Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2004

Hey all, wondering what the word 'Mallory' means. I've seen it in a
few song lyrics but its not defined on dictionary.com
Here's the usage :
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I was skimming through this article (URL below) on the Mars lander and found
half of a dozen grammatical mistakes in the first few paragraphs; methinks
NASA needs to begin English classes on campus.
http://hispeed.rogers.com/news/world/story.jsp?cid=w011537A

Doesn't "between" require two elements?
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They seemed to take no notice of me; I don't suppose that I was even
addressed by one of them. But, as long as one or the other, or all

Original text: The deal should be completed by the end of 2003.
MS Word's sugggestion: The end of 2003 should complete the deal.
What? :-)
Not being a native speaker, but  I still dare to think something ain't

A very irritating know-all journalist on our local paper has used this
word to show off with in his column this week. I don't think I've ever
spoken the word but I'm sure I've heard it and I have always assumed
that it was pronounced "flassid". OED indicates that it should be

Having a bit of fun tonight.
I just heard an announcement that a new series, with American actors, will
begin soon on the USA channel.
Title:  Touching Evil.  I shall have to check out if this is any better than

What's capital punishment? Do both bling-bling and chichin mean money?

What is the subject of a compound sentence?  It has two sentences
separated by a conjunction.  What do I say the subject is?  Thank you.

Are there differences if I say
I want to start my business in here.
and
I want to start my business here.

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Over her throat THERE PLAYED the reflection from a little pool of
water, left by a thunderstorm of the night before, and all the rest of
her features were in the diffused and luminous shade of her white

Some people consider it camping when they rent a cabin in the woods
(or on a lake).  Others think using a permanent structure is not
camping.
What do you think?

I read an on-line comic by British cartoonist John Allison:
http://scarygoround.com/
He sometimes uses the word "sad" where my American sensibilities would
expect "angry or "upset" (I know "mad" wouldn't be likely in the

Is "make-believe" hyphenated or is that an en dash hiding in
there?

A credit card commercial uses this and Babelfish doesn't translate it. :(
Does it mean "Hot Mama", "Little Mama", "Sita, the Mother of us all",
or something else?

for the case that there is only one user, which supports only one bit
rate the attributive and possessive should be ( I hope that I am correct:)).
a.    the user bit rate  (attributive)
b.    the user’s bit rate (possessive)