http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aAvangi&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:Avangi'en-USXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/MostlyMakingPossessive/lqrjd/post.htm#997540Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:04:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:997540avangiIn my opinion, they're not idiomatic, because of a lack of parallel structure (or parallel meaning). "This year's" and "last years" refer to different categories of things. (this year's reunion / last year's reunion) (this year's shirt / last year's shirt) You can't assume that "the shirt he wore in" will be carried forward. You must repeat it. The shirt he wore in this year's high school reunion was smaller than the one he wore in last year's. etc., etc.http://www.englishforums.com/English/JuddSAndEmiliosPortrayal/lpqpr/post.htm#997530Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:51:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:997530avangiI see nothing wrong with the "s" endings, assuming you intend to remove the parentheses surrounding them.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WrongSentences/lqrhc/post.htm#997496Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:04:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:997496avangiHow can i change them wihout adding new words. I'm no asleep. No! I'm asleep! I'm not asleep. You speak a very good English. (except "Your English is very good") Impossible. You speak very good English. Everybody was late. This is okay in casual speech. Everyone was late. The people in this town is very friendly. Impossible. The people in this town are very friendly.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfTakeLodging/lppph/post.htm#997308Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:13:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:997308avangi1. He took lodging in his parents' house due to high rent rates. "Sought lodging" would be less odd that "took lodging," under the circumstances, but it's not very currenthttp://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfTakeLodging/lppph/post.htm#997293Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:03:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:997293avangiIn passing, could you tell me if there's any significant difference between "take lodging" and "take up lodging" ? I agree with Khoff, except for the the birds' selectivity. It may well be the case, but I don't hear it as implied in your sentence. I hear "take up lodging" as the beginning of an indefinite stay, possibly long term. "Take lodging," except with birds and other critters, strikes me as very temporary: "We took lodging for the night."http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfEnterIntoIt/2/lpwbb/Post.htm#997268Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:28:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:997268avangiIt may seem like we have a team of dead horses here. We can apply a lot of virtuous adjectives to the process of preparing for an exam. You must be diligent / persevering / thorough in preparing for the exam. (Perhaps you're normally a lazy, careless person.) The important distinction is that "X to prepare" describes the kind of person you ARE before the preparation. You must be sober to prepare for the exam. "X in preparing" describes the WAY you handle yourself during the preparation. You must be careful in preparing for the exam. Damn the prepositions, anyway! If you say, "You must be careful to prepare for the exam," that means. "Make sure you do it!"http://www.englishforums.com/English/ICannotSentenceMeans/lppwx/post.htm#997159Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:12:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:997159avangiIt badly need a rewrite. It should be a simple list of "all these qualities." 1. the diversity in value between among different cattle, 2. the great size of the units, 3. the fact that they could not be divided, 4. the speculative element (that the cattle might deteriorate in keeping, or be productive while kept) Since you follow the list with "; all these qualities etc.," there's no need for conjunctions like "and" or "as well as" - at least if you insist on making the whole thing a single clause. The expression "which entered into them" is totally useless, as far as I can see. There seems to be a half-hearted attempt to break the list up, but it doesn't work. ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfEnterIntoIt/2/lpwbb/Post.htm#997104Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:10:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:997104avangi2. They are always asking me how studious a student should be to prepare for the finals Hi, Pernickety. I hate beating dead horses, but a revisit to this clause tells me I didn't explain myself. The problem is the nature of the verb "to prepare." In your example, it describes what may well be a long process. "Are you ready to prepare for the exam?" "How ready should you be to prepare for the exam?" (Did you sleep well? - take your smart pills?) In other words, we're talking about the preparation for the preparation. "How studious should you be to prepare for the exam?" "Jane is not studious enough to prepare for the exam! (She's plain stupid!)" (She never will be...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouCorrectMyGrammar/2/lpmzc/Post.htm#996087Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:13:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996087avangiOne more: I'd say "the Ohio country" would be okay in describing the events of the 1600's, before legal boundaries were considered. Also, note the apostrophe in "1600's," which I believe is the correct form.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouCorrectMyGrammar/lpmzc/post.htm#996080Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:05:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996080avangiNote: In the US, it's called "The French and Indian War," but in Canada (a part of North America rather involved in the conflict) it's called "The Seven Years' War," or (especially in Quebec) "The War of the Conquest."http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouCorrectMyGrammar/lpmzc/post.htm#996067Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:53:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996067avangiOhio was first inhabited by the a group of Indians also celled called the Iroquois Confederation. After the so - called Beaver Wars in the mid-1600s, the Iroquois claimed much of the Ohio country as hunting and beaver-trapping ground. During the 18th century, the French set up a system of trading posts to control the fur trade between the Indians and Europeans. In 1754, France and Great Britain fought a war that was known in North America as the French and Indian War. As a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1783, Britain ceded all claims to Ohio country to the United States , and on the 1. March 1, 1803 , Ohio was admitted as the 17 th state in the US. To the best of my knowledge, expressions like "the Ohio...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouCorrectMyGrammar/lpmzc/post.htm#996052Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:38:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996052avangiEdit. Re "as well," no problem here! Somehow I failed to pick up on "state" vs. "federal." That is, the state is balanced, and the federal as well. Sorry.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouCorrectMyGrammar/lpmzc/post.htm#996042Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:26:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996042avangiSorry, MrM. For some reason your post wasn't showing. - A.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouCorrectMyGrammar/lpmzc/post.htm#996039Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:23:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996039avangiThe two major parties in Ohio are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. These two parties are evenly represented in the Ohio government. Okay. In the Ohio State Senate the Republicans have the a firm control, while in the Ohio House of Representatives it is the Democrats who control the delegation. " The firm control" assumes there always is such a thing. But there may well not be. The Ohio Congressional Delegation is relatively pa i red balanced as well because there are 10 representatives who are Democrats and 8 who are Republicans. May we assume that "as well" has an antecedent, perhaps in prior context? Do you mean, "X is paired" and Y is also paired"? or do...http://www.englishforums.com/English/DiscussVsDiscussAbout/3/zlpwz/Post.htm#995991Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:26:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995991avangiI believe the writer is using 'discuss about', not discuss. On average , Keller Fay finds that people discuss about a dozen brands each day. My reasoning is 'on average' has to be 'a dozen'. For example, there are 2 balls in the first box, 3 balls in the second box, and 4 balls in the third box. How many balls are there in each box on average? It has to be 9 divided by 3, which is 3 balls. It cannot be about 3 balls. The value of pi is about 3.14. In your example, 9/3 happens to come out even. Of course we wouldn't say "Nine divided by three is about three!" If good ol' Keller Fay kept perfect records, and calculated the average number of discussions per day as 11.46381, he could choose...http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfEnterIntoIt/lpwbb/post.htm#995076Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:24:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995076avangiWhat do you mean by 'idiomatic'? Are you saying that "Wow! She's too beautiful!" means 'not really beautiful'? I know for a fact that too means also 'very' in a formal register, for example: "Thank you, you are too kind." Hi, MichalS. I think we're on the same page. "Idiomatic" is good, not bad! If a person's speech is in the style and manner of a "correct speaking" native speaker, we'd say, "He's idiomatic." "His speech is idiomatic." "The expressions he uses are idiomatic." Idioms are also idiomatic, but they're special rather than normal. They use normal words in special ways. Edit. I guess...http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfEnterIntoIt/lpwbb/post.htm#994783Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:15:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994783avangi1. I passed my driving test because I prepared all too well. Luck doesn't enter into it . 2. They are always asking me how studious a student should be to prepare for the finals, and I shrug my shoulders every time because in my book studiousness doesn't enter into it. "All too well" should have an element of dread, or ominousness: When my father told me to take down my pants, I knew all too well what was coming. ". . . how studious a student should be to prepare for" is clearly understood, but not idiomatic to my ear. I'd say: ". . . how studious a student should be in preparing for etc." ". . . how well prepared a student should be to take the finals." People for whom...http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfEnterIntoIt/lpwbb/post.htm#994781Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:07:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994781avangiDamn! You're too quick for me. I just did, but I got Oooopsed. When will I learn?http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfEnterIntoIt/lpwbb/post.htm#994765Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:54:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994765avangiYour use of the "bolded" phrase is perfectly good, but there are other problems in your sentences.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeforeDoingVsBeforeIDid/kzcwn/post.htm#993978Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:24:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993978avangiI was waiting for you to wake up before going/before I went. They're both okay, but the second one has the advantage of making it clear who's going. Grammatically, the first one could be "I," "you," or "we." The day you lie to me is the day I'll divorce you/The day you lie to me will be the day I divorce you. Both are common.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WorkItOnOut/lpzvd/post.htm#993965Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:11:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993965avangiContext might help. I take it as a stylistic device. The "on" is superfluous, and serves for emphasis. Take it on out. Bring 'em on in. Round 'em on up. Bring 'em on over. Drive 'er on in. Come on down. Edit. I agree with Clive that "on" adds a sense of continuity.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ConfusionAboutAdjectives/lpzvm/post.htm#993954Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993954avangiThese are adjectives, alright. The trick is that "verbs of sense" work like verbs of being, in taking an adjective complement. "You smell sweet, but I am sweet!"http://www.englishforums.com/English/DivingCasualties/lpvlc/post.htm#993786Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:22:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993786avangiEdit. There are 3,330 Google hits on "diving casualties" (not very many), but many of them are discussing treatment. So I guess you're okay! They live! (Only 50,000 for "diving accidents.")http://www.englishforums.com/English/DivingCasualties/lpvlc/post.htm#993781Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:15:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993781avangiYes, it's OK to say it, with the caveat that readers sometimes confuse casualties with deaths. (I'd use a comma before "since.")http://www.englishforums.com/English/StrugglingTheseSentences-Grammar/lpdkm/post.htm#993769Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:04:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993769avangi1 Pushing your dentist appointment back a month will not only affect the alignment of your teeth but you'll be pushing the end day of treatment back a month. The less you tighten the braces the less staight your teeth become in a shorter timeframe. 2 My big purchase didn't go unnotice d . I felt it. It set me back , really hurting and really hurt my budget. Congratulations on the short sentences! Sometimes they're what's needed. I prefer the participial phrase here. It functions to explain "It set me back." Your version makes it sound like two different ideas. 3 The jury will pick who they think is the best and wins. I suppose this is grammatically possible, but it's logically redundant....http://www.englishforums.com/English/PosingQuestionPoseQuestionPresent-PastTense/lpvgw/post.htm#993702Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:51:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993702avangiHi, franklin, "Have you won a soul?" is correct. "You have won" is present perfect tense, and uses the past participle of the verb. "You win" is simple present tense. The form changes for 3rd person singular: "He wins." With the present perfect, the participle stays the same, and the "have" changes: "He has won." Welcome to English Forums. Thanks for joining us! Best wishes, - A.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Morphemes/lpdph/post.htm#993691Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:46:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993691avangiHi, mansikka. I notice this is your first post. Welcome to English Forums, and thank you for joining us. I'm glad MrM responded to your question. It's not a topic we often see on the Forums. Best wishes, - A.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhoOrWhoWithInfinitive/lpbzh/post.htm#993517Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:34:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993517avangiThanks for elaborating on your position, CB. Your understanding of formal grammar is clearly better integrated than mine. When a usage is idiomatic, I can usually trust my "instincts" in matters of objects; but these particular forms seem to defy common sense. I hope that since I began by saying I'm on the fence, you don't consider me one who thinks only his view is correct. - A.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhoOrWhoWithInfinitive/lpbzh/post.htm#993114Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:01:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993114avangiGreetings, my friend. I looked at this a few hours ago and gave up on it. I'm glad you tackled it. I'm too old to fight about using subjective case for objects. But my instincts let me down on what modifies what. (I know CJ thinks worring about modifiers is counterproductive.) I know where to go. (same sentence - no case conflict) I'm as comfortable saying that "where" is what I know and "to go" answers the question; as I am to say that "to go" is what I know and "where" modifies it. "To go" isn't a transitive verb. Why does it have to have an object anyway? Why is "where" such a great direct object? Best wishes, - A. Edit. I feel the same way...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProgressingMakingProgress/lpccp/post.htm#993082Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:12:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993082avangiI had added another thought on the last item, but it got Oooopsed. It's not exactly clear if you mean to stress the quality of the workers or the fact that you need some. If it's the latter case, you might say, "Considering the recent growth etc., we now need etc." OR "Considering the constant growth etc., we continually need etc." Best regards, - A.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProgressingMakingProgress/lpccp/post.htm#993069Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:56:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993069avangiEmployment - we're making progress/progressing together I like "progressing." "We're making progress" evokes "we're not making progress." That is, "we're just barely making it," or "we're finally making progress." I think "progressing" is more enthusiastic. Our firm has 160 employees contributing to the firm's development/whose work contributes to the firm's development. I'd avoid "work." "Contributing" makes it sound like the employees are "on the team." Considering the constant growth and development of the production, distribution and retail network, there is a need for expert/skilled and...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EaxhSentenceWordsWordPhraseFits-Please/lxqpz/post.htm#993052Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:35:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993052avangiI would not use "relation". That sounds quite odd to me. I'd say "relationship". You're right Yankee. Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HavingRespectDevotionNatural-World/lpbln/post.htm#992956Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:33:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992956avangiNo. Each adjective takes its own (different) preposition. When you switch to the verbals, you have new problems. They don't work in parallel. You have respect for X. You can devote the next four hours to homework. You can devote yourself to improving. You can be devoted to improving. (You can respect the world, but you can't devote the world.) "It" refers to the entire bolded participial phrase. I don't understand where you want to put the "they." The simple subject is "having," which is singular. You might suspect the verb "need" is plural, but it's actually subjunctive singular. "Money and power are intoxicating." (compound subject, plural verb) ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EaxhSentenceWordsWordPhraseFits-Please/lxqpz/post.htm#992905Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:54:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992905avangiDid you compose these sentences, or is it homework? - A. Hmm, easy question. 1 I was tired but it past /passed. 2 I've never been in a relation other than this one/apart from this one/ but this one . "any relation but this one" would be okay. 3 Everyone is hyped up over/about on the team winning tonight. "About" could also describe a future event. 4 He does a nice job (of) playing this character. "Of" is common, but lower register. 5 I regret not having had the courage to set things write right with/ between my mom before she past passed . "Between my mom and me" would be okay.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AllEverythingInOnePlace/lpbjz/post.htm#992900Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:45:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992900avangiAs a stand alone, I'd use "everything." If in prior context you specify, I'd use "all." ( all of the above , not everything above )http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowMemberOnline/2/lxqmb/Post.htm#992604Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:33:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992604avangiMozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.1.5) Gecko/20091102 Firefox/3.5.5 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) Be that it??http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatCareDoesMatter/lxqqz/post.htm#992595Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:24:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992595avangiI was thinking the company had treated her inconsiderately, and other staff were discussing it. That is, What do those creeps care about her?http://www.englishforums.com/English/YourRippedIt/lxqjb/post.htm#992591Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:16:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992591avangiOn the internet, everyone smells beautiful. (not "beautifully") << Sorry, just couldn't help myself.>> Often the case.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowMemberOnline/2/lxqmb/Post.htm#992580Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:08:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992580avangiI can't find it, but my son upgraded it for me last week. I love programming, but I just can't get interested in the mechanics of the internet.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowMemberOnline/2/lxqmb/Post.htm#992547Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:33:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992547avangiWhat browser do you use? I think my physical therapist always asks me that question. It's called Mitchum. I've been on FF for about a year now.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowMemberOnline/lxqmb/post.htm#992510Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:53:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992510avangiWow! Maybe I'm gettin' to old for this stuff! Thanks, Ruslana. Edit. I found the Home page one earlier, and I just found the Forum page one. Thanks for that. That one's a big help! But I don't have anything in any of the very bottom blue sections.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowMemberOnline/lxqmb/post.htm#992454Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:57:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992454avangiThanks, Anon! I appreciate that!http://www.englishforums.com/English/YourRippedIt/lxqjb/post.htm#992450Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:46:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992450avangiYour ripped it I saw this phrase from a game. I do not understand what it means. Many thanks. I usually hear it in connection with a hitter really clouting a baseball. (He ripped one over the fence.) Never thought about it much, but it might refer to knocking the cover off the ball. Baseballs have a rawhide cover which is stitched together from two hourglass-shaped pieces. The stitches may be ripped. I don't mean every time the expression is used. But that may be the reference. Just a guess. There's also an old expression, "Let 'er rip!", which usually refers to turning something on, or commencing some dramatic activity. It means something like, "I'm ready! Go ahead!"http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowMemberOnline/lxqmb/post.htm#992439Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:36:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992439avangiWelcome to English Forums, wys. Thanks for joining us! We used to have that feature on the home page, but I haven't seen it for a year or two. It also used to list the moderators who were on duty. Personally, I miss those features. If I find out why they stopped it, I'll let you know. Best wishes, - A.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatCareDoesMatter/lxqqz/post.htm#992428Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:16:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992428avangiThey all sound natural to me. I would say they all need question marks, but I'm not 100% sure. Perhaps for rhetorical questions, question marks are not required. We need a second opinion. Edit. The ones I've looked at all seem to have question marks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MyQuestionAboutStressPressure-Again/2/ljwjv/Post.htm#992415Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:08:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992415avangi1.What does 'He's wound up tighter than a drum' mean? It's a mixed metaphor/simile for tension, but it used to be quite popular. The coil springs which powered old fashioned toys were wound up with a key. We used to wind our watches. But we would take care not to wind them too tight. The plastic or rawhide "heads" of most (musical) drums are "tuned," so to speak, by stretching them tighter and tighter over the frame of the drum until the sound (when struck) meets with our approval. Orchestral "kettle drums" produce an actual pitch, which may be tuned in the same manner as a guitar string, by increasing or decreasing its tension. Both instruments make use of a key-like screw-type device, for...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EndlessAssociationalManifestedDelight/lxpdh/post.htm#992026Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:14:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992026avangiDel's point about the sensations of the present triggering past memories, raises an interesting issue. How does this differ from simple learning? If the child hasn't burned his hand on the hot stove, is it really something to be avoided? Surely "native peoples" learn this way too. I guess what's different is that we have so much leisure time, our emotions and imaginations get to assume the dominant role, which should be played instead by reality.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MeaningAndDifference/lxpdg/post.htm#992013Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:54:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992013avangiWelcome to English Forums, tampu. Thanks for joining us! You've come to the right place to agonize over this distinction. I've been doing so for three years, and I get absolutely no sympathy. The popular wisdom is that the gerund is NOT, repeat, NOT, nor never was, a present participle. End of story. I invite you to use our internal search engine to examine the many threads on the subject. You'll probably get a few more encouraging replies to your inquiry! You might also try posting your request (with a bit more careful English) in our Linguistics Forum. Best wishes, - A.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EndlessAssociationalManifestedDelight/lxpdh/post.htm#991999Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:37:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991999avangi(May I do it backward?) The ideal situation would be for our minds to have a full tank of energy. This energy would be best used in processing new sensory data. The world is full of great stuff, and we should be experiencing and enjoying the present, "real, live" sensations. However, our minds are so full of the garbage of the past, that most of our energy is drained away in processing what our imagination and our emotions are making out of past memories. (Native peoples don't have this problem, because they are intimately in touch with nature, through their senses.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrepositionUsedCellphone/lxpcl/post.htm#991922Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:17:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991922avangiYes. (This seems like a new question.) But do these sentences have the same meaning ? I was under the impression that when we say " I called my mother from my cellphone" ,we mean that the call was made from my cellphone, and when we say " I called my mother on her cellphone ",we mean that the call was received on her cellphone. Do the prepositions "on" and "from" have different usages in this context ? You haven't yet quoted "I called my mother from her cell phone." This is the only one that requires special circumstances. She left her cell phone at your house. When she got home, you called her on/from her cell phone, placing the call to her residence land line. It is not really...