I've heard this joke told in various ways. A businessman arriving in Boston for a convention found that his first evening was free, and he decided to go...
I don't like to condemn new usages, and there's little point ranting about pet peeves, BUT... does anyone else hate the pointless use of go ahead and... ? It seems to occur...
Hello I wonder why some nonstandard dialects of English use the reflexive pronouns hisself instead of himself. ...
We would like to ask you to help us by answering the following questions concerning family relations proverbs and idioms and their cultural understanding among the English language...
I have noticed something but I would like to check it with you. What do you think: is there any (but literally any) difference in pronunciation or something related to pronunciation...
When someone says that they made dinner for you, does that mean that the person made food meant only for the person, or can there be other people who are eating the dinner...
Hi, could someone explain to me what false conditional is? I've found an example of it: "If you need to call, my phone number is...". How false conditional is different from a...
hi,how can we show to be verbs in inflection?
hi generative gramamr is the concept of Chomsky but then what is generativism? Can somebody guide me on this? Good wishes! collegia
The two examples are seen quite often in literature (especially in technical/medical texts), with the former being more common. Are they strictly equivalent? What subtle nuances...
Hello, everyone! I need to prepare for IKLC 2017. I have read the syllabus for the contest and there are some terms that I do not understand.Please explain.I also need to know...
what combination of letters would always produce the sound of "me"?
I'll throw out the question and then give my thoughts about a potential answer, which I am not convinvced are correct. Where does the phrase "right on the money" or "on the money...
Why does the English language have differences between orthography/spelling and pronunciation e.g. silent letters, combinations of letters that are sometimes pronounced and some...
I might have a copy in the garage. I'll take a look. Is "might" a modal or an adverb, there? How can we tell?
Hello everyone, I'm Shama from Tunisia. I'm very interested in code switching. In fact, i'm working on my MA thesis and it's about code switching and borrowing on social networking...
When you can understand the text below, you know you're getting good at English. ;-) Cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor...
what is difference between these two sentences He might come. or he may come . thanks
Hello, every one! I translated a story in my native language into English. I am wondering whether you guys can understand what the story means so that I put it here. Hope you...
Which is the normal interpretation of the following sentence? Is it a) a question about what is going to happen b) an invitation? "Will you come to the party?"
When you change an active voice sentence into a passive voice sentence, does the transitivity of the verb change? For example, do we say "eat" is transitive in "Amy ate the apple...
Annie is holding the umbrella when she bumped into a man (tree structure)
I have been looking up the use of the word Ketamine. I see it with a capital K and without a capital letter, Ketamine and ketamine. Which is the correct form, or should I just...