http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aYankee&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:Yankee'en-USXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/UseOfThatAsAdverb/lpnzm/post.htm#997171Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:33:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:997171yankeeHi CB I see what you're saying. Still, I'd say the phrase "he came" is used to define which day is being referred to, and "we can't afford it" is "the simple reason". We aren't going for the simple reason which we can't afford it. (WRONG!) What do you think of this rewording: - That we can't afford it is the simple reason we aren't going.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UseOfThatAsAdverb/lpnzm/post.htm#996629Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:56:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996629yankeeI remember the day that he came. We aren’t going for the simple reason that we can’t afford it. Why do you think "that" might be an adverb in those two sentences, Debpriya De? The word "that" is very often used as a relative pronoun, and that is what it is in your sentences. It refers back to a noun and introduces a relative clause. The word "that" refers to "day" in your first sentence, and to the word "reason" in your second sentence. Using "that" as an adverb is a very limited/specialized sort of usage. Look again at the examples I posted earlier. In my sentences, the word "that" modifies the adjective or adverb that comes after it and the meaning is similar...http://www.englishforums.com/English/UseOfThatAsAdverb/lpnzm/post.htm#996378Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:21:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996378yankeeIt's not that hard to explain. The word "that" can modify an adjective or another adverb (often in combination with the word "all"). It's also usually found in negative sentences. Here are some additional examples: - Don't bother trying to get to know her. She's not (all) that friendly. - He's been raving about her homemade soup for days, but I didn't think it tasted (all) that good. - Why are you so late? We only got dusting of snow, so the roads couldn't have been (all) that bad. - Why are you using crutches? Your toe can't possibly hurt (all) that badly! - I think she looks pretty much the same, so I guess her nose job didn't change things (all) that radically.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceCorrectionNeeded/lpmpc/post.htm#996172Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:12:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996172yankeeHi Ankiz I'd begin with the word "The". I would use the word "and", not "&". The use of "will" may suggest to the reader that someone has already told you that there is a very good chance of your being given the opportunity to contribute. If this is your initial approach, however, it might be more appropriate to use "would". I would recommend adding something to the idea of "contribute" (i.e. make "contribute" more dynamic). Perhaps simply an adverb. It sounds rather wishy-washy as it is.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PastTenseAndPastPerfect/lpmxp/post.htm#996160Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:55:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996160yankeeHi Anon Although "had" is possible, I think I'd prefer "did". I don't think anyone would interpret a real difference in terms of meaning. By the way, you could also use "have" (rather than "did" or "had") if you were viewing "today" as being finished, but the week were not yet over.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MarginErrorMarginError/lpmrj/post.htm#995978Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:14:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995978yankeeHi Debpriya De, Both versions are correct, but I'd say "margin of error" is used much more frequently. I would not view the two as interchangeable, though there are probably some contexts in which you could use either one. A "margin of error" is a fixed expression, and the three words form a single idea. It is an acceptable/allowable deviation from the norm. In statisitics, this expression is a measurement of accuracy. When people use "margin for error", the word "for" indicates purpose. The word "margin" could usually be replaced with another word, such as "room" or "space", for example. So, when people say "margin for error", the words are...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Afterthoughts/lpjmp/post.htm#995518Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:58:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995518yankeeHello Navitasan, I have now joined the two identical threads you posted. Please do not post multiple threads with the same question. Unfortunately, you have received two very different responses, so I guess I'll add my two-cents worth while I'm here. I'd say you could get away with your sentences in informal writing, but not in formal writing. (How's that for fence-sitting?)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Verbs/lpkwl/post.htm#995514Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:47:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995514yankeeHi Anon That is an irregular verb which can be used both transitively or intransitively.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheBeatles/4/lhnnd/Post.htm#995504Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:40:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995504yankeeThanks, Opti. Especially for the first one. I had trouble getting that middle bit. Now that it's been Opti-mized, I hear it.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/2/lxxmm/Post.htm#994507Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:59:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994507yankeeHi Gleb What Jim has written reflects my way of thinking. The only thing I might add is that I don't view "will not be forgotten" as a particularly "elevated use of the language." People use the passive quite regularly. Heck, we use it so much that a whole slew of books has been published advising us not to use the passive quite so often.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheBeatles/4/lhnnd/Post.htm#994070Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:52:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994070yankeeHi Coloraday This is what I hear: 1. Get them to condemn themselves after they're (home hours?) , and so we shouldn't be doing it, we know 2. and more of that sort of stuff 3. uhhh, your language has got to be pretty good, obviously (got to = gotta) 4. Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands. (I don't hear "for" or "would". I hear "will".) We really set on giving people their money's worth of the record.Right? I hear "We're"/"We are", and I think he might be saying "off" rather than "of". Otherwise I agree on everything else (up until the point where the recording gets cut off, that is).http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenMatterAintAbout/lpzrk/post.htm#993892Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:37:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993892yankeeHi Aman To me, they're similar, but not really the same. Ain't about how long it takes to get there. This simply means that "how long it takes to get there" is not the issue or topic. No matter how long it takes to get there. This means that "how long it takes to get there" is not an important or deciding factor.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectMySentencePlease/lpvpc/post.htm#993878Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:13:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993878yankeeHi Sanaz, and welcome! I would like to help you with your sentence, but I'm not sure what it means. Maybe something like this? - Throughout the years, the television and the freezer have had the most usage, 98 and 80 percent respectively. (I'm not sure what you mean about the vacuum cleaner and the refrigerator.) H ello everyone, I just joined to this group I don't know if I should write my question here or not! B ut pl e ase correct my sentence . " THE MOST USAGE WAS DEVOTED TO TELEVISION AND FREZZER RESPECTIVELY, 98 AND 80 PERSENT THROUGH OUT THE YEARS BEFORE VACUM CLEANER HAS MORE UTILIZATION OF REFREGERATOR" thanks in ad v a nc e,http://www.englishforums.com/English/Word/lpbpx/post.htm#993050Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:33:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993050yankeeWhat about simply calling it a "symbolic name"?http://www.englishforums.com/English/NearVsNearby/gnvdz/post.htm#993037Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:23:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993037yankee–adj. 8. being close by; not distant: the near fields. In the sentence, the intended meaning would be 8, but I think the article may also be a factor here. I much prefer "a/the nearby hotel". That said, the use of " the near hotel" seems to be less grating on my ears than " a near hotel" is. Just my two cents.http://www.englishforums.com/English/KindlyCheckMySentences/lpbqj/post.htm#993005Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:32:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993005yankeeHi Creativeguru They're all OK -- except that you forgot the capitalization in the third one. In addition, the third one seems more appropriate as a title rather than as a headline. The second one would also work as a heading or title. The first one strikes me as the most "headline-ish". You could add the word "the" in the first two. Diamond Ids presents (the) Shooting Stars Collection (The) Shooting Stars Collection presented by Diamond Ids Diamond Ids’ S hooting S tars C ollectionhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EaxhSentenceWordsWordPhraseFits-Please/lxqpz/post.htm#992998Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:19:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992998yankee2 I've never been in a relation other than this one/apart from this one/ but this one . "any relation but this one" would be okay. I would not use "relation". That sounds quite odd to me. I'd say "relationship".http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/2/lxxmm/Post.htm#992973Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:56:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992973yankeeI hope this will and Hi Gleb If you reject the sentence in the quote, then it seems to me that you would also have to reject the following sentence, for example: - For the last three hours he has been playing with his Xbox and not doing his homework. Filling in the omitted words in the sentence above is actually less straightforward than in Mariott's sentence (the one in the quote): - For the last three hours he has been playing with his Xbox and not doing his homework. = - For the last three hours he has been playing with his Xbox and not doing his homework.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HavingRespectDevotionNatural-World/lpbln/post.htm#992955Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:31:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992955yankeeHi Angliholic Yes, that is what "it" refers to. No, I would not use "they". You might look at "having respect for and devotion to the natural world" as a way of thinking or as a particular mindset. "Respect for and devotion to the natural world" are viewed collectively as a single way of thinking. Or you might look at it this way: Having = the possession = it EDIT: Oops! I see Clive was faster than I was. (As usual.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfternoonCoffee/lprdg/post.htm#992499Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:48:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992499yankeeThere is no indefinite article with the word "coffee" because "coffee" is an uncountable noun. However, you could say this: - Afternoon is the time I need a cup of coffee . The word "afternoon" does not have an article because that word refers generally to a time of day. In theory, you could also say "the afternoon", but it isn't necessary in your sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/lxxmm/post.htm#992494Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:37:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992494yankeeI hope this and this . No matter where you put the brackets, there is a non-negated verb in the first half (make) and a negated verb (not be) in the second half. I hope and I hope this and this I hope this will and this will The words "this" and "will" are repeated in all three of the bracketed versions above. We don't actually "need" to repeat either one of those words. Elimination of the repeated words produces this: I hope this will andhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/lxxmm/post.htm#991986Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:21:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991986yankeeI find it an odd thing to say. The sentence struck me as being odd, too. As for using the word "won't", yes, that's a good alternative.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Taking/lxxdw/post.htm#991853Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:47:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991853yankeeHi Wowenglish You posted this question in two different threads. I have now joined the two threads. If you still have questions about this text, please just post them in this (one!) thread. Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WillGoingTo/lxxpw/post.htm#991825Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:17:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991825yankeeHi Anon I would not choose either one. I'd say both are wrong. I would say this: - By this time next year, I will have completed my degree. That means that no later than this time next year, I will be finished with my studies and I will have my degree.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Taking/lxxdw/post.htm#991821Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:07:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991821yankeeI agree that the word "should" is used to give advice. Take the advice that the example of the dog provides. You might also interpret the meaning of the sentence this way: If you are wise, you will learn this from the dog's example: Beware of bribes.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UseOfMentalityInASentence/lxxmr/post.htm#991804Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:57:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991804yankeeI don't believe you can add words such as level after words ending with (i)ty. I think that statement is much too broad. It does work in some cases. For example, rather than saying something such as "level of profitability" or "level of maturity", I'm sure you'll also hear people say "profitability level" or "maturity level".http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/lxxmm/post.htm#991790Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:46:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991790yankeeHi Mariott I don't think any of those are actually wrong. I would probably not repeat the word "will".http://www.englishforums.com/English/LostLossThanks/lxmlq/post.htm#991237Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:38:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991237yankeeLakers lost the game today. Or Lakers loss the game today. Hi Anon You need a verb in your sentence, and " lost " is the past tense of the verb "lose". The word "loss" is a noun, so you cannot use that in your sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnACommercialPrintAd/lxmnc/post.htm#991228Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:34:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991228yankeeHi Raen Ads use "catch phrases", for example. Other possibilities might be "slogan" or "tag line".http://www.englishforums.com/English/FriendFriends/lxmjx/post.htm#991173Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:05:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991173yankee"One of your friends" would be the usual. What sort of sentence did you want to write? If you said "one of your friend", that would sound as if you were trying to say that your friend doesn't have a clone.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedCommonProperNoun/lxmdb/post.htm#991043Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:58:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991043yankeeThere are no proper nouns in your sentence, Anon.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SinceAgo/4/cgzpk/Post.htm#985197Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:14:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:985197yankeeWARNING II Hello Sitifan It is always best to keep an open, flexible mind when someone presents you with a grammar rule. Many grammar "rules" are not actually absolute rules. Instead, many things presented as "rules" are simply the most commonly used patterns.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SubjectEmbeddedQuestions/llbdd/post.htm#974051Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:08:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:974051yankeeHi Anon Sentence 4 is just fine.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferentThan/lkqjz/post.htm#972729Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:42:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972729yankeeI've been told by British friends that "different to" is basically the British equivalent of the American "different than": Neither is approved of by hardcore prescriptivists, but everybody uses them anyway. The American Heritage Dictionary has a nice usage note on "different than": http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/differenthttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Piece/lkqwx/post.htm#972644Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:32:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972644yankeeHi Pleasehelp You've told us you are a native speaker of English. So, here is a question for you: How often do you hear anyone say "How many piece"? (I expect your answer to be "Never".) Quite frankly, I find it impossible to believe that you are actually being serious.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowLong/lkxjv/post.htm#972632Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:07:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972632yankeeHi Pleasehelp I have merged your two threads. Please do not create multiple threads with the same question. Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntecedentOfPronoun/lkxlq/post.htm#972300Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:42:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972300yankeeRight, "Edward" is not the antecedent of "that". Keep in mind that the word "that" is not used as a demonstrative pronoun in the sentence. It is used as a relative pronoun.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CheckThisSentence/lkxmj/post.htm#972188Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:26:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972188yankeeHi Cute I'm not a man. You can call me Amy. If I had to choose between the words, I guess I'd choose "likely" -- not because it's "better", but only because it is probably a little more commonly used. Other than that, I see no difference.http://www.englishforums.com/English/InArmsDeprivation/lkxnx/post.htm#972166Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:02:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972166yankeeYes, something like that, Newguest. The paragraph itself tells you what it means. It refers to a lack or cessation of holding and carrying a baby, and thus also the deprivation of physical contact.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntecedentOfPronoun/lkxlq/post.htm#972164Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:53:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972164yankeeHi Cute572 The word "that" is a relative pronoun in your sentence. It refers back to "report" and it introduces a defining relative clause . The word "he" is the subject of the clause.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CheckThisSentence/lkxmj/post.htm#972154Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:40:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972154yankeeHi Cute572 You should use "affect", which means "have an influence on". The word "effect" is usually used as a noun, and it doesn't work as a verb in your sentence. You could use either "likely" or "liable".http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItTookMeTheTimeOf/lkmpm/post.htm#971844Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:33:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971844yankeeIt took me the time it took for the halftime break to finish to eat my dinner. I ate my dinner in the time it took for the halftime break to start and finish. I'd say those sentences are much too convoluted. Try this: It took me the whole 20-minute halftime break to eat dinner.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Use/lkmpk/post.htm#971660Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:50:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971660yankeeI agree with Avangi, though. The word in sounds the most natural (and most typical) to me in Pleasehelp's particular sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Break/vcnhc/post.htm#971385Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:54:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971385yankeeYou've posted in a thread that is nearly a year old, Sitifan. Should we understand your post as a new question or simply as a belated statement?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/lklxk/post.htm#971372Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:47:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971372yankeeHi Anon I have merged your two threads since they in essence asked the same question.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PositionOfOnly/lklxn/post.htm#971316Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:41:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971316yankeeHi Dipsik Either one is OK. If you place "only" directly in front of "an infinitesimal chance", then you would be focusing the idea of "only" directly on "an infinitesimal chance".http://www.englishforums.com/English/MeOrI/vclmg/post.htm#971306Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:30:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971306yankeeHi Anon If you post information from taken word-for-word from another source, you should make it clear that you are not the author, and you should identify the source. In this case, the source seems to be this website: http://www.english-for-students.com/I-or-me.htmlhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/lklvk/post.htm#971302Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:22:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971302yankeeJairam used to visit temple very Tuesday. Hi C. Selvakumar Before you can change that to an interrogative sentence, you need to make a couple of small corrections: - Jairam used to visit the temple e very Tuesday. You can make that sentence interrogative this way: - Did Jairam use to visit the temple every Tuesday?http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsItCorrect/lkljc/post.htm#971287Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:05:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971287yankeePrevent ingress of light shade through A/C grills in the entire building To be perfectly honest, I have no idea whatsoever what that means. Replace white coloured bulb with black bulb on the spotlights / Replacement of white coloured bulb on the spotlights with black one I'd suggest this: Replace the white bulbs on the spotlights with black ones.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TwoQuestionsAboutTense/lklwj/post.htm#971277Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:56:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971277yankeeHi Sitifan For 1, I would only choose "was". (was stolen = passive = reference to a past act) For 2, I would use "is". We frequently use "broken" as a predicate adjective, and in this case "is broken" refers to a current state. Basically, we don't use "stolen" as a predicate adjective.