Congratulations To Tatyana And Garry
Hear Yiz, Hear Yiz, Hear Yiz, It is with great pleasure we can announce that the...
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"Things Is Getting Worser And Worser"
A few months ago, I told you all that my son uses "thing" instead of "think" in the...
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"A" Or "An" Before "H--"
I normally say "an herb" or "an honor", where the is commonly dropped. Before most...
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Ginger?
Hello I've just been taken to task by my wife for using the term ginger in conversation...
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Capiltalisation
Hi I am currently filling in job application form where one has to give various examples...
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Circular Firing Squad
I read the phrase "circular firing squad" in an article this morning. I'd never heard...
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Setting Up A Story
There's been some discussion about pace and getting in late and chapter and that...
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Script Tip: Bumper Sticker Dialogue
BUMPER STICKER DIALOGUE by William C. Martell I was browsing Cafe Press (where the...
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The Frog That Says "Ribbit"
After the recent conversation here about "ribbit" (ribbet, rivet) as the modern US...
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Two Things: Angry Vs. Mad / There's
1. My husband has this issue about my saying that I'm "mad at" him. Healways corrects...
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Rachel Getting Married
For one reason and another, including car trouble, I haven't seen any movies on the...
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Motive Question Re: "My Best Solution...
So, I'm a horrible forensics/crime addict (real forensics, not CSI), it's one of...
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It Doesn't Matter If
My son is entering a speech contest. If I want to emphasize to him that it doesn...
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Script Tip: Second Chapter First
SECOND CHAPTER FIRST by William C. MartellIRON MAN opens with Tony Stark (Robert...
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'As Is'?
1) Please explain the meaning use of 'as is' in a and b. a. As is typical with...
Please Check?
I wrote about a war which an ancient chinese general, Zhao Yun had fought. Please...
That Time Of Year?
Is it time for the yearly, three hundred post where Christians and non Christians...
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Is The Big Lebowski A Cultural Milestone...
BBC NEWS Is The Big Lebowski a cultural milestone? By Finlo Rohrer BBC News Magazine...
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Water Under The Bridge?
Hi Do you find the use of the phrase " water under the bridge" correct and natural...
Please Take A Look At My Corrections?...
Could you please take a look at my corrections and correct them please? 1 I hope...