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Technically, at doesn't refer to anything. at is not a referring expression. Generally, only nouns and pronouns can refer. Nevertheless, I understand what you're saying. Here at means 'upon hearing' or 'when I heard' or 'as I heard' or 'in reaction to'...

Dear madam / sir, Being possessor of an exploitation right concerning an innovating technology of communication described below, I solicit your attention in order to know if any utilization would eventually interest you. Kind regards, (letters into brackets are readable with a...

How To Learn English ? PART 2 Learning a language is mainly based upon self-struggle. Maybe the only thing to be done by the teachers on this subject is to advise a method. Because, in a sense, language cannot be taught but learned. So, it’s suitable that the students are shown ways...

Hi, 'Punk' is a slang term, although I note that it has made its way into my dictionary, as a noun meaning a young male who deserves contempt and is unimportant. It appears in the term 'punk rock' meaning music made by such people, that is supposed to upset and outrage normal people. A...

Thank you, pieanne, abbie and temico! I'll put them into my collection. Sorry, pieanne, I know that if you analyze a joke it will die --- but I cannot understand what means the expression . Would you explain it a little bit more to me? I love logic, too, temico. And I think, from my...

Pastel, The expression is "How does X function?", not "What does X function?" __ The same thing occurred during the country's previous two cyclical recoveries, when increased government spending, tax cuts and exports provided the fuel for rallies that proved to be short-lived. The...