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Hi! I've got some doubts in this poem I'm trying to analyze. The grey sea and the long black land; And the yellow half-moon large and low; And the startled little waves that leap In fiery ringlets from their sleep, As I gain the cove with pushing prow, And quench its speed i' the...

Hmm... this seems to be another case of varying terminology. I have no objection to calling a participle an adjective, I'm just not used to that. Nor am I used to many other grammatical terms used here, like "a noun phrase". Don't get me wrong! I certainly don't mean...

I don't have it. Do you have any kind of reference? Edit. In desperation I went to Urban Dictionary, and the way they list the many nouns which are modified by the adjective "ultimate" to make common expressions, or maybe compound nouns, could entice one to think it might be a verb....

Hey, my wife is from Anori! I'd say it depends on what you're planning to do in the workshop. Since I've never heard the expression, I can't say which is more common. If you mean the workshop is generated by questions - totally open to questions - I'd call it a...

Hi Hela, 2a) The weather conditions have improved during the last few days is good. The weather conditions have improved is good. These days is okay for chit-chat but doesn't add anything. I'd avoid last days without the few because of the endtimes connotation. (personal preference) 2b) ...

That lesson cost me almost a hundred dollars They first settled here almost 75 years ago or Almost 1000

Hi, everyone! Happy New Year! But I'm trying to be happy. I'm pulled into a debate over "the very English standard" in a Chinese translation forum. A "sensible" lad who crammed in China's New Oriental Language School asserts that many usages, including those in nytimes.com, economist.com,...

Hi Exploring, Your question is perfectly clear. Books' categories is absolutely correct, and as you have noted, books' is not only plural but possessive as well. If you have time, please do me the favor of using the expression in a complete sentence which reveals more of the context....

Avangi wrote: Hi, I wouldn't say it's idiomatic because each word (the new transfer student) functions according to its traditional meaning and syntax. On the other hand, the expression "transfer student" probably didn't exist a hundred years ago because the phenomenon was not common....

Hi, I wouldn't say it's idiomatic because each word (the new transfer student) functions according to its traditional meaning and syntax. On the other hand, the expression "transfer student" probably didn't exist a hundred years ago because the phenomenon was not common. "Transfer" was...