Hii Mr. Tom: I use it more often to mean "deduce" - e.g. "from your enthusiam, I infer that you like sports." But, see the "usage note" from Dictionary.com Usage note: Infer has been used to mean “to hint or

Hi! Future Continuous Usage Tip The future continuous is used to talk about an activity that will be in progress at a specific point in time in the future. Example Sentences We'll be enjoying his company in two weeks'

American Heritage has this to say about this ongoing triviality: Writers who use hopefully as a sentence adverb, as in Hopefully the measures will be adopted, should be aware that the usage is unacceptable to many critics, including a

He broke into a sweat. (from fear, from hard exercise, from nervousness) She woke up in a sweat. (she had a very bad dream, and it caused her to sweat) Hint: If you want good (searchable) examples of American English text, register at the COCA .

Hi, I am interested in knowing the usage of "crib sheet" from an American native speaker's standpoint. A British person described it as "A crib sheet is a piece of paper the a student smuggles in to an exam with his

old spelling of "smoke", used in the obsolete(?) sense of "suspect". Hi Mr. Wordy. Thanks for the tip on the duplicate post. I wonder if we have a pondial situation here. I was guessing in the other thread, but your view sent

"Kind" in this context means "sample of" "Kinds" indicated "a group of different instances" Hope this gives you some hint on its usage. /Sameer

Hi Kooyeen Extracted from Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's English Dictionary:  You use  one another  to indicate that e ach member of  a group  does something to or for the other members.            ...women learning to help themselves

I have to turn in an exercise - Use of English Part 4: Can someone "drop a hint"? as in this sentence: "John has "dropped" a hint that he no longer whishes to remain in the group". Yes, you drop a hint. Doubt No 2:

I am confused with their usages. I will appreciate any of your explanations. A counterbalance is a seperate weight balancing another weight; an equal weight, power, or influence acting in opposition; counterpoise. Balance on the other hand has