I hate to speak of marriage this way, but any lawyer will tell you that it's a 'legal institution.' This means that the married couple is a legal entity (i.e. individual) in itself: 'it' can own private property. In many countries two individuals

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I suppose so, unless you counter a drug with an antidote, or use a drug which has an opposite effect.

Just to satisfy your curiousity, EnglishForums.com is based in Malta and the time zone here is Central European Time (CET) , which is the same as Greenwhich Mean Time + 1 hour (GMT+1). However, you're right, the teachers who make contributions

Yes, you're right, there's no connection with violence in the physical sense, as there is when someone would say, 'I'm going to kick your face in.' But I do think that the phrase does convey the idea of violence in the sense of 'a powerful and

'Kicked in' does give the sense of a certain amount of violence - metaphorically speaking - such as the idea that a drug has a sudden effect.

'As the anaethetic kicked in, XYZ could feel herself drifting off into the world of sleep.' I'd use 'kick in' to refer to a substance that is beginning to have an effect, and not for pain, which is the effect in itself. 'As the snake's venom

Hi Elena, Here are a few books that I've read recently which I though you might find not just helpful, but also very thought-provoking. Orientalism, EW Said. It is related to what you are discussing in that Said argues that Westerners have

There are a few in Malta. Most of them sell African clothing and jewellery, South American coffee, and spices from the Far East. There is one market, called the 'Artisan Market', which is quite popular, though the stated origin of some the goods

That was tried, and the appearance of your post here only confirms that it was the floppiest of flops. Esperanto - number of speakers . This can be read as a criticism of any synthesised global language in general: Learn Not To Speak