http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aBMO&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:BMO'en-USXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThunderOut/vkjrq/post.htm#386639Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:29:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:386639bmoThanks a lot. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThunderOut/vkjrq/post.htmFri, 29 Jun 2007 15:19:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:385831bmo1. What is thunder out? Astonish comes from Latin extonare, ex-, out + tonare. Extonare is "thunder out." 2. Could you give me a sentence including the phrase "thunder out?" 3. What is out here? Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Darling/dwmjq/post.htm#293586Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:57:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:293586bmoSure. Underling, duckling, princeling, yearling, gosling, darkling, godling. Just go to www.onelook.com and enter -ling. Darling = dear + ling.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Darling/dwmjq/post.htmWed, 15 Nov 2006 15:52:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:293504bmoSuffix -ling denotes pejorative. How can it be in Darling? Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/APutativeFatherAlleged-Father/dgnrc/post.htm#284467Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:54:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:284467bmoThanks. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/APutativeFatherAlleged-Father/dgnrc/post.htmSat, 21 Oct 2006 07:06:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:283800bmo1. What is the difference between a putative and an alleged father? Which one does a mother most likely take to court for paternity suit? 2. The Latin root for putative is putare, which is also the root for amputate, compute, repute. Putare is to prune or to reckon. How could prune and reckon be related? 3. Can I assume a putative father accepts the paternity, but an alleged father denies it? Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AllegedPurportedAllegedly-Purportedly/bqwgj/post.htmWed, 30 Nov 2005 11:45:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:164552bmoAre they synonyms? Could you give me examples? Thanks a lot. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/InquiryAndInquisition/bpdpv/post.htmMon, 14 Nov 2005 02:09:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:158342bmo1.Is there any difference between these two, inquiry and inquistion? 2. Which one is the noun for verb inquire? Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheBillOrOnTheBill/bxqzd/post.htm#157367Fri, 11 Nov 2005 05:57:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:157367bmoThanks to both. I have seen both usages on the Interent, so I asked. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheBillOrOnTheBill/bxqzd/post.htmThu, 10 Nov 2005 02:56:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:157015bmoI think there is a mistake in the bill, or on the bill? Thanks. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ManOfPrinciple/bxdzw/post.htmSun, 30 Oct 2005 18:19:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:153263bmoA man of principle and a man with principle, are these the same? Thanks. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Encroach/bwzzj/post.htm#124436Sat, 06 Aug 2005 09:24:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:124436bmoOk, if it is a trespassing, it is ok, right? This is one meaning other than taking away someone's land, right, etc. Thanks. bmo khttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Encroach/bwzzj/post.htmSat, 06 Aug 2005 00:51:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:124364bmoWhen police move in closer and closer to a bad guy's hideout stealthily, can you use the word encroach? Thanks. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Crescent/2/bhqkd/Post.htm#123524Wed, 03 Aug 2005 01:40:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:123524bmoThanks. I got it completely. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CrumpleAndCrumble/bwbvz/post.htm#123522Wed, 03 Aug 2005 01:39:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:123522bmoThanks a lot. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThereIsAre/bwbhh/post.htmTue, 02 Aug 2005 04:09:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:123240bmoThere is a cat and dog. There are a cat and dog. Which is correct? Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CrumpleAndCrumble/bwbvz/post.htmMon, 01 Aug 2005 22:25:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:123187bmoThe regime crumpled. The regime crumbled. The house crumpled. The house crumbled. Are crumple and crumble interchangeable in these applications? Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThereIsAre/bwbdh/post.htmMon, 01 Aug 2005 21:48:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:123172bmoThere is a cat and a dog. (Is this wrong?) Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Crescent/bhqkd/post.htm#122952Mon, 01 Aug 2005 01:39:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:122952bmoHalf moons are first and last quarter moons, and since they are half, they are not crescent. Thanks. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Crescent/bhqkd/post.htm#122878Sun, 31 Jul 2005 17:50:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:122878bmoThe root is from Latin crescere, to increase or grow. Doesn't it only say about growing bigger, meaning first quarter? Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Crescent/bhqkd/post.htm#122797Sun, 31 Jul 2005 07:23:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:122797bmoThanks, I got it. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Crescent/bhqkd/post.htmSat, 30 Jul 2005 22:28:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:122709bmoIs crescent moon first quarter moon or both first and last quarter moon? Thanks. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/VilifyRevile/bhxbc/post.htm#122010Thu, 28 Jul 2005 06:29:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:122010bmoThanks a lot. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Vintage/bhxbw/post.htm#121985Thu, 28 Jul 2005 03:07:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:121985bmoVintage is very old. Vintage rolls may be very old Rolls-Royce. Vinatge tub - very old bath tub.http://www.englishforums.com/English/VilifyRevile/bhxbc/post.htmThu, 28 Jul 2005 01:39:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:121977bmoAny difference between these two words in meaning and usage? Thanks. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ScrambleAndScrabble/bhmbr/post.htm#121552Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:39:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:121552bmoThank you both, appreciated. Can I say, Scramble for a living, Scrabble for a living Struggle for a living, and Scrape for a living, are all about the same? But scrub for a living would literally mean scrubbing the floor as a job to earn a living, right? bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ScrambleAndScrabble/bhmbr/post.htmTue, 26 Jul 2005 06:53:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:121397bmoScramble for a living and scrabble for a living, are they the same? Thanks. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/BothAreNot/bhlxk/post.htm#121396Tue, 26 Jul 2005 06:51:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:121396bmoVery, very clear, I got it this time. CalifJim, it is from a junior hight test question. Thanks a lot. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/BothAreNot/bhlxk/post.htm#121359Tue, 26 Jul 2005 02:43:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:121359bmoThanks, but I thought "Both of Amy's brothers" tells us she has exactly two brothers. From American Heritage Dictionay: PRONOUN: The one and the other: Both were candidates. We are both candidates. Both of us are candidates. Please note "The one and the other" means there are two exactly. bor-minghttp://www.englishforums.com/English/BothAreNot/bhlxk/post.htmTue, 26 Jul 2005 00:49:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:121339bmoBoth of Amy's brothers are not playing the piano. Which of the following is not true? A. Amy's brothers are not playing the piano. B. Amy has two brothers. C. One of Amy's brother is playing the piano. D. One of Amy's brother is not playing the piano. The asnwer is C, am I right? thanks. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Terrific/bhkbv/post.htm#120996Sun, 24 Jul 2005 23:24:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:120996bmoThanks. The website helps. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Demography/bhkrj/post.htm#120945Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:38:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:120945bmoThanks. It make sense now. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Terrific/bhkbv/post.htm#120944Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:33:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:120944bmoThank you both. Indeed it is a very interesting word. I thought it might have a name for it in grammar. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Terrific/bhkbv/post.htmSun, 24 Jul 2005 07:38:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:120823bmoA terrific headache is a bad thing, but a terrific guy is a good thing. Terrific has two opposite meanings. Is there a name in grammar? Thanks. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/NeitherCanI/nvvx/post.htmTue, 04 Jan 2005 01:53:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:65107bmoAre all of these correct? 1. John can't sing nor can I. 2. John can't sing, nor can I. 3. John can't sing; nor can I. 4. John can't sing neither can I. 5. John can't sing, neither can I. 6. John can't sing; neither can I. Thanks a lot.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ARighteousPerson/mxgl/post.htm#63404Sat, 25 Dec 2004 21:56:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63404bmoThe Chinese word is yi, ?. We say yi chi, ??, meaning a spirit of this righteousness. Thank you all.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ARighteousPerson/mxgl/post.htm#63207Fri, 24 Dec 2004 09:34:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63207bmoThanks. It is very hard to find an appropriate word for this Chinese word. It is really not a high moral standard, it is more like social justice. For example: 1. Sort of like Robinhood did for the poor. 2. Loyal to his friends. 3. Help the downtrodden, the poor, the weak. 4. Help a person in distress. 5. Like a defender of social justice. A Chinese dictionary lists all these: Right conduct, righteousness, morality, duty to one's neighbor, public spirit, patriotic, loyal, faithful, integrity, uprightness, righteous indignation,http://www.englishforums.com/English/ARighteousPerson/mxgl/post.htm#63191Fri, 24 Dec 2004 04:23:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63191bmoThanks. What are the antonyms of righteous and righteousness? Can I say "lack of righteousness?" Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ARighteousPerson/mxgl/post.htmThu, 23 Dec 2004 19:55:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63115bmoOne who rights the wrongs, a defender of justice, do you call this person a righteous person? And what he does is righteousness? If one who runs away from his friends when they need help, how do you call him?http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeyVocabularyRelatedEnviromental-Problems/lbqc/post.htm#56052Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:40:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:56052bmohttp://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/ I went to www.google.com and entered "environmental vocabulary" and see what I got - plenty of sites, including the above from EPA.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Vocabulary/lgrz/post.htm#56050Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:32:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:56050bmoCambridge Online. Just go to www.onelook.com and enter a word, you will see Cambridge there. It gives examples most of the time. You could also use google, (www.google.com), but I think Onelook is better.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IdiomRedBlackAndBlue/lczm/post.htm#54876Fri, 12 Nov 2004 06:01:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:54876bmothank you so much, that was hard to figure out. I thought it was an idiom.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IdiomRedBlackAndBlue/lczm/post.htm#54791Thu, 11 Nov 2004 17:48:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:54791bmowhat does, "Red, white and blue" mean?http://www.englishforums.com/English/SimpleSentenceProved/lcrz/post.htm#54721Thu, 11 Nov 2004 09:26:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:54721bmoGot it, thanks a lot.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IdiomRedBlackAndBlue/lczm/post.htmThu, 11 Nov 2004 08:53:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:54718bmoThe following title, does it mean a great divide? Red, Black and Blue Thu Nov 4, 7:55 AM ET Top Stories - Los Angeles Times By Stephen Braun Times Staff Writer Hours after the 2004 election came to an emotional end midday Wednesday, campaign placards still littered the landscape like muskets discarded on a battlefield. They hinted of passions still not cooled, scores unsettled.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SimpleSentenceProved/lcrz/post.htm#54708Thu, 11 Nov 2004 06:42:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:54708bmoThanks. Any differences? Active and passive voices have the same meanings?http://www.englishforums.com/English/SimpleSentenceProved/lcrz/post.htmWed, 10 Nov 2004 20:55:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:54626bmowhich is correct: 1. the strategy has been proved to be effective. 2. the strategy has been proved effective. 3. the strategy has proved to be effective. 4. the strategy has proved effective. 5. the strategies have been proved to be effective. 6. the strategies have been proved effective. 7. the strategies have proved to be effective. 8. the strategies have proved effective. thanks. bmohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/BusinessEnglishEdit/knvq/post.htm#53306Tue, 02 Nov 2004 22:10:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:53306bmowe got it right now. thanks a lot.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BusinessEnglishEdit/knvq/post.htm#53192Tue, 02 Nov 2004 09:05:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:53192bmoI am thinking that the contents of B/L is the subject. if I add please verify that the contents, does this make any difference? isn't this same as please verify that the charge includes a commission?http://www.englishforums.com/English/BusinessEnglishEdit/knvq/post.htm#53169Tue, 02 Nov 2004 05:50:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:53169bmoabout include: Please verify he is honest. Please verify the charge includes a commission. please confirm he went to school. are these all wrong?