Kinship means an extended family relationship. I've never heard of the phrase "kinship convention." Perhaps it refers to an idea that the closer (or stronger) the blood relationship, and the older the person, the more influence they

The only google reference to this phrase is an album name: Into the Great Wide Open is the eighth studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, first released in July 1991 Is that what you are talking about?

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If it is not received, you may get an "invalid recipient," or "address unknown" email from the mail server. As to being opened and read, in general there is no notification. (Of course you can ask the recipient to send you a

Hi Please: Conditional sentences have the word "if" with a condition. The degree of the conditional depends on the likelihood of the if-condition being true or not. If you heat water to a temperature of 100 degrees centigrade, it will

Please: I think you are using the definition of "reservation" in this sense - an arrangement to secure accommodations at a restaurant or hotel, on a boat or plane, etc. The prepositions are shown in these examples: I make a

Hi Tinanam; It "The president rode into office on a tide of discontent" This is a wonderful metaphor, as aonther poster beautifully explained concerning the physical tides of the oceans and seas on earth. Have you seen surfers on

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1.Somehow this sort of traditional Hamlet aspect in the untraditional character he was playing didn't seem to fit together. 2.The people who want to play with the cards that have goods trains on have to sit here. 1) It is a very obtuse

Hi: I seldom, if ever use "ain't." I use it only in circumstances when I am deliberately chosing to epeak in a "slang" language. The general frequency of usage in conversation is highly dependent on the local dialect and