A: Hi, you took my book, that's my book. B: Sorry, I thought it was (is) mine. "I thought it was mine" VS "I thought it is mine", which is correct?

Never stop before an incoming train. Never stop before an oncoming train. Which is correct?

My friend is not good at cooking. One day he was cooking, I tasted the food he made, and said, " good, this is eatable." The he said, being a little angry, "edible." What's the difference between eatable and edible ?

Hi, Clive, I don't quite get your opinion. Would you explain more? Thanks. Clive wrote: Hi, Some would say this is a tad paternalistic, in that it suggests a woman cannot be a musician. Clive

This is a joke my friend asked me. The answer is: homeless. But I don't get it. Anybody knows why the answer is that?

I came across this phrase twice. Once I helped a lady, she said "you make my day". The other time I said a joke which made my friend laugh, and he said "This joke is too funny. You make my day". What does it mean?

Anybody knows how did this idiom come?

Hi, My friend, Lenore, had her operation recently. I am going to buy a cheese cake for her. On the cake I want to write something (For example: Get Well, Lenore!). But I don't know what to write for a patient. The words cann't be too many due to

Just now a friend called me and she used "I was wondering if you could help me to blahblah..." So I guess (2) is for spoken English? (Just my wild guess.)

1) I wonder if you could do me a favor. 2) I was wondering if you could do you a favor. Which one is correct? When I learned English I was told to use the (1). But I heard many people when they asking for help, they use (2). Is (2) better than