Sun 5 Jul, 2015 05:21 am - Um...yeah...
Firstly, I'll take the correction of 'cut and dry' to 'cut and dried'...but, it is listed as an acceptable alternative in the OED...also people have been... (view)
Sat 4 Jul, 2015 05:38 pm - Haha yes I'm sure I would class him as nuts....but~!
when it comes to explaining to a student when to use a gerund and when to use an infinitive.....aren't~ "GERUND: real or... (view)
Fri 3 Jul, 2015 04:08 am - Here's a mindbender for everyone.
A fellow teacher said to me that the to~ infinitive always implies the future..."to eat", "to swim" etc. I disagreed and said that I... (view)
Tue 2 Jun, 2015 03:03 am - don't want to take the bait...but... haha...
That kind of purple language has a place somewhere...but...isn't Hemingway cringing in the afterlife right now?
Look at Elements of... (view)
Mon 1 Jun, 2015 09:26 pm - Well, looking into it...it might be a matter of common usage....
From another forum:
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A knock comes at the door. Without opening it, you ask, "Who's there?". Should... (view)
Mon 1 Jun, 2015 06:20 pm - We got the money.
Here "we" is the subject...so, yes it is correct. "We" is a subjective pronoun.
It is we who are the recipients of this generous gift.
In this... (view)
Sun 31 May, 2015 08:39 pm - I remember reading somewhere that drinking too much green tea can actually have negative effects...
Any health experts here know for sure?
One cup a day would be fine - ? (view)
