http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aPhilip&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:Philip'en-USXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/lpngp/post.htm#996347Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:33:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996347philipEither could be. I gave everyone a pack of M&Ms, including myself. Thank you for including me in the invitation to the picnic. I agree. However, if someone else gave out the M&Ms, it would be me , for then there would be no need for the reflexive.http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnTheTipOfMyBrainTongue/lpmmn/post.htm#996123Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:55:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996123philipI've never heard tip of the 'brain'. One might say that something I've forgotten is at the 'back of my brain'. There are a few examples of it on Google, but I seems that it's just a version of the 'tongue' expression. I have trouble picturing the tip of my brain like I can the tip of my tongue.http://www.englishforums.com/English/FoeverAgo/lpmlc/post.htm#996113Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:50:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996113philip1. More natural: It seems like forever since I've seen you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichCorrectFormal/lpmmk/post.htm#996112Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:49:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996112philip" I am using a computer for the first time." " This is the first time that I am using a have used a computer." They're both about the same. I corrected the second one to make it a little more natural.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WellKnownVsKnown/lpjjq/post.htm#995310Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:43:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995310philipIt is correct. It is very common to see this modified adjective before the noun as follows: It is a very well-known theory that....http://www.englishforums.com/English/ITheseToughSentencesSure/lpwxj/post.htm#995105Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:04:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995105philipCould you please give me a hand with this? tell me if they are grammatical? 1 Imagine you could choose how long you sleep for . 10 hours or even 2 years. (sci fi movie) 2 You're entitled to unemployment benefits for as long s as you've worked. 3 I'd score a goal from here way before you'd score from closer up. The 'd should be expressed as could. 4 He tried was about to say something to me right when the phone rang. 5 It's night-time in Europe when it's day time here. 6 She has the ability to inflict transfer any type of feeling on someone whether its pain or happiness by using her mind. 'Inflict' is usually negative. 7 If you want us to live together, we need to have the same sleeping...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeoneDownAtSomewhere/llbdl/post.htm#995100Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:58:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995100philipThree possibilities: actually 'down' in reference to elevation; south of the point of reference; no real meaning at all, just 'not here'.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChocolateThick/lpwnh/post.htm#995094Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:54:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995094philipMy guess: dark chocolate refers to complexion; thick refers to weight. I wouldn't use either unless a member of the culture that uses them.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/lpwwl/post.htm#995093Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:50:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995093philipIt's a good sentence, and I'm sure the tiger would agree.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BoundaryBetweenWestEast/lphvw/post.htm#995092Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995092philipI think the terms are also used with the speaker as the point of reference. I'm in Washington, and I still might say 'back east' to refer to Colorado where I was born. And I wouldn't say 'out west', because I am already here. I would probably say 'here in the west'.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatMeaningFollowingSentence/lpwqx/post.htm#995069Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:18:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995069philipIt really carries no meaning. It could be "over at" as well. It sounds like southern or country US to me. The term might be used because it is, literally, 'up' in elevation; it might also be used just because the house is so old or respected.http://www.englishforums.com/English/6QuestionsStrugglingWith/lxmlx/post.htm#994526Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:26:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994526philip2. first time once / carefully 4. situation is too unclear to make a decision 5. stop at that 6. I've put on 5 pounds more than when I was pregnant with herhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IReadWasReadingABook/lpgbc/post.htm#994281Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:34:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994281philipIf I didn't mean that I hadn't finished the book, I would say something like: I was reading I read part of XX I read more of XX I read for a while I read some This is only my own personal style, not a rule.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SewnClothes/lpcpz/post.htm#994091Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:22:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994091philipPhilip, Thanks. What is the common expression in American English? I thought I answered that in my previous answer. Is there something I could explain better?http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoReMiOrCDE/2/vjwqd/Post.htm#994090Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:20:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994090philipAnd to think that most American public schools have eliminated even the most basic of music classes.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IncidenceSmallOrLow/lpvkv/post.htm#994004Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:50:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994004philiplow rarely/infrequently: one or the other, but not bothhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AnExpressionRequired/lpvln/post.htm#994003Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:48:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994003philipdoesn't live up to one's potential ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/FirstlySecondlyFinally/lpvkm/post.htm#993997Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:44:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993997philipNo 'the'. We seldom use first ly in the US. The way your sentence is constructed, I believe that a numerical listing is unnecessary. These are more often used when much longer description is involved. Some would insist on a semi-colon between the items given after a colon. I don't think it's necessary here because of the brevity of your examples. The semi-colon would be used if you had involved clauses rather than just prepositional phrases.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WithinMinutes/lpvmc/post.htm#993995Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993995philipI think the pronoun 'they' is appropriate here because its antecedent is so far removed and separated by phrases separated by commas.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WithLeftHandLeftHand/lpckk/post.htm#993984Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993984philipMy example was in the past tense . On the other hand, the above examples are in the present tense . Can I understand that "He tosses the ball with the left hand." is acceptable if he is left-handed? Tense would not make a difference.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToExtentTeachersUnderstanding-ConceptsTheoriesGrammarSchools/lpvnb/post.htm#993982Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993982philipYou may not be aware that in this forum we are prepared to answer specific questions about grammar, usage, etc. in English. Our job is not to write an opinion piece on questions like the one you have posted. If you are asking about the correctness of the question itself, it is fine.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhileBeforeJustAs/lpddj/post.htm#993379Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:23:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993379philip1. equally possible 2. Sounds good. 3. am driving / other two are finehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AsOf/lpdvz/post.htm#993377Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:21:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993377philipas of now = beginning now as of next Tuesday = beginning next Tuesdayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SewnClothes/lpcpz/post.htm#993319Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:57:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993319philipDo you sew your (own) clothes is one thing. Otherwise: readymade = off the rack; tailor-made for the personhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WithLeftHandLeftHand/lpckk/post.htm#993265Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:21:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993265philipI know of no such distinction. #2 doesn't sound natural to me, although there may be times when it would make sense.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EaxhSentenceWordsWordPhraseFits-Please/lxqpz/post.htm#993000Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:22:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993000philip6.for you...if you come back 7. 8.go up to 9.either 10./at end of first sentence - first optionhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GoAsFarToSay/lxmlv/post.htm#992211Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:27:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992211philipThe phrases are pretty much interchangeable. "Go so far as to say" may be slightly preferable to "go as far as to say." answers.com freedictionary.com seem to think both are acceptable. I know that 'so far as' sounds much better to me than 'as far as' after a negative.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheGiftOfTheMagi/lxpdz/post.htm#992099Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:53:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992099philipbulldozing: bargaining hard imputation: perception She was embarrassed by doing what she had to do in order to save a little money here and there.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MostLeast/lxndn/post.htm#991953Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:49:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991953philipParallel structure is very important to me, so I agree with CJ.http://www.englishforums.com/English/GoDownPoorly/lxxhj/post.htm#991788Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:44:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991788philipIt will be poorly received by Indian authorities. They won't like it.http://www.englishforums.com/English/GoAsFarToSay/lxmlv/post.htm#991300Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:09:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991300philipHow about "go so far as to say"?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToDetrimentRiskLosingMade-To/lglbq/post.htm#991299Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:06:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991299philip2 makes sense, but 1 doesn'thttp://www.englishforums.com/English/RelativeRelationAffection-Terrified/llrgg/post.htm#991297Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:05:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991297philip2. he's still childlikehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PrecutPredefinedTogether-Puzzle/lxkjk/post.htm#991295Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:03:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991295philip1. precut opening 3. allowing us a glimps athttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GetInvolved/lmhzq/post.htm#991293Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:59:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991293philip1. ok 2. ok (one of the prettiest girsl I know)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImSureTheseQuestionsGrammatically/lnjdc/post.htm#991284Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:58:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991284philip2. he has an off night (a bad night) ; a night off (when he doesn't work) 3. in the half 5. how oftenhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThanFewSentences/lkqxz/post.htm#991282Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:56:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991282philip1. first option 2. she is more than pretty enough... 3. you do 4. You will get not only enough money from the deal but also praise... (parallel construction)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ContinuousOrPast/lxnrb/post.htm#991280Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:51:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991280philipMany would say the second one, but the correct form is: I was waiting until it had finished to call you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UseOfTheWordHung/lxlwp/post.htm#991054Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:11:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991054philipOn TV's "Hollywood Squares", Paul Lynde's famous definition of 'hung jury' was: all men. He got away with so much !http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeFriendsWith/lxljx/post.htm#991045Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:08:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991045philipI get the feeling that eliminating 'from' somehow indicates my having been at the various places. I don't know.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceInversion/lxlhj/post.htm#990877Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:09:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990877philipnot only / but also construction requires parallel structure. I would say: She not only dropped the wine but also broke the glass.http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuestionsTranslatedFrenchSure-Them/lxlkj/post.htm#990875Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:08:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990875philip1. Much more natural: how long do you shower? 2. ...there is a glint...(I don't think that eyes 'glint') 3. What is the situation here? 4. either 5. she knows him well enough to be able 7. on 8 9 either 10 either 11. wait forhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IsTheSentenceRight/lxlwd/post.htm#990873Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:02:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990873philipNo possessive punctuation . that of takes care of the possessive.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyDoesSentenceConditional/lxlzp/post.htm#990870Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990870philipGreat explanation, CJ! I think I feel another meaning in the undertow: that of 'used to', in the descriptive sense. We often use 'would' when we mean 'used to' (When I was a kid I would stay out until midnight). Perhaps this affects the description (the procedure was allowing). ??? Just a thought.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeatOrBeaten/lxlcj/post.htm#990778Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:16:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990778philipIn American English, both are considered correct. In fact, "beat" seems to be more popular than "beaten" in common conversational English. I have a feeling that 'beaten' is used more when there is a physical beating described, with 'beat' in a less physical sense. Such and such has a taste that can't be 'beat'; the victim was seriously 'beaten' about the head and shoulders.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DontWordTheseSentences/lxkwn/post.htm#990701Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:52:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990701philip1.I have to get/find one of these..... [I don't see how either 'even if' or 'though' fits....just 'for my friend'. 2. usual (no 'the') 3. Too many big words: taking recourse or going to litigation 4. 'at dawn' works; at dark at night 5. no need to mention 'money' 6. 'little' works betterhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectUseOfPronoun/lxkwv/post.htm#990696Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:47:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990696philipYes, as long as we know who 'she' refers to.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhenAndWhileWithPastTime/lxkgg/post.htm#990694Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:43:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990694philipThe link from MrM is very useful. As a simple explanation for the beginning student, I recommend that one use when with the simple past and while with the past continuous. This is an oversimplification, but exposure to native writing and speaking will allow the individual to expand on it.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BackSoonAsAClosing/lxkxc/post.htm#990688Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:39:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990688philipI've heard it, but I'm not sure it was ever in the closing of a note. In a note, I'd say 'talk to you soon' - 'see you soon' - or the like.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/lxkxw/post.htm#990677Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:34:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990677philipNo, the present perfect would be he has walked or he has driven . He used to indicates habitual action in the past that no longer occurs.