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.
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- Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:51 am
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic:
- Replies: 3
- Views: 61986
- Mon Jan 05, 2015 1:16 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: sex education: are all of these sentences correct?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8436
thank you for answering my question
Hello,
I want to thank you for taking the time to answer my question.
I want to thank you for taking the time to answer my question.
- Sat Jan 03, 2015 10:18 am
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: sex education: are all of these sentences correct?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8436
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 ...
- Sun Oct 19, 2014 2:47 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: Don't lose focus "of/on" your goal
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7756
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...
- Sun Aug 24, 2014 1:30 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: Usage of the word "stress"; Chinese parents put st
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10807
Thanks for your answer
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question.
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question.
- Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:54 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: Usage of the word "stress"; Chinese parents put st
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10807
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 ...
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:28 am
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: the be-all and end-all
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9465
Thank you very much
Hello Fluffyhamster,
Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question.
Best wishes,
Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question.
Best wishes,
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 3:06 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: the be-all and end-all
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9465
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 ...
- 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: 27662
Thank you
Hello Fluffyhamster,
Thank you very much for the detailed answer.
Best wishes,
Thank you very much for the detailed answer.
Best wishes,
- 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: 27662
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."
Is the following sentence grammatically correct or does it have one to many "it"?
"It's more likely than not it will rain tomorrow."
- Tue Feb 12, 2013 9:34 am
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: I don't like basketball "and /or/ nor" football
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9367
Thans for the help
Hello Fluffyhamster,
Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question.
Best wishes,
Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question.
Best wishes,
- Sat Feb 09, 2013 12:03 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: I don't like basketball "and /or/ nor" football
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9367
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...
- Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:14 am
- Forum: English for Specific Purposes
- Topic: English for Specific Purposes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8036
They're the same
They are the exact same thing.
- 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: 7216
thank you
I want to thank both of you for taking the time to answer my question.