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Any ideas as to why "would" is used here? 1. "...I do have some answers for you. You asked about one person declaring all the income and one taking all the expense. The answer to that would be no." .............. 2. A: Are you Steve, the guy who lives near my sister? B: Yes, that would be me. ........

I appreciate your time Fluffyhamster. Maybe you can give me your insight. I didn't want to be too specific with my example since it, as it may have already done, could lead the reader. Maybe an example that is more worthy of argument will stir a response: My Novastic students expect that the teacher...

Hi Fluffyhamster, My list is intended as an example only. I'm hoping that others will list their four examples. Mine are very generalized. I would like to know what other teachers feel is the main motivation for learning English. Age groups will help in the psychographic analysis whereas stating whe...

Hello all, I'm currently researching the cultural effects of language acquisition and thought I would pose a question to the group. What do EFL or ESL students want? What motivates them to learn English? I’d like to narrow it down to four fields and then analize them based on demographics and psycho...

I am teaching a writing class next semester and would appreciate any advice on marking papers. I have come across codes for grading such as: s = spelling wo = word order t = wrong tense s/p = wrong usage of singular/plural form I think this system would work well to elicit student's ability to self ...