I realized that I didn't mention "transgender," whcih is another good possibility.

Apart from the grammar question, telling anyone to drink "as much water as possible" could be dangerous if the person tried to take your advice literally. It is possible to get very ill and even die from drinking too much water.

Which questions and answers to you mean? Do you mean the posts on English Forums? I don't really understand your question. Gerunds are a useful part of English are are used in many circumstances. Why shouldn't they be used in questions and

Rishika, we're glad you like English Forums. Welcome!

CJ, that Wiki article is interesting. I'm actually going to the world premier of a documentary film called Two Spirit on Nov. 21. This was good background reading.

"Intersex" is a word currently used to describe people who have some male characteristics and some female ones, or people who identify with both (or neither) genders. "Androgynous" is another possibility.

1) right 2) needs a second "I" 3) not very natural. ("I'm thinking about what position I want to do it in" sounds like you're reading the Kama Sutra. How about "I'm thinking about my dance position"? 4)

How about "Botulism kills more mallard ducks than weasels"?

I think this is interesting (in a sort of annoying way) -- if the original pasive-voice sentence had been "He was seen by the mailbox," would we have all jumped to "the mailbox saw him"? Or would the "by=near"

So, you intended "he was seen by the dead" to mean "he was seen near the dead"???!! Okay, I must say that I feel we've been taken advantage of. Maybe I've misunderstood again, but it seems as though you have