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Yours sincerely and Yours faithfully In the UK, traditional valedictions have been mainly replaced by "Yours sincerely" or "Yours faithfully". (Do not paste and copy lengthy material without citing references-- MM) I personally feel that Kind Regards or Best Regards...

I know 'would' carries many meanings. My problem is sometimes I find it difficult to tell which meaning the speaker uses. I think I understand its hypothetical usage, and in some contexts, its politeness usage. Below is a post that has several woulds I have trouble interpreting. I also...

SHALL AND WILL IT is unfortunate that the idiomatic use, while it comes by nature to southern Englishmen (who will find most of this section superfluous), is so complicated that those who are not to the manner born can hardly acquire it; and for them the section is in danger of...

I agree completely with Nona. There's no difference between the expressions at all from the person who answers the "wrong number" unless the conversation continues. If you are the caller, you may say "Oh, I'm so sorry. Can I confirm, did I dial 123-456-7890?" You may hear "Yes, but there's...

Well, this is my first try. please read this and suggest me how can i make my writings even better. Alone I sit and remember. Remember those days when we used to be together. Me and her, hands in hands, we used to spend most of the time with each other. She used to be the reason for my...

Arggghhh! I've created a monster! This is a box of tools that was left here by American soldiers. (the box was left) This is a box of tools that were left here by American soldiers. (the tools were left) Exactly! This has nothing to do with number transparency. You know, I don't...

Hi Kooyeen There is nothing to forgive! I am certainly not in the least offended by your post. In fact, I enjoyed reading it tremendously! I even agree with you to some extent on some of the points you made. I am the first person to admit that my knowledge of English isn't as good as that of a...

A lot of interesting points of view. Reproductive choice is a difficult conversation to have, probably in any language. There is a lot of interesting vocabulary associated with the subject, if you're learning English. The bottom line, in my opinion, is that women are not baby-making machines for...

Anonymous wrote: Anonymous wrote: Anonymous wrote: Pidr1nhu wrote: Hi Mythical Lady, You got my point, and yes you are right when saying about my desire to know about Islam which is being 'deteriorated' (if this is the right expression) by those who use this great religion as base to launch...

Alienvoord, I appreciate you're constructive criticism. Allow me to rebute: 1) Comprehensible, yes. But many expressions are comprehensible even without being gramatically sound. The nuances I try to reveal in this post are to help you write better gramatically, not to sound or to write...