1) You can leave your umbrella at the entrance. 2) Generally: glint: to shine usually by reflection sparkle: to shine with tiny bright flashes but many times they're synonyms 3) No. Frizzy: tightly curled 4) Yes

>A flourishing business Yes, but not if you describe it by a ride , as in the original post: You are in for a flourishing ride You are in for a great ride

I'd use Google Books (as they show edited/published books) and not plain Google. In this case, the stats are closer of what Swan's saying: 1 on "since I have had a cigarette" 7 on "since I've had a cigarette" 17

Mr. Wordy: >In this context, the perfect tense tends to suggest activity that was repeated or habitual until the time it stopped. I know several people who would agree with you on that. John Holmes said: -- > 1) It's a long time since

1. If I was baptized the right way, God would be gracious. -- I think this shoud be the subjunctive because I sense unreality (or hypotherical) in the sentence, thus shoud be: If I were baptized ... [ Yes but only if the context is present time.

I strongly suggest everyone still interested in this matter (esp the original poster) to read all the comments at this link: http://tinyurl.com/5fubhs esp those of Jim Karatassos. Anyway, for me this has been an instructive thread, as I've

OK, let's get official here. I should've done it from the beginning: -- But since can also be used as a conjunction of time, introducing its own clause. The tense in the since -clause can be perfect or past , depending on the meaning.

More feedback from two very experienced grammar teachers, moderators of another forum: -- http://thegrammarexchange.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/340600179/m/4101054474 >1) It's a long time since they have lived in London. >2) It's a

I've got more feedback showing why people feel strange about some of these. It's similar to Paul White's (but Paul is using BrE): -- > Are you comfortable with both of these sentences? > 1) It's a long time since

This is what I have from Phil White: -- It's a long time since they have lived in London. [This sentence is strange . It suggests to me that they once, long ago, lived in London and are now living there again. It's a long time since