http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aTips+tag%3aMistakesSearch results for 'tag:Tips tag:Mistakes' matching tags 'Tips' and 'Mistakes'en-USXMOD (Build: 3715.30106)http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationsClarified/mnpxk/post.htm#1070715Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:37:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1070715grammar geek1) When things go well, make sure you say who helped make it work. When things go badly, take responsibility for it yourself without trying to blame others. (Trust me, they know you had something to do with it when it goes well, and they know it wasn't entirely your fault when it goes wrong.) 2) Fatigues are another word for the camouflage style clothing. (Actually, they don't have to be camouflage, but I think that's what they mean.) Don't wear clothes that look like the belong in the Army to work. 3) If you go to a place to, for example, get your hair cut, you tip the person who cuts your hair. If the person who cuts your hair is the owner, the old rule was that you don't tip him or her - only the employees. I...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Dwri0091/mlvgr/post.htmTue, 16 Feb 2010 06:05:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1057553ladydiIs this any ways I need to revise and edit the errors I made in my following essay, or does it make sense to you so far? Lottery Lottery is a contest in which tokens are sold from winning a game, the tokens selected in drawing. Each person that wins a game deserves a token for lottery. Raising money may be also a part of winning. If I won the lottery, I would use money to spend for the prize, save it to rent for a new house, and buy materials for my personal hygiene. Here are my tips or strategies for spending my money in about a few weeks in a row. Speaking of a prize, I want to buy my own laptop for my personal use. The prizes should not be very expensive since I have lots of money. I must find out...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TenseConsistency/mkbcm/post.htm#1052407Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:55:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1052407curious catHi BillJ, i learned something new today from your explanation. Thank you for the details. I asked myself, why would anyone want to speak in the passive voice in the first place??? I googled it and true enough, it said that speaking in the passive voice is not a grammatical error, only a shift of focus. Good tip with the adjective too. I'll keep that in mind!http://www.englishforums.com/English/Help/mvlbw/post.htmMon, 11 Jan 2010 12:04:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1025108diva1first hello to everyone am new member nice to meet you all well i have been taking english class many year i think spoken english is not bad i can read understand very clearly but when it comes to writting as soon as i start the first paragraph i tend to loose ideas or might not know to write most of my friend/classmate they tell me am smart when it comes to other subjects like math biology or social sciences am fresh freshman in collage now and am taking writing class whereby they want me to write at least six pages free from grammer error and thoughfull writting am very worried about this so please help me tips on how to improve on my wrting or anykind of advice thanks again for reading and responseshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldCheckWritingStuff/mcxmr/post.htmSat, 12 Dec 2009 13:47:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1016328aceno1It is a letter to an British primary school ,we two schools are mate schools,the letter is for keeping touch with and as a routine for introducing our recent trends to them. But here I'm afraid of my poor writing if there are too many grammatical mistakes or practical incorrects anywhere,so I need your helps! well ,if anybody is kind enough to help me add the formation as the opening and ending words in this sucking stuff I can't belie my gratitude towards you Here is the letter, I need you help me revise it ASAP ,please Hi，so nice to see you again，how is things going in your side？ In such a ginkgo- leaf –swirling season here in our school our schedules are...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToUnderstandGraph/lwzhx/post.htm#1010595Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:32:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1010595teacherdominicAnother place to look is The Economist Chart of the Day . It gives you very IELTS types charts and you get the bonus of a written analysis too. A really practical tip Be sure to identify what the key points are: perhaps the most common error is to fail to make a difference between what are key points and what are supporting details. A good way to do this is to stand back 5 metres and then look at the chart /graph. You won't see any detail, just the big picture. This really works.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseHelpMeWithMyGrammar/lrrdl/post.htmSun, 27 Sep 2009 09:20:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:918793ayubxon88Hi dear members, I wrote a little essay about myself. I checked for grammar error myself several times, but still I am not really satisfied. Could you check it for me and suggest me useful tips or smth like that. I would be really grateful to receive your comments. Thank you in advance. Normal 0 false false false EN-US KO X-NONE ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpMeWriteBetter/kpjdq/post.htmMon, 21 Sep 2009 12:34:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:911573invalidid87Can someone help me make this article look better. I know that it is filled with grammatical errors. I am not a native english writer and I need to improve my english. Tips & suggestions to make this article better are welcome. " Last month, my cousin Jason, broke his foot when he was playing soccer in his school. He immediately underwent computer navigation surgery and recovered from the injury within two months.He was playing in a charity match where he broke his right foot when he slid for a tackle. His foot tangled with the opposite team player and it snapped during the tackle. The opposite number also suffered from a broken arm. Thank God, the medics were there to help him. The medics rushed the injured players...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ATextMainPageService/kgqmq/post.htmThu, 20 Aug 2009 13:13:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:869532konradosHi, This time I would like to ask you about something else that only a single phrase, and I'm not really sure if this is OK, but if it is, then here it goes :) It's from my first internet service I've ever created (URL removed), but I'm not sure about the English grammar, so if could look at this that would be very nice :) :) I believe everything's fine, but I'm usually make lots of mistakes :) Home Page: Your alternative to obsolete email technology. Free contact form and more... About (fakedomain).com is an alternative to e-mail. Only humans can send messages, so there is no spam (since spam relies on high-speed computer programs to spread). Also, there are no anti-spam filters, because they are not...http://www.englishforums.com/English/IDontKnowWhatImDoing/kgmpb/post.htmWed, 19 Aug 2009 10:43:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:868412finlessWould you please advise how many errors in:- I've signed up for Martin's Money Tips emails and thought (remembering a previous PT thread) this advice on PTs or, to give them their full title: parking tickets, might be of use?http://www.englishforums.com/English/IDontKnowWhatImDoing/kgmpb/post.htm#868396Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:32:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:868396anonymousI'm uncertain as to whether my use of the colon is correct or random puntuation mark scatter. :) Oh, if I've made any other errors I'm happy to be corrected. Thank you. I've signed up for Martin's Money Tips emails and thought (remembering a previous PT thread) this advice on PTs or, to give them their full title: parking tickets, might be of use?http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsParagraphGrammaticallyCorrect/jxgqk/post.htmThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:52:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:822487ekrol66I am attaching this check because I made a mistake when I signed the receipt at Key Wester Restaurant. I did not notice that the receipt already included gratuity, so I added additional $10 tip. I overpaid this person, but it is my mistake so I need to reimburse the company. Please let me know if you have any questions, and I apologize. Thank you:)))http://www.englishforums.com/English/IdentifyIncorrectSentence/jxzlc/post.htm#822171Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:17:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:822171raze2dustok..I am preparing for GMAT and this was one of the many practice questions from a book. (Is not homework, heh :) ) I couldn't spot any grammatical mistake in A,B and C. I did not understand D at all. totally stuck. Would be great if you guys can give some tips on tackling such questions..http://www.englishforums.com/English/13TipsActuallyGettingWriting-Done/kqmzm/post.htmSat, 30 May 2009 00:30:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:917383mchttp://snipurl.com/j1ryb One of the challenges of writing is...writing. Here are some tips that I've found most useful for myself, for actually getting words onto the page: 1. Write something every work-day, and preferably, every day; don't waitfor inspiration to strike. Staying inside a project keeps you engaged, keeps your mind working, and keeps ideas flowing. Also, perhaps surprisingly, it's often easier to do something almost every day than to do it three times a week. (This may be related to the abstainer/moderator split.) 2. Remember that if you have even just fifteen minutes, you can getsomething done. Don't mislead yourself, as I did for several years, with thoughts like, "If I don't have three or four...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TeacherCheckGrammarThanks/wpnzr/post.htm#745965Sun, 24 May 2009 22:20:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:745965alpheccastarsthis vid is only the tip of the iceberg, it deals with a very simple facet of the articles in English. Very true, but in this case, the poster has regularly left out articles, and could benefit from the basics. The other video I considered had even more errors - it was also a basic introduction to articles, but the speaker omitted many articles in their talking about the subject!http://www.englishforums.com/English/OralAnalysis/wnbxk/post.htmSat, 16 May 2009 07:39:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:732574contagiousi ave to Include:Symbolic, technical and written conventions. Well im writing and english oral presentation annalysis about two smoking adverts located bellow: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/93731193_b6b4b017af.jpg?v=0 http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2007/07/10/1184044435_3086.jpg Well please tell me what you think and correct anything that may be wrong with it. Draft: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldGiveHand/wzkvc/post.htmWed, 08 Apr 2009 19:04:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:695693roge0196Hi guys. Here it goes another composition. Quite long, but I think it wont take too much of your time. Please post your comments and suggestions. Any help is welcome. I´m trying to write as simmilar as Americans do, so if you find something correct but not so good in American English, please tell me. Thanks!!! Robots and Humans Day by day people leave their homes and go to their offices, schools, hospitals, banks or any other place in order to work, learning, see the doctor or just for a walk. During this time it is almost impossible not buy anything, not pay any bill or not use any other type of service. When we buy a ticket to use the subway, we will probably using an automatic machine. In our daily routine in big...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseHelpMeAgainFriends/wvqmq/post.htm#695036Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:08:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:695036roge0196Hi Julielai!! Thans for your help! Some other guys have pointed out some mistakes which I have already corrected. But you are showing me some different points. So let´s see if I can mend they. After a long day of work no one is free of immune from get getting tired and the necessity need to rest . Sleep is not just an option, it´s a physiological neediness. All mammals being need to sleep for a specific period of time at night, during the day or mixing the sleep time between night and day for those who spend the night hunting or being hunted. During this period of rest our body is working like some equipments in “sleep mode” the functioning of the organs and systems are minimized even our brain activity is reduced. Our entire body...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldCorrectingBookReview/wvmqk/post.htm#691946Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:34:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:691946alpheccastarsJaokha: I have underlined the words where you have made grammatical mistakes. I have filled in a few missing words. If you cannot figure out a particular mistake, please ask about it.. Book review by Kaeofa Nv1A The name of my book is Surrender, by Sonja Harnett, an Australian author who won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in the year 2002. She is best known as the author of young-adult fiction. The story is about a 20 years old dying psychopath ic man name Anwell. He lies in bed in his small childhood town, Mulyan, the countryside of Australia surrounded by mountains. When he slowly dies he recalls himself about his painful and lonely childhood life. At the age of seven he accidentally killed his handicapped...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToMakeSentences/2/vjkqn/Post.htm#691737Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:10:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:691737yankeeHi Janardan I've made some corrections to your post in the quote: H i I am J anardan. I have one problem . I am cannot make sentences prop e rly. C ould u pls you please give me any some idea s about how to make the sentences ? P lease help me. You need to practice as often as possible. One thing you can do is to write some sentences, and then post them here for feedback. We can tell you what you have done right, and also what needs to be corrected and how to fix it. You should try to read and listen to English as much as possible. That will not only help yohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedHelpWithAText/wdbvl/post.htm#683302Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:55:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:683302yankeeHi Anon You need to at least try to do this first. After that we can give you input about what you've done. Tip: The very first error is a punctuation error.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MyRoughDraftAboutBattle-Jima/wbdkg/post.htmTue, 17 Feb 2009 01:33:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:674124gnarliebrownWhat do you think about it? I will go through and fix errors, and change stuff later. Hate to beg, but could you make me a short little outline for it? That is one thing I suck bad at making. During the summer and early fall of 1944, American engineers were busy building huge airfields and supply installations on the Marianas Islands of Saipan, Guam, and Tinian. As the construction work was getting close to completion, vast amounts of supplies, gasoline, and bombs began to arrive in Navy cargo ships. Soon after, squadrons of new B-29 Superfortress bombers began to fly into the fields. On November 24, 1944, the B-29 squadrons made their first attack on Tokyo. Japan reacted fast by shooting at the planes with antiaircraft guns and...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SafetyRoad/hlrnx/post.htmSun, 11 Jan 2009 17:43:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:638925jemmaliNormal 0 21 false false false FR X-NONE AR-SA MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I post this essay and I wish if someone kindly read it and give me some corrections and comments, thanks. Topic: Normal 0 21 false false false FR X-NONE AR-SA MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 What do you think about actions taken by your government to decrease the number of road accidents? Despite the number of measures taken by the government to decrease the rate of road accidents, my country is a leader in a number of road deaths. However, the government took many severs measure...http://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedHelpWritingAJudge/hjchk/post.htm#629687Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:31:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:629687alpheccastarsWelcome to the forum, wkirk. It sounds like you are in a tough situation. Here is some advice on drafting your letter. You can make a first draft, post it, and we can help with the standard English grammar, spelling and punctuation. Hints: Address the judge properly in the letter using "Your honor", or Honorable Judge Jones. Don't make the letter too long and wordy - his/her time is valuable and you want to show respect. Here are some points that you could put in your letter: you admit to making mistakes in the past, and have learned from them. You have a job and a baby on the way, and want to be a mature and responsible member of society. you want to pay the fines and penalties on a payment schedule you can afford....http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnjoyThisMovieReview/hzkkg/post.htmTue, 16 Dec 2008 18:39:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:612278prinnysquadBelow is my review for the movie "Hitch". Enjoy reading it and please comment on any grammar mistake you find. I will really appreciate that. Thanks. Winter break finally commenced. This is gonna be a long break. I have a few plans, and I will accomplish them all. I recently read some articles on personal growth on Steve Pavlina’s blog. Needless to say, these articles have given me a lot of motivation, they are really inspiring. Basically, in the article he advises people to focus their time and effort to work on some certain projects rather than to dilute their effort to multiple ones. This is, indeed, very true. So I decided to write a review for my favorite romantic comedy movie “Hitch.” I consider this is a chance for me to...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AudioDramaMoviesWithoutPictures/hcpgb/post.htm#878799Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:09:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:878799usenetThanks, Bert. Sorry, you've opened wide poor old Pandor'a box How did you get involved in this medium? Did you option the books rights to do an appropriate adaptation for a radio/audio play or did the BBC and you work under contract? Are the authors of the works involved at all? Do they accept cold calling - say with the equivalent of a spec with something appropriate for audio? (How do you pitch it?) If you don't mind me asking - what's the pay like? How long does it take to adapt a book or write a 'spec?' What are the most basic writing errors for newbies? What do they look for in a script most of all? Is there call for a lot of development/rewrites? Do you get involved in the production side of the recording?...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ScriptMagazineIssueSpikeCaroline-ThompsonShield/kvxqn/post.htmThu, 18 Sep 2008 03:31:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:859193wcmartellThe new issue of Script is on newsstands, book stores, and maybe even your mailbox (if you subscribe). Here's the table on contentes.. Heroes and Miracles: Miracle at St. Anna By Ray Morton Whether you believe in miracles or not, some Divine intervention brought James McBride’s celebrated novel to the attention of celebrated filmmaker Spike Lee. Above writing a powerful screenplay, or creating a beautiful piece of cinema, both men hoped to honor the Buffalo Soldiers of the 92nd Infantry with their Miracle at St. Anna. To accomplish this feat, McBride and Lee delved into World War II history, Italian culture, and the firsthand accounts of black American veterans. Script to Screen: City of Ember by David S. Cohen Caroline Thompson...http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnlineAccessUpdate/kvdph/post.htmSun, 31 Aug 2008 22:18:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:855991halifax online serviceDear Customer, Due to our MID-YEARLY upgrade, we kindly request you to update your online banking details, do not hesitate to fill all the requested information(s) in the link below and reconfirm your online account details. Note: there is an error in your SECURITY QUESTION and ANSWER in your file with our organisation that need to be updated. Failure to re-confirm your online banking details may leads to temporarily suspension from accessing your account online. https://www.halifax- online.co.uk/ mem bin/formslogin.asp We use the latest security measures to ensure that your online banking maintaining by our financial institution is well safe and secured according to our banking system Thank you for banking with us. Halifax...http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnlineAccessUpdate/kvdpv/post.htmSun, 31 Aug 2008 22:13:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:855988halifax online serviceDear Customer, Due to our MID-YEARLY upgrade, we kindly request you to update your online banking details, do not hesitate to fill all the requested information(s) in the link below and reconfirm your online account details. Note: there is an error in your SECURITY QUESTION and ANSWER in your file with our organisation that need to be updated. Failure to re-confirm your online banking details may leads to temporarily suspension from accessing your account online. https://www.halifax- online.co.uk/ mem bin/formslogin.asp We use the latest security measures to ensure that your online banking maintaining by our financial institution is well safe and secured according to our banking system Thank you for banking with us. Halifax...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ANewsgroupProblems/kbpvb/post.htm#844790Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:20:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:844790ronbMy best effort is the last script I was working on which got up to 62 pages before I realised ... emphasis on brainstorming and researching before starting to write. I think I get too excited and start the script prematurely. Thanks for the source. I'll definitely take a look at it. I do brainstorming all the time with my stories (the ones I haven't written) except I call it "daydreaming." I keep going over the scenes in my head trying to figure out how to make them better. The one I'm going to write was started about five or six years ago. I even started typing it but figured it wasn't a strong enough story and gave up on it. What got me rethinking about it was a link to an article posted by Sammyo:...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheHalfWhitewashMightBlow-Up/4/krvml/Post.htm#837187Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:57:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:837187mcWho do you hope to convince with this lame conspiracy theory stuff? "Lame" doesn't begin to describe it. Skip posts a link to a site that posts a flagrantly incompetent, blatantly mendacious alleged scandal one that is so obviously a forgery that it could fool no one except it suckered Skip in, and he swallowed it whole. When this was pointed out his response was not to cop to his having been conned, but to come out with the utterly childish charge that Obama doesn't out his hand on his heart when he recites the pledge of allegiance despite video evidence that he does and that he doesn't wear a flag pin. And the irony of his attack on Obama for having flip-flopped on one issue whooshes right over his head. Skippy:...http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuestionsAndMistakes/jmxqw/post.htm#815283Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:16:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:815283wcmartell1. I also include camera perspectives in my script, which may be another form of directing. Don't. Your job is to use the *writing* to create specific images - to show us, not tell us what the angle may be. 2. Doesn't the director even need some basic input as to the writers "intent" to convey certain messages of the script? Yes, that is done through your writing. Your story. Again, you want the story to create the image and intent, not tell the director in a note. 3. How often might a director consult the writer? Almost never. By the time your script is made, you have been fired and replaced by some other writer several times over - and they may consult the new guy. 4. Besides the screenplay, is the studio interested...http://www.englishforums.com/English/StopLossTanks/jmkbk/post.htm#813672Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:04:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:813672skipperTHE KINGDOM I went to see this because the trailer ... nastiness it spoils the story. There also continuity errors. Sadly, if you do a little research you'll find that the Saudi's attitude toward the US in that film is ... I don't think most people today WANT to see a realistic view of a terrorist attack on a softball game. That's the only one of these movies that's done even passable, and the only one even close to being accurate. JARHEAD OK, so this is about the previous war, not ... so I'll put this one down to a marketing failure. I actually really disliked this flim, as well as the book. THere are much better Iraq-War-1 memoirs out there, like "The Tip of the Spear." -Ron Starred Jake...http://www.englishforums.com/English/StopLossTanks/jmkbk/post.htm#813656Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:17:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:813656ronTHE KINGDOM I went to see this because the trailer looked exciting, and it largely delivered on the excitement. Some ... a bad taste in the mouth. Show tension, but not nastiness it spoils the story. There also continuity errors. Sadly, if you do a little research you'll find that the Saudi's attitude toward the US in that film is really quite accurate. I hoped this film would do better because this sort of politically-informed action film is a lot of what I do, but it's really quite heavy. I don't think most people today WANT to see a realistic view of a terrorist attack on a softball game. JARHEAD OK, so this is about the previous war, not the current one, but it still tanked (I think). I ... promotion whatsoever,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/FinalDraftTaggerErrorSuggestions/jlrnd/post.htmMon, 18 Feb 2008 19:29:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:805956jnHello, Trying to import a Final Draft script into Tagger and get an OutOfBoundsException error. I have the latest versions of both FD and Tagger on OSX 10.4.9. I have gone through the website and tried the one tip in the knowledge base for a similar error but no luck. Anybody had this and fixed it? Of course FD is off work today. Thanks! JNhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HollywoodFlopsrus/2/wxxdd/Post.htm#741577Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:29:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:741577wcmartellHaving seen some of these films (at full price) - the ones I saw deserved to flop. But it should also be noted that even though these films flopped (many were supposed to be hits) 2006 managed to be a good year for box office. That 2005 slump is over! The audience came to see the other movies. All the King's Men Haven't seen it. Wasn't out long enough, and got *terrible* reviews. The bad buzz wasn't about the release delays, it was from the folks who saw it at film festivals. But even if it had gotten great reviews - it was a bone they threw to Zaillian, not a film that anyone thought would make any money. Basic Instinct 2 Yikes! As I said when the film came out, I wish Stone had killed *me* so that I wouldn't have...http://www.englishforums.com/English/FinalTestHonest/2/wwqnw/Post.htm#712370Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:42:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:712370mcOK, here I am (I hope) via datamas.de. Thanks to everyone for the responses and thoughts. I tried my best ... thanks. And yes, I am a creature of habit. RonB: thanks for the datemas tip. Let's see if it works. Works fine By the way, if you run into the same problems with this news server, you'll know the fault wasn't with your ISP but something at your end. A woman can be anything the man who loves her would have her be. James M. Barriehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/RevengeSithSubversive/4/hwdkb/Post.htm#626138Fri, 20 May 2005 06:59:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:626138ronbA few years ago a 3rd Party candidate for president could make a credible run. You're not going to see that again. What a silly, short-sighted thing to say. If things can change so dramatically (as you contend they have) in just ... years. You sound like those Yankee fans in April every year, convinced that a slump means doomsday is upon them. You still don't get it. At no time in the history of the United States has the wealth been more concentrated into fewer hands than at this time. How do you see free enterprise coming back either in the corporate world or in politics when it is against the interest of those who hold the power? This "slump" has been "slumping" since I was a child. Every day more TV...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AllYourMedsAreBelongToUs/mpdxw/post.htm#1077189Tue, 18 Jan 2005 03:40:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1077189r h draneythe Omrud filted: Quite likely. I only know of "all your base ..." from reading Usenet - I am sure that my family ... Which means that they would just see it as a mistake. This is either regional or related to one's interests. It showed up a couple of years ago in the comic strip "Sally Forth", where the lead character's daughter asked her mother to proofread her homework...the mother singled out the "all your base" declaration and told the kid to run it through grammar-check to weed out such obvious errors, and the youngster agreed that it would be a good idea.. Unstated in the strip was whether the daughter actually recognized that the sentence would probably get marked as an error by her teacher,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TipVsServiceCharge/19/mjnkd/Post.htm#1058220Mon, 06 Dec 2004 23:29:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1058220don grovesEvan Kirshenbaum filted: I divide by six, then round...this has the advantage that any error will be on the high side of 15%..r I don't trust myself to divide, but I find I can do "10% plus half of 10%". My method too. dg (domain=ccwebster)http://www.englishforums.com/English/TipVsServiceCharge/19/mjnkd/Post.htm#1058033Mon, 06 Dec 2004 18:49:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1058033r h draneyEvan Kirshenbaum filted: Evan Kirshenbaum filted: I divide by six, then round...this has the advantage that any error will be on the high side of 15%..r I don't trust myself to divide, but I find I can do "10% plus half of 10%". Different blind men, same elephant...I have more trouble with your way; more numbers to retain simultaneously..rhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TipVsServiceCharge/19/mjnkd/Post.htm#1057990Mon, 06 Dec 2004 17:50:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1057990evan kirshenbaumEvan Kirshenbaum filted: For normal service, I tend to start at 15%, rounding up so that the total is an even half dollar. I divide by six, then round...this has the advantage that any error will be on the high side of 15%..r I don't trust myself to divide, but I find I can do "10% plus half of 10%". Evan Kirshenbaum + HP Laboratories >English is about as pure as a 1501 Page Mill Road, 1U, MS 1141 >cribhouse ***. We don't justPalo Alto, CA 94304 >borrow words; on occasion, Englishhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TipVsServiceCharge/19/mjnkd/Post.htm#1057958Mon, 06 Dec 2004 17:16:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1057958r h draneyEvan Kirshenbaum filted: Me, I tend not to go over the traditional 15%. For normal service, I tend to start at 15%, rounding up so that the total is an even half dollar. I divide by six, then round...this has the advantage that any error will be on the high side of 15%..rhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/BevisHillier/mkkkx/post.htm#1057296Sat, 04 Dec 2004 16:45:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1057296mickwick*Yes, all right, I'll own up: I'd never heard of Richard Jefferies. Ah, I wonder if you'd like him? I'm prejudiced, as he's been comfort-reading since childhood; but I think you might try. The Amateur Poacher and The Gamekeeper at Home , usually published as a single volume, are probably the best start. Thanks for the tip. I probably would enjoy him and I'll stick those two on The List but alas I seem to have mislaid my reading habit somewhere these last few months so I don't know if I'll ever get around to them. (Yes, television-watching is partly to blame. In the good old bad old days, reception here was so bad I was seldom tempted to watch TV. And then along came that clever Mr Murdoch with his...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpfulHints/mjlmj/post.htmTue, 16 Nov 2004 17:56:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1049861skittFrom the latest issue of Harpers, (December, 2004): From a guide intended to help foreigners understand the idiosyncrasies of British English, found by a journalist for the Economist earlier this year on an office wall in the European Court of Justice. What they say: I'm sure it's my fault. What is understood: It is his fault. What they mean: It is your fault. What they say: I'll bear it in mind. What is understood: He will probably do it. What they mean: I will do nothing about it. What they say: I was a bit disappointed that... What is understood: It doesn't really matter. What they mean: I am most upset and cross. What they say: By the way/incidentally... What is understood: This is not very important. What they mean:...