Has anybody read anything by Orhan Pamuk, the Turkish writer? I discovered him a few months ago and I am really impressed! There are two books translated in my native language (My Name is Red; and The White Castle) and I think several have been

Come on, Clive, give some info please. I knew there was a difference but I kept visiting the thread to read about it.

There might be some difference in usage from region to region or country to country. Webster's "content" entry gives the following examples: (Often plural) Empty out the contents of your purse. The content of this can is seven ounces of tuna

Hi, Paco, I agree with your interpretation but there's a small correction: "He would not go into space himself unlsess he could fly it." "It" stands for "space", not "return to space". He would only go into space (fly space) if he could

Hi, Jeffin, I would say the following are correct: 1. The contents of the jar are marbles. (contents in the plural, the verb agrees with contents) 2. The contents of the jar are a/one marble. (same as above) 3. The content of the jar is

Hi, Paco, In this case I would use sentence . It suggests wishfull thinking - I wish I could speak French, then I could live in Paris. Sentence means that you can only live in Paris if you speak French, which is hardly the case. Cheers!

It is no longer as widely practiced as it used to be a couple of decades ago in my country but it still happens. I agree that there is difference between regularly beating a child and giving him/her a slight slap on the backside from time to time,

Well, it's hard to name a No. 1 but I give my vote for Rowan Atkinson.

Hi, Elviajero, Yes, I had a fellow student at university who could change hands when one hand got tired of taking notes. Lucky one! But she was born left-handed and it was her parents/teachers/relatives who forced her to use her right hand. The

Yes, Goldmund, I agree.