http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aDavid&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:David'en-USXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/IveBeenKnowingHimForYears/6/cdvhq/Post.htm#933316Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:43:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:933316davidNeither of the two versions you gave are correct. The correct version is 'I have known him for some time' or 'I have known him for years'.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WoodThing/jpzdd/post.htm#826893Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:23:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:826893davidDoes anybody know the meaning of 'wood-thing' in the poem Love Song by Dorothy Parker? I'd have thought it probably referred to a dryad. She was only the woodman's daughter but she had a dry advice... Om Namah Shivaya Davidhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatKindsOfCats/wgmrn/post.htm#706495Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:26:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:706495davidAnd to mine, but I think there's a degree of ... thing, which some syntactician may be able to pin down. So it seems to be an American practice - and a totally illogical practice at that. A Dachshund is "a ... So we have "two kinds". OK? So surely the plural of "a kind of dog" is "two kinds of dog". Now bring in humans: You'd probably say "this kind/sort of man/woman" but would you say "these kinds/sorts of man/woman" or "these kinds/sorts of men/women"? But the Americans want that plural to be "two kinds of dogs". So do they also want the singular to be "a kind of dogs"? Cross post to alt.usage.english added to see if anyone there can explain...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CriticalButStable/3/wglmz/Post.htm#701112Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:47:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:701112david(Snip) Let's face it - when you turn around, all unsuspecting, and find yourself confronting a wee wummin, five foot tall, ... trying not to look bored - well, you just kind of fling yourself underneath the nearest trestle table, don't you? Doesn't that count as lese-majesty? New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/CriticalButStable/3/wglmz/Post.htm#701111Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:44:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:701111davidWhat I, me and I remember is not the death ... by those who are accustomed to refer to "One Clavdivs"). I don't recall the death of George VI, but I do remember a tremendous fuss about something called a "coronation" when I was four years old. I never discovered what a coronation was until much later. It's when someone gets coronated - as I once heard on that charming US TV proggy about three witch sisters. New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeWordUsage/hqknk/post.htm#666389Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:02:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:666389davidI have an instance where someone is using "English" (probably ... the world this individual comes from originally: afore for before Used in Scotland And in England. And in England. New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDemocraticEnglishClassroom/2/hqjzl/Post.htm#666085Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:45:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:666085davidHave you encountered Irony yet? That and adolescent sarcasm, too. It's Christmas, innit! Regards Chuck Rocks New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDemocraticEnglishClassroom/2/hqjzl/Post.htm#666078Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:43:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:666078davidMany people spell it as "fair do's", but a greengrocer's apostrophe like that would cause every person on this newsgroup to shriek for the sick-bag. But if one accepts the spelling "does", then one can claim that the apostrophe does not indicate a possessive but rather marks the omission of the "e". It has the advantage of avoiding any potential confusion with female deer. I bet the boot would be on the other foot when it comes to 'sho's'. New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDemocraticEnglishClassroom/hqjzl/post.htm#666058Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:04:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:666058davidYes, but you and I use only a minor and ... citizen of the USofA, which differs considerably than British English. In my experience as an American who now makes his home in the British Isles, that should be "which differs ... being a substandard example of American English gone awry. Another boo-boo was leaving the spaces out of "US of A". I left t'full stops out an'all, Mr Bald-Eagle-Eyes. New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowDemocraticEnglishClassroom/hqjzl/post.htm#665956Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:36:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:665956davidHere?s a quick checklist for English teachers that I created ... Other Languages) workshop called ?Techniques for a More Democratic Classroom?. (Snip) Total: 40 points deducted from potential of 100 points, leaving 60 points - well short of the passmark of 75%. ... that your implication that you presume to teach English to trusting pupils is no more than fantasy on your part. Fair does, Molly: it is for Californians. New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/AlmondEyed/2/hqjcd/Post.htm#665947Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:31:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:665947davidI think you missed the point. Reading my entire post - or even just the next sentence - might have helped. Really? Having deliberately not snipped your response, ever considered that perhaps 'twas you who did :) I'm not sure that I can work out a sense in your reply. I will, however, say that whilst you might not actually have /snipped/ my response, your splitting of my paragraph in order to reply to just the first sentence, without apparently taking my following explanatory remarks into account, merely to state that your happening to have read the term in a couple of books is some sort of justification for offering the two-word expression 'sloe-eyed' as an "English word meaning 'almond-eyed'", does...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AlmondEyed/2/hqjcd/Post.htm#665943Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:21:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:665943davidI think you missed the point. Reading my entire post - or even just the next sentence - might have helped. New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/AlmondEyed/2/hqjcd/Post.htm#665936Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:39:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:665936davidDoes anyone know the English word meaning 'almond-eyed'. Many thanks Sloe-eyed. Why stick at sloe-eyed? Hazel-eyed would be nearer - in that hazels and almonds are both nuts - but just as wrong since almond-eyed refers to shape, not colour. Of course, there's still pop-eyed, boss-eyed and ***-eyed to go; and probably quite a few others. New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/AlmondEyed/hqjcd/post.htm#665907Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:09:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:665907davidThat's interesting syntax. I think it's intended to convey the ... Isn't that a fairly good description of most people's eyes? almond d. Applied attrib. to eyes shaped like an almond, esp. of certain Asian peoples. So almond-eyed adj. Could the OP perhaps be thinking of the word 'amygdaloid' (almond-shaped) which he might have come across as used to describe almond-eyed features? New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToWorkInOnAtAPlace/hqzzq/post.htm#664807Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:31:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:664807davidHi all, sorry if it a bit silly, but I just wanted to know what preposition would you use to ... day, not necessarily the exact place but the kind of place, for example: I work a bookshop. 'In', usually. I work a hospital. 'In', usually. It could be 'at', more especially if it were "the hospital". I work a flowers stall at the market. I would say "on a flower stall" (note, not 'flowers') but 'at' is possible. Or does it rather depend on the type of place? Yes, and also what part of the UK you're in. New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/AnnoyingUseOfPrepositions/hqdnv/post.htm#664350Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:35:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:664350davidPaying "down" a loan - what happened to paying it off? Parking "up" at the airport - why can't you just park? The same with heading "up" a team. That's all I can think of now. I feel better already. Not filled out any forms lately, then? New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePrisonUniversityMetaphor-Review/10/hqbjw/Post.htm#664152Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:06:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:664152davidWTF is that supposed to mean? You hadn't even bothered ... we've had to put up with for a long time? A long time? My first post to this crossposted thread was March 15. That's 28 days ago in dog time; hardly a long time. Depends on the breed; but what makes you think I'm referring only to this thread? New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePrisonUniversityMetaphor-Review/9/hqbjw/Post.htm#664143Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:53:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:664143david^^ Do we have evidence that David is not a girl? Ah the difficulty of proving a negative while being in posession of absolutly no evidence. Well, I ain't snooking a *** at yer! New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePrisonUniversityMetaphor-Review/9/hqbjw/Post.htm#664127Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:39:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:664127david^^ Says it all, don't it! 'Fraid not. What does it say? I'm afraid you'll have to try and work that out for yourself. Think on it this way: you'll be a wiser and better man. New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePrisonUniversityMetaphor-Review/9/hqbjw/Post.htm#664121Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:19:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:664121david(Snip backfoot sniping) you can't even acknowledge that this thread is crossposted to ucle - UK.culture.language.english - I recognize this. However, "ucle" is not like "demon.local" and I expect more from your group. WTF is that supposed to mean? You hadn't even bothered to notice you were crossposting to us so I doubt you'd expect anything at all from us: is that typical aue behaviour or entirely down to the sort of boorish attitude from you that we've had to put up with for a long time? (Snip rest of backfoot sniping) New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePrisonUniversityMetaphor-Review/8/hqbjw/Post.htm#664118Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:10:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:664118davidNo. I've been around ucle for quite a while and ... I don't suppose you'd know that, or probably even care As it happens, many AUE-ers are aware of the Lib Dems because a ^^ frequent poster to AUE is one (a former councillor). Says it all, don't it! New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePrisonUniversityMetaphor-Review/8/hqbjw/Post.htm#664098Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:43:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:664098davidSheesh! If you don't want folk to misunderstand you then ... essence from, say, calling the Conservative Party the "Tory Party"? You're new here, aren't you? The Democrat/Democratic Party thing was a thread topic. President Bush often calls them the "Democrat Party", and many people feel this is a deliberate slur. Not just in this group, but many Americans. See: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/08/07/060807ta talk hertzberg No. I've been around ucle for quite a while and I don't recall the Democrat/Democratic Party thing as a thread topic - but then, the Democratic Party and the Democrat Party don't feature much in UK politics - although we do have the Liberal Democrats but I don't...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePrisonUniversityMetaphor-Review/7/hqbjw/Post.htm#664055Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:00:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:664055davidYou're not clear but I assume you mean that it should be "clean record"? Correct me if I'm wrong. You are wrong. The word is, and should be, "clear". That's not the error in the sentence. Sheesh! If you don't want folk to misunderstand you then perhaps you should make it clear what you're on about. Anyhow, I'll have another stab: is it "Democrat Party" that ought to be "Democratic Party"? If so, then perhaps you'd like to have a go at explaining how that differs in essence from, say, calling the Conservative Party the "Tory Party"? You see, you don't understand what my point was in that sentence was because you don't understand the terms we ... as...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePrisonUniversityMetaphor-Review/7/hqbjw/Post.htm#664003Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:32:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:664003davidIt's also used here (UK) as a synonym for 'Yank', and has been at least since the 1940s and probably before. By some people. My father is in his 70s and has used 'Yank' for many years. I've never heard him say 'Yankee' except when referring to 'Doodle Dandy'. I think the point we're making is that usage does differ - and, of course, "Yanks" does trip off the tongue more easily and much more forcefully than "Yankees" and so is much more suitable for the probable occasions of its use by the good folk of Britain. New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePrisonUniversityMetaphor-Review/7/hqbjw/Post.htm#663997Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:27:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:663997david//That does not mean that "Yank" and "Yankee" are used ... this thread trying their best to get through to you. I understand this, and - if you follow the thread back - you will note that what I am saying ... "Yank" and "Yankee" so this misuse will stop. (Not that I think that my comments will have the slightest effect) No, it is not misuse; it is a use that is different to your use (and, for all I know, to the use by all right-thinking Americans (left-thinking ones being frowned upon, I understand)) but that does not make it wrong. Words evolve differently in different locales. Your argument here is the same as Jerry's position on "politically incorrect": if you can find misusages...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePrisonUniversityMetaphor-Review/6/hqbjw/Post.htm#663971Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:41:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:663971davidI think you forgot "in the US" at the end of your 2nd sentence. No, what I forgot is to add "I live in the US and write from a US perspective". Oh, wait, part of that is in my sig. //As far as I'm concerned, "Yank" derived from "Yankee".// does indeed come from your perspective. //That does not mean that "Yank" and "Yankee" are used the same way today.// is surely more generalised? You did not say that it was your usage, or that of those in your locale. My point was that claiming that the meaning of "Yankee" always differs from that of "Yank" is not supported by fact as witnessed by the number of folk in this thread trying their best to get through to...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePrisonUniversityMetaphor-Review/5/hqbjw/Post.htm#663892Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:27:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:663892davidBut, all that confustibulification aside...I take it you're claiming that "Yank" doesn't, in fact, derive from "Yankee"? As far as I'm concerned, "Yank" derived from "Yankee". That does not mean that "Yank" and "Yankee" are used the same way today. Do you need examples of other words that do not have the same usage today as they once did? I think you forgot "in the US" at the end of your 2nd sentence. There are other parts of the world (yes, such mythical realms really do exist!) where Yank is just the modern, shortened, form of Yankee - as, I suppose, Brit is the modern, shortened, form of Briton (although in a newsgroup not very far from here, several...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePrisonUniversityMetaphor-Review/5/hqbjw/Post.htm#663886Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:15:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:663886davidThink Tesco with a different sign. Well done, Mr Cooper! I doubt whether many Leftpondians could make the subtle distinction between our supermarket chains. I certainly can't distinguish between yours, although I know that Whole Foods is top of the range - Waitrose with knobs on. I'm afraid that I only shop at Netto, Aldi & the Co-op, so I've absolutely no idea of the standard to which these wriggly pigs aspire. New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePrisonUniversityMetaphor-Review/4/hqbjw/Post.htm#663858Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:01:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:663858david(Snip) I once had a awkward conversation with a girl working in a Piggly Wiggly in Nashville where I was trying ... I backtracked to 'coke' and she reacted with, "Oh, you're a yankee!" to which I replied, a little coolly, "No." 1. I have absolutely no idea what a "Piggly Wiggly" might be. Is itsome sort of caff? Or pub? Do they serve pork scratchings? 2. Wasn't soda used on Mondays before Daz, Surf, Omo & the like? 3. I can certainly understand your being a bit sniffy about the coke. But, all that confustibulification aside...I take it you're claiming that "Yank" doesn't, in fact, derive from "Yankee"? New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te!...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePrisonUniversityMetaphor-Review/4/hqbjw/Post.htm#663844Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:33:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:663844davidAnd all of England, about all Merkins (though usually "Yank"). I can't speak for Scotland, Ireland or Wales, or Oz or NZ. As has been explained other places in this thread, Yank is not Yankee. Ah! So the folk of South America (or do I mean those in the south of North America but north of the Mexican part of America?) are of lesser value than those in the north of North America (but south of the Canadian part of North America), whether or not they're Native Americans or just native Americans - if you see what I mean? Is this the same difference as Brits being the same as Britons? Or not (being the same as Britons)? Or not (the same as Brits being the same as Britons)? Personally, I think America (US of) should be...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShouldCatholicsDateCatholics/zgxjq/post.htm#465728Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:54:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:465728davidNot meaning to be rude young man but you need to find out more about your religion. The Catholic church suggests you marry for love. Obviously it helps if you share beliefs. Any decent person you love will do.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatIsThePurposeOfLife/3/zwzpr/Post.htm#461389Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:461389davidI am sure you mean well but the teachings of Christianity are that Jesus is the son of God, He is Divine. We believe in a triune God. The 25th has been chosen as the birthday of Jesus and Christians are fully aware of the fact that he was not born on that day we merely celbrate it as such. May I ask what your faith or belief is? You talk about people turning away from God obviously some do but there are over a billion Christians who have a firm belief in the Christian faith.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatTeacherTeacher/2/bdnlz/Post.htm#451630Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:26:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:451630davidA good techer should be well informed about the subject, care a great deal about his students and communicate well with them.Charisma helps.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishBlacks/5/czcqh/Post.htm#440580Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:50:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:440580davidRegretably those who hate will hate anything especially themselves. Hate exists in many forms be it for whites blacks or whatever. It is sad but change must come about from all of us.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NewInteractiveOnlineDialect-Survey/5/hmlvl/Post.htm#647258Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:13:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:647258davidIn the UK, we would probably call it an alley or alleyway. Over here, alleys are usually too narrow for cars. In (my) AmE, an alley must ostensibly be car accessible. My, but you Yanks sure are lazy when it come to going bowling! New Marmite(TM): Not as thick! Not as dark! Not as te! David - toro-danyo atcost uku fullstop co fullstop uk http://www.toro-danyo.uku.co.uk/http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChristiansMuslimsWorshipSameLord/21/bqcbx/Post.htm#431308Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:58:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:431308davidHi Jackson 6612 since those you mention claim there is only one God triune or otherwise theymust all be worshipping the same God whether they know it or not.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyWorldRunningAfterReligions/2/zcchd/Post.htm#430125Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:13:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:430125davidDear Dew I really fail to see where anyone suggested converting you. Yes it is impolite to call beliefs fairy tales. Surely you can discuss without offending. We are happy to have you believe whatever. Perhaps it is a language problem and you mean no harm. Have a good day.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyWorldRunningAfterReligions/2/zcchd/Post.htm#429351Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:31:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:429351davidDear Dew by all means hold to your beliefs or lack of them but on these forums we respect the beliefs of others and do not refer to them as fairy tales. A lack of respect and bigotry are what cause wars not religion. God bless and have a good day.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PollBritishEnglishAmerican-English/zbprw/post.htm#426929Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:49:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:426929davidI really cannot see the point of this. It seems to have cropped up before. I teach English.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WeShallVsWeWill/2/zbjkv/Post.htm#426155Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:52:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:426155davidI shall and we shall are both perfectly correct in present day English. However nowadays many use Iwill and we will. Shall is not yet out of date.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Freedom/2/zrpqz/Post.htm#426150Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:37:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:426150davidDear Dew it very much depends on your understanding of freedom. We live within the law unless we choose to be imprisoned. The law allows others to be free of those who seek to harm society. We are certainly not free to do as we choose. Imagine the chaos that would cause. Certainly a belief in God sets you free to serve. Hence those with a belief equating freedom with a belief in God. You obviously have your own interpretation of freedom. What is it?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShouldTaiwanBePartOfChina/17/hdxw/Post.htm#418023Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:49:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:418023davidHighly erudite Anon. No to what democracy? All people have the right to choose. Do the Taiwanese want to join China. It appears not.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishSpokenInMalta/vxllr/post.htm#417917Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:55:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:417917davidEnglish is one of the two official languages spoken in Malta. The accent is different as with the Australian American etc. Look at the different local accents in each of those.countries. I taught in England for many years and certainly found no great difference to the English spoken in Malta bar the accent which is certainly not as harsh as some found in parts of England and America.Some of my students say it is easier to understand the English spoken in Malta as they find it very difficult to understand some Americans as indeed I must admit I do.But then one could say the same of many accents.Remember the vast number who speak Britsh English all over the world.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ContractVsAgreement/2/bmrgv/Post.htm#417520Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:14:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:417520davidA contract is an agreement between one or more persons with one or more persons whereby an obligation is created regulated or dissolved. It is binding. An agreement is flexible.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShouldTaiwanBePartOfChina/16/hdxw/Post.htm#417465Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:02:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:417465davidSomeone (Anon ) asked what if Scotland wanted to leave the UK. All they have to do is vote for it and it will be granted. As in any democracy. If the Taiwanese want to join China it is entirely up to them and no one else.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldIGetThat1000Back/3/vqvwq/Post.htm#415082Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:43:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:415082davidJackson you seem to be asking a variety of legal questions. Are you studying international law? Re your first question . Lawyers are not paid up front in all cases but if whoever is sued goes bust then someone has to pay.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HomosexualMarriagesAgainstNatures/33/zrdh/Post.htm#414493Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:05:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:414493davidThis argument could go on forever. No one is really listening. Forcing ones beliefs down someone's throat hardly makes any sense. We are certainly not here to do anything we like. Hence the law of the land. There are those who indulge in bestiality and child abuse and many other perversions. If you believe in a God all men women are loved by Him whatever their life style. Obviously people believe on religious grounds that homosexual marriages do not make sense. So be it. I tend to agree. However there are some who think otherwise and quote the law of the land. They have every right to their opinions but we must learn to accept and respect another point of view. People seem to be moving away from marriage and yet Homosexual marriages are...http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoJewishChosen/3/vggmh/Post.htm#411614Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:13:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:411614davidI feel very sad that there is so much anger in your heart. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt thst hideous atrocities were commited on both sides. You are free to feel that the Jews are not chosen people. I am not a Jew yet feel delighted to think that we are all very special to God. If you choose not to believe that feel free to do so but anger and hate just create anger and hate Have a good day.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoJewishChosen/2/vggmh/Post.htm#411529Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:52:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:411529davidIf you read what I had to say you would have seen that I ended up saying that we are all special and chosen according to Jesus. It takes a form of madness to kill just because the word chosen is used. What nonsense we all need to learn how to be tolerant and generous in our approach . Hate is what causes anger not words misunderstood. Shalom.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoJewishChosen/2/vggmh/Post.htm#411010Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:43:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:411010davidHitler saw the Aryan race as one he wanted to re-establish to the detriment of the many he had killed and tortured. Jesus was a Jew and his message was that of love for all men. A very different approach. Biblically the Jews were a chosen race because of Abraham. Scripturally all men and women are chosen.