I am sorry that I'm not writing to you in our beautiful mother tongue, but I want also other people to understand. Being an experienced student of English, I can tell you that what is common, is not always considered correct and the other way

Mark Brader: I find this distrust of *my* reporting slightly disconcerting. "David": You mean your earlier use of "looked it up" indicated that you looked it up in a printed book? I'm sorry, but I didn't take it that

It's a word, not a phrase, but can I offer, ... I find zem... I kill zem.. DC, still twitching faintly But it's a legitimate adjective when you put a hyphen in. Per M-W online: Main Entry: in-store Pronunciation: 'in-'stOr,

It's a word, not a phrase, but can I offer, with profound and sincere loathing, the adjective 'instore'. "Lots of fantastic bargains instore this holiday weekend!" I find zis person... I find zem... I kill zem.. DC, still

Seen today in an online "letter to the editor": "What a bunch of crock." Doesn't seem all that far-fetched. See definition 4. M-W Online: Main Entry: 1crock Pronunciation: 'kräk Function: noun Etymology: Middle English,

In the UK "tarmac" has gone the same way as "hoover" - it's generic. Same here in the USA. From M-W Online: Main Entry: tar·mac Pronunciation: 'tär-"mak Function: noun Etymology: from Tarmac, a trademark : a

How to pronunciate Bjerrum? In the languages of northern Europe, J is much like an English Y. The first name Bjorn is pronounced Byorn. My guess is that this Bjerrum is B-yair-rum. Any idea (e.g. good websites) for looking up scientist names

I'm pretty sure that in the U.S. and southern England ... accept that my CIC intuitions about this may be wrong. I think they are, for southern England; can't speak for the US. "laurel" for me rhymes with "sorrel" which