Hello, I wrote down all of the notes I had for you on my whiteboard, and because I need to clear up room I'm just going to post what I have written down instead of erasing it and wasting it. Practically every problem in your paper fits into

Hi, Could we have used the singular verb "differs" in your sentence? I think you are using the word "usage" as an uncountable noun. What is the difference between yours and this? New and old equipment needs (need?) to be fixed.

i don't know how to differentiate the usage between the seond meaning of limitation and the usage of limit. Could anybody tell me how to differentiate them? There is some overlap in meaning, and sometimes either word will do. This is a

Tank - looks like the usage here is as "container." Male bonding - this became a buzzword maybe in the 80s to describe the bond of affection that forms between men when they are doing manly things - friends on a hunting trip, a dad and

Well, the fact that you're talking about "football" already puts you in a different vocabulary than mine. In AMERICAN English, you would only say "in the Xth minute ." However, I do know there are some differences between

Hi, - They are playing football in the field. - The cow is grazing in the field. I was once told when it comes to "field" and when it comes to sentences like that you cannot use prepositions other than "in". This is pretty

What a challenge to find "hurry" as a countable, plural noun! Well, I did and it is a very special usage. It is a term in American football, where the defensive players force the team possessing the ball to hasten the play, resulting in

: 1) All sales staff are hereby being informed that .. 2) All sales staff is hereby being informed that .. Staff is a collective noun; in other words, it is grammatically singular but refers to many people. Usage varies. Both is and are are

At 18:50:07 on Wed, 25 Oct 2006, John Hall wrote in : Could you please tell me the exact meaning of this ... This expression was used in American English starting ca. 1860 Possibly, but I've never heard of it, so you may have better luck

Sunderland's first season in their new home yet again involved ... this time missing out on a place in European competition. The first instance is non-standard usage, the second is standard usage, as confirmed by the phrase's origin in