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This is really badly off topic but I couldn't resist the temptation to comment on your correct observation. I understand very well that native speakers of English mispronounce foreign words because foreign languages are not studied much in English-speaking countries. Well, can you really blame...

A line is an expression, speech or monologue that is designed to unfairly (through manipulation of feelings or outright mendacity, for instance) influence the listener toward some goal concocted by the speaker-- such as sex, power, respect, etc. Many young men have lines which they...

Not at all, Rolebra – there are plenty of strong disagreements on this site! They keep things ticking over. Although BrE speakers tend towards plural verbs with collective nouns (e.g. football teams, companies), a hefty minority will always choose the singular. But even amongst those, 'number...

Hi Camilus, You've given me a lot of homework. it weighs on my back, but it never is the last straw. Fortunately, my back is strong enough. I Appositives vs. Parenthetical Element a) Neil Armstrong, the first man who walked on the moon, is a native of Ohio. Here, “the first man who...