Thank you, Taka, for your response. The reason for my question is this. I believe that something you wrote was possibly, semantically inappropriate for the situation. I viewed it as a valuable teaching moment and I hope you'll view it in the

Taka wrote: Otter and boar shouldn't have been domesticated either. RH: Taka, may I ask you a question? My question might seem a bit intrusive but I assure you it is not intended in this fashion. If you don't want to answer, that's fine. Do

The sentence: The residues found in Peking Man's caves showed that 70 percent of his diet consisted of venison and the other 30 percent of whatever else he was able to hunt or trap---otter, boar, and wild sheep, buffalo, rhinoceros, even tiger.

I am sorry for my harsh message of yesterday. It was written hastily. I did not mean what I said. I hope that it did not offend you. Kindest regards, Goldmund =============== I never saw it, Goldmund. It was censored. But I can tell

It is a great list and I hope it helps ESLs realize that "sentence fragments" are exceedingly common indeed. The LGSWE calls them "non-clausal material" , perhaps to get away from the pejorative connotations 'sentence fragments' holds.

Tonyoung, There are many many phrases produced around the world that are semi-English. I'm not knocking these collocations, for the producers of such phrases, they likely have a full meaning. I have no idea if "think with foot" is the

Mr Pedantic wrote: I'd agree with Paco. RanchHand: A momentary aside. I wonder, how are we to gloss this ? Does it mean that Mr Pedantic agrees with 80% of what Paco says? Or does it mean

Dear Ranchhand, I commend to you the words of Heine: «Doch die Kastraten klagten, Als ich meine Stimm erhob; Sie klagten und sie sagten: Ich sänge viel zu grob.» Kind regards

Googled www: 1,090,000 English pages for "geniuses". 126,000 English pages for "genii". Googled UK pages only: 65,400 for "geniuses". 14,300 for "genii".

Mr Pedantic wrote: I'd agree with Paco. RanchHand: A momentary aside. I wonder, how are we to gloss this ? Does it mean that Mr Pedantic agrees with 80% of what Paco says? Or does it mean