1 . The dollar has plunged this month . 2 . There has been a plunge in the dollar this month . Which one looks better to you , and why ? ============== They both look fine, Naveem. I'd say that the context would determine which one

The rules that developed for writing grew out of how ENLs spoke. We follow rules of phonology, not prescriptions. CGEL: The choice between 'a' and 'an' depends purely on the phonological context. The liaison from occurs before a vowel sound,

Do these have the same meaning? RH: No, they don't, Jack. 1. If you had taken that course, did you find it useful? (Is 'had taken' past participle for conditionals only? I shouldn't use this right? #2 is better?) RH: Allowing that there

We get a slightly different story when we use only "as per", again strictly for UK pages: Googled: Results 1 - 10 of about 823,000 for "as per". For the full phrase, I got, Results 1 - 3 of about 7 for "as per the client's request".

"«Wild» modifies «sheep» alone. It is to distinguish «wild sheep» from «domestic sheep»." Good morning, Goldmund, It hardly seems possible that in this sentence there is any attempt to distinguish between wild and domestic sheep. As this is

Much much too big a project for someone who has had no formal training in grammar, Terra. This has already been done by others more knowlegeable in language. Try, "Parse a Sentence" at http://www.link.cs.cmu.edu/link/submit-sentence-4.html

But, I think as I wrote an example about "time" above, "time" is also an uncountable none, isn't it? ============= This meaning of 'time' is different than clock time, M&M. This is like, I had a good occasion. OR I had a good event.

Jack wrote: According to Mishima, it is possible for Balinese parents to have a son and a daughter, both of which have the same first name. (Is 'have' wrong here? Isn't 'have' referring to 'a son' and 'a daughter' ? If it is supposed to be

Here's my email if you feel like sending it along, Goldmund. Regards, RH

Yes, Taka, I'm a native speaker. I look forward to your comments.