Discussion Groups / English Usage / June 2008

If a phrase set off by em dashes is a complete sentence, do you put
end of sentence punctauation in between the em dashes, too? And is the
first letter of he phrase capitalized if it is a complete sentence?

I've got a question today.
the sentence:
\\  I have three times more than what you have.
what's its exactly meaning? "I have three times what you have." or "I

What do you call a cat who wants to kiss and be kissed all the time?
kissy cat?

Someone on the radio referred to Hilary Clinton as "a lady of liberty"
in the same sentence he was saying something about how she can get
away with doing something that mostly everyone else can't.
So please correct me if I am wrong. This phrase refers to powerful

The OED2’s entry for “dicker, n.1” has the following information:
The number of ten; half a score; being the customary unit of exchange
in dealing in certain articles, esp. hides or skins; hence a package
or lot of (ten) hides.

Someone on a Taiwanese forum asked the question below.
~~~~~~~
Peter looked ______ at his party because he didn't pass his final
exam.

I thought that saying you enjoy something on a "visceral level" meant
that you enjoyed something but couldn't explain why, but I just looked
up visceral and it appears I am mistaken. So now I’m a little bit
lost. Is there a word or term that means what I thought "visceral

I was about to ask this question:
 Isn't »to suffer real« false?
 I think it should be »to real/ly/ suffer«!
 But before posting, I looked up the lyrics.

Seems that some Muslim women in France are having a 'hymen' retro-fit
before getting married.
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

Is it possible to say "out-sensory perception" instead of "extra-
sensory perception"?

They play funny games in Midsomer.
All right, I know that I'm not supposed to think that Midsomer is an
accurate reflection of British contemporary life.
Still, has the game in question ever been played by any of the British

What does "human life in all its variety" mean, in the context of "His
works are perfect examples of impartiality toward human life in all
its variety."?
1. Does it mean something like, "all kinds of ways of living that

It's a bit of a  dilemma for me because I am not sure when I should use ' to
me' and when ' for me'.
Could you please explain it to me ?
Thank you very much in advance

There is a sentence:
"Terry might not have taken the penalty had striker Didier Drogba still
been on the pitch instead of having been red-carded in the second half
of extra time."