Thanks, Feebs! On second thought, would it be better to say would have had ? Of course, I couldn't this time because I would have to leave him in the car in the hot afternoon sun during the interview.

I rolled off the bed and brushed my teeth and changed. It was 8:20 and my dog must have heard me moving around my room because he was whining, a request to take him with me. Of course, I couldn't this time because I would have to leave him in

Sorry. Actually, I had asked her to wake me up which was why she called me. I hope it makes sense now. MM, what's the difference between "I snoozed" and "I snoozed it"? Does the latter suggestion I snoozed something( an

Soon, the cellphone rang again and I snoozed it again. It happened several times before my girlfriend called me for the second time. It was 7:40 and I knew I had to wake up or I would be late if I got lost, not an unusual thing for a person who

In less than 10 minutes (I think), the call came. I picked it up and she sounded surprisingly awake. I'd thought she would call me the moment she woke up. I could imagine she was changed and ready to head out. I was still too tired because I

The Java Virtual Machine provides a platform-independent way of executing code, by abstracting the differences between operating systems and CPU architectures. How would you interpret the meaning of difference here? abstracting the differences

I see the problem. You interpret "take on more responsibilites" as a promotion? That's not what I wanted to say. I mean't I'm serious about getting my job done and the problems which has been resolved will not hurt my

I think the right context is the manager is new to the company and he joined the company during my absense so he wondered who I was. The original reponse kicked in.

How to say this formally (perhaps to your superior) My take: I had to take 2 months off to handle relationship issues. Now that everything is resolved, I'm reading to take on more responsibilities. (Situation : I had big problems with my

Did the construction on the main road give you any problems? (Construction is going on somewhere on the main road, blocking traffic occasionally)