How would you say these if they are wrong ? 1 I went out to water the plants. I didn't know the jet would be so strong/powerful when I turned on the hose. 2 I should never have gone out with her. We should have stayed friends. I should have

Hey, guys! It wouldn't have anything to do with the makin's of a tossed salad, would it?? ("tossing greenery" = green vegetables to be tossed in a tossed green salad?) The full sentence is "The doctor's wife

Do you have any more context? From this, I'd guess it either means that the greenery is blowing about in the wind, or it just means that the greenery is abounding or overflowing. In British English, "tossing" has a

Sometimes we think of a person's imagination as a gadget which creates scenarios which are unreal. The question is, who controls this gadget? Who turns it on? Who programs it? Who gives it commands? "To capture" and "to have a

I just finished reading the novel, by John Fante, written in 1939.  I saw Robert Towne's movie adaptation a few years ago and liked it, but I like the book more.  The movie can't capture the author's voice. Here's one beautiful

Are all of them correct No. The one with "the whole trees" is wrong. It means something like "the trees that are whole", "the trees that are not broken into pieces". It may be true that you're talking about

I found this amazingly perplexing.. I hope I've done nothing to disuade you from being adamant. Second thought, "adamant" may not a a good chcoice of word on my part as it presents a negative cannotation. If it's

Hi, Could you please explain this to me? Normally viewpoints/points of view are put into perspective... Generally speaking, 'perspective' refers to a way of looking at something, often in comparison to other things.

I found this amazingly perplexing.. I hope I've done nothing to disuade you from being adamant. I haven't had the advantage of your formal training in grammar, and when I think these things through in terms of what I know to be accepted

Hi Avangi, It's always interesting to read your response. Wink" src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-5.gif" mce_src="/emoticons/emotion-5.gif"> Though, I don't think we are seeing the same