Discussion Groups / English Usage / November 2006

I'm told indefinite articles are all singular but can they be two words?
For example, "nobody" is (I belive) an indefinite article; but, is "no one"
or "none" also an indefinite article?

Hello everyone. I'm a complete newbie here (and in fact haven't been to
a newsgroup in years), so I hope I won't offend anyone due to lack of
proper netiquette.  I'd also like to apologize upfront the length of
this post.

What is and old-fashioned look?
"What was once called an old-fashioned look".
I've done some googling, and it appears to be a disapproving look, but
that's all I know. Not a clue why it should have been "old-fashioned",

thesedays, i study about norms in the social situation. so i want to
hear your opinions about library.

Hello, again I need your help.
In one of my recent English syntax class, I got a extraclass material.
My friends and I had hours of discussions but never reached a unified
conclusion.

Has the phrase "thrown to the wolves" been replaced by "thrown under
the bus"?
Not sure if it has as meaningful a subtext.  Wolves may be temporarily
satisfied by a sacrificial body thrown to them -- but a bus will run

I just read another sentence which bothered me a lot. For your
reference, I just typed the whole paragraph.
I chose neither of my first quick solutions. Instead, I told myslf only
when I faced this unexpecrted obstacle head-on could I be the victor.

What is the difference, if any, between "written skills" and "writing
skills"? Both are commonly used. Is one more preferable in terms of
English usage?
lex

This skin rash  around my a.shole has been going on for several months now.
I saw my
family doctor and also a Dermatologist. Both gave me creams to put on
and they both seem to work for a while, but the skin rash would never

Matthew 4:4 in my Bible says
    People need more than bread for their life ...
I was wondering why it is ``life'' instead of ``lives.''
Thank you!

I've just posted a message from google (using groups.google.co.uk) to
an English speaking group (alt.usage.english) and been amazed and
delighted to notice that the faux pas has been removed.
I've commented on this a number of times and, a year or so ago, it

"The" can be used with an object or attribute implied by an already
mentioned object, e.g. "the size of this box".
But why don't I see 'the' used with 'control' as in "Democrats won
control of the House of Representatives"? Note that some idiomatic

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