I know many Christians and also people with other religions. In general, they are nice and loving. I have no doubt about the usefulness of religion in promoting the morality of people. However, I do find lots of things in the bible that

Dear David, The general belief I am referring to is that we shouldn't be held responsible for what our ancestors did. I feel that most people will agree with that and therefore I call it a general belief of present times. If Adam and Eve did

I am a non-believer. So my answer to this question is "It is unlikely that God really exists". I think the Christian doctrine is not too compatible with the general belief of present time. Anthony said that God gave _us_ free will and Adam and

I know that it's wrong to say "I feel painful". I should say "I feel pain". But it seems that it's OK to say "I feel itchy". Am I right? If so, why is there such a difference between painful and itchy? Thanks.

I'm puzzled by the use of the phrase "in time". In the following: You will hand in your homework in time It seems that it can be interpreted as: 1. You will hand in your homework before the deadline 2. You will hand in your homework as

Is there any difference between the phrases "in school" and "at school"? Thanks.

My friend said that the following two are the same: 1. You are most welcome. 2. Your are mostly welcome. I don't agree. I believe that "mostly" in 2 means "almost all, but NOT all" which doesn't sound appropriate. "most" in 1 should mean

Isn't "this" a determiner modifying "kind" instead of "thing"? If it's true, then "this kind of things" seems to be correct.

That's interesting! I guess Englishmen are very nice people who hate refusing others' requests. It's in fact very different from my mother tongue, Chinese, which has a similar way of making requests (e.g. Would you mind opening the door?).

Thanks for your answer. But if "certainly" can be accepted as an answer, will native English speakers accept "yes" too? i.e. A: Would you mind opening the door? B: Yes. (to indicate "I don't mind") If so, it would mean I can answer both