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Yeah... but that's the sound YOU make!

So I heard from someone elsewhere!
Thanks a lot! Cheers.

Sorry, typo! Does any one know what sound a cricket makes?

Dogs bark, birds chirp and bees buzz... Does anyone know sound a cricket makes?!
Cheers, Nicholas

I like the way this thread's going!!
It seems to me Terry that your contribution does help to support what Andrew pointed out, with subtle additions and clarifications which appear quite cogent.
Cheers, Nicholas

I have no objection whatsoever to the private responses being posted to the thread!
Cheers, N

Hi Andy and Duncan, Firstly, many thanks for your contributions. They have been of great help. And, yes, I did send you both approximately the same question. Secondly, I tried desperately to log in here to check all your more recent responses but it seems this part of the site was down (Iwas worried...

As an English speaker from South America (I am Anglo-Argentine), it is absolutely clear to me that "I didn't see that picture yet" is North American usage and sounds "wrong" to the British ear, and that "I haven't seen that film yet" is British and sounds rather "bookish" to the American ear! I wond...

Yes, true, a fascinating thread!! I have long been teaching the same distinction between "above" and "over" that Andrew points out. I can't say I've ever heard "above" used to indicate motion. The distinction between "below" and "under", though theoretically the same, is much more blurry in practice...

I think I may have tried in the wrong "topic room"! I am in need of some guidance with regard to the following: We normally say "sb is committed to sth" (e.g. she is committed to her family) where sth may be a gerund (e.g. she is committed to looking after her family). All this makes perfect sense a...

Thanks for your input, Glenski! It's nice to know that some grammar book at least makes reference to the distinction. Upon close examination of the few examples I've come across, my conclusion is as follows: It would seem to me that... a) "be committed to doing sth" refers to energy, effort and time...

I am in need of some guidance with regard to the following: We normally say "sb is committed to sth" (e.g. she is committed to her family) where sth may be a gerund (e.g. she is committed to looking after her family). All this makes perfect sense as a gerund functions as a noun. However, I have come...