to throw a wrench into the works ... it sounds better to me to say dependent UPON (rather than "on"). and, while we are making things messy, what about the opposite - independent (of? from?) i'll let y'all battle that one out!

to throw a wrnech into the works ... it sounds better to me to say dependent UPON (rather than "on"). and, while we are making things messy, what about the opposite - independent (of? from?) i'll let y'all battle that one out!

instead of refuse, try the verb forbid (which unfortunately has an irregular past form - forbid, forbade, forbidden). i forbid you to kill her. i forbade him to kill her. i have forbidden him to kill her.

very regional indeed... in the midwest (central US), dinner is usually a more formal meal, either at mid-day (often on sunday after attending church) OR any time when going to a restaurant ("to go out to dinner"). supper is the evening meal,

often used in sports (or politics) as a verb - to psyche someone out example: active: candidate A psyched out candidate B by asking about his personal life. passive: team A's members were psyched out by the huge number of fans in the

check this brief history for the origin of the $ symbol http://www.alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxorigin.html

another inappropriate non sequitor from maj...

psyched usually means excitied, thrilled, happy about something psyched out, however, means you are perplexed, confused, and now anxious about not being able to perform in a given event/circumstance

WERE is correct... as pemmican explains, the subjunctive is required, because regret of an unfulfilled wish is expressed. (and regardless of whether you are referring to one or more than one daughters, "were" is appropriate)

i would use the expression to mean legendary... when the persona surpasses the person. ex: winston churchill was larger than life. (his deeds, character, and history are far greater than his humble human being. his life continues to affect