Fri 30 Dec, 2005 06:28 am - [quote="Director DJ"]M56 & McTag ~ In both your sentences, I feel it would be more natural to substitute 'would' for 'will'. Id est:
McTag: If you WOULD all now... (view)
Sun 18 Dec, 2005 02:56 am - Does anyone have any links to discussions around the following topic?
"..., the noun phrase, with its noun phrase functions, is the typical central unit of the structure of written English,... (view)
Sat 17 Dec, 2005 04:14 am - [quote="stuh505"]So are bananas.
What's your point? I merely pointed out that "use" can be quantified, thus disproving your claim that the word "valuable" was... (view)
Fri 16 Dec, 2005 06:36 pm - [quote="stuh505"]Well, value is an arbitrary term. One person might consider cleanliness completely worthless. Therefore, they could consider a sponge's use to be of no... (view)
Fri 16 Dec, 2005 10:21 am - [quote="stuh505"][quote]I feel that "of value" and "of use" are synonymous. Therefore, "of valuable use" would contain redundancy.[/quote]
I see your... (view)
Fri 16 Dec, 2005 10:17 am - [quote="JTT"]
I agree with you on the emphatic aspect, M56 and I'm quite sure I noted that agreement in my last posting. But I'd say, that "If S will" is not the... (view)
Thu 15 Dec, 2005 02:44 pm - [quote="Setanta"]One assumes that you consider yourself preeminently qualified to provide said lessons . . .[/quote]
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