I have taught English as a Second language to new learners. The question/answer pair "What is this?" / "This is a ..."  is lesson 2 (after introductions "Hello, my name is...", "What's your name?") t

This is from a long tradition of the western work ethic, going all the way back to ancient Greece: Plato The  beginning  is the most important part of the work.

Yes, an enclosure is a separate piece of paper in the envelope. Usually it is something general or reference in nature.  For example, in envelope with your bank statement, there may be an enclosure that is the bank's Privacy Agreement.

1) "Pledge themselves" means that they promise to spend a lot of time, effort and energy on resisting the government plans. It is the strongest statement. "Pledge" implies a specific criteria of amount of effort or payment. So

A pledge is a promise to pay something.   Examples: I pledged $100 to the charity this year. I pledge allegiance to the flag (I promise to pay respect and give of my time and service.) Promise means that I commit do something, not necessarily any

Hi Mara: The best definition I would offer is an example from a large company's proxy statement. I chose General Electric Company. Here is a quotation from the proxy statement General Electric Company’s 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareowners will