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

Steve Hayes wrote on 17 Aug 2004: It's my impression that when British people refer to a ... the "X". Certainly North American usage strongly prefers "X River". Indeed. The following sound right to me: the river Thames the

OK, I did. My statement was "How other people pronounce ... to prevail because Seinfeld will continue to hit the "d". I'm sorry, but to suggest that usages that are "incorrect" for whatever reason aren't going to

John O'Flaherty daybed: Heard on a news broadcast: "There are nearly 20,000 U.S. forces in Afghanistan." The Australian media do likewise with "20,000 troops" and "hundreds of guerillas". It's too late to make

Anyway, "el agua" is not confusing, since there is ... the masculine article ("el águila", "el hacha", etc.) for euphony. No they don't all use the "masculine article." Why do Spanish teachers keep

See another thread for my comments on this subject. One can always find BrE speakers ready to ascribe any unwelcome or innovative language change to "Americanism". They are often mistaken, of course. Not all of us. I am quite aware that

} }> And how about that "a myriad of other things"? } } Here's how about it (M-W Online): } } Main Entry: 1myr·i·ad } Pronunciation: 'mir-E-&d } Function: noun } Etymology: Greek myriad-, myrias, from myrioi countless, ten

And how about that "a myriad of other things"? Here's how about it (M-W Online): Main Entry: 1myr·i·ad Pronunciation: 'mir-E-&d Function: noun Etymology: Greek myriad-, myrias, from myrioi countless, ten thousand 1 : ten

I'm getting in late on this discussion. I see nowhere in this thread (my appologies if I missed it) where ... NOT say, "Yesterday I disproven his theory". Most verbs in English have these forms. Am I missing something here? Don Yes,

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