However, some people still cling to an older style in which words like historic (first syllable not stressed) take an . I'm one of those "clingers". (A Klingon?) But it's not actually something I do consciously. That's just

I answered your question in another thread, Anon: http://www.englishforums.com/English/PassiveVoice/ljchm/post.htm

Your sentence is grammatically correct, but it is not particularly natural. People generally would not use such a passive sentence. Using the active voice would be far better: "Tom has been solving the problems for 15 minutes."

They're all correct, Anon. The word gotten is generally used as the past participle of the verb "get" in American English, and got is used as the past participle in British English. Thus your first sentence seems to be AmE, and the

Hi Michael I'm not quite sure what you want to know. I'm sure that many/most language schools will provide you with some sort of document stating that you attended and successfully completed certain ESL coursework. However, if you have

Depending on my mood would be my desire to argue. You're quite the poet, Jim.

Hi Coloraday I wasn't completely sure about "liars", but it sounds like the word he was saying, and it seems like a good fit in the context. To me, the final sound seems to be a sort of mix of S and Z -- i.e. not clearly one or the

Hi Avangi Also depending/ dependent upon the weather would be the farmers and the construction workers. I think it's worth mentioning that in your sentence, I don't see a phrase that means "contingent on". In addition, that

This is what I hear in your latest three: 3. So, we thought, well, you know, if ... if the name of the group's being changed, and he's (???) 4. (???) is a (friar?), which is off the main 5. I seem to remember him, you know, starting

Hi Anon Here's my two cents: First of all, the phrase "depending on" can function as the subject of a sentence. For example: (1) Depending on him for help would be a mistake. The structure of the sentence above is basically