"the break even point analysis is all right if you have a one product business"?. Just pay extra attention to this point a + singular noun beginning with a consonant: a car, a stare, a dog, a cat ... an + singular noun

I wrote above: Do you find the use of certain in sentences below correct? Would it have been correct if I have had used usage instead of use ? Yes, but I think use is more common in this context. This is what Webster's Dictionary says about

NSOED adds for your (b) usage: "freq. foll. by ... milk from which the cream has been skimmed; skim milk". On the left-pondian side, by the way, AHD3 has an entry for "skim milk" but none for "skimmed milk", which

Main Entry: pasotry Pronunciation: 'pAs-trE Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural ... because of notbeing baked. A Twinkie, however, is a pastry. Sure, by *that* definition, if I take a slice of bread, put a lot of butter on it, and then

"R*" schrieb: The pioneers and cowboys used to call the grasslands of ... Or did the grassland get its name from the brush? The reference is probably to the sagebrush plains of western North America. Sage itself is a plant of the mint

As for the back-formation bit, that's how I see the ... As used by "the manin the street," so to speak. I've never seen it to mean that, though of course one could use such things to try to persuade someone ... fide customer when

Or, more commonly, "zounds". AHD4 lists "'sblood", from "God's blood", ... had thought that they were supposed to be Jesus's hands. For a Christian, unless he is an Arianist (aka Unitarian), Jesus *is*

In looking for more facts pertaining to the discussion on "to whale/wail/wale on someone," to hit, to beat. I'm finding some interesting things. The words "wheal," "weal," and "welt" also have some

that's Because it's a matter of the written language, I have always assumed that the captioners are following an explicit rule. In fact, in a post to alt.english.usage a couple of years ago, I reported having read just such a rule: See

one "Ms." would It turns out that the British recognize ... for "Ms" the pronunciations /mIz/ and /m@s/, that is, "muss." Sorry for not snipping, but I thought the above was all relevant. I find your findings