By Numbers

Re: The impossible quiz!

Oh yes, I remember now, the number 17 answer. Sorry, I was reading your query as 24/7 as in 24 hours 7 days a week. Doh myself!

Re: Need help with Wright again

Hi Avangi, I did not skip any paragraph between them. All of these paragraphs, including the red one, are from an article (written by Wright) in the Architectural Record which is reprinted in the book The Humanities In Contemporary Life (edited by Robert F. Davidson, Sarah Herndon, J. Russell...

Re: difference between may and might

There is no difference between may and might worth agonizing about. may sounds a bit more formal to my ear. And may cannot be used where a past tense is required in tense matching: I knew I might be late. Not I knew I may be late. In other situations, both are used the same way. Use the...

Re: made and entered into by and among

So what's being said with this phrase is that the contract was written by ("drafted") and executed ("concluded"?.. any blanks filled in?) by the parties who are named. Is that right? I can see that "made among" could mean "drafted by" and...

Re: reducing the size//the students' number of classes

Hi, Reducing the size of classes is the first step we should take in educational reform. Reducing the students' number in a class ... Reducing the number of students in a class Does the second of the above correctly explain the first? The common way to say it is Reducing class size is...

reducing the size//the students' number of classes

Reducing the size of classes is the first step we should take in educational reform. Reducing the students' number in a class ... Hi, Does the second of the above correctly explain the first? Thanks.

Re: Japan, not safely country now?

.I have underlined some problem areas:So many days we hear the news of murder, not safety enough to let our child playing around themselves now days. This is so much different from the days of my childhood. This is one of the reason why some marriage couples hesitate to have their children....

Re: Inconvenient custom

.I have underlined some problem areas:I got gift return for the cash gift to my nephew and niece for their school start. I gave them cash because they want to buy anything they want, and I received just half the price of department store coupon and some sweet. This might sounds ridiculous and...

Inconvenient custom

Would you please point out my errors. Thank you.I got gift return for the cash gift to my nephew and niece for their school start. I gave them cash because they want to buy anything they want, and I received just half the price of department store coupon and some sweet. This might sounds...

Japan, not safely country now?

Would you please point out my errors. Thank you. So many days we hear the news of murder, not safety enough to let our child playing around themselves now days. This is so much different from the days of my childhood. This is one of the reason why some marriage couples hesitate to have their...