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Englishuser wrote: A non-native speaker who has immersed himself or herself with highbrow literature written in a foreign language could very well have a more vivid vocabulary and a better knowledge of the grammar of the language than the average native speaker. At least as far as the 'standard...

Hello, (I've already asked this question, but I think it was in the wrong forum: Vocabulary+Idioms) My ethnicity is Chinese, but my Nationality is "Belgian" (from a country called "Belgium") . How do I call myself? Chinese Belgian or a Belgian Chinese? I'd suggest it would be adjective+noun. So,...

Grammar Geek wrote: So "to lay by" is a phrasal verb meaning "to store away"? New vocabulary for me! But anyway, when you have a phrasal verb like that (or like "look up" (as a word in a dictionary) or "write down") - do the prepositions act like normal prepositions, or because they are...

I have two sentences with the words "inconvenience" and "inconveniences" respectively and want to know if my interpretations are correct. I got the idea for the sentences from a post in the "Vocabulary and Idioms" section. Our sincere apologies for inconvenience -- just a general use of the...