- Carjack is not a car steal. It's a takeover with the car driver BEING at the wheel. Often the act is carried out with a weapon. - Retried , not retired. - An SUV, not a SUV. The term "sport utility vehicle" is such a catchy label, good for

1. Surely I already know what the contents of our contract are : that I am to work for you for a period of 18 months, after which time you will release me with my debt to you cancelled. 2. This shows how little they were aware of the challenge

Who said "they have got = present tense" ? Who said "they had got = simple past " ? "Have got" is ALWAYS in present perfect and "Had got" is ALWAYS in past perfect tense, simply as that, no matter how the pseudo logic goes. Do not fool around

"Give it a day or two" has the pattern "give (someone/something) a (time unit) or two". ex: Give it an hour or two for total cooling down. Give me a minute or two I will finish this. That gives him a year or two to decide if he wants to move

One word of caution : Do not confuse "fluency" with "speaking fast". Some who speak English as a second language may think if they speak rapidly, they can sound like the native speakers. This is a wrong way to improve your spoken English

"Kick in" has nothing to do with the verb "to kick" (i.e. a swift upward movement of the foot) therefore contains no hints of violence, unlike "kick open", "kick down", "kick off", "kick one's butt", or "kick up one's heels", etc.

Here're few more abeit a little strong, Rage76. "It's nothing but ..." "It's merely a ..." "It's no more than a ..." Hbae787

Then how does this sentence sound : "During the last 30 years, money sent home from overseas Vietnamese has helped the economy of this country especially in the postwar period. However this fact has been refuted by many Vietnamese at home".

The Australians, says, who live outside Australia can be referred to as "overseas (or oversea)Australians" or "Australians abroad". But how do you refer to Australians who live inside the country in the same sentence with "the overseas

Hi MM, There's a spelling in your sentence.