hi, I just googled and found some instances of these two words usages. They are mostly used in these interview cases. 1. After the Job Interview Offer(it's the noun here) : What Next? 2.How to give good interview(means how to

Is as well as considered a parenthical phrase? Should it be set off with commas? Thanks! My non-linguistic view thinks not. I may be wrong but one of the "as well as" usages has a prepositional property which is typically

There is a reference very similar to your sentence in urban dictionary for the word "slam-dunk" . This can be used a verb. I am sure you can infer what does this sentence mean. You'd like to check it there. Thanks

Thank you Clive for the critique. For the New York sentence, is there anything wrong or misleading in the construction that needs to be reworded. After the rewording, the original past perfect context has been erased. Maybe I tried too hard to

The only time I'd expect to hear that construction in AmE would be for a calculated effect, never in conversation. Hi, Rick, didn't mean to sound huffy. We've had a few members who enjoy studying literature from past centuries, and

i've got to do something or i've got a sore throat... these are examples of bad grammar slipping into american slang. Sorry, Anon, but the expression "have got to do something" (meaning "must do something") is quite

I have all required skills stated in your website, as demonstrated in my past career, and I am keen to develop myself, so I think I will be a good employee in your company hi, is the above sentence grammatically correct? the usage of

I just looked thru the many suggested references in the salmon colored section. No help. I remember in the forties we used to send packages "post paid" in the US. This was an alternative to sending them "collect," or

Apparently I did not explain myself well enough. If you look up a word in the dictionary like "eaten", if it is listed at all, they will reference you to the first person singular, "eat". My understanding is that this is the

Hi guys, I've seen those words in some writings but can't figure out the meaning. What does that mean? Is it a common usage? For your reference, some of the writings are as follows below. Thanks pb -- Thus