It's important to realize that the sense of to wonder being used here is to consider, to debate with oneself : it means to consider the advantages and disadvantages of something, often before acting on it. Now this debate with oneself can, and

Both suggest stilted business language. I'd say in regard to , with regard to or as regards were all correct, but I'd prefer to say regarding , if I wanted to strike that particular note. I think in regards to is unidiomatic in British

Hello BlueDevil and welcome to the forum. I know that the expression "implied metaphor' is used by some people, but I don't like it because: A simile is an explicit parallel - She came into the room like a ship in full sail . A

If the first "as" is optional, can I skip using "as" to lead off a sentence is all cases? I can only speak for British English here, and I've indicated that I suspect American may be different about this. I told you,

On the go means in action , moving rather than stationary . Grammar on the go would mean grammar applied to everyday situations , I think. It's not a common expression as applied to grammar, but it's frequently appled to people: e.g.

I need to get hurry to the meeting at the Municipal Center. Just cut the get - I need to hurry to the meeting at the Municipal Center is fine . I thought it wouldn’t be difficult once I’ve been nearby to visit your place. There a problem of

Hello Mavix and welcome to the forum. I, on the other hand, wouldn't put a comma, because your sentence is short and its structure is immediately apparent. I think the sentence is entirely correct but rather strange: if you are the best man,

I think there's a difference between 1. Hard as it was, Steven tried to break the glass ... The glass was hard, but Steven tried to break it nevertheless... and 2. As hard as it was, Steven tried to break the glass ... I'm tempted to say

You'd only need an and if you placed the adjectives away from the noun: The letters were small and neat. If you place them in front and use an and , I think that places more stress on the adjective immediately after the and . A talented and

It means that the pleasure is pure, that is unmixed with anything which might spoil it. To me it means that the pleasure is deep rather than extreme.