A pernicketty old mare? Which one dictionary should i consult?

I have two dictionaries, Concise Oxford Dictionary 9th edition and Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 7th edition. Both of them are pretty good, but the bulk of the latter is comparatively short. But its good point is that it is very easy. Now i

Thanks Yankee, for your help and showing me a new source of knowledge in this site.

I would say, 1. All the pupils are absent. = There is no pupil (in the class). 2. All the pupils are not present. = Some of the pupils are absent, while some of them are present.

Whenever i see if i were ..... i get confused. Is it incorrect to say if i was .... In what context should one use if i were ... Thanks.

Doll wrote: You use the causative form , have something done. Your first sentencence is correct but the sentence my car is towed seems a bit strange to me.It gives the meaning of generally it is towed.Instead of saying is towed tell has been

Feebs11 wrote: Anyhow, this question was answered on another forum! Sometimes it seems the gurus aren't trusted . Trusted or intrusted?

Jackson6612 wrote: I think names for those six forms of certain verb are: Infinitive form, Simple Present Tense form, Simple Past Tense form, Past Participle, Present Participle. For example: to go, go, went, gone, going. I don't

Every main verb in English Language has six different forms. But the verb be has eight different forms, and therefore it is know as the unique verb of English language. The eight forms are: be, is, am, are, was, were, being, been. It is used both

Grammar Geek wrote: That's called the "singular they." It's used to avoid the awkwardness of "he or she" "him or her" "his or hers" each time. "Singular they" does'nt it seem paradoxical? Secondly, don't you think that using HE or SHE for