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It is such a hard exam!=Such a hard exam it is! (Is it really true?)	31 Mar 2008 02:21 GMT	12
Is "It is such a hard exam!" equals "Such a hard exam it is!"? I think the second sentence is wrong, what do you think? Please give me your opinion, thank you!
"How nice a dress!" (Is this correct?)	31 Mar 2008 01:31 GMT	21
How nice a dress! Miss Langham arm in arm with Mr. Peabody--how astonishing a sight! May I ask if the two sentence are all correct? Thank you!
Who want/wants to eat ice cream, you or they? (Which verb should I use?)	31 Mar 2008 00:57 GMT	2
Who wants to eat ice cream, you or they? Who want to eat ice cream, you or they? (The "you" here could mean both "you people" or "one person") Who *are the winner, boys or girls?
I'd do it -v- I do it	31 Mar 2008 00:10 GMT	8
Today, a very minor misunderstanding cropped up. I said "I'd do it this way", which the other person heard as "I do it this way", which is different in meaning, but almost identical in sound It struck me that the only difference between the normal sound of the
Bring us a cup of tea	31 Mar 2008 00:05 GMT	43
Is this "us" in "bring us" recognized dialect in parts of the UK? Forget the plural of majesty:-) ----- [Sam is a bus driver. He doesn't want to go into the
English will turn into Panglish in 100 years	30 Mar 2008 23:12 GMT	3
Interesting article from Britain's "The Daily Telegraph" newspaper: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/27/nculture427.xml& CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox or: http://tinyurl.com/2gdblw
*He knew that she would not have stolen* the money.**	30 Mar 2008 22:47 GMT	6
He knew that she would not have stolen the money. (Could the above sentence mean "He knew that it was possible that she hadn't stolen the money."?) He knew that she would have stolen the money.
ensorcell	30 Mar 2008 21:49 GMT	2
Maureen Dowd's op-ed piece in today's NYTimes has the word, "ensorcell," which seems to be a fairly uncommon synonym of "enchant" or "bewitch." The Word-A-Day site (Dictionary.com) has a few recent usages:
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FITNA	30 Mar 2008 17:00 GMT	1
you can read my truth explaination regarding the contents of the film which are totally wrong.go to my blog.http://prophet007.blogspot.com/
The expedient which I am driven on	30 Mar 2008 14:08 GMT	3
Would the "on" in "the expedient which I am driven on" still be used today? Does it mean "towards" or "on to?" ------
Technical terminology	30 Mar 2008 13:46 GMT	53
Context: commercial radio.... "station" vs "channel".... Synonyms or no?...r
*There was no more than one book on the table. (Am I right with the verb?)**	30 Mar 2008 12:31 GMT	2
There was no more than one book on the table. There were no more than three books on the table. Am I correct with the verb? Thank you!
What/Such clever girls! (Which is correct?)	30 Mar 2008 11:47 GMT	3
What clever girls! Such clever girls! What clever girls they are! Such clever girls they are!
What does this word means?	30 Mar 2008 07:38 GMT	21
Hello, Nice to meet you!! I am Japanese and I live in Japan now,so I understand English a little Today,I read an English book,and I have a question!! The book says"His face was drawn but the curtains were real."
"One of those ... who is ..."	30 Mar 2008 02:36 GMT	97
To the English-usage newsgroups -- I hope this isn't a FAQ ... I'm not a regular follower of this newsgroup. In Louis Auchincloss' 2007 book, _The Friend of Women and Other Stories_, on page 96, in the midst of otherwise impeccable and