It's true "anxious of" is now getting obsolete. I'm wondering why the construct of "be anxious for V-ing (gerund)" is not used. Is it because there is the construct of "be anxious for a noun to V" ? paco I found a good example "anxious of" in a

Please! help me fix my research paper.....thanks a lot > > Girls and the Science>> >>Just about everything one comes in contact with involves mathematics in one form or another. Most of the items one uses on a

Hi Everyone, My name is Geoff Ramsay. I'm a first year University student (Queens - Comp Eng!), and as such I like to spice up my door every week with a new quote or interesting piece of information, it just so happens that a few weeks ago I

many people had cross-country vehicles (called horses) Those damned 4leg drive owners. I bet they used them mostly just to do the shopping and pick the kids up from school. Rob Bannister

Carmen L. Abruzzi wrote on 05 May 2004: mUs1Ka wrote on 02 May 2004: No, no. Conan was ... doesn't make Conan a *barbarian* and a *librarian* as well. I must admit that I did not learn about Conan the librarian in library school. So crucify

But you may use bikes and rollerskates without a driver's licence :-). obAUE - "driver's license" is American English. The UK version is "driving licence" - you've conflated the two to make "driver's

Frances Kemmish typed thus: Back when I was at school in England, there were only about four boys who drove to school. They all drove their fathers' cars - so the cars were, of course, much fancier than anything the teachers could afford. My

Frances Kemmish typed thus: Robert Bannister typed thus: We must be similarly behind in ... much damage can a 17-year-old male cause while under instruction? Perhaps they think that males are more likely to take the car without the instructor. In

Here in Connecticut, too, it costs much more to add a son to the insurance than a daughter. I assume ... the discrimination. I just avoid driving past the high school at letting-out time, because all those kids drive like lunatics. Well, after

Robert Bannister typed thus: Your country must be behind with feminism. Over here, the ... women under 25 driving too fast and out of control. We must be similarly behind in the UK - it cost me three times as much to add 17-year-old Son ... a