One possible dialogue could be: Teacher (staring at the student): Who forgot to bring his book? (was it) you? Student: No, it wasn't me! This is kind of an informal situation. Formally speaking, it should be "it wan't I", but this utterance

So, in your own opinion, only the English spoken in America is "valid", "lively", "correct", "modern" or whatever another adjective you want to add. Mmm... be careful. English is spoken in many countries, and America is not precisely "the"

Do you think so? In this particular case, either interpretation is acceptable. As an engineer working with this type of quotes, believe me, you never know what was exactly meant unless you have the whole paragraph at hand. My interpretation of "in

Hi Maj. I think both are acceptable, although I'd rather say "You should feel ashamed" in the first case.

Rating swearwords or taboo words is not easy as long as the degree of "offence" may vary from person to person or from town to town. Even an exclamation like "Jesus!" may seem offensive to someone, believe it or not. Keep in mind that a word can

Your computer works with electricity, but formally speaking it's an electronic apparatus. A digital watch is also electronic although it works with electricity supplied from a small battery. A light bulb and a flashlight, which is pretty much the

The expression "in place" means "suitable" or "appropriate". The opposite is "out of place". Hope this helps!

Mmm... I think it is: "Early English burlesque, often ridiculed, celebrated literary works and sentimental drama"

Structural Grammar describes the grammar of a language based on the analysis of the description of the "structure" of the sentences. TG Grammar, or Transformational Grammar, is a bit more complicated. By the mid-20th century, Noah Chomsky, who

Mmm... I think it goes like this: "When explelled from the nucleus of an atom, the neutron is unstable and decays to form a proton and an electron". Or should it be "...to form a proton or an electron?" I cannnot guarantee that the