Hi, I'm not sure about the usage of "hope". Will it be grammatically acceptable to say "I have a hope to ..." How do you think of the following sentence? Besides the fact "desire" is stronger than

Hi, I read an article with this sentence "His (Dad's) powerful hands, then age 33, wrapped all the way around my tiny arms, then age 4, and easily swung me up to his shoulders to command all I surveyed." I don't understand the

Hello, Can I say "The students feigned that they were interested, but I could see that they weren't."? It sounds odd. Does "feign" always appear with negative meaning? Thank you!

Hi, I've trouble telling any difference between the following pairs of words. 1. Caesar knew to cross Rubicon would be to declare war and it would __ all Romans in a fearful strife. I feel comfortable using involve here, but I can't

hi, "when fun comes in on little dancing feet, you probably won't be expecting it." What does "on little dancing feet" mean?

Hi, I read this sentence "Just to make sure that everybody knew how much fun we were having, we put happy faces on flunking test papers, dirty bumpers, sticky refrigerator doors, bathroom mirrors. Does "happy faces" refer to the

Hi, does the phrase "spiritual enrichment" strike you as a religious one? Can I say "by reading poetry, i gain spiritual enrichment"? Thank you!

Hi, I need a phrase to go parallel with audio pleasure, visual pleasure. I think of sensual pleasure, but that is kind of misleading. what i want to say is the pleasant feeling of stroking on a piece of silk. will tactile pleasure do? or can

Thank you CalifJim. I thought it stands for some specific meaning since the two words are capitalized. Thank you for your note.

Hi, I have this sentense that confuses me. The small group of woodcutters set out in the still/quiet hours before dawn. I understand the difference between the two words, one for sound and motion the other solely for sound. But one of my