Americans use less in the way of salutations than most other people. My idea would be, Regards, John Smith or, Sincerely, John Smith

Not sure. Items for auction are often organized in groups, or lots. Perhaps it's possible to purchase or bid on the entire lot, as opposed to an individual item. (Christie's is an auction house, right?) In general, the cost per item would

Hi, I have a question. When I used "I'm anxious for your arrival" to mean "I'm looking forward to your arrival", my teacher(nonnative English speaker) told me that I should avoid using "anxious" in that

Hi There's no need for confusion. It's very simple. Normally we say: I was you were he/she/it was we were you were they were But Beyonce sings ' if I were a boy...'. --> What she sings is also correct. If I were president,

I believe in Civilization, which in my view has no limits. We (espectially the Western countries) have carried it to a fairly high level. But as far as democracy is concerned, it is unavoidably limited and lagging behind the degree and extent of

Then, pass the "Understand the Bill Act."? And then, pass ... see this Bill Act"? A little politics for the day! I think we should require that they have read them out loud.  (We need to ferret out the ones who can't read at

Many linguists consider accent to be the indicative of someone's nativeness. I mean people who live in Scotland are certainly natives but they speak with a distinct accent which is hard to understand even by many native speakers. On the other

Hi Dena, My nickname is Kimemela. I use this beautiful American Indian name which means butterfly to protect my privicy. I have graduated from a university in Turkey recently. I want to have friends from different parts of the world to

A differs from (= has a different quality) B. Mr A differs with (= has a different opinion) Mr B. " with regards to " and with regard to "-- The first is incorrect; these are the only standard expressions: 'as regards', ' in regard to', and

Hi Danijela, I am so sorry! I think there has been some miscommunication. Please don't go away! I am just like you coming to this forum to get my doubts clarified. I am not the teacher. English is not my mother tongue. 'Lost in