By Quotation marks, Clauses

In the first sentence the use of a present tense (think) emphasises what your opinion is now. The past tense (thought) refers to the past; your opinion may have changed by now."I told her that I am (was?) happy in my job" Both are right. The sequence of tenses would require was but if...

Hi,1. Let us say this was in quotation marks. How would you validate the use of the underlined tense?The people who built houses; their walls have crumbled, as if they had never been!2. TWO more questions:Does 'as if' in normal sentential situations mean the same as 'if', like...

Thank you. Would you say that quotation can be used for emphasis. I think a lot of people in this forum has said in the past that a person can't use quotation marks just to highlight a single word or whole phrase or clause, but I think I gleaned over at a source that said it can be used such...

Hi, What is the reason for slanting the word here? I seem to see slanting done almost in a nonchalant fashion. I thought slanting is a possible subsitutue for quotation marks. Can slanting be used to highlight a word or phrase or clause? ... takes the sovereignity of God so seriously that you...

Hi, I was reading the May 14, 2008 (May (Web-only) article of the ChristianityToday magazine titled "Double Divorce" by Sarah Pulliam and have the following questions. A paragraph from the article: Wheaton's Community Covenant requires the upholding of "the sanctity of...

Hi, I was reading the May 14, 2008 (May (Web-only) article of the ChristianityToday magazine titled "Double Divorce" by Sarah Pulliam and have the following questions. A paragraph from the article: Wheaton's Community Covenant requires the upholding of "the sanctity of...

Hi,So many questions in one post only!!! I'm answering only some of them. Newguest wrote:Does the phrase I'm thinking of going to Vienna mean the same as I'm planning on going to go ..? Roughly the same meaning. However, a plan is something more definite than a thought. If I am planning a trip,...

Thank you, Calif. Can you tell me what you mean by the same rules can be applied to parenthetical content? As to the application of the rules to quoted content, I think mostly we focus on some content that is taken from a writing content but can it be done for the case where you are not quoting...

Hi, A. When reading a newspaper, I think one would likely to see words or phrases or even clauses in quotation marks. How can I know when to include the article in the quotation mark portion or not. 1. At the same time, Bush called for an "enduring relationship" with Iraq that ... Why...

Yes, Mr. M. It helps a lot. It kind of engendered some inquiries, though. 1. In your interview in the English-test.net website, you said: From there, it didn't take much thought to realize that I could eliminate the middle man and start my own school, lucrative enough to make Japan a good...