Mon 24 Mar, 2008 11:48 am - [quote="McTag"]
Yes. You will recognise that from this, that someone who "waits"- we still have "waiters" in restaurants- is a kind of servant, a footman, or a... (view)
Sat 22 Mar, 2008 08:24 pm - Hello, :)
Smith has a whole translation pattern regarding a style of literature.
Smith's preference of the translation method is A first, (if A not applicable) then B, (if B not... (view)
Sun 9 Mar, 2008 11:18 am - [i]advertise
advice[/i]
Should /d/ in /adv/ be pronounced? Slightly? how slightly, almost inaudible?
(A teacher told me I mispronounced [i]advertisement[/i], for I pronounced /d/ too... (view)
Thu 28 Feb, 2008 06:28 pm - [quote="McTag"]By the way, that "impelled" should really be "compelled"[/quote]
"impelled" is indeed printed in the book.
But I know you stand a good... (view)
Thu 28 Feb, 2008 06:25 pm - [quote="McTag"]I hate that phrase, but it's very common nowadays.
Yes, it means "I sympathise [b]with[/b] you".[/quote]
Thank for the information. And I didn't... (view)
Thu 28 Feb, 2008 04:54 pm - You mentioned how difficult it is to be locked behind bars, and my heart [b]goes out to [/b]you. But when you said that I couldn't imagine what it is like to be in prison, I felt impelled to... (view)
Mon 25 Feb, 2008 08:24 pm - Thanks for the beautiful interpretations!
In that little story, Dorothy is a girl who can't communicate normally with poeple. In fact, before her special teacher came to her house, that was... (view)