Anonymous wrote: Hello I'd like to know the meaning of the following sentence. #1) He hasn't done his homework yet. Can I use #1) when he has started his homework and hasn't finished ? Or does #1) mean he hasn't started his homework?

It seems it's a fact of life in areas of the world where individuals try to kill as many people as possible by means of a bomb attached to their person. It's homicide and I think "Homicide Bomber" is much more accurate. What are your thoughts?

Here's an interesting site for you: http://www.understandfrance.org/France/Intercultural.html#ancre1509329

It's a sarcastic play on the slang phrase "You got served". It's a phrase often said by young people after besting someone in a game or a competition. For example, if Kid A scored more points than Kid B in a game of basketball, Kid A could then

Taka wrote: Initially, I thought that way. But, ...that of a Japanese composer who also studied in France and whom Yashiro regarded as his rival, Akira Miyoshi, especially his Piano Concerto of 1962 and Concerto for Orchestra written two years

Taka wrote: The Piano Concerto consists of three movements, and there one can recognize the influence of Bartok, Prokofiev and others, as well as that of a Japanese composer who also studied in France and whom Yashiro regarded as his rival,

Kejcam wrote: Well, ok. The examples you gave are quite clear, but I meant some other contexts, not that literal but rather figurative. Thanks anyway. I can't think of any as you mean. However, of couuse, that doesn't mean that none exist.

I guess it depends on context. You can be served coffee/food in a cafe or you can be served a ball in tennis as examples.

" I got served " means that the woman was given the legal divorce documents by, for example, an officer of the court like a marshal.

HSS wrote: Beyond the fringes of the West Beverly party, a tax bracket , a 'tude , and a dream session away, Brandon found them. But they weren't surfing. They were sharing a tall brown bottle. Betty found everything Brandon said to be