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Use Of 'Smallish Amounts'?

Hi Is the red phrase natural English? The hosts knew that the food was not enough, so they decided to have smallish amounts. Thanks, Tom ...

How To Respond To 'Nice To Meet You.'...

I'd like to ask you a question. I've heard that the best response to 'Nice to meet you.' is 'You, too.', not 'Me, too.'. Is this true? If so, why?

Sentence?

Hi, teachers. Is this a complete and natural sentence: Are you sure she loves you as much as you'd like to believe? ? ...

Hi. I'm Writing A Script.

Hi. I'm writing a script. A man surprises an intruder lurking around his house, more specifically his living room. The man has a rifle. The intruder manages to overpower him...

Choose The Best Missing Word?

choose the best missing word

What Does "Getaway" Collocate With?

Hello all, Which verbs does "getaway" collocate with? Do we say "I'm on a quick getaway and will be back next week" or "I'm having a quick getaway and will be back.." Thanks...

Do The Sights / See The Sights?

English Collocations in Use book Is there any difference between do the sights and see the sights ? ...

The Ill-Behaved, Rowdy Child Finally Learned...

Hi Could you please tell me if the following sentence is written in natural English? The ill-behaved, rowdy child finally learned his lesson when his father took him to the store...

Help Looks Great In Time Of Need.

Hi Could you please tell me if this dialogue is fully natural? (A rich man meets his daughter after a long time. He has come with his will. The daughter is very upset with him...

A Wink For Pluck?

Hi, i'm reading "The Devil in the White City" by Eric Larson and can't catch the meaning of the phrase. Could anybody help me? The quotation: "Suddenly New York and St. Louis...

We Were Standing Outside Our House?

Hi Is the red part fully natural? Any suggestions please? We were standing outside our house when a white car drove past us so fast and close. Thanks, Tom ...

Would You Like To See My House Some Time...

Hi Could you please tell me which sentence is correct? Would you like to see my new house some time ? Would you like to see my new house sometime ? Thanks, Tom ...

Related To Electronics.

What do you call it in English, please? I thought it was called "switchboard" but found a completely different meaning of the thing on online cambridge dictionary. ...

Use Of 'Clear'?

Hi Is the red sentence fully natural? It was a strange neighborhood. No one was willing to have those tall, wild bushes cleared from around the area. Thanks, Tom ...

Live Up To Her Potential?

Hi Could you please tell me if this sentence is fully OK? Didn't she deserve to live up to her potential ? Thanks, Tom ...

Lot Of Headache?

Hi Could you please tell me if lot of headache is good English? I would love to go, but I have a lot of headache right now. Thanks, Tom ...

Use Of Freakout As A Noun?

Hi Could you please tell me if freakout as a noun would sound OK in everyday life? Is it just informal or slang and impolite? I had begun to have a freakout by that...

Expression 'Level The Goals'?

Hi Would you say that this sentence is natural English? Any suggestions please? (Hero to villain in a movie) You've done me a lot of harm; it's time I levelled the goals with...

Use Of 'Wetted'?

Hi Could you please tell me if the word wetted sounds OK to you? I wetted my shirt in the rain. The boy must have wetted his shoes at the pool. Thanks, Tom ...

When Someone Says, 'That's A Good Question...

Hi Could you please tell me if this sentence is correctly punctuated? Is it natural English? When someone says , ' That's a good question .', you can make sure it's a lot...

His Heart Wore Out?

Hi Is this sentence fully natural? (the man died a natural death) At the age of 97, his heart just wore out. Thanks, Tom ...

Use Of 'Washing' And 'Laundry'?

Hi Would you say that washing and laundry are essentially synonymous in this context? Are the sentences OK? Have you hung the washing out? Have you hung the laundry out...

Same Mo Same Mo?

I heard this expression "Same mo same mo" from a Japanese buy, who's learning English. I didn't know this phrase, so I checked my dictionary and found an entry, "same mode of day...

A Notice Specifying Assignments To Submit...

What do you call that? An Assignments Timeline ? I'm referring to a calendar posted on a notice board detailing what activities (and when to hand in) to do each day.

Use Of 'Less'?

Hi Could you please tell me if the use of less is natural here? Are these sentences OK? Tell me frankly, do you feel the salary is less ? He thought that the salary was less...
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