(He ripped one over the fence.) This made me think of another similar expression "he ripped a good one", which I shall assume has quite a different connotation, right? Sorry, just couldn't help myself.

Speaking English is not only about using proper grammar but ALSO about understanding the culture in which it is spoken. Maybe it's a matter of taste, but barring the missing "also", I find your phrase acceptable. What is

Your use of "checked in" is a new one on me. OK, let me expatiate on it a bit more, I'm gonna go into details as best I can, so roll up your sleeves and brace yourself for some technical details. (I hope I won't bore

This is probably Pernickety's area, but my understanding is that a given build is similar to a given "version," only more refined. Hi, Avangi Project building is a bit outside my field of expertise but I think I can let

Hi, Could you tell me which sentences sound o.k. to a native speaker? 1.1. He took a two week vacation. 1.2. He took two weeks' vacation. 2.1. It is a two minute drive from work. 2.2. It is two minutes' drive from work. 3.1. I went

A workaholic? PS: your sentence should read "one who gets addicted to whatever he does"

Is it supposed to evoke the violence, the quickness, the sure thing, the ostentation, all of the above? It's supposed to evoke the quickness. It was uttered by Al Bundy from Married with Children. You must've watched it and you probably

I can't seem to relate the verb usage to the noun usage. Somebody educate me. What part of the shot are we evoking? I can't make it work. I don't think it measures up to U/D's standards. Are we talking about a rape here? The player

Hi, Could you tell me if the following sentence sounds idiomatic from a native speaker's viewpoint? "I need to slam-dunk her a quick one" I think I heard a sentence akin to that one, but I'm having doubts as to its correctness.

[]Your definition also applies to an agnostic. "a thinker who disclaims any knowledge of God" (AmHtg) Doesn't an atheist believe that there is no god? Stephen Colbert said that agnostics are just atheists without balls.