Over here in Indonesia, people always speak of 'Sweet 17', and never 'Sweet 16'. I suppose people do adapt the expression a bit to suit local cultures. But as stated earlier, it is 'Sweet 16' that is the established concept, and native speakers of

Ah, now Nona has more flavours to choose from. Anyway what is your language, Jhumjhum?

Hi Wilsonidv, I see where you're coming from. I'm also one of those who always need to confirm receipt of emails or documents sent to me as I work as a freelance translator and all the jobs are sent via email. What I usually write is something

Interestingly, nona in Bahasa Indonesia means miss, as in Miss Potter, used to address a young woman who is not married.

Yep, it means not possible and therefore not worth discussing.

Very helpful indeed. How about making it a sticky post, Nona?

For instance, prostitution causes venereal diseases, social immorality, bad influence upon our youth and the future of society etc. Wouldn't it be too harsh to blame it all on prostitution? Immorality is always there, whether or not

...or a title.

Speaking of lazy English, I remember I decided to learn British English because I was too lazy to pronounce the 'R'

Hi Anon, When the main clause has a to-infinitive, rather than is usually followed by an infinitive without to. As for the above sentence, I think we could simply say 'I prefer to ride a horse rather than a bike'. O