a metaphor - i'm doing this in English at the moment, example: your love is a rose. (red rose = symbol of love) if someone said - your love is like smoke it's a metaphor because they are telling you that smoke

The original poster does not yet know what a 'map' represents, to borrow your metaphor, so he is unable yet to ask directions on it. 'Look' is not passive voice. 'Look a book' is not yet English. It is necessary for the original poster to review

The short answer to your question is no. The word "imbued" is not used in everyday language, and is probably inappropriate in the given context, even if intended metaphorically. It means "saturated", and your example would mean

Hi Mr.Micawber. I have made a typo. I meant "pitch" . We used to discuss it with CalifJim. http://www.englishforums.com/English/SoThatVsInOrderTo/hjnpb/Post.htm But I have dropped a brick again. P.S. Pinch is "an amount of an

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Are there really grammar books out there that continue to insist that ending a sentence with a preposition is wrong? Or is the real problem 117-year-old English teachers who repeat what the nuns taught them?