I wanna play! The argument could be stated as follows: 1. Group A says, "tom to." 2. Group B says, "tom to." 3. Group C supports "tom to" and disparages "tom to". MrP asks, "Why is Group A's 'usage' privileged by Group C?

Dwight Bolinger - linguist "In language there are no licensed practitioners, but the woods are full of midwives, herbalists, colonic irrigationists, bonesetters and general-purpose witch doctors, some abysmally ignorant, others with a rich

Additionally, I can make out it's meaning (i.e., "as"), but it sure is difficult to pronounce that way. Standard: as if = if . . . ( as in "c a t") Dialect variation: as if = if. . . (E represents the vowel sound in " a ny")

a) believe in means, have faith in. b) believe means, accept as true.

"at all" is used with negatives and interrogatives. It's a prepositional phrase in form, and an adverb in function. It means, in any way, to any extent. Ex: Did you sleep at all? Ex: You don't like it at all, do you?

Separately (each one): Explain why each one is not relevant to an accident . . . . Together (they): Explain why they are not relevant to an accident . . . .

Either 1- or 2- works, Adam. The problem I see is with the wording "payment apply(ing)" to the customer". I am not sure what it means in that context.

1. Because the two types of power are separately stated in their entirety (rather than phrased as 'braking and engine power'), the speaker seems to be considering them, and the listener seems to be urged to consider them, two different items-- a

1) I want a letter written to her. 2) I’d like a car painted in red. What about? 1) I want someone to write her a letter. 2) I'd like a red painted car. Ambiguous I want the letter written to her. a) I want the letter that

Additionally, a more popular approach is to phrase the sentence without s/he: 1a- A successful teacher is one who understands students well. 1b- You should not judge a leader unless you observe well how that leader treats followers. All