ray is the usual word. If you wanted to be poetic you could use 'thread' but it would need to be a very narrow crack of light - the width of a thread.

Hi pljames, welcome. You have a few problems with spelling but generally you are understandable. Native speakers with writing problems often make them worse by being too tense about their writing - you probably speak so as to be

I don't think they are using casualty in its normal sense. Of course, not every soldier who got wounded died, and it's not possible for every soldier to either not be wounded at all or killed, with none of them just injured. They are

) It's not really clear just from the laqnguage, but knowing the context, I'd take the first instance of 'A Level' to mean 'A Level qualification awarded' and the second instance to be 'subject'. However, that is

Also 'dollars' should be at the end of the numbers, not before them. three dollars, not dollars three.

It is correct. As it is an idiom, you shouldn't mess about with the wording.

1. Is there any update / updated? 2. Thank you for your requested / request ? 3. Please find attached document as per your requested / request?

The COCA quote is working on the phrase 'throw your weight around', which means acting like a bit of a bully/being demanding because of your importance. The other two quotes I don't really understand without full context.

If you look at their 'about us' or the 'accreditation' pages, that makes their status and situation clear. In other words, no. They are not part of the official UK education system. Their 'degrees' are not

What was the word before shite? Don't worry we have an auto censor but I'll still be able to see it. (as a moderator) Mr Wordy's suggestion is good, but otherwise the shite is '***' - it's a scottish and northern