Discussion Groups / English Usage / October 2007

"English for All" - one of the lofty ideals of Sai Seva Philanthropic
foundation
Under the program "English for All" I am running "Get your grammatical
misconceptions cleared"

Do you think the best solution to the Iranian nuclear threat is
another U.S.-led war on Iran? And how probable do you think there will
be a war against Tehran? In order for me to get a clearer picture of
what the world thinks about Iran, would you kindly mention your

(The things an AUE reader notices...)
I saw a road sign today which gave notice of future roadworks;  it
stated that this was an "Advanced Warning".  If I'd been the sign-
writer, it would undoubtedly have read "Advance Warning".

I recently watched part of the 1950 movie "Chain Lightning".  Some scenes
of the movie take place in about 1944, when Humphrey Bogart's character
is a pilot in the US Army Air Force.  At one point he refers to a 20 mm
shell hitting his plane.  But instead of pronouncing it ...

Yes, really.
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Adrian

Is the following sentence correct?
__For passing__ the rigorous swimming test, he had to get up early in
the morning and make his body condition as good as he could.
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"How much does that set you back?" in the meaning
of "How much does that cost?" - I think I read it
in a classic novel. Is that current English? Obsolete?
Wrong?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7052510.stm
They presumably recorded The News Quiz last night, before this
announcement, so his death won't get a mention this week.  I know the
programme is very popular overseas with podcasting listeners.

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If you don't look at the closed captions on TV, you're
missing a lot of fun.  One could make a large collection of
ludicrous misinterpretations found there.
The best for some time was on _Anderson Cooper 360_

Here's something you'll never need to know: The difference between an
unicycle and a monocycle is that the unicycle's rider is outside the
wheel, and with a monocycle - a very rare vehicle - the rider is
inside the wheel. You can see some pictures at www.odd-bikes.com

I'm looking for a recipe for a loving cup.
I guess there's an element of language here, in consideration of what
might be understood by 'loving cup', and where.  Is it English,
universal, or somewhere in between?

I have noticed even moderately serious (not referring to
politics :-) newspapers using the word "prequel". A current
example is today's "Telegraph" that uses it to discuss Ian
MacKellen's participation in a possible movie of "The Hobbit".

When I describe the present mood of a person, can I add 'being' in
front of an adjective?
i.e.  He is being very difficult to deal with.
Thanks

What would sound better in standard English: "as it will be shown in
next section [...]" or "as will be shown in the next section [...]" ?