"Of Mice and Men" is the title of a book by John Steinbeck. The reference is to a saying which means that the most carefully prepared plans may go wrong. See http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/62050.html CJ

Hello, how can I call in English a thing which e.g. "cannot be closed"? Uncloseable or unclosable? Are they any ... English is not my mother tongue, but I want to harm it as little as possible. thanks in advance, MR Both US and UK

Hi, 1.(used to indicate distance or direction from, separation, deprivation, etc.): within a mile of the church; south of Omaha; to be robbed of one's money. 2. (used to indicate derivation, origin, or source): a man of good

i've got to do something or i've got a sore throat... these are examples of bad grammar slipping into american slang. Sorry, Anon, but the expression "have got to do something" (meaning "must do something") is quite

Hi, wholegrain, I think spaced_man's position is sound. He addressed your original objection in his second post, showing that your author did in fact mean to present a "meta-analysis," in which the "analyses were analyzed,"

Lena, according to a number of dictionaries and reference books on English usage, follow-up meaning a book, film, or article that is based on or develops an earlier one (=sequel) is used with to, eg, He's currently working on a follow-up to

Well, I can finally put this one to bed: In The Grammar Bible, which I love as a reference, it states that "the comma and the period go inside the closing quotation marks at all times. There are no exceptions to this rule" (Strumpf and

(numbers) a large quantity or amount, often in contrast to a smaller one; numerical preponderance. The weight of numbers turned the battle against them . You use number with words such as `large' or `small' to say approximately how many

Hi, Sorry, but this needs quite a bit of rewording before you even begin to consider what to capitalize. I have highlighted some parts that I don't understand and/or that need to be reworded. Best wishes, Clive Contents

Ok, my girlfriend (who uses English as a second language in Japan) is writing a thesis. She wanted me to check her grammar in the contents page of her thesis, which is the following: -- Contents Body of text Introduction