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Re: Would you correct my English?

Avangi — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:12:42 GMT

Hi,

I see only a couple of minor things. I've never heard "It's an ecology," before. If it's a subclass of the biological discipline, you haven't given us its name. That is, if the university offers a number of different majors within the ecology department, you might say, "It's an ecology," or "it's one of the ecology majors," but there should be a better way.

If your major was in the arts or the fine arts, you could conceivably say, "It's one of the arts: specifically, modern dance."

Perhaps I'm just looking at a typo. Perhaps you intended, "It's in ecology," meaning, "I'm majoring in ecology." (I'm not sure about capitalization.)

"and propose how to improve it." I sense a missing link here. I think we propose/suggest nouns. "propose ways to improve it"

I think we "explain" how.

- A.

Re: Hi, online english teacher needed. :-)

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:02:03 GMT

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Re: so that and such that?

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:22:58 GMT

so that

From dictionary.com

In order that, as in I stopped so that you could catch up.
With the result or consequence that, as in Mail the package now so that it will arrive on time.
so ... that. In such a way or to such an extent that, as in The line was so long that I could scarcely find the end of it.

All three usages date from a.d. 1000 or earlier, and the first two are sometimes put simply as so, as in I stopped so you could catch up, or Mail it now so it will arrive on time.
Source: The American Heritageï½® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright ï½© 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company

such that

From mathworld.wolfram.comA condition used in the definition of a mathematical object. For example, the rationals can be defined as "the set of all m/n such that n is nonzero and m and n are integers ." From dictionary.com

adj : of a degree or quality specified (by the `that' clause); their anxiety was such that they could not sleep

Examples

Take x to be a real number so that x² is non-negative. [Correct]
Take x to be a real number so that x²+1 is greater than 4. [Incorrect]
Take x to be a real number such that x²+1 is greater than 4. [Correct]
The subset H of the Lie group G is a discrete subgroup so that G/H is compact. [Incorrect --- not all discrete subgroups of Lie groups have compact quotient; this is from the Annals of Math., 107, p313.]

Briefly, if omitting the "that" from "so that" renders the sentence nonsense, then you should probably have used "such that".
You won't find "so that" among lists of commonly misused phrases because only mathematicians commonly misuse it. Probably the error arose from the influence of German, where the two are not distinguished.

Re: Some very basic grammar questions

CalifJim — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:40:49 GMT

They are all correct.

For lengthier discussions with lots of examples of the use of the past perfect tense after before,

see Re: before past perfect tense , past tense and Re: Past Simple or Past Perfect.

This is a common pattern for expressing "interruptive relationships" between actions. (Leaving university "interrupts" the normal course of events which would have led to exams; the sacking "interrupts" the normal course of events which would have led to an explanation of the behavior.) The main clause contains the "interrupting" action. The before clause contains the "interrupted" action. Because the interrupted action has not taken place, the past perfect may be considered a way of expressing a counterfactual, that is, it may be considered a subjunctive with family resemblances to the if clause of the third conditional, thus: if I had taken the final exam or if he had had a chance to explain.

Re: singular / plural

Cool Breeze — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:16:59 GMT

Goodman
<<<<and "most grammarians accept "there was/were a television, a radio, a sofa and a table" >>> I guess I am not a grammarian.
I personally won't say "there were a television.."

No, I didn't think you would. To a grammarian, there is more to it than the next word. There are at least three views on this.

1. The rule of proximity: The first word after the verb is singular (a television), so a singular verb (was) can/should be used.

2. The rule of number: If only one thing is mentioned, use a singular verb (was); if more things are mentioned, use a plural verb (were). I remember a British graduate of Oxford University who lectured on English Philology at Helsinki University and was an enthusiastic proponent of this rule. He considered was wrong in cases like this. Similarly, he considered media is and algae is always wrong as well. I use the past tense because he is no longer alive.

3. Liberal grammarians, who don't really care which one of the above rules is applied. (As I said, I'm one of them!)

Re: Because when things are discussed in writing there is ample of time

yizhivika — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:26:43 GMT

Hi Jackson6612,

admission can be of many kinds such as admission to a university, college, flying school etc. So, shouldn't the be used in front of admission? Perhaps, it shouldn't be because Jack would know what admission Jane was talking about, otherwise he would have asked What admission?.

No, in this phrase you should omit 'the'; 'apply for admission' is a standard English phrase, that can be used in many contexts (as you've noted above), but a native English speaker wouldn't use the definite article here.

Is there really a need to use with? Often it is said I will e-mail you the pictures, I will e-mail you the number.

No, there isn't; it's optional. For me, it is simply a matter of personal preference. In fact, here, you could also say "I will email you details of the process", or "I will email you with details of the process".

I meant to say unless you have rehearsed everything beforehand or have written a note. If I'm going to speak at some occasion I can rehearse or memorize my lines or can put them down on the paper.

The phrase "unless you have rehearsed everything beforehand or have written a note." is perfectly good English, although I'd be more likely to say ".....written (some) notes." It's just that it wasn't clear from your original text, what you were meaning to say here. I simply misinterpreted it.:-)

Re: Because when things are discussed in writing there is ample of time

Jackson6612 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:47:43 GMT

yizhivika
Jane: You didn't tell me the details (of) how to apply for ~~the~~ admission.
Jack: I will e-mail you (with)Â the details of the process.
Jane: Why can't you tell me now?
Jack: I prefer to do such things in writing.
Jane: Why?
Jack: Because when things are discussed in writing there is ample of time to think, before we put the thoughts into words. Besides, in ~~such a~~ that way, you ~~would~~Â willÂ be able to review all your ~~every~~ opinions (or views) and won't make any slips. The other person will also be comfortable with this, because he can (more) easily make up his mind before asking any further questions. I hope you get the point now. I limit my talking to only casual matters, because in talk there ~~are~~ is a chances that you ~~will~~ may (or might) miss many points, unless you have rehearsed everything before r you have a written the note.
Jane: I reckon you are right.

Hi Yizhivika,

admission can be of many kinds such as admission to a university, college, flying school etc. So, shouldn't the be used in front of admission? Perhaps, it shouldn't be because Jack would know what admission Jane was talking about, otherwise he would have asked What admission?.

Is there really a need to use with? Often it is said I will e-mail you the pictures, I will e-mail you the number.

I meant to say unless you have rehearsed everything beforehand or Â have written a note. If I'm going to speak at some occasion I can rehearse or memorize my lines or can put them down on the paper.

e-mail

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:21:04 GMT

Hi, John.

What are you doing these days? I haven't heard from you since the dinner on July 15th after our monthly meeting? I am sure you have my current phone number and address. Are you angry since I didn't send a congratulatory message on your graduation from *** University?

I think I saw you in a red Hyundai Sonata about two and a half months ago in Highway ***, enroute to Seoul early Friday morning. I rolled down the window to say 'hi' but you didn't look at my direction. Did you ask me what I wanted to be two years from then at our last dinner? I didn't give you an answer then, but now, I am going to let you know what that is: It's an actor -- a very famous actor.

Let's not hold onto bad feelings. Let's make up and be good friends again like before.

Coincidentally, Joe and the group are planning on an informal get-together on September 16th at *** restaurant in central Seoul. Would you be willing to join us if the decision to hold it were made?

Please let me know as soon as possible.

Best wishes,

***

Re: First-hand account...

Philip — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:41:37 GMT

To go postal comes from a phenomenom that we had in the States a number of years ago. It refers to a person (usually an unhappy employee) going crazy and shooting others at the post office. It happened so many times in such a short period of time that the term "go postal" became an unfortante part of our vocabulary. So, yes, there is a play on words here. She did some crazy things.

Massacre: yes, used figuratively.

Metropolis University Press: probably a printing company that publishes many types of thing. I believe there is an Oxford University Press.

last straw: the end, all I can tolerate. Perhaps the age of the paper is what upsets her.