Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2007

In a sentence such as "For this purpose, we have defined..., in such a
way that...", are the commas I put correct? As I have a fragment of
the sentence between commas, something tells me that it should be
possible to omit it (which in this case makes no sense, as "For this

This could have done my head in but I just posted it anyway.
"In fact in the Asian Pacific and the Indian oceans, there tends to be
7M quakes with the occurrence of tropical cyclones. And where the winds
are significantly in excess of the minimum requirements for a category

How would you read "reel out" here? Is it "give out" combined with
"unwind"?
Also, is this "jugjugged" onomatopoeic?
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What's the difference between comprise and consist of? Thank you.

smashing - excellent or fine
it is possible the word derives from the Scottish Gaelic 'is-math-sin'
which means good or fine and is pronounced sma-shin,

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Is the phrase "it will all pan out in the end" common usage
outside of the US?  I just saw the phrase in a document that
I am reviewing that will be published in the UK, the US, and

The Meddling of the English plurality on Meaning
Today, while working on my website
( http://xahlee.org/sl/build.html ),
i had to write:

Huge sign outside Lidl supermarket:
ALL FROZEN PRODUCTS
up to
HALF PRICE

What is 'net infiltration' in the following sentence?
- To control odor dispersion provide NET INFILTRATION from adjacent
spaces into the cafeteria.
Thanks in advance.

I was reborn, totally unable to walk, on 2nd December 2006 at  0730. I
had been working in my office, which is attached to my house, revising a
nearly complete and long-overdue novel, when I decided I’d had enough.

I need your help again. The following is the context for your
reference.
How can you "try on" a job for a while before deciding that it is right
for you? One ____ is through work experience. But how can you get such

NEEDS HIS ARSE FELT is a common colloquial expression in Scotland
meaning that someone needs reigned in or checked in his behaviour.
examples.
if he carries on like that he'll get his arse felt.

What the name of the food that come or ordered with beer.. like Chips
and souce .. it has a name and I guess it is like Monchee or
something.. any idea please

(Do not read on if you are offended by informal speech
 concerning breasts.)
 I have encountered the phrase »something and all« twice now in
 cases, where it seems to be intended to mean »/with/ something

From an Associated Press report:
"On Monday, Coach Tony Dungy said that the thumb was discolored and
sore, and that Manning needed X-rays.  Team owner Jim Irsay said later
Monday night that the X-rays were negative..."