I am an American, born and raised in Iowa, but, I have a question: English is supposed to be the language of America, but, I have had problems understanding people who say that...
Students, What makes your teacher good or bad in your classes?
I am an American whose company has just been acquired by a UK-based company, and a large part of my current job is to "translate" our marketing materials from UK English into US...
This is a long shot - anybody here got a copy of Volume 15 Edition 1 of TESL Canada Journal and a scanner? DC
What must I be reading in order to improve my written english? On occassion, and my temperament willing, I do pick up the dailies. More frequently, I resort to a thorough study...
When to use and and when "as well as"?
What is correct: "In 1960 Harary formulated the cell growth problem as a problem of graph enumeration" or "In 1960 Harary formulated the cell growth problem as a graph enumeration...
How to say: "We compute a lower bound on the constant." or "We compute a lower bound for the constant." "The constant" has been introduced somewhere. Thanks in advance, Sasha....
What is more correct: "euclidian" or "euclidean"? In general, there are a lot of words with minor spelling differences. What is the most authoritative and complete source one can...
Is anyone aware of any computer program that checks LaTex files for spelling and grammar? Best regards, Alex. PS. To email me, remove "loeschedies" from the email address given...
What is correct in mathematical literature: "embeddable graph" or "embedable graph" Thanks, Alex. PS. To email me, remove "loeschedies" from the email address given.
In my work, I end up always using the term 'contact information' for stuff like address, phone, e-mail, etc. and I'm getting tired of using it. Is there a smaller synonym for it...
I'm looking for a "native english" alternative to the word "photograph". To give an example, we have the word "Lichtbild" in German, which describes the concept of an image created...
1. Your obstetrician has conformed to this certificate of receipt. 2. The board of directors has postponed the general meeting ofshareholders further to some unexpected incidents...
There is a sentence: "Doris, be careful that the water is not hot," Smith said. In the sentence above, what do Smith want? Is "the water is not hot"? Or is "the water is hot"...
A friend of mine replied me writing following song title nobody cheated nobody lied! you'r stupid. I searched Google and find as follows in Wikipedia This is the title of a song...
Try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or your tongue. Every letter will sound exactly the same. - from the American Language section of www.odd-info.com
The word "set" has over 100 meanings or uses. - from the American Language section of www.odd-info.com
The King James Bible translation of the second commandment reads: A. Exo 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above...
Hi, there: I am looking for an English vocabulary for my desktop PC. Basically the list of ALL the English words...As full as possible...in a text file. Anyone knows where to...
Q: When a bookstore sells a textbook on credit is its earnings process complete? Can anyone tell me what this question is asking? The structure of this sentence looks weird to...
I was recently chastised for composing a post to an American tax-related USENET newsgroup using "do do" in one of my sentences. Here is the quote: "talk is what politicians do...
A large number of tests has (or have?) been conducted. What should it be? Regards NSP
Whether in government or in TV or radio talk show forums, there are always discussions about improving child education through improving the teachers' teaching skills and providing...
I have this text ( I need to replace each number with the corresponding word). I appreciate any help! Thanks! Use all the communication skills you have to get the best response...