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The use of the colon before enumerations 27 Aug 2013 | 08:33 pm
I would like to check the correctness of two constructions containing enumerations. The first one is as follows. Let us note the following two aspects: First, here comes the first aspect. Second, her...
What is the suitable option to fill the blank in the sentence below? 27 Aug 2013 | 06:56 pm
Alice is exhausted, she ............. is running has been running had been running was running Can anybody please help me in understanding the answer to this question?
How to interpret the negation in this sentence? 27 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm
I have a question. What does the following sentence mean? Negation is so complicated here. We are characters who do not exist in a story composed by no one from nothing.
Is it ok to use the irregular past tense of a verb as it were a regular one? 27 Aug 2013 | 06:21 pm
Let's say I say / write catched instead of caught or buyed instead of bought, etc. I know this is grammatically incorrect, but is it incorrect or perfectly fine to use it in every-day life ? English ...
When and how to use the "be + they + noun" structure 27 Aug 2013 | 06:05 pm
Can you please explain this structure? I can't forget the looks on faces of people who've lost hope. Be they gay, be they seniors, be they blacks looking for an almost-impossible job, be they Latins ...
Proof of concept or proof-of-concept, noun or adjective 27 Aug 2013 | 05:55 pm
From the Oxford English Dictionary at OED: proof of concept n. evidence (usually deriving from an experiment or pilot project) demonstrating that a design concept, business idea, etc., is feasible; a...
English equivalent of the French custom "l'apéro" 27 Aug 2013 | 05:42 pm
In France, when gathered with friends, it is customary to drink beers or other light alcohol around 7pm, and this time is called apéritif (or apéro). Does this custom have an English (UK and/or US) eq...
What do you call someone who lives for himself? 27 Aug 2013 | 05:40 pm
What do you call someone who lives for himself? If someone lives his life solely to achieve his own life goals and not want to associate his life with others', what would you call him? I know some of...
Is there such a word as "lightweightness"? 27 Aug 2013 | 04:39 pm
Is there a good translation for the German word "Leichtgewichtigkeit" (lit. "lightweightness")? According to leo.org and dict.cc, there is none, but according to these translations, there are several...
Is "coyote" a loanword AND a calque? 27 Aug 2013 | 04:31 pm
This question comes directly from a line from the show Archer You, through some shady deal with the Border Patrol, sent us to south Texas to capture an individual named Moreno - Mexico's most notorio...
