Again: I was told that you should avoid the -ing form: "I was surprised that he came into the room." Just my $0.02.

From what I have heard, using the gerund ist bad English anyway. Shouldn't you say: "Even though he is a role model for his family, he knows how to have fun." ?

Thanks! Could you perhaps even generalize and say, that whenever you cannot determine a specific point in time, when something happend (2 weeks ago, yesterday, last year, earlier today), you definitely don't usw the past tense? You then have

CalifJim posted a long, informative response to a question about the use of the past and present perfect tense. The following paragraph is an excerpt from his posting: >> The present perfect, however, does not "singularize", "individuate"

Hi, I want to make a statement regarding foreign accents and then ask questions. (Let's not JUST talk about whether or not an accent is good or bad). I'm a native German speaker and have moved to the US a couple months ago, having previously

Let's meet on Friday, at 7.30, in front of the John H. statue. 1) Do I need a comma between "Friday" and "7.30"? 2) Are you available ;-) Thanks!

Thanks, Sextus! I'm really wondering what could have possibly made you think I'm a native speaker ... No, I'm actually from Switzerland, i.e., I don't speak any language properly ;-) ... and my above sentence "could have possibly made"

Hi, I am a lawyer (who's not yet qualified), but I should mention that I am not a native speaker. You must not rely on any information given on this board and should definitely consult an attorney with respect to your legal issues.

Great! Thanks a lot! The only open issue is why MrP implied that adding an "s" to a name but leaving out the apostrophe would be ok as in .... >> Hello Sextus >> Yes, that's it: if it were a joint paper, you

The example of the children is quite clear but what about the following sentences: 1) When I turned the corner, - I saw Madonna and Arnold's car. --> I saw Madonna and the car of Arnold? - I saw Madonna's and Arnold's car. --> I saw