Hi everyone! Could you tell me what the difference between "enlist" and "ask"? Can I use ask to replace "enlist"? #1 We've got to enlist some people to help prepare the food. #2 The organization has enliste d the

Hello, a detective said to a suspect, "Then everything is wrapped up in a neat little package." I know the meaning but I wonder whether it is related to any English idiom or not. Thank you.

Shoud I use singular or plural verb if the subject is Olympic Games? Thanks

American food companies are preparing for another round of price increases . Soaring production costs have forced them to pass on price increases to consumers. My original sentence is " forced them to shift price increases to consumers. But

American food companies are preparing for another round of price increases . Soaring production costs have forced them to pass on price increases to the consumer. I'd like to learn what the difference between ' price increase' and

Hi all, Thanks for your responses. I am still not clear.

Hello! Could someone else explain the difference between 'in' and 'within' about time? eg1 This is the worst water shortage in 4 years. eg2 This is the worst water shortage within 4 years. Thanks in advance!

What is it with these people? First, Veggie Benn tells us that taking out a second mortgage to pay for a gallon of petrol is good for the soul. Then the equally absurd Caroline Flint, a senior NCO in Labour's monstrous regiment of women,

I am wondering why there are not fivesome, sixsome, sevensome...in my dictionary. Can I coin these words? The set of integers is infinite. How did you expect all of them to appear in a dictionary? Yes, you can coin those words. CJ Hi CJ, thank you!

I've never heard this expression. Do you have a source for it? Did it come from a native speaker? To me it sounds like an idiom that's been translated literally from another language, and means nothing in English. Hello Mr Wordy, Thank