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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.englishforums.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Search results for 'user:matthewg'</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3amatthewg&amp;o=DateDescending</link><description>Search results for 'user:matthewg'</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>XMOD (Build: 3614.32638)</generator><item><title>Re: Information Security</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/InformationSecurity/brrqr/post.htm#83822</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2005 13:36:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:83822</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Hi Fair Lady,  Please post the terms and phrases that you're having difficulty with.</description></item><item><title>Re: How to make a good introduction at a buisness meeting with different partners working on a future product?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowIntroductionBuisnessMeeting-DifferentPartnersWorkingFutur/qgpr/post.htm#83636</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:12:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:83636</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>I've written quite a few marketing and PR proposals, and even when I was studying marketing, I'd always have given my proposal a title which summed up all my ideas, for example 'Bridging the Mobile Gap'. Start the introduction with what you would normally think of as the conclusion: a short and precise thesis statement.      What is a Thesis Statement?   Almost all of us—even if we don’t do it consciously—look early in an essay for a one- or two-sentence condensation of the argument or analysis that is to follow. We refer to that condensation as a thesis statement.  Why Should Your Essay Contain A Thesis Statement?   - to test your ideas by distilling them into a sentence or two; - to better organize and develop your argument;...</description></item><item><title>Re: Marketing</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Marketing/brrrw/post.htm#83635</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:59:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:83635</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>You can find lots of exercises here: MARKETING. English language exercises, tests and quizzes from the world of business, nonstopenglish.com   and here: Linguarama Postscript vocabulary exercises, linguarama.com (look for 'Marketing' under 'Theme')  and an exhaustive vocabulary list here: Marketing Glossary - English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary, about.com</description></item><item><title>Re: CSE/IT</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CseIt/qkjk/post.htm#83631</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:41:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:83631</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Computer Science Engineering is all about how computers work; the mechanics and electronics of computers, and the creation of computer programmes. IT is about working with computers, learning how to use (and not create) software, and applying computer technology to realistic situations.  For example: an IT consultant would hire a computer engineer to design fax modem software to replace hardware faxes within an organisation's offices.</description></item><item><title>Re: The invoice and the customer's name</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheInvoiceCustomersName/qbnw/post.htm#82748</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:57:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:82748</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Yes, it's a verb.  'Invoice' has these two senses according to WordNet dictionary:   a statement of money owed for goods or services; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe"   send an invoice to; "She invoiced the company for her expenses"</description></item><item><title>Re: The invoice and the customer's name</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheInvoiceCustomersName/qbnw/post.htm#82720</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:22:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:82720</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>That's a bit long-winded. You could just write, 'Invoice XXX company for $500.'</description></item><item><title>Re: Teaching in Cuba</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TeachingInCuba/qcdl/post.htm#79497</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2005 09:58:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:79497</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Hi,  Information on working in Cuba is hard to come by. I suggest asking embassies for help.  Here are links to The Canadian Embassy in Cuba and the Cuban Embassy in Canada .  A friend of mine just came back from Cuba. He commented negatively about the standard of living: '...stuck in the middle ages.'  Some advice was posted in a thread on EnglishForums.com by Henry teach : English in Cuba .</description></item><item><title>Re: The invoice and the customer's name</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheInvoiceCustomersName/qbnw/post.htm#79495</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2005 09:40:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:79495</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Hi Damalord,  Use the verb invoice: 'Invoice XYZ Corporation for the amount of $123.'</description></item><item><title>Re: Why do people prefer live-in relationships to marriages?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyPreferLiveRelationshipsMarriages/pkvx/post.htm#78428</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2005 17:49:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:78428</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>I agree that it is a good idea for a couple to live together before getting married, but I don't think that marriage involves more legal problems. I think the opposite is true. A lot of live-in couples have endless problems when it comes to ownership. For instance, if a live-in couple move to a new house, and they split the cost both ways, only one partner can be the registered owner of the property. If the couple splits up on bad terms - which is not a rare occurence - it will be very easy and perfectly legal for the registered owner to sell the property and run off to Barbados with all the cash. This is why divorce, if that's what you were alluding to, is not a 'legal problem,' but a legal solution.  I disagree completely with the...</description></item><item><title>Re: Was the election in Iraq a positive step for the country?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WasElectionIraqPositiveStepCountry/2/xhqn/Post.htm#78424</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2005 17:14:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:78424</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>I agree that the Iraqi people aren't yet free, in the real sense of the word. But I don't think that there isn't going to be an end to the violence.  You mentioned that your source of information is the tv news. News channels such as the BBC have been heavily criticised for giving too much importance to bad news and underreporting anything else. I can understand that this sort of exposure pushes people away from a vision of a better future for the country.</description></item><item><title>Re: Why do people prefer live-in relationships to marriages?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyPreferLiveRelationshipsMarriages/pkvx/post.htm#78076</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:34:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:78076</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>I hate to speak of marriage this way, but any lawyer will tell you that it's a 'legal institution.' This means that the married couple is a legal entity (i.e. individual) in itself: 'it' can own private property. In many countries two individuals can't own the same property for more than a certain amount of time, or just can't own it at all. This means that with a live-in couple, either the husband or the wife must own the house or hold the bank account. Whereas with a married couple, both the husband and the wife can own the property and hold a savings account together, and can then split it all up if they divorce.  But remember that marriage is sometimes a very different reality. In India and China arranged marriages are ingrained...</description></item><item><title>Re: Need a help with &amp;quot;Negotiations&amp;quot; glossary!</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedNegotiationsGlossary/pngz/post.htm#78072</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:11:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:78072</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>This is a duplicate post. The original, with replies, can be found here .</description></item><item><title>Re: Kick in</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/KickIn/2/plgx/Post.htm#77072</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:30:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:77072</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>I suppose so, unless you counter a drug with an antidote, or use a drug which has an opposite effect.</description></item><item><title>Re: Time zone</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TimeZone/plwr/post.htm#77070</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:16:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:77070</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Just to satisfy your curiousity, EnglishForums.com is based in Malta and the time zone here is Central European Time (CET) , which is the same as Greenwhich Mean Time + 1 hour (GMT+1).  However, you're right, the teachers who make contributions to the forums are scattered all over the world.</description></item><item><title>Re: Kick in</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/KickIn/plgx/post.htm#77065</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:04:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:77065</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Yes, you're right, there's no connection with violence in the physical sense, as there is when someone would say, 'I'm going to kick your face in.' But I do think that the phrase does convey the idea of violence in the sense of 'a powerful and sudden force.' I wouldn't seriously say, 'The cough medicine is kicking in,' unless I wanted to be called a wimp. The effect of cough medicine, in this case, is prolonged and subtle, and I don't think that it 'kicks in.' Whereas of a syringe full of morphine, I would say that it kicks in.  Native speakers do sometimes say, 'The capuccino is kicking in,' for example. But you can always tell they're joking from the tone of voice.</description></item><item><title>Re: Kick in</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/KickIn/plgx/post.htm#77006</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2005 14:02:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:77006</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>'Kicked in' does give the sense of a certain amount of violence - metaphorically speaking - such as the idea that a drug has a sudden effect.</description></item><item><title>Re: Kick in</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/KickIn/plgx/post.htm#77001</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:51:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:77001</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>'As the anaethetic kicked in, XYZ could feel herself drifting off into the world of sleep.'  I'd use 'kick in' to refer to a substance that is beginning to have an effect, and not for pain, which is the effect in itself.  'As the snake's venom kicked in, I felt a searing pain in my chest.'</description></item><item><title>Re: Before Greek</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeforeGreek/2/pggb/Post.htm#76880</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2005 18:39:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:76880</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Hi Elena,  Here are a few books that I've read recently which I though you might find not just helpful, but also very thought-provoking.  Orientalism, EW Said. It is related to what you are discussing in that Said argues that Westerners have produced a false description of North Africans to help define a European self-image.  On Identity , Amin Maalouf. A lucid discussion on nationalism and jingoistic behaviour rather than racism itself.</description></item><item><title>Re: World shop</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WorldShop/pgjm/post.htm#76585</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2005 16:36:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:76585</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>There are a few in Malta. Most of them sell African clothing and jewellery, South American coffee, and spices from the Far East. There is one market, called the 'Artisan Market', which is quite popular, though the stated origin of some the goods is questionable.</description></item><item><title>Re: A worldwide language</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/AWorldwideLanguage/pwcj/post.htm#76325</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:31:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:76325</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>That was tried, and the appearance of your post here only confirms that it was the floppiest of flops.  Esperanto - number of speakers .  This can be read as a criticism of any synthesised global language in general: Learn Not To Speak Esperanto - JB Rye</description></item><item><title>Re: Benchmark</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Benchmark/pwlw/post.htm#76317</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:05:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:76317</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>There are some training companies that offer 'benchmark courses' or 'benchmark training' in marketing. If I studied for a marketing degree twenty years ago, I can take one of these course to bring my marketing knowledge to the current standard (i.e. current benchmark.)  I suppose that when people say, 'I'm going to do my benchmark,' they are using the shorthand for 'benchmark test' or 'benchmark course.'</description></item><item><title>Re: Benchmark</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Benchmark/pwlw/post.htm#76275</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:23:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:76275</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>I've never heard benchmark being used in that way ('I'm going to do my benchmark.') However, benchmark is a word originally used by surveyors, meaning 'a physical point of reference', literally a mark, such as an orange cone, set upon a bench. So I suppose surveyors would say, 'I'm going to do my benchmark,' meaning, 'I'm going to set my reference point.'  Benchmark is also a dead metaphor used in computing. For contextual purposes, which kind of company are you referring to?</description></item><item><title>Re: Does 'certificate of affiliation' exist??</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoesCertificateAffiliationExist/phhc/post.htm#76271</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:12:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:76271</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Yes, but it is then called a 'family tree', and it is drawn up by a genealogist .</description></item><item><title>Re: IBM spending 100Million on Linux</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/IbmSpending100millionLinux/pgmh/post.htm#76269</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:04:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:76269</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Thanks for the links Mike. This is actually welcome news: they're investing the money in support for Linux, not in the core operating system itself.</description></item><item><title>Re: Bush's Speech</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/BushsSpeech/2/xkvw/Post.htm#76263</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:30:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:76263</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>A distinction must be made: people tend to disagree with the United States' method of involvement (e.g. not enough push for diplomatic concord - until recently), and not the involvement per se, which is isolationism. Yes, states do make mistakes: the US, France, Britain and Russia are all guilty of atrocities which they are resented for, and it is a sad truth that not one of these victorious powers has ever been brought before an international tribunal. But is turning your back on the world to 'get your house in order' really a solution? Some Americans would say yes, citing the crumbling education and healthcare systems as an example. They would also mention that the policy is a double-edged sword: it would promote detente, and negate...</description></item><item><title>Re: Are cookies a form of spyware?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreCookiesAFormOfSpyware/2/phbh/Post.htm#75905</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2005 01:21:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75905</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>A good analogy. But don't you think that most people are unperturbed by this? There is a threat to privacy, but does this have any practical implications? Not really, especially to a generation brought up to consider it a normality.</description></item><item><title>Re: Translation</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Translation/phwj/post.htm#75904</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2005 01:13:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75904</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>I did find an online Arabic to English dictionary, but it requires subscription.  http://dictionary.sakhr.com/</description></item><item><title>Re: World shop</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WorldShop/pgjm/post.htm#75902</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2005 01:06:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75902</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Hi Umano,  I know the shops you're talking about. Many of them sell 'fair trade' products, promoted by organisations such as EFTA . I once bought bongos from such a shop, though their use never really went beyond irritating my siblings.</description></item><item><title>Re: Indianisms</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Indianisms/pvjc/post.htm#75901</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2005 01:00:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75901</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Hi Neha,  Welcome to the forums. Here is a similar thread you might be interested in.</description></item><item><title>Re: Are cookies a form of spyware?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreCookiesAFormOfSpyware/phbh/post.htm#75900</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:52:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75900</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Greg The title of this topic is, 'Are cookies a form of spyware?' I don't feel that I am splitting hairs by giving definitions of spyware and showing where they are relevant to cookies.  Have you considered upgrading to IE6? It might solve the problem with your browser crashing. Just go to Windows Update and it'll show you the rest.</description></item><item><title>Re: Are cookies a form of spyware?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreCookiesAFormOfSpyware/phbh/post.htm#75895</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:33:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75895</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Actually spyware is used to collect data. That data is analysed and used to produce targeted ads. Google and Doublelick use cookies to collect data which they then use to deliver targeted ads. So cookies really can be a form of spyware (which doesn't mean that they are spyware.)  Here are all the definitions of spyware I could find, and cookies can fit into them:  A general term for a program that surreptitiously monitors your actions. While they are sometimes sinister, like a remote control program used by a hacker, software companies have been known to use spyware to gather data about customers. The practice is generally frowned upon.  blackice.iss.net/glossary.php  A technology that assists in gathering information about a...</description></item><item><title>Re: Are cookies a form of spyware?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreCookiesAFormOfSpyware/phbh/post.htm#75892</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:18:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75892</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Cookies are actually really useful: most well-meaning e-commerce sites wouldn't work at all without them. For instance, if you're shopping on Amazon, as you go through the different pages, the Amazon server uses your cookie as a temporary ID card, making sure that virtual shopping cart 'remembers' its contents. The cookie used here is temporary, and is normally deleted automatically after a few hours.  However, some websites also use cookies for data mining purposes, not only to store options. Data mining involves the collection of as much customer data as possible, the more specific the better. Here is a quote from Google Watch :     Google uses a single cookie for everything, and it expires in 2038. Your browser offers this cookie,...</description></item><item><title>Re: IBM spending 100Million on Linux</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/IbmSpending100millionLinux/pgmh/post.htm#75882</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:37:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75882</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Good as it sounds, I can't help being cynical. IBM must have some kind of agenda. Was anything else mentioned in the report?</description></item><item><title>Re: Before Greek</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeforeGreek/pggb/post.htm#75881</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:31:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75881</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>I would like to find a dictionary that informs always if the word is formal, informal, in common use, rare, etc.      I'm not sure if such a dictionary has ever been published. But there are lots of style guides that give great tips and will certainly improve your writing. These guides work like dictionaries: just look up the word and read the reference to its usage.  Here are some links on Amazon:  The Times Style and Usage Guide   Bill Bryson's Troublesome Words</description></item><item><title>Re: Does 'certificate of affiliation' exist??</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoesCertificateAffiliationExist/phhc/post.htm#75874</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:17:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75874</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>You mean, 'Is it in use?' Yes, it is in use. I suppose it refers to a certificate that confirms the existence of a relationship between two entities. For instance, if Microsoft is raising money for the Red Cross, people might want to see a certificate of affiliation before handing their donations over to Microsoft.</description></item><item><title>Re: Bush's Speech</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/BushsSpeech/2/xkvw/Post.htm#75841</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:57:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75841</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>I don't think you can slap the identity 'Arab' onto Middle Eastern peoples and say, 'They all want the same the same thing.' It is just as wrong to say that all Moslems don't want democracy as it is to say that they all do. I think one of the worst consequences of colonialism is that it has given us false impressions of the Middle East. Even today, we still use the label 'oriental.' We have exoticised the Middle East, making us think that North Africans are somehow a world apart. Isn't this strange, considering that in pre-Kuran times, Mecca was equivalent to Manhattan's Financial District? The prophet Muhammed's wife was a well-known businesswoman from Mecca at the time. Even what we know as Western symbols of law and order, such as the...</description></item><item><title>Re: Company Profile Checking.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompanyProfileChecking/2/xwvl/Post.htm#75738</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:22:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75738</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>np. Good luck with the company!  Make sure you keep posting at English Forums if you've got any problems.</description></item><item><title>Re: Bush's Speech</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/BushsSpeech/xkvw/post.htm#75732</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:05:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75732</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>A good point. But are you suggesting that the US should go from one extreme to another? Your sentiment is the same as that of the US citizens who, after WWI, turned their backs on Wilson and on Europe, sending their country tumbling into isolationism.  As for deposing tyrants and spreading freedom, isn't that the kind of attitude we'd like to see more of? I don't think the US is trying to be the "parent of the world", but rather that it is leading by example, as is evident from recent diplomatic efforts by the US in Europe.</description></item><item><title>Re: Bad idea</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/BadIdea/pbvz/post.htm#75504</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:29:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75504</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>At first I thought, from chemistry student experiences, that sodium would explode spectacularly in hydrochloric acid, as it does in water. But apparently it doesn't:     A small cube of sodium is placed in a test tube of concentrated hydrochloric acid. Contrary to expectations, the reaction is gentle and a precipitate of sodium chloride (sparingly soluble in concentrated hydrochloric acid) is formed. The sodium sits on top of this, hissing gently.      Source: The Reactions of Sodium and Potassium with Concentrated Hydrochloric Acid   PS: You are right Melodie. I'm moving this thread to the General Science and Technology English forum</description></item><item><title>Re: Dvd Authoring Software</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/DvdAuthoringSoftware/pddr/post.htm#75503</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:18:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75503</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>I use NeroVision. It has more options and buttons than the dashboard of a BMW.  Here's the info page: NeroVision Express 3   It's free if you've already got Nero installed. Just download the update package here .</description></item><item><title>Re: Internet data tax</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/InternetDataTax/pbvg/post.htm#75502</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:12:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75502</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>This is a terrible idea. This is supposed to be the age of Information Revolution. Imagine 19th century governments put a tax on steam - we'd all still be living in mud-floored houses eating turnips while simultaneously dieing of Botulism.</description></item><item><title>Re: Help me!how to write a personality profile!</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpWritePersonalityProfile/xbnr/post.htm#75486</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:53:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75486</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Hi Francis,  Are you sure you want to write a personality profile and not a short biography?</description></item><item><title>Re: Company Profile Checking.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompanyProfileChecking/2/xwvl/Post.htm#75348</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2005 22:43:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:75348</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>I would remove the webcounter completely. Counters have become somewhat passé in the Web world.</description></item><item><title>Re: Company Profile Checking.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompanyProfileChecking/xwvl/post.htm#74643</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:42:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:74643</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>These are the things I noticed:  The menu took too long to load. The text is too far down the page - the menu needs to be shortened. The font is small and its colour makes it difficult to read. The counter looks unprofessional - I think it should go. The info panels need to be centered, and so does the copyright text.</description></item><item><title>Re: Theater dying 'cos people don't like leftie propaganda</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheaterDyingLeftiePropaganda/prdd/post.htm#74095</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:18:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:74095</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>I think it's ironic that theatres are pushing an ideology which was connected to the murder of certain playwrights.</description></item><item><title>Re: Theater dying 'cos people don't like leftie propaganda</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheaterDyingLeftiePropaganda/prdd/post.htm#74071</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2005 10:22:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:74071</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>If that is the case, then it is quite ironic: half a century ago the Soviets accused theatres of 'cosmopolitanism', and banned Western-influenced plays in the Union. Stalin even went so far as to order the murder of some Jewish playwrights.</description></item><item><title>Re: Born/birth</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/BornBirth/przb/post.htm#73831</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:08:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:73831</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Hi Hanuman,  I'm a native speaker, not a teacher, so my explanations aren't too technical.  1) She was born a baby. This means she was born as a baby . It's tautological, because everyone is born as a baby. You could also say 'She was borne a baby,' where borne is the past participle of bear .  2) She birthed a baby. I don't think this is correct. I have seen birthed used very few times, and only in cases where it meant born (e.g. Dresden is a city birthed out of ashes ).  3) She gave birth to a baby. This is correct.  4) He is born clever. This is a fragment of a sentence. A full sentence would be 'He was born clever' or 'One in ten children is born clever'. Here the function of born signifies that the person's intelligence is...</description></item><item><title>Re: Cry</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Cry/przn/post.htm#73817</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:31:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:73817</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>The sentences seem old-fashioned to me. I doubt you'll find them in contemporary literature or speech.  There are lots of different expressions you can use:  1) Mary squealed with surprise. 2) She let out a cry of joy. 3) She screamed with delight.</description></item><item><title>Re: Proposal editing</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProposalEditing/xqcd/post.htm#73561</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2005 13:28:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:73561</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Hi,  The conclusion needs a bit more punch. Use the inverted pyramid style, start with the concluding sentence: 'The purpose of this project is to develop a technique that reduces the PAPR and the out-of-band radiation caused by the nonlinearity of the PA of the OFDM signal.' As the essay is now, readers have no idea what you're setting out to prove until they get to the end of the essay, which is likely to cause frustration.     To understand what the "inverted pyramid" name means, picture an upside-down triangle -- one with the narrow tip pointing downward and the broad base pointing upward. The broad base represents the most newsworthy information in the news story, and the narrow tip represents the least newsworthy information...</description></item><item><title>Re: Plzzzzz</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Plzzzzz/xlnq/post.htm#73552</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2005 12:20:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:73552</guid><dc:creator>matthewg</dc:creator><description>Here are some links that should get you started:  Guid to Writing a Basic Essay - Essay Links   This is a very clear and easy to follow guide:  "How to Write an Essay -Ten Easy Steps": A step-by-step guide for students writing essays</description></item></channel></rss>