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To give your lads the devil down below06 Jan 2009 00:20 GMT100
I don't get the construction:
"to give your lads the devil down below"
"Down below" in the novel means in the valley, in the normal world,
away from the mountain where the sanatory is.
School's out...06 Jan 2009 00:18 GMT41
From the Guardian:
Word 'school' is out for new £4.7m Sheffield primary
Governors say term has negative connotations
...The headteacher of Sheffield's Watercliffe Meadow, Linda Kingdon,
nor in a series06 Jan 2009 00:14 GMT3
Is it proper to use "nor" when describing a series of negative
choices.  For instance, is it proper to say, "There were no problems
in room A, B, nor C."  If I use "or" instead of "nor" would that be
improper?
relation and relationship06 Jan 2009 00:12 GMT23
How are these two words used differently in a proper way?
Thanks
"held their former colony up to shame"06 Jan 2009 00:12 GMT10
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Some of the American authors who did best in England were antislavery
writers, for the English apparently could not get enough works that
held their former colony up to shame. Frederick Douglass and William
Top Twaddle06 Jan 2009 00:08 GMT28
The ever entertaining Lucy Kellaway lists her awards for the Top Twaddle
 of management-speak in 2008 at
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a41f80a-d8d3-11dd-ab5f-000077b07658.html
I particularly like the "Nouns Moonlighting As Verbs"...
Translation of names05 Jan 2009 23:41 GMT9
It occurred to me recently that while (for example) Spanish television
routinely translates the name of the British Queen as "Isabel", and
Polish friends of mine, in Polish-language conversation, will refer to
"Prince Karol" rather than Prince Charles, the British media never
Meaning of "initializing"05 Jan 2009 23:33 GMT5
Could anyone please tell me the meaning of "initializing" in the
following sentence:
"World map is initializing".
The text is about online airline ticketing.

British English (view all ...)Last Post  Replies
some word usage05 Jan 2009 17:05 GMT18
I have an instance where someone is using "English"
(probably not AmerEnglish) words when writing and
I wondered if these can give a reasonable clue as
to what part of the world this individual comes
Ordinarily, temporarily, momentarily30 Dec 2008 19:15 GMT19
I am somewhat confused about the proper British pronunciation of words
like "ordinarily", "temporarily", and "momentarily".
As I understand it, in British pronunciation the adjectives
"ordinary", "temporary", and "momentary" all have a silent "a",
Francais/English : Let's talk ~ Parlons <^ojo^>27 Dec 2008 10:55 GMT2
Here is your invitation to join this new group;
please join at the following site:
Voilà ton invitation ~ tu peux t'inscrire à ce
nouveau groupe d'entraide sur le site suivant:
Help announcement08 Dec 2008 15:17 GMT-
I'm italian and I study english
Is possible to find any files audio or texts regarding train's announcement
or Airplane's announcements?(cabin crew,safety demo)
Thanks in advance!
Fragrant Fiona01 Dec 2008 17:44 GMT1
A reader of the community newsletter I edit has objected violently
to a regular (satirical) columnist's use of this denomination for
one of our councillors. Does anyone know when, why and in what
context it was first used publicly? None of the Google quotes I
When and why "Rafe"?20 Nov 2008 18:27 GMT5
The broadcast media seem to have decided that "Ralph" should be
pronounced "rafe". I've known of, for example, Ralph Richardson and
Ralph Vaughan Williams for most of my life, but suddenly and fairly
recently they've become "rafes". Any justification for this?
And what's happened to "Persuade"?19 Nov 2008 10:23 GMT2
"Convince" seems to have replaced "persuade" almost completely in UK
broadcasting. It seems totally wrong to me to say, for example, "I
convinced him to come with us to the cinema"
How Democratic is Your English Classroom?18 Nov 2008 17:19 GMT14
How democratic is your ESL classroom?
Who gets to speak in class? Whose ideas count? Who chooses the
assignments? How do students receive feedback? Do students have a
chance to conference with their instructors? Can YouTube be a valuable

ESL Teaching (view all ...)Last Post  Replies
gendo - a way of language04 Jan 2009 18:54 GMT-
gendo - a way of language
eliminating linguistic obstacles to waking up
   from the millennia-old hallucination
          humans call "reality"
What is a second interview at walmart like and what can it mean?03 Jan 2009 07:58 GMT-
I have no experience in anything, and I am applying for a lifeguarding
job, do I need a resume?
http://www.eduerfaq.com/2008/12/i-have-no-experience-in-anything-and-i-am-applyi
ng-for-a-lifeguarding-job-do-i-need-a-resume/

Trying to apply for burger king, how do you wright a resume?
The REAL political education ...01 Jan 2009 17:01 GMT-
"Why do they keep importing so many animals into this forest?" the eagle
asked.  "There's too many of us even now, and what if there's a drought?"
"Don't be silly, there's plenty of room and there won't be a drought."
"But what if there is?  And what if it lasts a long time? What ...
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KillFiles Needed16 Dec 2008 11:55 GMT-
Hi, I am part of a group importing posts from Usenet onto the web,
we are trying our best to filter out abuse and spam.
For this reason I would be most grateful if you could send me a copy
of your killfiles
Technology in ELT Conference, January 29-30, 2009 - Gujarat, India16 Dec 2008 07:12 GMT-
Dear Friends,
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Campus Changa, Gujarat.
I am happy to inform you that the department of Communication Skills
Visit ELTWeekly.com16 Dec 2008 04:48 GMT-
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I am writing this email to announce the launch of http://www.ELTWeekly.com
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Visit ELTWeekly.com16 Dec 2008 04:45 GMT-
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