Rubbish (meant nicely, but). Shades of my old Eng Lit ... gem, but doesn't fit the scansion. Nothing more, nothing less. Okay, now what about this issue of the pronunciation? Ross implied that the "Lancasheer" pronunciation which

Hey,dear firend,nice to meet you.I am a 19 year-old Chinese girl.Now I have some problem in learning English,I just wonder whether anyone could give a hand. Things here around me are really tough.Sometimes I feel I am lost in a forest and

Tell it to Mel Gibson... http://slate.msn.com/id/2095946/entry/2096184/ Pilate, who speaks Aramaic ... surprising, one must assume that divinity here trumps linguistic plausibility. Literate people of that day living in most parts of Europe or in

Raymond S. Wise typed thus: That's true. But the same pronunciation used as a noun ... determiner: "I'll ask the missus." "That's his missus, all right." (where's the thread on class?) This is an ugly term which

While it was 23/11/03 10:39 pm throughout the UK, Pat Durkin sprinkled little black dots on a white screen, and they fell thus: My practice: Standalone "A", if it is an adjective or article in initial or mid-phrase position, varies in

Greetings all I have not seen the following in any of the FAQs; the other day, I was having ... curious if there is any definitive answer on the subject failing that, what the views of this group are. My practice: Standalone "A", if it