The "Prison IS University" Metaphor -...
It's a while since I heard this metaphor cited, but it has had real currency in British...
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[Turn / Go Round] The Roundabout?
"Go straight down the road and turn the roundabout" Is this correct? I would have...
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Why Do We Use The Prefixes We Do?
HI I teach an American English basic education class. One student, last evening,...
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Well, Doggies! Way Doggies! Hoo, Doggies...
In alt.english.usage , we have been discussing the possible origin of "Well, doggies...
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Off Topic - What About Grades?
I'm in the States. I've already graduated from college here. But recently I went...
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Need A Verb For "Creating A Campus"
I'm in the middle of writing a topographical summary which describes, in point form...
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Language.Culture.English
It is funny for me because when we teach/learn English it is both British and American...
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Why God Never Received Tenure
Why God Never Received Tenure at Any University 1. He only had one major publication...
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Informations About William Blake?
Hello to everybody! I just studied William Blake at school in English Literature...
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How To Overcome Tongue-Tied Pronunciation...
Hi, I need some advice regarding ESL instruction. I don't have any formal ESL training...
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Dr WHO - Etymology Of Daleks
I remember at school there was a combined volume of "Billy Liar" and "The Loneliness...
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Modern Pronunciation
I notice that the pronunciation of certain words is changing before my very ears...
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Most Difficult Aspects Of Learning English...
Just wondered what is considered to be the most difficult aspects of learning English...
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Are Movies Useful As Supplement To Learning...
Hello Are movies useful as supplemental material for people learning English? Has...
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Company Motto?
Hi,everyone. These days I am invited to give lectures on English writing to adult...
Web Questionnaire Help Request (Cross...
Dear People (and very specificaly those in the US), I am a PhD student in economics...
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Silent Letters?
I was researching the pattern of silent letters and was about to post a question...
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Ways Of Expressing The Future?
Choose the correct item. From: Evans, V. (2002) CPE Use of English 1 for...
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"The Ugly Small Round Old Blue ..."
Consider: "The ugly small round old blue French plastic shopping bag" Is the order...
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On Condtition He Attend
I've got an advanced group of translation and interpreting students. This came up...
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