The two major parties in Ohio are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. These two parties are evenly represented in the Ohio government. Okay. In the Ohio State Senate the Republicans have the a firm control, while in the Ohio

I believe the writer is using 'discuss about', not discuss. On average , Keller Fay finds that people discuss about a dozen brands each day. My reasoning is 'on average' has to be 'a dozen'. For example, there are 2 balls

What do you mean by 'idiomatic'? Are you saying that "Wow! She's too beautiful!" means 'not really beautiful'? I know for a fact that too means also 'very' in a formal register, for example: "Thank you,

1. I passed my driving test because I prepared all too well. Luck doesn't enter into it . 2. They are always asking me how studious a student should be to prepare for the finals, and I shrug my shoulders every time because in my book

Damn! You're too quick for me. I just did, but I got Oooopsed. When will I learn?

Your use of the "bolded" phrase is perfectly good, but there are other problems in your sentences.

I was waiting for you to wake up before going/before I went. They're both okay, but the second one has the advantage of making it clear who's going. Grammatically, the first one could be "I," "you," or "we."

Context might help. I take it as a stylistic device. The "on" is superfluous, and serves for emphasis. Take it on out. Bring 'em on in. Round 'em on up. Bring 'em on over. Drive 'er on in. Come on down. Edit. I agree

These are adjectives, alright. The trick is that "verbs of sense" work like verbs of being, in taking an adjective complement. "You smell sweet, but I am sweet!"

Edit. There are 3,330 Google hits on "diving casualties" (not very many), but many of them are discussing treatment. So I guess you're okay! They live! (Only 50,000 for "diving accidents.")