Clive wrote: Hi, I think the reason that many universities like the word 'alumni' instead of 'alumnuses' is because they want to give the word an 'academic, look at me, I know Latin' kind of air. That way, the alumni will donate more money

My concern is not whether or not I want to have my organs harvested; I'm really wondering if anything I have will be worth anything by the time I go. True story here where I live. A few years ago a young man (early 20's) was brutally and

Khoff wrote: possibly "telegraphic style"? Exellent....very descriptive, Khoff.

Srdjan wrote: I am slightly confused as it comes to use the prepositions "OF" or "TO", escpecially in these situations: This is a fantastic start to a weekend. This is a fantastic start of a weekend. Suddenly, I have lost the rear end to my car.

Davkett wrote: The three words are not exactly interchangeable though: Assure= I want to assure you that... I will be there when you need me. Ensure= I want to ensure that... everyone will understand. Insure= I want to insure my ..

Wistiti2 wrote: The suject is "one", so the verb must be in the singular: "does one of you/does any of you" etc... In my book, 'one' is singular (so is 'none'), no matter what follows.

Mom4ez wrote: Can anyone tell me the correct use of the apostrphe in this case? A widower whose children often played with hers owned the farm adjoining the Gessen's. Apostrophe is needed. If the name is Gessens, it follows the 's'. If the name

JKBelieve wrote: 'Unlike most of her friends, as a teenager Kadosh opted for national service in the army - frowned upon for Orthodox Jewish girls.' 'frowned upon for....' especially baffles me. Thank you ^^ Better expressed as

Jack112 wrote: Scenario: You haven't come down here for so long pal, what's up? 1. That was because I had been really busy until now . 2. That is because I had been really busy until now . (Is 'is' wrong? Why?) Thanks. I

Anonymous wrote: I remember being taught that the letter "h" was a consonant and there for should go with the indefinate article "a", and yet ever since President Bush's new speach writer started using the indefinate article "an" before