Are to pass sentence and to hand down sentence synonyms or is there a slight difference in meaning? Thanks.

The dictionary says is intransitive. Isn't it also transitive ?. For example if you say that Tom explained his bad treatment to Mary away (to explain something away). Or am I getting it wrong?

I don't get that symbol. Does anybody know if there's any website with the pronunciation of names and surnames with audio clips?

Is it /'merri/ ? Off-subject: maybe this is more a question for singers but I may get an answer here too. When you blow your voice out singing, is your voice (or vocal chords) temporaly or permantely damaged? Don't worry, it

Unfortunately we, nor anyone from our group of friends, saw the finished product before it was released. Shouldn't it say "unfortunately we, nor anyone from our group of friends, didn't see ..."? The idea of the

What's the meaning/connotation of that expression. Is it used in toasts or something? I've seen it like this: "Here's to five more years of waiting".

Which one is correct? I'd say it's 2. 1) Merry Christmas for all. 2) Merry Christmas to all.

Alright. Thanks, Clive. I've always thought the verb ASK followed the same pattern as the verb GIVE (to give sb sth, or to give sth to sb). I see you are a fan of tango. I'm Argentinian myself, though I'm not that much into tango.

1) I asked Paul a question. 2) I asked a question of Paul. 3) I asked a question to Paul. 4) I asked a question for Paul.

What about cellular phone? I'm asking as I think I heard it used somewhere, I'm not sure, though. Sounds like a bit of a transfer from Spanish but it may also be correct?