http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aMister%3fMicawber&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:Mister?Micawber'en-USXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouCorrectMyGrammar/2/lpmzc/Post.htm#996369Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:12:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996369mister micawberNo, no apostrophe in the 1600s . The apostrophe is a possessive marker, not a plural marker. It is grudgingly approved only in a very limited number of cases which would otherwise look confusing, as in this: mind your p's and q's .http://www.englishforums.com/English/PlsEditCorrectPoem/lplgh/post.htm#996024Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:00:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996024mister micawberI don't find much poetry here, sorry. If you will write it out as prose sentences, I will correct it for you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SeekingWordSynonymPhrase/lplpw/post.htm#996022Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:58:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996022mister micawberI have never heard that 'word' either. We do not usually view it that way; we view the two approaches as alternatives: ' A jack-of-all-trades but master of none '.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WritingAboutAtThought/lplwj/post.htm#996011Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:54:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996011mister micawberYes, thoughts are like speech: they can be either direct or indirect: I thought/said, "Now I'm really in trouble!" I thought/said that I was really in trouble then!http://www.englishforums.com/English/HasOrHave/lpmvv/post.htm#996009Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:52:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996009mister micawberBoth are OK. The speaker may think of the couple as either a single unit or as two people. Verb choice becomes important only when there is internal interaction: The couple have been fighting over child support.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouCorrectMyGrammar/lpmzc/post.htm#996007Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:50:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996007mister micawberThe two major parties in the US are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. These two parties are evenly represented in the Ohio government. In the Ohio State Senate , the Republicans have firm control, while in the Ohio House of Representatives , it is the Democrats who control the legislature . The Ohio Congressional representation is relatively balanced as wel l, because there are 10 Democratic representatives and 8 Republicans . Ohio was important to President George W. Bush's election, as it was a state he won by nearly 4 points in 2000. No Republican has ever been elected President without winning Ohio.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldYouCheckThisForMe/lpkbg/post.htm#995992Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:27:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995992mister micawberIt is always (?) possible; past perfect is a stylistic tool-- it makes good writing.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldYouCheckThisForMe/lpkbg/post.htm#995965Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:50:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995965mister micawber>When I had washed them all, I took them outside and put them on the grass. Why do we need here PP? These actions happened one after another.-- The sequence was not sufficiently clear to me. >I hadn't turned the taps off in the bathroom. I remember that my dad was really angry, because he had decorated the kitchen the previous week. The second action (in red) is earlier then the firtst (in bold), but both are earlier than the rest. How can we emphasize which is the earliest?-- It is fine as it is; you have the right as a writer to expect your reader to use common sense. >The ground was wet when I left the house in the morning. Why can't I use here PC? What is the difference in meaning?-- It is odd;departure is normally an...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceAnalysis/lpkrm/post.htm#995955Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:47:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995955mister micawber'Post-modification' just means that the modifier (in bold) comes after the head (underlined): Is it good enough ? A time of peace . The bag that I put the body parts in .http://www.englishforums.com/English/Question/lpkqd/post.htm#995695Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:35:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995695mister micawberThe way = the method/process A ring of = the sound, semblance or suggestion of Within the context: 'it seemed inevitable that the film would be made in the way it was.'http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoSomethingOnCue/lpkqm/post.htm#995694Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:33:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995694mister micawber1-- The definition is as given in your dictionary excerpt: a planned, conscious action at a planned time, or what appears to be such. 2-- Here, either preposition will serve.http://www.englishforums.com/English/InverseConverseContropassive/lpjbm/post.htm#995693Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:29:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995693mister micawberThank you, gentlemen. I fought shy of this one.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItHadntBeenALie/lpkxz/post.htm#995692Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:26:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995692mister micawberAnd I would rather use 'strict'. The option is open here; evidently the writer wishes to make clear the sequence of events: the thought came first, and then came the smile.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsingHadItNotBeenFor/lpkqn/post.htm#995685Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:25:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995685mister micawberSince 'had it not been' = 'if it had not been', I would set the clause off with commas in either situation.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HiAll/lplcz/post.htm#995682Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:23:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995682mister micawber1-- 'have' is the only one I know of offhand, but many verbs are impossibly awkward in passive voice and are never used that way by native speakers. 2-- Many verbs can be both; I doubt a list exists. 3-- Aspects: simple, progressive, perfect. Moods: indicative, subjunctive, imperative. You can get full explanations and examples by doing a Google search of each phrase.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageRateEvent/lpldq/post.htm#995681Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:20:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995681mister micawberIt can be set within a sentence if set off by commas, but it is awkward there.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Vocabulary/lpjmx/post.htm#995526Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:14:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995526mister micawberUsually, 'latest' is used to mean 'most recent'.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowCiteTestimonial/lpkzb/post.htm#995482Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:00:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995482mister micawberMine was just an example. Something like this: John Q. Smith, personal interview by author, Chicago, Illinois, 20 November 2009http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhereDoIPutTheComma/lpjhz/post.htm#995434Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:42:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995434mister micawberNo comma at all, unfortunately, since you must keep the question mark. I suggest that you recast: In Chapter 1 ("Is That a Symbol?"), I learned that....http://www.englishforums.com/English/Abbreviations/lpjwm/post.htm#995431Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:40:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995431mister micawberWe have no standard English abbreviations for Brazilian states.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Afterthoughts/lpjmp/post.htm#995430Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:39:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995430mister micawberNo, you cannot execute afterthoughts in that manner. You must construct non-restrictive clauses, for instance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceAnalysis/lpkrm/post.htm#995428Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:37:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995428mister micawberFirst sentence: "A time of prosperity and peace"-- This is not a sentence; it is a noun phrase 'A time' is a noun phrase, where 'a' is the determiner and 'time' is the head. 'Of' is a preposition, so I think it's a prepositional phrase with a noun complement. -- OK, but notice that the prepositional phrase is post-modifying 'time', making the whole thing a larger noun phrase. In Delft ( Prep phrase) the econony (noun phrase) was thriving (verb phrase) and (conj) brought (verb) wealth (noun phrase) to town and country (prep phrase)-- OKhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldYouCheckThisForMe/lpkbg/post.htm#995427Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:34:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995427mister micawberIt was a week after my third birthday. My aunt gave me a new doll as a present, and while I was playing with it, I noticed that my other dolls were all quite dirty in comparison. I decided to give them a bath. When I had washed them all, I took them outside and put them on the grass. It was a warm day , and the sun was shining. While I was waiting for the dolls to dry, I heard a shout from inside, so I looked in through the window. Water was pouring down from the kitchen ceiling onto the floor. I hadn't turned the taps off in the bathroom. I remember that my dad was really angry , because he had decorated the kitchen the previous week. The ground was wet when I left the house in the morning. It had rained during the night.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralFormOfThankYou/lpkcj/post.htm#995426Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:32:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995426mister micawberMany thank-yous were expressed.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WatchingTv/lpkzx/post.htm#995424Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:28:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995424mister micawberYou write it, and we will check your efforts.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowCiteTestimonial/lpkzb/post.htm#995416Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:27:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995416mister micawberIf this is a formal interview which you held and which is an important contribution to your thesis, your bibliography should include the name of the interviewee, a description of the type of interview, and the place and date: John Q. Smith, taped interview by author, Chicago, Illinois, 20 November 2009 If it is just a single informal quote, however, you can simply add a footnote to the quotation in your text, reading ' John Q. Smith, pers. comm .'.http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetterOfComplaint/lpwln/post.htm#995384Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:38:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995384mister micawberSorry, my mistake-- I wanted to make a complete change to this: she also was unwilling to make a refund 'Neither' does not work because it is ambiguous; it does not clearly reference the earlier sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ConversionActivePassive/lpwnl/post.htm#994982Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:29:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994982mister micawberIt is not possible with 'have' when it means 'possess'.http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetterOfComplaint/lpwln/post.htm#994974Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:27:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994974mister micawberDear Mr. Tkanička , I am writing to you to voice my deep dissatisfaction with the quality of both the goods and service I received at Bata Shop on Masaryk Street in Brno. On October 14, I purchased at the above shop a pair of white thick-soled climbing boots at a price of €140.00, with a fifteen-year warranty. I was assured by the shop assistant that the boots are of incomparable quality and comfort, suitable for the most extreme mountain conditions. Unfortunately, neither quality nor comfort proved to be the case, even though I meticulously followed the instructions for use. First, after one day of light hiking, dark grey stains began to appear on the insteps of both boots. Then in mid-trip, the sole stitching of the left boot...http://www.englishforums.com/English/RingCrackedDownOnTheRing/lpwvw/post.htm#994968Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:18:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994968mister micawberA 'ring' is an organized group of criminals. Crack down on = exert increased legal pressure on.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ForXDollarsLess/lxkkq/post.htm#994965Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:13:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994965mister micawberNo. How could a preposition mean 'cost'? It is a function word. 8. in consideration or payment of; in return for: three for a dollar; to be thanked for one's efforts.http://www.englishforums.com/English/GasSpaces/lpvlx/post.htm#994686Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:02:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994686mister micawberIn English, we do not have to invent a word for the spaces; they are spaces. Using the word 'gas' is a misnomer, since that is not necessarily what is contained in them. I am not an anatomist, but believe these spaces would all be called ' sinuses '.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ForExampleSuchAsLike/lxqjm/post.htm#994506Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:51:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994506mister micawberAll are poorly structured. Some European languages, such as / like / for example, French, Italian and Spanish, come from Latin.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShouldWriteSentencesCase/lpdrr/post.htm#994505Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:48:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994505mister micawberPlease don't double-post. Get your thoughts in order to be sure you have completed your idea before posting. #1-- comma before and after 'for example'. #2-- can't be done that way: the second part is a sentence fragment.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CommaModifierComma/lpgpq/post.htm#994496Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:46:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994496mister micawber'For example', like 'namely' and 'for instance', always takes commas fore and aft.http://www.englishforums.com/English/GasSpaces/lpvlx/post.htm#994484Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:20:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994484mister micawberConversely, when ascending, the surrounding pressure decreases , and the sinuses and middle ear become relatively over-pressurised, forcing air out of them spontaneously . If a Eustachian tube or a sinus entrance closes or even narrows during ascent, air becomes trapped , and pressure inside these spaces increases.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceCheck/lpzwl/post.htm#994483Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:17:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994483mister micawberUnder either of these conditions , a CT scan may show lesions in the brain or will be negative but will not show pneumocephalus (10). Pneumocephalus is the presence of air or gas within the cranial cavity. It is usually associated with disruption of the skull: after head and facial trauma, with tumors of the skull base, after neurosurgery or otorhinolaryngology, or rarely, spontaneously (7). The clinical presentation usually varies and includes headache, seizures, double vision, weakness , meningeal signs, ataxia, and/or frontal lobe syndrome (7).http://www.englishforums.com/English/RefrainingFromDiving/lpzwn/post.htm#994482Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:14:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994482mister micawberAuthors also recommend that all divers with upper respiratory tract infections, sinusitis, rhinitis or nasal abnormalities refrain from diving in order to prevent pneumocephalus. Cessation of smoking is recommended in order to reduce the likelihood of mucosal irritation.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SeekingSchoolAdmissionRequestLetter-Principal/2/gpdpn/Post.htm#993912Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993912mister micawberJust write as if you were speaking to him/her/them. When you have composed your letter, you can post it here, and we will check it for you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichCorrectFormGoneWent/lpzrv/post.htm#993910Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:06:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993910mister micawberThis is a classic case of Google Search revealing just how many illiterates are posting on the internet nowadays. Google results are always a bit suspect, but this is the worst case I have ever seen! A much better test is from a respectable corpus like this one: http://www.americancorpus.org/ . The American Corpus gives me: Have you gone - 145 Have you went - 0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ArticlesCheck/lpvlp/post.htm#993877Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:12:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993877mister micawberPassive opening of the sinus entrances and Eustachian tube is the ideal way to equalize pressure between nasopharynx , sinuses and middle ear , but it is not always possible, especially during descent. Divers usually use an active technique which inflates the middle ear and sinuses with air when passive aeration is not possible. A modified valve maneuver is the easiest to perform. It involves occluding the nostrils, closing the mouth and exhaling. Experienced divers also use either the Toynbee maneuver, which involves swallowing with the mouth and nose closed , or a combination of both maneuvers.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectMySentencePlease/lpvpc/post.htm#993866Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:06:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993866mister micawberHello, Sanaz, and welcome to English Forums. Please do not post in all capital letters; it is very difficult to edit. TELEVISIONs AND FREezERs were the most-used appliances, at 98% AND 80% respectively, THROUGHOUT THE YEARS BEFORE the VACuUM CLEANER appeared.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsGrammaticallyCorrectThankAdvance/dpqjr/post.htm#993864Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:01:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993864mister micawber' Thank you ' is correct. 'Thanking you' is wrong.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheMost/lpvbq/post.htm#993703Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:52:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993703mister micawberIn order to ensure the most economical, timely and efficient logistic support, we maintain a fleet of 1.5, 3, 4 and 9-ton refrigerated trucks covering all of Croatia.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PeekTime/lpvgv/post.htm#993690Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:45:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993690mister micawberThe spelling is 'peak time', and it means the best or most active period.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Morphemes/lpdph/post.htm#993639Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:20:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993639mister micawberI have for example a word 'writer' where the end -er is a bound derivational suffix. How about a word 'tiger', do I separate the -er again?-- No; it is not an affix. O.E. tigras (pl.), also in part from O.Fr. tigre (c.1150), both from L. tigris "tiger," from Gk. tigris. Same question with e.g. 'incomplete' where in- is a bound derivational prefix, is it so in 'intuitive' too?-- 1640s, from M.L. intuitivus , from intuitus , pp. of intueri "look at, consider," from in- "at, on" + tueri "to look at, watch over". So it depends on your teacher. The word came as a single piece from Latin, though in Latin the in- is a prefix. What I'm trying to figure out is that am I supposed to separate the affixes wherever I can see them or only when...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectTenseReportedSpeech/lpdqz/post.htm#993638Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:13:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993638mister micawberI'd say Yes, Yes, Yes, and Not necessarily.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeLookedNiceInsofarLooks-Concerned/lpbbz/post.htm#993416Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:13:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993416mister micawberYour sentence is grammatically correct but terribly redundant and awkwardly composed. ' He looked nice ' is sufficient.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MostlyQuestionsArticleUsage/lxqhq/post.htm#993415Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:11:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993415mister micawberYes, of course you have. You can probably find milllions via Google Search. Your sentence remains odd without 'the', however, since the source/situation of the jingling is specificed.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AsWalkedWalking/lprzm/post.htm#993413Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:09:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993413mister micawberIn this context, all 4 are OK, because the intent is clear. However, the 'as' clause (like a 'while' clause) usually requires the past progressive to make clear that its action is of a duration surrounding the relatively instantaneous action of the main clause. Therefore, in your examples, the ones with the progressive are preferable. The position of the clause is of no importance for meaning.