Could anybody provide an example and explanation of the meaning of that idiom? The dictionary I've consulted just threw this: "one after another". Does it imply "in a row"? Thanks.

What is the meaning of that word in the context of the title to Michael Moore's controvertial documentary Bowling for Columbine? I know bowling is a game; the thing is the prep FOR confuses me a bit there too.

Kooyeen wrote: Hi again, well, I think sometimes it's a matter of taste. I asked an American about "I never knew" and "I've never known" because I was not 100% sure of what I said, and it turned out that "never knew" can be used instead of "have

I sometimes doubt when to use each of those nouns.

Yes, what Kooyeen posted was pretty much what I (and a vast number of students, probably British-oriented?) was taught in the early stages. With JUST, RECENTLY, YET, ALREADY you always need to use Present Perfect as it shows an action in the past

Nice explanation, Mr.P. Related to this topic, it always bugs me to come across phrases such as the following where Present Perfect should be chosen instead of Simple Past- Is there any explanation about it?: I just opened the door. I just

Is it "compulsory" to specify the time you're talking about (for example 'last year', 'yesterday', 'two days ago', etc.) in the Past Simple tense? I've seen many sentences in written and spoken English that lacked a time reference.

How about this? Is it correctly spelled? He is in his 30s.

It looks pretty good. Thanks a bunch!

Grammar Geek wrote: Yes, many people think that when you have a noun that is made up of only initials, like CD, you need an apostrophe to make it plural. You don't. CDs. DVDs. As for VHS, isn't that a format, not a noun? VHS tapes.