That's such an interesting question, and I've never heard a rule about it. Clearly, the use of the article "the" with body parts is idiomatic. To answer your specific question, we say "Fingernails are made of a type of protein...." But, yes, we

For the record, Ryan is right, and Raul is wrong.

This is one of the few examples where the reflexive is actually best.

Though unusual, there's nothing inherently wrong with "I am loving English." If your teacher asked, "So how are you liking English?", that would be a perfect answer.

Excellent question, Wushu. Yes, "horse" and "retard" are both nouns. And in this case, each is a predicate nominative -- a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and refers to the subject. Linking verbs can be followed by nouns or adjectives:

The correct answers are: "David shows interest and smiles at me." and "David showed interest and smiled at me." Countability is irrelevant.

"We went clubbing over the new year" is wrong. "We went clubbing on New Year's Eve" is right (note capitalization and apostrophe). Another possibility is "We went clubbing over New Year's," which is a more general way of saying "...during the New

No, no, no. Vivica, you were right. "Is it scary or what?" never means "What was it like?" It always means "Is it scary?" or "Is it scary?" "...or what" is simply an idiomatic amplifier. With all due respect, Louisthu, if it's not your first

George Carlin, the comedian, did a very funny routine on the seven swear words you can't say on TV. It's on tape, but I'd be happy to email you the list.

"Further" and "farther" are interchangeable. But according to a fairly recent rule, "farther" refers to physical distance, whereas "further" refers to degree or extent: "My ball went farther than yours." "I thought you had gone further in