I Don't Get It
Why reproduce all that junk in translation? Consider the following text (preface...
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A Possessive Family Man, Plurally So.
My surname is Chambers, ending with an "s" even though there is only one of me. For...
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Ending A Question With A Period?
I just reread The Rebel Angels, by Robertson Davies, and was struck by the following...
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Does The Grammar Book Make A Mistake?
In a grammar book, it says "His wife is half as old again as he. (=His wife is one...
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Hello From China
hello, I came from China. This is my first time to come to Google Groups, and I never...
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A Sentence From Movie
what did this sentence mean?: a hour of wolves and shuttered shields when the age...
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Letter Of Motivation
Hello everyone, I really need some help for my letter of motivation. English is not...
In Defense Of "The Bucket List"
Well, my oldest sister (whose husband suffers from an Alzheimer's-like disease) got...
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Help Me These Problem, Please?
1. point out the errors/weaknesses (two in each item), 2. why they are errors/weaknesses...
Questions About The Usage Of "Enjoy"
Japanese people speaking English use "enjoy" quite frequently, and I believe that...
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Please Check?
I wrote about a war which an ancient chinese general, Zhao Yun had fought. Please...
The Use Of "Thus"...
Today I wrote, in a letter to a friend: "He admitted it was his mistake and thus...
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My Sentences...
Hello, could you tell me please if these sentences are right? 1.A courier will...
Please Correct My Grammar
Although I don't know personally what your problem is, and how diffucult is this...
Motivation Letter For Medical School ...
Hey, I want to become a doctor, but first of all I have to get accepted by a university...
Motivation Letter?
Ok... so I need help with my motivational letter... Please check my grammatical and...
Cover Letter
I need to write a professional letter in order to get a summer job. I would like...
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Watched "The Aviator"
I didn't plan to. It just sort of happened (my wife brought it home). Not absolutely...
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Whale, Wail, Wale, Weal, Welt
In looking for more facts pertaining to the discussion on "to whale/wail/wale on...
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