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by hereinchina
Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:51 am
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic:
Replies: 3
Views: 43712

thanks for answering my question

Hello,
I appreciate your taking the time to answer my question. I don't rely on any one book, just whatever a Google search may turn up. It's not that I have Chinese teachers asking me the questions. Rather, I want to know for my own knowledge. In the future I'll check sources you suggest. :)
by hereinchina
Tue Aug 16, 2016 2:22 am
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic:
Replies: 3
Views: 43712

by hereinchina
Mon Jan 05, 2015 1:16 pm
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: sex education: are all of these sentences correct?
Replies: 2
Views: 7485

thank you for answering my question

Hello,
I want to thank you for taking the time to answer my question.
by hereinchina
Sat Jan 03, 2015 10:18 am
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: sex education: are all of these sentences correct?
Replies: 2
Views: 7485

sex education: are all of these sentences correct?

Hello, Are all of the following sentences grammatically correct? 1. Schools should teach sex education. 2. Schools should teach sex education classes. 3. Schools should have sex education. 4. Schools should have sex education classes. 5. Teachers should teach sex education. 6. Teachers should teach ...
by hereinchina
Sun Oct 19, 2014 2:47 pm
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: Don't lose focus "of/on" your goal
Replies: 1
Views: 6986

Don't lose focus "of/on" your goal

Hello, I'm not sure if I should say "don't lose focus of your goal" or "don't lose focus on your goal", or if both ways are grammatically correct? In other words, are both of the following sentences grammatically correct? 1. Don't lose focus of your goal, for if you do, you'll never achieve it. 2. D...
by hereinchina
Sun Aug 24, 2014 1:30 pm
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: Usage of the word "stress"; Chinese parents put st
Replies: 2
Views: 9837

Thanks for your answer

Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question.
by hereinchina
Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:54 pm
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: Usage of the word "stress"; Chinese parents put st
Replies: 2
Views: 9837

Usage of the word "stress"; Chinese parents put st

Hello, I know that you can say "put pressure on someone". My question is can you also say "put stress on someone"? Can the definition of "stress" mean the following: the act of trying to make someone else do something by arguing, persuading, etc.; attempts to persuade, threaten, or force someone to ...
by hereinchina
Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:28 am
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: the be-all and end-all
Replies: 2
Views: 8381

Thank you very much

Hello Fluffyhamster,
Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question.
Best wishes,
by hereinchina
Sat Mar 30, 2013 3:06 pm
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: the be-all and end-all
Replies: 2
Views: 8381

the be-all and end-all

Hello, I'm not sure if I'm using the expression "the be-all and end-all" correctly. In other words, do the following sentences make sense and are they grammatically correct? 1. Money is not the be-all and end-all of life. 2. Money is not the be-all and end-all in my life. 3. Money is not the be-all ...
by hereinchina
Fri Feb 22, 2013 12:39 pm
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: quick grammar question: "It's more likely than not it w
Replies: 7
Views: 21790

Thank you

Hello Fluffyhamster,
Thank you very much for the detailed answer.
Best wishes,
by hereinchina
Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:17 pm
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: quick grammar question: "It's more likely than not it w
Replies: 7
Views: 21790

quick grammar question: "It's more likely than not it w

Hello,
Is the following sentence grammatically correct or does it have one to many "it"?
"It's more likely than not it will rain tomorrow."
by hereinchina
Tue Feb 12, 2013 9:34 am
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: I don't like basketball "and /or/ nor" football
Replies: 2
Views: 8400

Thans for the help

Hello Fluffyhamster,
Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question.
Best wishes,
by hereinchina
Sat Feb 09, 2013 12:03 pm
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: I don't like basketball "and /or/ nor" football
Replies: 2
Views: 8400

I don't like basketball "and /or/ nor" football

Hello, I'm not sure if I should use the word "and", "or", or "nor" in the following sentences, marked number one, two and three below, or if all three words are grammatically correct. I think that you can only use the word "and" for the positive, i.e. I like Chinese food and French food. I think you...
by hereinchina
Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:14 am
Forum: English for Specific Purposes
Topic: English for Specific Purposes
Replies: 2
Views: 7595

They're the same

They are the exact same thing.
by hereinchina
Sun Aug 19, 2012 7:03 am
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: I hate to go out shopping, thus I let my fingers do the walk
Replies: 4
Views: 6571

thank you

I want to thank both of you for taking the time to answer my question.