1. Technically there's nothing grammatically wrong with the above, but it's a strange sentence. Generally you either speak with native English or you don't. It's not really something you can choose, although arguably you could consider it an

"Log in to a site" has always been more commonly used as far as I'm aware, but being a fairly new term in common usage perhaps, it's still finding it's feet. As in "log in" and "log out". Although they're often seen as in single word form as

Bold text is usually for emphasis. It generally doesn't hold much more meaning than that. As an aside: when quoting passages containing bolded text, it's common to include a note identifying whether the emphasis was the writer's own or was added

CalifJim wrote: Ambiguities aside, the usual meaning of the phrase just to scratch the surface when it is placed after a list (such as planning and production , media research and media contact ) is and that is only the beginning of a much longer

Anonymous wrote: Is this Birt dude famous? Interestingly enough... yes he is! At least in the UK. John Birt (now Baron Birt) was previously the Director General of the BBC, and was known for his speeches and writing which were often deeply

Presumably neither of you know what these phrases mean then? The poster gave a quote, which sounded like it came from some kind of literary source. Perhaps if you know what the phrases mean, it would be more helpful to tell him instead of

I've seen it suggested that an en dash can be used in compound adjectives where one part of the compound is naturally hyphenated, e.g. "post–World War 2 history", although I think this is more one for serious typsetting aficionados to argue about

1) Several times over is semantically equivalent to several times . There is no difference in meaning. Your example sentences are fine. 2) At one's side , generally suggests something is physically located to the side of the individual. "As I

Yoong Liat wrote: Hello Siiang Hello Loong Yait! Yoong Liat wrote: You say "Most of the folks who work for the BC are allowed to be sent abroad to teach in foreign classrooms, but wouldn't be allowed to teach in a high school back home."

It's a perfectly correct and an accepted way for new verbs to be created. A recent example would be the increasing popularity of the verb "to Google ." - meaning to search the Internet for particular information. Recently, the verb (complete with