Discussion Groups / English Usage / June 2009

Would anyone please explain the following clause. Thanks in advance.
--quote--
I honestly don't think people realized how huge the ramifications of
these decisions

I've find something just a bit odd about the use of the word
"workshop" to describe a meeting at which ideas are presented and
discussed.  I guess I have this primitive sense that unless the floor
is covered with sawdust and woodchips or metal shavings, you can't

So, Ruth Padel:
You spell it
'Epinethin'.
Keith's Mum

Consider the following two sentences:
Slavery has merely changed its form.
Slavery merely has changed its form.
Which of them is more grammatical?

the e in say, "bullet", seems distinctly different in the two
dialects.  Are the two sounds considered sufficiently different to be
given different phonetic designations?

Seen at:
http://www.triciclorojo.com/2-english_grammar/16-example_of_prepositions_eg.html
Like conjunctions, prepositions join words. However, prepositions join
words in a special way.

I was proofreading something written by a non-native speaker of
English recently and changed "a set of structured information" to "a
set of structured data".  I think this sounded better to me because
"set of ..." should take a count noun [1] rather than a mass noun, but

i know of this site which is coming up so fast and it can really be
helpful in terms of jobs abroad or trying getting apartment for rent
in  the major cities of lets say spain germany , uk  also holiday
homes, summer flats etc. just .

http://www.topgrewordslist.blogspot.com/
most important words for toefl

Dear (especially American) People,
The following question will appear in a questionnaire. Can you please check
the language? It should be understandable to the average American. Thank you
in advance. (If you wish, please also comment on the question too)

These are Dr. Mao's headings for his advice, as shown at
http://health.yahoo.com/experts/drmao/18550/8-super-food-swaps-for-longevity/
Aren't they a bit misleading with regard to which is the recommended item?
1. Swap green tea for coffee

Any Irish folks here?
I came across the expression "Good man ma da", and just about the only
thing Google has to offer is that it's an "Expression of approval"
(http://www.patricktaylor.ca/ptaylor_language.html). Fair enough. But

I beg your pardon for addressing a.u.e., but sci.lang is at the moment
under attack by the notorious Jai Maharaj, and being valiantly
rebuffed by, of all people, Dushan Vokovic, so traffic here is nearly
nil.

My Young Man and I went out for a curry and a film tonight.  On the
corner near our favourite Indian is a restaurant we know we'll never
patronise -- because it's name is 'Kazi Surprise'.  Not the sort of
thing you're looking for on a date, really.

In a Danish review on a new play by Richard Bean:
<http://www.nt-online.org/42665/productions/england-people-very-nice.htm
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I see the following quote from the play [Labida raps that]: