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- Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:31 am
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Mistakes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3986
Re: Mistakes
The first mistake is that you have written three paragraphs and referred to them as "the following paragraph." ;) "Already we have sent" seems more "really awkward" than "mistake" but "We have already sent" is much better. ... I would like that for you to come up with some good ideas. ... Also, I th...
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:48 pm
- Forum: Oh, and have you read...?
- Topic: Opinion: Ian Dunt, 'Can Orwell explain Asbos'?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6270
Re: Opinion: Ian Dunt, 'Can Orwell explain Asbos'?
It seems to me calling bad, er, un-good things by good names was what annoyed Orwell. Isn't this the opposite (criminal is plus-un-good-wise than anti-social)? Orwell would be annoyed if it were changed to "socializing behavior suggestions" (my attempt at a Newspeak), wouldn't he?
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:13 am
- Forum: No, wait. Don't tell me
- Topic: Platypus
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8401
Re: Platypus
I think I'll wait until it gives me two so I can have platy pie!Ken Greenwald wrote:If life gives you platypus, you can always have platypusburgers!
- Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:16 pm
- Forum: Oh, and have you read...?
- Topic: Book recommenda Mikhail Bulgakov, 'The Master and Margarita'
- Replies: 15
- Views: 20326
Re: 'The Master and Margarita' by Mikhail Bulgakov
In addition to the physical problems of reading things online, you have very possibly just participated in the violation of the copyright of the translators and the original author as well. Congratulations. :)
- Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:25 pm
- Forum: Addicts' Corner
- Topic: Didn't match the description
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8285
Re: Didn't match the description
...and corruption. ... ... and had succeeded in gathering around him young Arabs from Khuzestan province," which has a large Arab minority I don't know any more of the story than that those three sentences, but he seems to have been doing more than being quietly crazy in the corner. He seems to hav...
- Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:04 pm
- Forum: Addicts' Corner
- Topic: Didn't match the description
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8285
Re: Didn't match the description
I think I read this in a book somewhere.dante wrote:A guy was hanged for claiming to be God?
He didn't match the description of God obviously - beard didn't even remotely resemble God's or he couldn't offer any substantial proof of his identity or whatever.
- Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:02 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Right tomorrow
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4413
Re: Right tomorrow
russcable wrote: In some places, ...
- Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:18 am
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Right tomorrow
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4413
Re: Right tomorrow
She just could nod her head - usually she could shake her head really hard but today she could just nod. She could only nod her head - nodding her head was the only thing she could do. "speechless" is probably good by itself. "Speechless with happiness" sounds odd to me. She was so happy that she wa...
- Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:31 am
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: is come to a peak
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5061
Re: is come to a peak
It's not that unusual in reference to beating egg whites. :)Phil White wrote:Like Edwin and Erik, I am bothered by the unusual collocation "come to a peak".
- Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:13 am
- Forum: Word Origins and Meanings
- Topic: shy (the verb) / shying at shadows
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10441
Re: shy (the verb) / shying at shadows
Why transitive? All the examples work quite well with the intransitive meaning "to start suddenly aside through fright or alarm."
- Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:39 pm
- Forum: Addicts' Corner
- Topic: Secularisation of Christianity
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9143
Re: Secularisation of Christianity
We have a nationwide shoe chain that continously has a BOGO special, except it's buy one, get one half off.
I suppose it's not fitting.
I suppose it's not fitting.
- Tue Nov 16, 2010 3:10 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Dorm's capacity
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6986
Re: Dorm's capacity
From the perspective of Amereican English: A: How many students can his university's dorm contain? B: Approximately 2000. The university has only one dorm (very odd) and it is enormous (very odd). A: What's his university's dorm ' s capacity? B: About 2000 students. I would assume this is a typo and...
- Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:19 pm
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: ... than ... Can (Could) Hope to ....
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7839
Re: ... than ... Can (Could) Hope to ....
Having read the article, it seems that "treatments" is what is actually meant. Many of these trials will result in "valid treatments" (tumor size is reduced without killing the patient even though there may be no increase in actual lifetime or survival). Many of these treatments apply to more that o...
- Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:29 am
- Forum: No, wait. Don't tell me
- Topic: Eve's story
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4964
Re: Eve's story
"Useless tit" sounds British to me. I was anticipating the punchline would use the word "boob".
- Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:40 am
- Forum: Usage and Writing
- Topic: Noble and luxurious
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4865
Re: Noble and luxurious
Is this for a man or a woman? I think a man would prefer something simpler:
Those clothes look nice (on you).
You look nice (in those clothes).
Those clothes look nice (on you).
You look nice (in those clothes).