Instead of AND, you can also start the sentence with 'In addition, Furthermore, Moreover'. Those have the same meaning of And. Instead of starting the sentence with But, I join the two sentence. ex.. I am ............ ,but ...............

thanks Maj and Suzi Here is anoher sentence with "think tank". "....."said Edward, trade policy director at the Prograssive Policy Institute, a centrist Democratic think thank. Does it has the same meaning?

I've found this sentence from one of the news paper articles... Economist, a pro-trade think tank, said he expected......... Does anybody know what "think tank" is mean???? Please help..

A quick comment.. Shouldn't you have to put comma before (and) in No.1 because you are connecting two indepentent sentences. No. 3 and No. 4 how save is it? How smart is he? is more appropritate for standalone questions. safer/ smater

Hi.. I found this sentence from one the instruction books. Insert the disc in the CD-ROM drive if you have not done so already. I know what it's mean, but I have never seen that if phrase writing like that. "you have not done so

I would say.. I don't like going camping at Easter. ( i don't know why)

if your check is already withdrawn, you can say "...our check has been withdraw.." or " ... our check has withdrawn..." if you know the time that your check is withdraw "...our check was withdrew yesterday.."

(Is it scary or what) is something like combinging two questions. Is it scary? OR What is it like?

I love English .... It is more appropriate and commonly use.

I believe you are right. You are retarded.... that is the way we normally say but when we write. You are retarded man or woman. (to make a complete sentence, it is better this way) Sub + V + Obj retarded man is Obj. Otherwise question