http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aUser%3fgary&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:User?gary'en-USXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DemolishingClassDifferences/lqzdb/post.htmWed, 25 Nov 2009 17:55:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:998836user_garyWhen we asked Nandita for her side of the story, she said, "This is all such a mistake. My book on my husband is a biography, not *** pornography. The book is about Om, the man and the actor. Om has all the human foibles, just like all of us. He had sex as an adolescent with his maid and then he had a long liaison with the other lady who was also a maid. This was his way of coming out of his other relationships and demolishing class differences . If Om has any objection to her being called a maid he's just being unrealistic." So are his sexual experiences an integral part of the book? "They are," admitted Nandita. "But that's not all." Apparently, the broadcast journalist who interviewed Nandita...http://www.englishforums.com/English/GetAway/lqzcv/post.htmWed, 25 Nov 2009 17:39:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:998822user_garyAcclaimed actor Om Puri is enormously upset with his wife, journalist-columnist Nandita for highlighting some of his most private sexual incidents to market her biography, Unlikely Hero : The Story of Om Puri, "I don't care if she's my wife. I won't let her get away with it". source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/My-wife-made-me-look-cheap-Om-Puri/articleshow/5218355.cms Please tell me the meaning of "get away" in this context. I know at large it means "escape" but here it doesn't fit.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PlaceFoodsInOnesMouth/lqvgx/post.htm#998820Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:35:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:998820user_garyThank you. On my birthday, when I cut the cake, the first piece I always feed to my mother. Does the "feed" here also means that I placed the cake piece into my mother's mouth?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PlaceFoodsInOnesMouth/lqvgx/post.htmWed, 25 Nov 2009 12:03:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:998611user_garyWhen I was a kid, my mother used to place foods in my month while meals but now I can eat by myself with my hands. Please correct my sentence. Also please provide me with more appropriate words to replace "place foods in one's mouth".http://www.englishforums.com/English/WashScrub/lqvgz/post.htmWed, 25 Nov 2009 11:43:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:998602user_garyI have lots of house chores pending today. I have to wash my clothes. I have to wash/scrub the utensils. Please tell me the more appropriate word to fit/replace in the place of the emboldened words. Also here I mean "the dishes which is left after completing our meals and is needed to wash" by "utensils". If there is any specific word for the same, please suggest me that also. Thanks in advance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AlternativesForGiveATreat/lqvgc/post.htmWed, 25 Nov 2009 11:35:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:998599user_garyIt's your birthday so it's your turn to .. for us. I'll accept both beverage and solid items, so it's your wish what to choose though I prefer beverage items at this hot climate. Please fill up with the more correct/appropriate words/phrases in the blank. Basically, I'm looking for words which could mean "give a treat" or something.http://www.englishforums.com/English/OutOfNuclearIsolationSees/lqcmw/post.htmTue, 24 Nov 2009 16:12:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:998129user_garyTies between India and the US are stronger than they have been in decades. Bilateral trade has surged, doubling since 2004 to more than $43 billion a year. Last year the two countries signed a landmark civil nuclear deal, agreed upon by Mr. Singh and former US President George Bush in 2005, that brought India out of nuclear isolation and symbolized a sea change in the countries' political relationship. Indeed, the US sees a vital role for India in the battle against terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan and in a host of other issues from world trade to climate change. Please explain to me the emboldened parts. I guess "out of nuclear isolation" means "India was the owner of the nuclear stuffs but now they agreed to...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PoliticianBureaucrat/lpphl/post.htm#998106Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:37:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:998106user_garyThanks Clive again. So I think I can't say "policemen", "militarymen" and similar kind of government servants are not bureaucrats. Is it correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WalkByForAReason/lpqwp/post.htm#998083Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:18:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:998083user_garyThanks Clive. But I wonder if you mean "walk past a film set" imply "rare"?http://www.englishforums.com/English/HardLookBreakEven/lqcwn/post.htmTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:54:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:998066user_garyHe said there was nothing specific on the horizon. "As our attention is grabbed by some of these developers, we will take a hard look at them," Stone said. Twitter bought search engine Summize in 2008. Stone said Twitter will "start making money" in 2010 as it unveils a plan early next year on how it will produce revenue through advertising. He declined to give details but said advertising will be "non-traditional". "There are no dates when we need to break even . We have plenty of money in the bank," he said. In September, Twitter received a new round of funding from investors including mutual fund giant T. Rowe Price and private equity firm Insight Venture Partners, which analysts said set the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Acquisition/lqcwl/post.htmTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:48:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:998064user_garyMicro-blogging site Twitter is interested in making more acquisitions as it continues to grow in popularity, co-founder Biz Stone said on Tuesday. "That is something we are definitely interested in," Stone told a news conference in Tel Aviv. "We made an acquistion last year that turned out to be an outstandingly good decision." Source : http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20091124/736/tnl-twitter-eyes-acquisitions-sees-makin.html Please tell me the meaning of "acquisition" in this context.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WalkByForAReason/lpqwp/post.htmMon, 23 Nov 2009 17:55:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:997201user_garyMumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) He worked with them when they were new to the film industry and gave back-to-back hits but Akshay Kumar refuses to take credit for Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra's success. The actor says he will always lend a helping hand to newcomers if they need it. 'I am extremely happy to be their (Katrina and Priyanka) mentors but then they are free agents. They owe nothing to any one. They got where they are because they are talented. I saw it in them and that's why I wanted to work with them. I am no guru,' Akshay told IANS in an interview. 'I don't make it a hobby to help heroines. I wait and I watch and I will of course be there to guide any damsel in distress. However, a 'Katrina'...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PoliticianBureaucrat/lpphl/post.htm#997183Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:47:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:997183user_garyThanks Clive. Then, can I assume "bureaucrat" means simply "a government servant"? If it's true, I think then "all politicians" are bureaucrats but not vice-versa. Please correct me if I'm wrong.http://www.englishforums.com/English/FarLessInstrumentContainment/lpphn/post.htmMon, 23 Nov 2009 11:45:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996893user_garyIndia is not an obstacle to China's aspirations, far less an instrument for its containment, as was wrongly suggested by some. It would certainly help if Chinese scholars and commentators broaden and deepen their understanding of India, equally knowledge and scholarship of China in our country needs to be augmented. We need to understand China better," Tharoor added. Source : http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20091123/808/tnl-india-can-t-afford-antagonism-with-c.html Please explain to me the emboldened parts. I know "containment" means "an attempt to keep another country's political power within limits without having a war with them" and "instrument" means "a thing" but I could not...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PoliticianBureaucrat/lpphl/post.htmMon, 23 Nov 2009 11:33:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996891user_garyHe is a politician. He is a bureaucrat. I would understand the both term as having the same meaning but I wonder if there are any differences in the meaning between them.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExtensiveTravelBoutsCulture/lplgw/post.htmSun, 22 Nov 2009 08:02:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995715user_garyUnited States and Indian investigators are also looking closely into whether the two Chicago men, who travelled to Mumbai before the deadly assault there last November, may have been involved in the plot. Headley, 49, and Rana, 48, stand out from the young, poor extremists from fundamentalist Islamic schools who strike targets in or close to their homelands, the times noted. Instead, their privileged backgrounds Instead, their privileged backgrounds, extensive travel and bouts of culture shock make them more like Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed architect of the Sep 11,2001 attacks, who attended college in the US, and Mohammed Atta, one of the lead hijackers. Source :...http://www.englishforums.com/English/BoltLatch/lpjdd/post.htm#995116Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:24:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995116user_garyThanks a lot. I will be glad if you elaborate the explanation further so that I can understand completely.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BoltLatch/lpjdd/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 16:37:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995081user_garyPlease bolt the door. Please latch the door. Can you please tell me the difference between "bolt" and "latch"? What I feel is that they both mean "lock".http://www.englishforums.com/English/MajesticVein/lpwgj/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 11:54:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994849user_gary134 vs Australia at Sharjah, Coca Cola Cup final, 1998 - The day of the final happened to be Tendulkar's 25th birthday. He had already played a gem of an innings to steer India quite unexpectedly into the title clash. Could be pull off an encore? Australia again set India a difficult target scoring 272 for nine in 50 overs. India lost two wickets for 128 and then Tendulkar and skipper Md Azharuddin added 120 runs for third wicket. Batting in majestic vein Tendulkar went on to get a second hundred against the Aussies in successive matches and by the time he was out for 134 off 131 balls in the 45th over India had all but sewn up the match. He was third out at 248 after hitting 12 fours and three sixes. Azhar then fell for 58 but India...http://www.englishforums.com/English/RingCrackedDownOnTheRing/lpwvw/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 11:12:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994814user_garyA match-fixing ring with more than 200 suspected members fixed or tried to fix around 200 matches across Europe, including three in the Champions League, in what UEFA called the biggest betting scandal in Europe. Bochum state prosecutor Andreas Bachmann said at a news conference on Friday initial estimates put the illegal gains at about 10 million euros ($14.85 million) but he added that the figure was just "the tip of the iceberg". Police in Germany, Britain, Austria and Switzerland cracked down on the ring on Thursday, staging simultaneous raids that resulted in 15 arrests in Germany and two in Switzerland. source : http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20091120/375/tsp-police-expose-europe-s-biggest-match.html Please tell me the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/GoDownPoorly/lxxhj/post.htmWed, 18 Nov 2009 13:51:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991687user_garyOn Tuesday, Obama and Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao announced plans to work together on a range of international issues. But the statement had an unexpected line: that the two sides “support the improvement and growth of relations between India and Pakistan.” “The two sides welcomed all efforts conducive to peace, stability and development in South Asia," said the statement. “They support the efforts of Afghanistan and Pakistan to fight terrorism, maintain domestic stability...the two sides are ready to strengthen communication, dialogue and cooperation on issues related to South Asia and work together to promote peace and development in that region.” This will go down poorly i n India. Not only has it long argued its...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnergyFront/lxxhz/post.htmWed, 18 Nov 2009 13:48:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991683user_garyWith the security condition deteriorating in Pakistan and post Mumbai terror attacks, India is not keen on advancing negotiations on the pipeline project or in getting into an energy project with Pakistan. But at the same time India wants to remain engaged with Iran on the energy front . A restive Iran has continued to say that it cannot wait indefinitely for India. Please tell me what "front" means in this context?http://www.englishforums.com/English/GrasrootsWorkersDeserting-Party/lxlgl/post.htmTue, 17 Nov 2009 17:40:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990805user_garyMumbai, Nov. 17 -- Monday morning saw intense political speculation after Kalyan Shiv Sena MP Anand Paranjpe visited Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray at his Dadar house. Still, he scoffed at suggestions that this was a political visit, saying it was a purely personal call. "I came to invite Raj Thackeray for the wedding of my younger brother Amol. We did not discuss any politics," said Paranjpe. The wedding is scheduled for November 19 at Thane. The strong results drawn by Thackeray in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, coupled with the dismal showing of the Sena, have fuelled fears of Sena leaders and grassroots workers deserting the party for the MNS . I know "grassroots workers" means...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CoupledWithTheDismal/lxlgk/post.htmTue, 17 Nov 2009 17:36:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990804user_garyMumbai, Nov. 17 -- Monday morning saw intense political speculation after Kalyan Shiv Sena MP Anand Paranjpe visited Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray at his Dadar house. Still, he scoffed at suggestions that this was a political visit, saying it was a purely personal call. "I came to invite Raj Thackeray for the wedding of my younger brother Amol. We did not discuss any politics," said Paranjpe. The wedding is scheduled for November 19 at Thane. The strong results drawn by Thackeray in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, coupled with the dismal showing of the Sena, have fuelled fears of Sena leaders and grassroots workers deserting the party for the MNS Please explain to me the underlined parts. I know...http://www.englishforums.com/English/KeepDripDroppingExercise-Futility/lmxkb/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 18:19:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:981904user_garyHellooo, why the one-and-a-half generous stars for Shabd which actually leaves you wordless? Well, that's purely for debutante director Leena Yadav's attempt to articulate something (strange) about a Booker prize-winning novelist's effort to vault over a writer's block. Hmmm, otherwise this is an oh-no, even reminding you slightly of Euro-cinema's Faithless (showcasing Liv Ulmann), apna Hollywood's Sleuth (1972) and more so, of Deathtrap (82), Toodle off with your poodle, then, with Michael Caine (now Sanjay Dutt, puffing Cigarettes Light), Dyan Cannon (Aishwarya Rai, as infuriatingly fake as an 11-rupee note) and Christopher Reeve (Zayed Khan, hey dude, get real). No feni or games though. Even so furiously, Mr....http://www.englishforums.com/English/OneHalfGenerousStarsVaultWriters-Block/lmhgm/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 17:34:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:979824user_garyHellooo, why the one-and-a-half generous stars f or Shabd which actually leaves you wordless? Well, that's purely for debutante director Leena Yadav's attempt to articulate something (strange) about a Booker prize-winning novelist's effort to vault over a writer's block . Hmmm, otherwise this is an oh-no, even reminding you slightly of Euro-cinema's Faithless (showcasing Liv Ulmann), apna Hollywood's Sleuth (1972) and more so, of Deathtrap (82), Toodle off with your poodle, then, with Michael Caine (now Sanjay Dutt, puffing Cigarettes Light), Dyan Cannon (Aishwarya Rai, as infuriatingly fake as an 11-rupee note) and Christopher Reeve (Zayed Khan, hey dude, get real). No feni or games though. Even so furiously, Mr....http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnADisturbingNote/lmhgw/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 17:25:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:979820user_garyShaukat ( Sanjay Dutt ) is a Booker Prize -winning writer, whose latest work has been criticised by one and all for being too surreal for anyone's liking. Antara ( Aishwarya Rai ), his wife, supports him nevertheless. Shaukat has some weird plans for his next book though. He decides to manufacture a realistic story by making Antara hide her marital status from Yash ( Zayed Khan ) and pursue a relationship with him. Things go wrong as Antara begins to have real feelings for Yash. She still loves Shaukat though. Whatever Shaukat pens turn out to be true. He starts believing he can change their fate by his writings, and writes according to his logic that Yash would commit suicide after getting to know Antara's reality. But Antara...http://www.englishforums.com/English/MeabningOfParade/lkxgn/post.htmSun, 15 Nov 2009 08:47:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972022user_garyNew Delhi, Nov 15 (PTI) A Delhi court has directed a retired school teacher to pay a compensation of Rs one lakh to a student for parading him naked for taking bath in a water tank in the school premises 12 years ago. Additional Sessions Judge Pratibha Rani ordered release of convict P C Gupta (65) on probation of good conduct for two years, allowing his appeal against one year jail term and a fine of Rs 2,500 awarded to him by a Metropolitan Magistrate. Please tell me the meaning of "parading" in this context. Thanks in advance. As far as I know "to parade" means to march around in a public place on a celebrationhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/BeforeThePlunge/lkxvl/post.htmSun, 15 Nov 2009 07:38:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971986user_garyIn Ravi's view, it is the team work which matters. 'You will be surprised to know the kind of planning in Bollywood. Every aspect gets finalised before the plunge. When you work with a professional team, the quality can get only better. It's only one film at a time.' Please tell me the meaning of "before the plunge" in this context. As far as I know, "to plunge" means "to jump into" which doesn't fit in this context at all.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PulsesRacingWarmTone/lkxvb/post.htmSun, 15 Nov 2009 07:23:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971976user_garyHis name figures among the top 10 personalities of the tinsel word listed by Filmfare. The other achievement he rates on equal footing is the mention of his work in Black in American Cinematography manual, deemed a Bible in Hollywood. Eminent director Govind Nihlani acknowledging his good work in Black and Time Magazine rating the same film among the top five, were moments to cherish. Time for an interaction with ace cinematographer Ravi K Chandran, who came perilously close to getting a National award for Kannathil Muthamittal. Tough luck for him when the entry was not sent for Ayudha Ezhuthu, inadvertently though. These mundane things hardly seem to disturb an individual, believing that 'you will not get a thing if it was not...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TinselWord/lkxdk/post.htmSun, 15 Nov 2009 07:10:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971968user_garyHis name figures among the top 10 personalities of the tinsel word listed by Filmfare. The other achievement he rates on equal footing is the mention of his work in Black in American Cinematography manual, deemed a Bible in Hollywood. I found in the dictionary that "tinsel" means "a thin long shiny material used to decorate in Christmas" but here the meaning doesn't suit.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreAllPhrasalVerbsIdioms/lkxcq/post.htmSun, 15 Nov 2009 06:41:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971957user_garyI know "idiom" means "a group of words having unique meaning compared to the meaning of individual word in the group". Similarly, "phrasal verb" which is a combination of "verb + adverb or preposition or verb" too have different meaning compared the meaning of the verb, so I wonder can I say all "phrasal verbs" are "idioms" because phrasal verbs too have unique meaning compared to the real meaning of the verb?http://www.englishforums.com/English/StowAway/lkmgj/post.htmSat, 14 Nov 2009 17:30:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971440user_garyThe vehicle, would allow the driver and a passenger to drive to the airport, hit the runway after deploying the wings, fly to their chosen airport and then drive to their destination, which sounds like the ultimate in modern travel. Terrafugia also note that while other personal aircraft become grounded in bad weather, the Transition will shrug off stormy skies and simply take to the road, which means days of being stranded at the airport would be history. Having driven home from the nearest airport, the Transition can be easily stowed away in an average garage; so there's no need for a hanger. Source : http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20091114/981/tsc-world-s-first-flying-car-may-soar-th.html Please tell me the meaning of...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SlatedToMakeLandfall/lkchb/post.htm#969599Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:14:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:969599user_garyThanks for your reply. Could you also please tell me what "make landfall" or "landfall" means in this context?http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnABullRun/lkgrb/post.htmThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:12:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:969596user_garyIn a bid to make gold jewellery affordable, branded jewellery makers may now opt for making standard gems studded jewellery using lesser amount of gold with the prices of the yellow metal constantly on a bull run. Gold prices have appreciated by 20% since March this fiscal and are currently rallying at Rs 17,000 per 10 gram, Pankaj Parekh, chairman, Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council, eastern region, said. Bachcharaj Bamalwa, vice chairman, All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation, said many branded jewellery makers have already started making diamond studded standard jewellery using 14 carat gold instead of 18 carat. Please tell me what "on a bull run" means here? Thanks in advance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SlatedToMakeLandfall/lkchb/post.htmWed, 11 Nov 2009 15:57:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:968559user_garyAhmedabad/Panaji, Nov 11 (IANS) About 80 fishing trawlers, with an average of 10 men in each, are missing in cyclone-hit Arabian Sea, organisations of fishermen along India's west coast said Wednesday. As Cyclone Phyan intensified and tore northwards, slated to make landfall along the north Maharashtra-south Gujarat coast late Wednesday night, there were reports of boats missing at sea, despite repeated warnings from the authorities over the last few days that no fisherman should venture out. Gopal Tandel, president of the Daman Machimar Sangh (fishermen's association), told IANS: 'Fifty fishing boats with a total estimated complement of about 500 fishermen are still out at sea and are on the path of the cyclone headed...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WaveKeptUpItsSweep/ljpng/post.htmTue, 10 Nov 2009 17:55:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:967510user_garyKolkata, Nov. 10 -- The anti-CPI(M) wave kept up its sweep in Bengal with the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) losing all five seats it had contested in the Assembly by polls. On the other hand, Trinamool Congress made a clean sweep in all the seven seats it had contested. Trinamool Supremo Mamata Banerjee appeared on television and termed the performance as a victory of 'Maa Mati Manush'. Congress and Trinamool Congress went to the polls with an alliance. Please explain to me the underlined parts. I feel "sweep" means "to win" so "kept up its sweep" means "kept up its win" in this context, but I cannot understand "wave kept up its sweep" altogether. Source :...http://www.englishforums.com/English/MeaningOfBeacon/ljmrd/post.htmMon, 09 Nov 2009 17:42:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:966419user_garyDuring interrogation, police said, the four accused confessed their involved in two cases of robbery in Haryana, one took place in April and another in October this year. About one of these two cases, the accused revealed that they had robbed cosmetics and toiletries products of Hindustan Lever and P&G by hijacking the goods laden truck by pretending to be policemen. Explaining their modus operandi, police said they mounted a beacon on their car and two of them dressed as policemen stopped the truck and after over powering the occupants they drove it to a godown. On their instance, robbed cosmetic and toiletries of worth at least Rs 15 lakh was recovered. Police is probing further. I looked into many dictionaries for the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/50YearsDownTheLine/ljkmk/post.htmMon, 09 Nov 2009 11:24:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:966052user_gary"I have never been able to pick the best and worst of my films. I can't say 'I wish I had not done (that film)'. Then I would not have done it. I only do a film when I am sure that 50 years down the line I am fine that I did it, regardless of it being a hit or a flop." I know "down the line" means "completely" but still I can't understand the underlined parts of this sentence. Could you please help me with this?http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeSaidPriceSaidPrice10/wbjzz/post.htm#678210Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:25:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:678210user_garyThanks Clive. I wonder then why people call this sentence " I couldn't get what you mean by this" is a wrong one? Here also it has the effect of present tense. I mean what I couldn't get before, is still I can't understand at that time of speaking this sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldntCantMeantMean/wbjdp/post.htm#677093Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:40:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:677093user_garyThank you friend. Do you mean the below sentence is correct? I couldn't get what you mean by this? But I wonder why it is correct when there are mixtures of past "could" and present "mean".http://www.englishforums.com/English/RiceGrindedGrinderFlowing-Utensil/wbjdv/post.htm#677092Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:37:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:677092user_garyThanks. May I know if there are any single word to mean "the rice that was crushed by the grinder"?http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeSaidPriceSaidPrice10/wbjzz/post.htmThu, 19 Feb 2009 12:16:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:675772user_garyI remember the seller said the price was 10 for each item and 18 for two items. I remember the seller said the price is 10 for each item and 20 for two items. Please correct my sentences.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IWonderWonderWonderWonder/wbjvn/post.htmThu, 19 Feb 2009 12:08:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:675763user_garyI wonder what to do? I wonder what shall I do? I wonder if I can go there? I wonder can I go there? Please correct my sentences.http://www.englishforums.com/English/May/wbjvl/post.htmThu, 19 Feb 2009 12:02:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:675761user_garyMay I know is it a scam? May I know from where are you? May I know where are you from? May I know where you are from? May I know is it scam? Please correct my sentences.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IToldCompleteWork/wbjvg/post.htmThu, 19 Feb 2009 11:57:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:675756user_garyI was told not to forget about to this question. I was told I have to complete this work by 25th. I was told I had to complete this work by 25th. Recently I heard that some people were getting paid from it, but so far I haven't seen any payout proofs with my eye. Please correct my sentences.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldntCantMeantMean/wbjdp/post.htmThu, 19 Feb 2009 11:42:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:675748user_garyI couldn't get what you mean by this? I couldn't get what you meant by this? I can't get what you meant by this? I can't get what you mean by this? Please correct my sentences.http://www.englishforums.com/English/RiceGrindedGrinderFlowing-Utensil/wbjdv/post.htmThu, 19 Feb 2009 11:31:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:675737user_garyWater was overflowing from the bucket after it was filled. The rice grinded by grinder was flowing out from the utensil because of fermentation. Please correct my sentences.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfTheWordWish/wbjcn/post.htmThu, 19 Feb 2009 11:16:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:675729user_garyHaakon wishes his friend were coming to Seattle during the quarter break. Haakon wish his friend was coming to Seattle during the quarter break. I wish she was lying on the beach now. She wishes she was lying on the beach now. Please correct my sentences.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IfWrongMistaken/wbcbh/post.htmMon, 16 Feb 2009 11:55:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:673683user_garyI think that they have stopped paying now if I'm not mistaken/if I'm not wrong. I assumed that they have stopped paying now if I'm/I was not wrong. Please correct my sentences.