http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aRobyn%3fTerri&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:Robyn?Terri'en-USXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeSheTheyItWhatever/dnpqn/post.htm#319156Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:12:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:319156robyn terriThank you so much Marvin, that is wonderful !http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeSheTheyItWhatever/dnpqn/post.htm#319130Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:31:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:319130robyn terriI think it is quite rediculous not to fill out a form for this reason, this bloke would be a real pain to work with I imagine. I'd like to respond defending our use of the word 'they' and correcting his use the the word 'need' instead of needs, but of course I want to make sure I do this with very correct English.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeSheTheyItWhatever/dnpqn/post.htmTue, 23 Jan 2007 23:40:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:319052robyn terriI'm at work and have just received this email, I want to make sure I respond correctly, the form he is talking about will not be changed, we send out thousands of these via email a week, and I'm not sure using the word 'they' is incorrect when refering to one person we do not know the gender of. Also he has made a mistake in his response to us, 'need' instead of needs. Normally I wouldn't even bother responding, but it is the beginning of the day and before I file it away in my 'good for a laugh' file, I'd like to respond absolutly correctly. "I did not fill in the referee form that you submitted to me because the pronoun changes from he/she to they their etc. in the plural. I am not writing about them but about one...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowWeatherLocation/clkpc/post.htm#224725Fri, 12 May 2006 01:28:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:224725robyn terriWe should be heading into winter at this time of year, yet still the weather is beautiful sunny and warm day after day. It is too lovely to be inside on the computer.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowMeasureHappinessHappy/2/clhlg/Post.htm#224723Fri, 12 May 2006 01:24:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:224723robyn terriIt seems to me that people who have experienced hardship in their lives, often are the ones to experience happiness more easily. Going through the bad stuff makes you appreciate the good. I notice people I know who have had an easy life with no struggle pain or loss, are usually less apreciative of what they do have .http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnlyRegisteredMembersAllowedPost/cwgjk/post.htm#208288Wed, 22 Mar 2006 02:22:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:208288robyn terriWhy should only registered members be allowed to post ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishDependency/cwzpk/post.htm#208284Wed, 22 Mar 2006 02:16:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:208284robyn terriASREDDY wrote: Hi All, I am working as a software engineer. English is very much needed for any type of job now a days, because everthing is globliz ed . I have been learning english for 16 months. As per my observation , I need to put more effort into learning E nglish. If I am good at language i will get good position. Everywhere communication is needed. W here ever you go there are english speakers, so there is more dependence on English . Now days in INDIA rural people also put more effort into learning E nglish. I came from small villhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CanSomebodyUnderstandTalkingAbout/cwglr/post.htm#208275Wed, 22 Mar 2006 01:57:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:208275robyn terriWarrener wrote: I went to an on-site interview. After the interview I sent a thank-you email to the interviewer. A few days later, she replied: "Nice to chat with you, too. It was nice to talk to you too ( you must have said in your thankyou email that it was nice to talk to her and she is saying that she had a nice experience talking to you as well). Sorry for the late reply. She is appologizing for the time it has taken her to respond. It has been hectic lately It has been very busy recently. - maybe you'll soon experience this first-hand." Perhaps you will experience this yourself soon. (This sounds to my like she is implying that you may be working there soon and so therefore will know...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishDependency/cwzpk/post.htm#208119Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:32:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:208119robyn terriWell Akio, all that study has paid off, your English is very good. One thing though; ( Is there anybody.....)http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheRightObtainPersonalInformation-AboutEmploeesEmpoyers/cwdpv/post.htm#207629Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:31:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:207629robyn terriI tend to agree with you Leon, when deciding whether or not to employ someone, employers have the opportunity to get a police clearance and other personal information then. Once employed, if they are not doing their job, what business is it of the employer as to why? He can talk to the employee and sack him if not happy. It is up to the employee to keep his personal life separate from work. I really don't see how it is relevant to get personal information, decisions should be made based on performance alone.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Australia/2/cczlw/Post.htm#207404Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:44:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:207404robyn terriIs there anyone not from Australia who has been watching the Commonwealth games? Has this affected your impression of Australia?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Aboad/cwrmb/post.htm#206563Thu, 16 Mar 2006 01:14:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:206563robyn terriLooks like a typing mistake. Abode is a dwelling-place, house a place to stay. Aboad is not a word that I know of, nor is it in my dictionary.http://www.englishforums.com/English/JesusBloodAndWater/chkvb/post.htm#206053Tue, 14 Mar 2006 07:46:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:206053robyn terriKing Robin wrote: Robyn Thats right as well . Of course his statement is correct when dealing with the spiritur al aspect . But even in bible it mentioned that it is to check whether JESUS (Why have you put his name in capitals?) died or not. If he might not have died they would have broken his bones and if this had happened, then the words of bible would have been wrong. PS: If i have any mistakes kindly accept my apology and correct me. Robin.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowWouldYouRephraseThis/chdmc/post.htm#206051Tue, 14 Mar 2006 07:38:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:206051robyn terriTo say "It is fine" is fine, not awkward at all.http://www.englishforums.com/English/JesusBloodAndWater/chkvb/post.htm#205657Mon, 13 Mar 2006 05:15:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:205657robyn terriDave's post is refering to the symbolic meanings that can be drawn from the blood and water. What he says could be correct also, it has to do with the spiritual messages that one can get from the event. I was just talking about what happened in the physical.http://www.englishforums.com/English/InAnsweringThoseCloudIslam-About/chkvd/post.htm#205103Sat, 11 Mar 2006 03:15:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:205103robyn terriYes, sure Milky, but I was responding to the post that started this thread.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichPleasureLoveLoved/brlwb/post.htm#204632Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:01:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:204632robyn terriTo love is the better. It is harder, to love someone and not be loved in return is a painful thing. Being loved is easy and requires nothing of us. It is a gift we receive without any effort or work. But to love grows and develops us as a person, it is the difficult things in life that make us more mature, that develop character in us. Love is the better part, though not the easier.http://www.englishforums.com/English/InAnsweringThoseCloudIslam-About/chkvd/post.htm#204629Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:52:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:204629robyn terriNot that I can recall Milky.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ApologiesFromSponsoring/chkbg/post.htm#204498Thu, 09 Mar 2006 02:54:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:204498robyn terriLet me first check that I understand correctly, someone has asked you to sponser them in an fundraiser and you do not want to, or cannot, is that correct? If so, I would say something like; 'I have received your request for sponsorship and although I wish you all the best in this event, I am unable to sponsor you at this point in time.' Ghazisaad, is this what you want to say? Or do you not want them to ask you again, or are you not sympathetic to their cause? What I have written may not be correct for your circumstances.http://www.englishforums.com/English/JesusBloodAndWater/chkvb/post.htm#204494Thu, 09 Mar 2006 02:42:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:204494robyn terriI undersatand that when someone has been dead a while, the blood starts to separate so that when it flows out it appears like blood and water. I have been told that this was how the Roman soldiers showed that a bloke was well and truly dead.http://www.englishforums.com/English/InAnsweringThoseCloudIslam-About/chkvd/post.htm#204488Thu, 09 Mar 2006 02:25:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:204488robyn terri"In fact, the message of Islam, is so simple, that even a bedouin nomad could understand. Whereas, christianity is so nonsensical, that no christian understands it, not even Drs in theology." Really, Islam is so simple? It is a religion of peace? Do Muslims not have different views of various aspects of their religion? Are there not Muslim books to explain the religion? I have been to Mosques and seen that there are different interpretations of the Koran, I have seen it on tv, read it in Muslim literature. Here on this site I often read posts by Muslims that seem to me to be deceptive and arrogant at the very least. I do not see examples of love and tollerance. I would hope there are always Doctors of...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WomenProfanity/chvng/post.htm#203223Sat, 04 Mar 2006 23:27:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:203223robyn terriNot unless we mean it.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IdeasOrActions/cgckc/post.htm#203222Sat, 04 Mar 2006 23:26:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:203222robyn terriIt was the topic for discussion at a philosophy cafe' I go along to once a month. I did not bother to go last month because I could not think of any interesting discussion could arise, because it seemed to me that to achieve anything we need both ideas and actions, what other view would come up ? I put it in here first, before I decided not to go, to see if you lot would come up with anything different or controversial. Nup.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Collocations/chdrm/post.htm#202319Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:08:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:202319robyn terriWhat's the best choice for each sentence? 1) Call me at whatever time. 2) There have been 2000 deaths. 3) There are things that are beyond our control. 4) The midfielder was carried off the pitch. 5) It's very cold out/outside. (Both sound ok to me.) 6) By precise protocol, the members are arranged in alphabetical order. 7) To cook/make dinner. (Both sound ok to me.) 8) He was brought to justice before the court. (You need both these words for it to be a good sentence.) 9) He drives at high speed/speeds. Speeds is better but speed works too. 10) He is evil. Though I don't think bad is wrong, just dosn't sound quite as good to me. 11) There's another person besides him on the island. 12) I liked that end/ending of the movie. I would...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShouldBarrenAllowed/3/cgphp/Post.htm#202316Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:56:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:202316robyn terriC'mon Kriss from California, you started this thread on Sunday 26th of February, we are all waiting to see what you have to say.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BiblicalDoubtsClarify/2/cghjb/Post.htm#202313Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:47:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:202313robyn terriRobin, the Bible is in fact a collection of many books. Some of them are history books, some poetry, some are books of the writings of prophets (men who speak on God's behalf the the people). There are the four Gospels which are first hand accounts of Jesus life by people who knew him and there are letters. There may be other styles of books that I cannot think of now. Since the New Testament books were written, people made copies of the different books. As language changed the people who were writing the copies would change the language of what they were writting so it could be understood. This happened for about 1500 years up until the point of the King James bible. So it is reasonable to expect that over that much time...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatsYourOpinion/cgqlj/post.htm#202144Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:34:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:202144robyn terriGradstudent, You do not ask the age or the gender of people participating. For example, I am sure that most women will say yes to maintaining the engagement ring custom, men might not care so much. Age is a factor. I am almost 46. I was married and am now divorced. I do not expect to get engaged or married again so I answered the last two questions from my past experience.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowWouldYouTellIt/chbgc/post.htm#202143Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:22:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:202143robyn terriI am a bit surprised your friends think you had the right not to tell. It was a family member wh died, your friend has the right to know and choose to deal with it how he decides. I would not have thought it is your place to choose whether or not to tell him. Maybe it is different in your culture, but I would be VERY angry at someone who did not tell me something so important.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowWouldYouTellIt/chbgc/post.htm#201844Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:46:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:201844robyn terriAdomi, I am afraid I have some bad news for you. Your Uncle Bob has passed away.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShouldBarrenAllowed/2/cgphp/Post.htm#201285Mon, 27 Feb 2006 01:21:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:201285robyn terriA friend of mine who is a pastor was told that it would not be possible for him and his wife to have children, that they both had problems making conception not possible. They now have a beautiful healthy one month old baby boy. This child is obviously a miracle gift from God that never would have happened if they did not continue to enjoy sex together.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SnowflakesUnderMicroscope/3/cgmqq/Post.htm#200641Sat, 25 Feb 2006 00:52:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:200641robyn terriI always thought that snowflakes where like round little fluffy balls. These pictures show that snowfalkes are flat, is that right?http://www.englishforums.com/English/SnowflakesUnderMicroscope/2/cgmqq/Post.htm#200464Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:13:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:200464robyn terriThat is amazing, straight lines in nature is very unusual, and very beautiful.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BiblicalDoubtsClarify/2/cghjb/Post.htm#200329Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:45:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:200329robyn terri"and i had read a quite interesting thing about Bible and even now i am not sure if it is true. according to Bible it is written "we ll divide Jews into three pieces and the two parts of them we ll take back.and we ll give the power and what they want to the last part,as i recall it was so, i cant remember it exactly there has passed so much time over it.and again according to the same book it is said in the two out of three of jewish people were killed and it is one of the evidences of rightness of Bible." There is no such verse in the Bible.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichSentencesWouldBetterWrite/cglkh/post.htm#200203Thu, 23 Feb 2006 15:45:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:200203robyn terriIs conflictual a word? My spell check dosn't think so and I can't find it in my dictionary.http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuickQuestion/cgmmr/post.htm#200201Thu, 23 Feb 2006 15:37:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:200201robyn terriUmm, I'm not sure what you are asking. I will reword your post and you tell us if I have understood correctly. "I have been working on the design of a site, and the page is not completed yet. What should I write on the page to tell everyone who opens it that my page is in design phase?" Is the meaning here correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/IWouldAppreciateCouldOfferHelping-Hand/cglbm/post.htm#199987Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:11:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:199987robyn terriThey are important because they help me a lot in my developments. Should it be 'developments' or 'development' in this context?http://www.englishforums.com/English/YearsMyYounger/cgkpb/post.htm#199950Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:06:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:199950robyn terri"They are five years my elder sisters." That is not a well written sentence. The next sentence is good if you want to use the word 'elder'.http://www.englishforums.com/English/YearsMyYounger/cgkpb/post.htm#199948Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:01:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:199948robyn terriI would write it this way; My sister is two years younger than me. They are five years my elder. (but it still sounds awkward) They are five years my senior. How about this; They are five years senior to me.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IWouldAppreciateCouldOfferHelping-Hand/cglbm/post.htm#199750Wed, 22 Feb 2006 13:15:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:199750robyn terriWhen does one first begin to remember? When do the waving lights and shadows of dawning consciousness cast their print upon the mind of a child? My earliest memory was when I was a 3 year old child, undergoing (unusual word to use) life with nothing but fun. During that time until now, I have changed a lot, from a child to an adolescent who is now 16 years old, studying in the only Chinese Secondary School in the idyllic town of Parit Buntar, in Kerian district, Perak. Perhaps someone else will look at the next paragraph for you. It is a lot of work to ask someone to correct the whole lot for you. I suggest you will get a better response if you post one or two paragraphs at a time.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenInAndAt/cglbx/post.htm#199740Wed, 22 Feb 2006 13:06:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:199740robyn terri"Samand is in the house." We know from this sentence that Samand is inside the house. "Samand is at the house." We cannot tell from this sentence if Samand is inside the house or outside the house but we know he is somewhere at the house. Today I was at the office. If someone phoned at my home asking where I was they would have been told "Robyn is at the office." While I was there if someone was looking for me, they would have asked where is Robyn? For most of the day the response would have been; "She is in her office." I have a room in a building that is my office, however during the day I move to and from my room to interact throughout the building, the whole place where I work can be refered to as "the office" in...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ITopicIntroductionMyself/cghlg/post.htm#199153Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:52:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:199153robyn terriHi, my name is John. My grandmother gave me this name which she took from the bible. She hopes that I will be a religious man. So did (do your parents still hope you will be religious? If so it should be 'so do ') my parents. I went to church even before I was born. My mom told me that I liked church very much. I am from South Korea. I was born in December 1982. I like December, I like snow, skiing and everything that is related with December. I am the oldest one in my family. I have one brother and sister. My brother is in Korea and my sister is in Montreal. I graduated from Montreal and I moved to here Toronto. I love my brother and sister very much. They are everything to me, I want to be a great old brother. My...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProofReadNeeded/cgdjp/post.htm#197677Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:06:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:197677robyn terriPrevious Engagement – We were given a set of approved pre-comp plan s to work on. We were informed that another (?) developer ha d (?) previously undertaken the project and t hat our overall scheme shall be base d on an earlier approved overall (try to only use this word once in a sentence) layout. On a project of such nature, I was told that it is good practice for an architect to make reasonable inquiries to ascertain whether the client or previous client has previously (try not to use a word more than once in a sentence) engaged any other architect on this project, prior to accepting the commission. This provision is clearly stated in Clause 1.4 of Code of the Professional Conduct For Architects.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExtremityOfAHair/cgdpc/post.htm#197669Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:45:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:197669robyn terriThe part of the hair that grows under the skin is called the root, the other end is just called the end as far as I can think. For example, some people with dry hair get 'split ends'. That means that one hair splits into several at the end, people usually get their split ends cut off, or one might say "I have split ends so I will have to get a trim." The ends being the end of the hairs that are away from the scalp.http://www.englishforums.com/English/OlympicGames2006/3/bqcpp/Post.htm#197300Thu, 16 Feb 2006 02:12:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:197300robyn terriI have never heard of curling a skeleton, it would need to be a fairly fresh skeleton to still have hair wouldn't it? Is it a winter sport to prevent it being too smelly? Frozen things don't smell so much do they? I think I'd prefere to watch the figure skating.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HappyBitrhdaySweet16/cgczc/post.htm#197294Thu, 16 Feb 2006 02:07:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:197294robyn terriHayyp birthday Zuzu, are you sixteen now or have you now turned seventeen? What will you do for your birthday? I will go to a cafe' and have a nice piece of cake for you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IdeasOrActions/cgckc/post.htmThu, 16 Feb 2006 00:54:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:197270robyn terriWhich is more powerful, ideas or actions ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/OlympicGames2006/2/bqcpp/Post.htm#196625Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:58:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:196625robyn terriYes you are right Young Californian, I did not think of the Winter Olympics because we do not refer to them as the Olympics here, but the Winter Olympics. Most Australians are not nearly as fanatical about watching the Winter Olympics as the other Olympic games. We have very little snow in a very small part of Australia, so most of us have never seen many of the winter sports. I'm enjoying watching it though, the cold looks nice in the heat we are experiencing right now. I think taking population and wealth of a country into consideration when looking at the medal count is quite valid, but I understand why you would not think so. Anyway, like I said, the medal count is not what is important. It is participation, passion,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImAGran/2/czxcx/Post.htm#196595Tue, 14 Feb 2006 07:11:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:196595robyn terriThankyou so much for all your congratulations. A new life is a wonderful thing and we are so happy to have this baby in our family. Of course, I am keen to post a picture and show you all how very beautiful he is, and I will when I can work out how to do it so the pic is not too big. Being a Gran is a whole new wonderful experience.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SpareTheRodSpoilTheChild/cgrdn/post.htm#196591Tue, 14 Feb 2006 07:06:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:196591robyn terriWhat it means is if you do not discipline a child when he deserves it, you spoil him/her and he/she turns out to be an unpleasant person. I think it is true. My children are mostly grown up now, and I have watched my peers parenting. I have observed that the children who were not disciplined, who always got their own way, have turned into adults who do not cope very well with life. They are very self focused and cannot handle it when things do not go their own way.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImAGran/czxcx/post.htmSun, 12 Feb 2006 02:01:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:195701robyn terriToday I have become a Grandmother for the first time. My son and his partner had a baby boy, Samuel just after midnight, Sunday 12th February. He is a very big baby at 4.2kg or 9 1/2 lb. He is beautiful, of course.