http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aUnited+StatesSearch results for 'tag:United States' matching tag 'United States'en-USXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Economy/lbxnk/post.htm#949876Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:11:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:949876cool breezeCould you give me a link to that article? I had no special article in mind. Everyone familiar with western currency flows knows that. Here is an American article about it. " In the last five years, China has spent as much as one-seventh of its entire economic output buying foreign debt, mostly American." - New York Times, January 7, 2009 If you google with the words china united states lend money , you'll get lots of sources.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CheckMyEssayForMe/lgrmr/post.htmTue, 20 Oct 2009 19:38:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:948413aznbabievietgurlCan some or english teacher check my essay for me? It won't let me attach my essay onto files. So I'm going to copy and paste it here. For get the other post subject which is check my essay for me because I forget to copy and paste and attch my essay. Thanh Hometown I am from Saigon, Vietnam. But I have lived in the United State of America for 13 years. I live in north Saint Petersburg, Florida. So, technically my hometown is here in the United State of America in Saint Petersburg, Florida not in Vietnam. I am going to compare and contrast my two places. And there are my birth place which is Vietnam and also my long living life place which is America. The reason why I called America my long living life is because...http://www.englishforums.com/English/2QuestionsNeedHelp/lznnn/post.htm#947410Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:01:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:947410anonymous(1) I had a hard time unscrewing the lid because it was hard to grip. (2) Would you please tell me the price? (3) If you say, "Do you know the price?" s/he might reply, "Of course, I do. I work here." In other words, some sensitive employee might feel insulted. (4) In the United States, a salesperson prefers to be called a sales associate.http://www.englishforums.com/English/FoolhardyFeats/lzkrx/post.htmSun, 18 Oct 2009 16:31:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:946200anonymousHello, Can someone please explain what foolhardy "feats means" in this sentence? "Known for her willingness to attempt ill-advised, even foolhardy feats , she has been the subject of more than 100 books, and her name is plastered on bridges, United States Navy ships and museums."http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpoliteBehavior/lzjld/post.htm#946145Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:29:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:946145anonymousI have often been the victim of dishonest taxi drivers. For example, one driver drove me the 2 km from Central Station to Egmore. To justify his exhorbitant fare, he took the long route around to reach my destination. Besides having fraudulent meters, some drivers violate traffic laws, curse their passengers, and drive recklessly. I do not wish, however, to imply that all taxi drivers are unscrupulous, for the majority do their job in a professional and honest manner. (Vasuarm: We have the same problem here in the United States.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/IncomeTenthPosition/lzzxg/post.htm#945319Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:06:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:945319rayhIt's not a term I've heard but it seems to be a standard way of comparing incomes. See this for example from this site: http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/tst040209b.cfm Studies which claim that the U.S. has a higher poverty rate than European nations use a distorted technique that creates higher income standard for assessing poverty in the United States than in other nations. Because of these biased methods, many Americans are deemed "poor" when, in fact, they have higher real incomes than persons identified as "non-poor" in Europe. By contrast, if a fair, uniform standard of comparison is used, the lowest income tenth of the U.S. population is found to have a real income that is roughly equal to, or...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PassTheReadTheBillAct/lvlcl/post.htm#944352Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:44:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:944352jay balaThen, 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 all.)  Besides, maybe 1,000 page bills would shrink to 15 pages, if they actually had to read them. Good luck on your campaign for the Virgina State Senate.  Will you commit right now to reading each and every proposed bill before you vote on it? Paulo Joe Jingy "I just couldn't live in a world without me." I am running for Maryland State Senate, but Virginia is beginning to look a lot like Maryland... in turn looks like California... toward bankrupt states. If we got rid of all...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/lvqkc/post.htm#943520Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:40:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:943520anonymous(1) In the United States, you may say "I have three hats" or "I have got three hats." They both mean the same. In the United States, "I have gotTEN three hats = I have just acquired or obtained them. (2) "I will have you arrested" = I will cause you (to be) arrested. You do not say the words "to be," but they are in your mind. This is a kind of passive sentence with "to be." So it is followed by the past participle ("arrested"). Grammar books call "have" and "get" causative verbs when they are used this way. In "I will have you arrested," you cause something to happen to someone = have + noun/pronoun + past participle. Sometimes you cause...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImmigrationVsEmigration/lvpll/post.htm#943054Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:14:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:943054anonymous(1) immigration = Country X receives people from country Y. For example, people say that the United States is a nation of immigrants; (2) emigration = people in country R move to another country. For example, many people from continent X are eager to emigrate to Europe.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsSentenceCorrectUsageGroundwork/lvcdn/post.htm#940541Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:05:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:940541anonymousAskshameer: Here in the United States, most people would probably not consider "groundwork" as substitute for "introduction." One good dictionary has a sentence something like this: What country will be the first to lay the groundwork (basic work) for a moon colony? You could say, "I'd like to give you some information about my background."http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheUnitedStatesLanguageGraveyard/lvvnb/post.htm#939795Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:31:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:939795cliveHi, It's a phrase that is open to interpretation. Did you read the book? Or even the first page or two? In other words, did you get any feeling at all for what the author was focusing on? (If you didn't, why didn't you? ) Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheUnitedStatesLanguageGraveyard/lvvnb/post.htmMon, 12 Oct 2009 21:00:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:939761sarahjayI am doing a project in my Global English class and came upon a book that described the United States as a Language Graveyard. Could someone please explain this to me?http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanSomeoneCheckEssay2/bjgpm/post.htm#939483Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:30:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:939483anonymousI was born in the country of Bangladesh, and my father has land and rents to tenant farmers. He also had a store in Saudi Arabia and came home for a month every few months. My mother was always there to teach me and help me when I was growing up. We lived in a Village far from the city of Dhaka. Bangladesh has always had a predominately Agricultural Economy. The fertile soil is the most important natural Resource in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi who lives in the countryside work on small farms that average 3.5 acres. Although modern farm machinery has found its way to Bangladesh, on most farms, oxen still pull the ploughs used to till the soil. Bangladesh’s economy faces many challenges and needs improvement. ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Comma/lvrmd/post.htm#939222Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:15:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:939222anonymousIn the United States, most people would probably put the comma inside.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Statement/ldqql/post.htmSun, 11 Oct 2009 21:25:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:938377anonymousThis is my statement to apply an exchange student program... please make some corrections for me.. During the summer vacation, I went to Thailand as a volunteer. The main works were teaching English to elementary school students and helping them to build their playground. That was my first volunteering in other country. When I went there, I met one Korean guy who goes to Korea University as a business major. He told me about how great the business program Korea University has. Then he asked me why I don’t study in Korea. And when I came back to U.S for school, I also thought that it will be great experience for me to go to college in Korea. On September 2005, I came to United States as an exchange student to study...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Egghead/lcqhz/post.htm#933449Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:13:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:933449anonymousESLBeginner, here in the United States, many people use the term "egghead" in a derogatory manner. They feel that a person who spends all of his life studying may not have a realistic view of life -- and human beings. For example, if a university professor runs for mayor, would he know how to handle the "dirty politics" he would face? I do believe, however, that this term is fading from general use and is being replaced by other terms.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IntroducingCompta/lcqcx/post.htm#933254Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:55:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:933254comptaSubject: The differences between France and United States. The United States are larger than France because of this there are a lot of different landscapes. In the States there are moutain, deserts (not in France) Town are really more extensive and we find more high building. In France, buildings are generally older. in United States there are various climates. In France, it's rather temperate: cold and humid in the North and rather hot and dry in the South. The U.S are more populated obviously. Towns seem to be more crowded in the U.S even if Paris is always full of tourists. Concerning food, we would say American people often eat in fast food restaurants. We'd like to know what they traditional dishes are. In France,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralOfShrimp/3/gmnk/Post.htm#932895Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:24:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:932895anonymous<p>Am teaching English in Korea and came here via Google to check the common American usage for the plural Shrimp. I am British and would naturally use plural Shrimp, but I know that some use Shrimps. It appears that Shrimp is common in many parts of the States too. I will stick with plural Shrimp. Q:How many shrimp? A: I have 3 shrimp.</p>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheyJukeboxesInGeneral/lcxlg/post.htmThu, 08 Oct 2009 00:53:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:932796wholegrainhttp://www.gutenberg.org/files/29503/29503.txt which doesn't make a lot of sense. But it was a bar. It had a big TV set going ya-ta-ta ya-ta-ta in three glorious colors, and a jukebox that tried to drown out the TV with that lousy music they play. Anyway, it wasn't a kid hangout. I kind of like it. But I wasn't supposed to be there at all; it's in the contract. I was supposed to stay in New York and the New England states. == It seems to be the case; however, I wonder if it is correct since he never used the word jukeboxes (he only used the word jukebox).http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreFollowingSentencesGrammatical/kqbwp/post.htm#931904Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:14:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:931904anonymousHi John, I teach English and would be glad to explain the sentences: first, neither sentence is grammatically correct. The first one shoud be: When Sue arrivED, we had dinner. That's the only way, (or the only one) that would be correct. The difference between the first and second sentences is this: The first one states they had dinner after Sue arrived. The second one states they had dinner TWICE (by using had had, the same word twice in a row) after Sue arrived, and is called a double negative, which is incorrect. So you don't want to use the words had had together, just once. 'Arrive' would be used this way: Sue will arrive later. 'Arrived' would be used this way: Sue has now...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PerfectAndFutureTense/lcjvb/post.htm#931229Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:41:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:931229califjimYou need a lot more articles than you have! The people of Afghanistan have defeated Alexander the Great, the Mongols, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, and they might defeat the United States as well. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PerfectAndFutureTense/lcjvb/post.htmWed, 07 Oct 2009 00:35:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:931227forlanHi, Is below sentence right? Afghansitan people have defeated Alexander the Great,Mongol, United Kingdom, and Union Soviet and they might defeat United States.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanAnyonePleaseeProofRead-This/lcwqp/post.htmTue, 06 Oct 2009 23:22:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:931156anonymousThe 1920’s, also known as the roaring twenties was a time of great growth, and prosperity for the United States. America was blossoming into a country with many great new inventions, and it was also full of new, major fads that made big impacts on the youth, and the culture. New art styles were arising, and the rate of architecture, and building was increasing faster than ever before. The new inventions during the era had a colossal impact on the 1920’s. The major inventions were the car, the radio, the airplane, the band aid, the Q-tip, and the traffic light. The automobile was not a new invention, but Henry Ford revolutionized the process of making the cars by using mass production. This made the car cheap, and efficient to...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelloTeachers/lcgph/post.htm#930933Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:31:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:930933anonymousYou may say: Potential benefits could increase if Bulgarian tankers (were to transport)/ (transported) the oil; in the United States, most people now refer to Ukraine, without the article.http://www.englishforums.com/English/FormerEx/lccqv/post.htm#930878Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:38:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:930878anonymousThanks, khoff for your answer. Do I use 'former' and 'ex' in the sentences below correctly? Bill Clinton is an ex-President of the United States. George W. Bush is a former/ex-President of the U.S.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MotivationLetter/lchrp/post.htmTue, 06 Oct 2009 15:17:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:930595camhawaHi, I am in the process of applying for the NOHA MAsters program and I was wondering if you could review my motivation letter. Please see letter below. I appreciate your comments. Best -- I am a graduate of the University of ## with a Bachelor in Public Health and I am submitting my application to the NOHA European Masters in Humanitarian Action for the academic year 2010/2011. When I remember my experiences as a volunteer in Guinea helping young Liberian refugees get medical care and start a new life after having to flee from civil war, I realized that my passion centered on public health and humanitarian aid. I worked with populations who have experienced disasters (war, forced migrations) and I aimed to educate them on how to...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Wtf/lvkxl/post.htm#941626Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:47:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:941626paulo joe jingy"Steven J. Weller" So, there's a thing on the teevee about Palin's book Going Rouge. And, after her stint as President, she can sit in the glowing embers of Washington and dictate the follow-up: "Staying Rogue." Unfortunately that won't be far from the truth if President Obama continues to support Senator Max "Insurance-Company-" Baucus' "health reform" bill. The day Senator Baucus introduced it, the stock shot up for all seven major insurance companies in the United States. No reform, no control, no competition and everyone gets forced to buy health insurance. The insurance companies will be celebrating President Obama as the new Moses, for taking them to the promised land. And...http://www.englishforums.com/English/FormerScreenwriterGoreVidalState-BloodyEverything/lvkmc/post.htmSun, 04 Oct 2009 13:56:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:941479mcGreat rant here: http://snipurl.com/sbhp8 From The TimesSeptember 30, 2009 A conversation with Gore Vidal unfolds at his pace. He answers questions imperiously, occasionally playfully, with a piercing, lethal dryness. He is 83 and in a wheelchair (a result of hypothermia suffered in the war, his left knee is made of titanium). But he can walk (³Of course I can²) and after a recent performance of Mother Courage at London¹s National Theatre he stood to deliver an anti-war speech to the audience. How was his friend Fiona Shaw in the title role? ³Very good.² Where did they meet? Silence. The US? ³Well, it wasn¹t Russia.² What¹s he writing at the moment? ³It¹s a little boring to talk about. Most writers seem to do little else but talk about...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowCharacterContributeStory/kqxcl/post.htm#926428Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:44:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:926428julielaiJust highlighted a few things for you to fix. Jing-Mei's mother in Two Kinds, the story by Amy Tan, is a very important character who has the power to dominate the story. Jing-Mei is a narrator who tells readers her perspective and thoughts, so the author makes the readers to believe that she is the one who influences the entire story. As a matter of fact, the author wants the readers to realize the mother is a round and dynamic character, and each of her action is very impressive and has a link to the climax of the story. The first impression of the mother is that she is a dedicated mother who only considers to educate her daughter. Chinese government (culture) puts priority in the education, so China has a slogan,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/NohaApplicaitonMotivation-Letter/lbzpq/post.htmFri, 02 Oct 2009 18:57:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:925360camhawaHi, I am in the process of applying for the NOHA MAsters program and I was wondering if you could review my motivation letter. Please see letter below. I appreciate your comments. Best -- Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/FindingTropesAndSchemes/lbdqq/post.htmThu, 01 Oct 2009 23:32:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:924799anonymousI have a test next week on finding tropes and schemes in speeches. Our practice assignment was to find tropes and schemes in Ronald Reagan's Challenger Address Speech. How can I determine what is a trope and what is a scheme in speech like this. I have been sitting here for hours trying to use the book and the internet to determine schemes and such, but I have been unable to find much more then maybe one scheme in this speech. Can anyone help? Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union, but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans. Today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy and I are pained to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle Challenger. We...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhileVsWhilst/4/vrpm/Post.htm#924755Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:47:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:924755anonymousAmerican-English was British-English, except that it was altered significantly by all of the various influences (immigrants/languages from other countries) that learned to speak it in America. Everyone in the UK knows how to communicate in English and sure there are different dialects. However, in America, immigrants were learning english from immigrants...now guess what happened? That's actually a pretty racist/prejudicial way of putting things. It's also historically inaccurate in the extreme. The differences in orthography (spelling) and grammar between American and British English are not the result of "corruption by immigrants" or any other such nonsense. Some orthographic differences are the result of fiat --...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Language/lbdcg/post.htm#924573Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:20:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:924573califjimIn the sense that the dominant language spoken in the United States did not originate on the North American continent, but in Europe, yes, your teacher is correct. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoTheyMeanByUse/lrqrd/post.htmWed, 30 Sep 2009 14:19:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:923358wholegrainUnfolding events in Iraq have prompted some observers to make analogies to the American experience in the Vietnam War. The United States has, they argue, stumbled into another overseas "quagmire" from which there is no easy or cheap exit. Reasoning by historical analogy is an inherently risky business because no two historical events are completely alike and because policymakers' knowledge and use of history are often distorted by ignorance and political bias. In the case of Iraq and Vietnam, extreme caution should be exercised in comparing two wars so far apart in time, locus, and historical circumstances. In fact, a careful examination of the evidence reveals that the differences between the two confl icts greatly...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Articles/lrxbm/post.htm#923286Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:25:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:923286mister micawberThe Netherlands The Philippines The United States of America The United Kingdomhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePronunciationWord/2/cwnxp/Post.htm#920083Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:54:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:920083anonymousWhat about The United States (of America)? Thuh or Thee? Some say that when U is pronounced as "you", then the consonant rule applies, and when the U sounds like "uh", then the vowel rule applies. Is this a grammatical rule, or a regional variation, or a misunderstanding?http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWordNounDenotingHomosexuality/2/kqckl/Post.htm#919268Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:40:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:919268anonymousMay I join the conversation? Perhaps it's just my imagination, but short words in English seem to have a negative sense. Thus, I feel very uncomfortable in using the noun instead of "Jewish person." By the way, Jewish people here in the United States have no trouble using the three-letter noun. It is used without concern in their newspapers, for example. By the way No. 2, here in my American city, the radio is running announcements asking that young people, in particular, stop saying, "That is so gay!" That phrase means that your conduct is something that only gay people do.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowFormatSentenceCorrectly/kqpzx/post.htm#918281Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:04:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:918281cliveHi, On August 29th, 2005 , Hurricane Ka t rina, one of the costliest and deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States, made landfall in New Orleans and forever changed the course of local, federal and state interactions. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HowFormatSentenceCorrectly/kqpzx/post.htmSat, 26 Sep 2009 23:31:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:918252anonymousOn August 29th, 2005 Hurricane Karina, one of the costliest and deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States, made landfall in New Orleans and forever changed the course of local, federal and state interactions.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowCharacterContributeStory/kqxcl/post.htmSat, 26 Sep 2009 17:04:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:917909kyorochanI have an assignment to write an essay about how the characters contribute to the story. The essay has to be within 300 words, but my essay went beyond of that. The thesis statement has to have the key point, how the characters contribute to the story. I chose the story Two Kinds by Amy Tan. I chose a mother in the story, and I think her existence is bigger than her daughter who is a narrator of the story. Please give me an idea how I should improve my writing. Also, please help me to correct my word-choosing and grammar mistakes because I feel my writing somehow doesn't make sense for the people in the United States. Thank you very much!! Jing-Mei's mother in Two Kinds, the story by Amy Tan, is a very important character who...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheLeaguesSocialResponsibility/kqnvc/post.htmSat, 26 Sep 2009 12:27:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:917645angliholicNBA Cares is the league's social responsibility initiative that builds on the National Basketball Association's long tradition of addressing important social issues in the United States and around the world. ... the league's social responsibility opening plan ... bases on ... dealing with ... Hi, Do I understand the bolded parts in the first in the above right in the second? Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/LeaveItAsAtThat/kqjbv/post.htmThu, 24 Sep 2009 21:29:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:916440akdomleave it at that OR leave it as that 1. Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth President of the United States, is this type, although he had his good side as well. Like most real life people, you can't just call him a egomaniac and leave it as that . 2. This is the best we can do. We'll have to leave it at that . 3. I can do no more. I will have to leave it at that . which one is the correct form of the idiom? thefreedictionary.com has leave is AT that ( http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/leave+it+at+that ) Or, do you use both?http://www.englishforums.com/English/InOn/kqgdk/post.htmThu, 24 Sep 2009 05:31:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:915613jkbelievePeople are focusing their attention on whether the United States and Russia will make significant progress on nuclear weapons reductions during their summit meeting next week. 1) Should the emboldened 'on' be 'in' instead? 2) how does that sentence compare with the one below : People are focusing their attention on whether the United States and Russia will be able to make significant progress in reducing nuclear weapons during their summit talks next week.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NycBoinkOctober1011/lvzrq/post.htmTue, 22 Sep 2009 21:40:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:939844anonymousMB 8CC09E4513E4D7E 1E58 14308 webmail-d083.sysops.aol.com Acting as MC's agent, authorized to conduct business in the United States and any territories thereof, people can contact me about the boink.? That way we don't have to deal with customs.? My email is Shlockhackatsignaol.com; replace atsign with @ As they say in New Orleans, where y'at? MB 8CC09E4513E4D7E 1E58 14308 webmail-d083.sysops.aol.comhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CanSomeOneHelpMeOut/kpknd/post.htmMon, 21 Sep 2009 20:11:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:912019anonymousI have to do research paper on Power. i have to relate power to something. so my topic is Power of Solar Energy in the united states. i just wanted to know how can solar energy help out the economy i mean in what ways. if you guys get any ideas let me know i have 2 ideas in my mind it reduces some cost and help for more green collar jobs but i need more to support it so please email me at (Email removed) if you can thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/LieOrLay/2/kphjp/Post.htm#911495Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:18:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:911495anonymousYes, Pleasehelp, as the senior and veteran members have told you, the four parts of TO LIE (on your back) are: lie/lay/lain/lying. You are correct in saying that "I lay on the beach yesterday" sounds strange. In fact, many (most?) native speakers here in the United States do not say "lay." When you hear native speakers fail to use "lay" for the past of "lie," just remember that they are wrong, and you are right.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoesVersusDo/kpzxc/post.htm#910645Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:52:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:910645anonymousGreat question! The pronoun "either" is singular (either one). So according to "book English," the "correct" question is "DOES either of you have a question?" But in the "real" world, most native speakers here in the United States prefer "DO either of you have a question?" Why? Maybe it sounds "better"; maybe the word "you" makes speakers think of "do." Nevertheless, if you are doing very formal written work, you might consider "does." Let's see what senior and veteran members advise.http://www.englishforums.com/English/InVsOn/kpbwx/post.htm#909382Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:24:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:909382anonymousDon't worry: native speakers don't agree on prepositions, either. Some say in/on an elevator; some say in/on a chair; and in California, you stand IN line, but in New York you stand ON line. Furthermore, there are some differences between American and British English. I suggest you keep a notebook with lots of examples that you can get from reading newspapers online. Try to read American newspapers (for American English) or British newspapers (for British English). Which English is better? As we say in the United States, I would not touch that question with a ten-foot pole!