Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2010

"T-boned?"
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[Joey describes her husband's sources of income]
"Tells me he won a big settlement from being in a car accident."

Let me ask a question about "Rosario" in the following sentences from
a novel.
Already, she is planning for the defense to huff and puff about
Rosario this and that.

Heard this on the radio the other day, and Google finds many instances.
BUT is there any other kind? Well, maybe St. David's, but other than
that...?
Perce

"Scrambled"
does it mean
"confused"
or

Known idiom/slang?
He might try to have sex even with a bowling ball?
----
"I wouldn't trust the guy alone with my bowling bowl, that's what a

This was a reply to an article, in the Mercury (last week), where the
previously disadvantaged (Blacks) stated that it's not too late for the
previously advantaged (including whites, Indians and Coloreds) to apologize
for apartheid. Check out the reply. Just too hot and so true.

Let me ask a question about a phrase from a novel.
"She had on a black top, sort of a leotard. Long-sleeved.
A scoop neck, rather low-scooped neck. "(The Last Precinct, p190)
Context: A man is describing the appearance of a woman to a

I wondered how the title Ms. is perceived and
used in the UK, and I found these two items.
The first is an essay; the second consists
of readers' responses to the essay.

1-"He is bilingual and speaks English as well as French."
Is it ambiguous?
I.e. does it mean, beside:
"He is bilingual and speaks English and French equally well."

This was a reply to an article, in the Mercury (last week), where the
previously disadvantaged (Blacks) stated that it's not too late for the
previously advantaged (including whites, Indians and Coloreds) to apologize
for apartheid. Check out the reply. Just too hot and so true.

I promise - I searched this group as best I could, but nothing found.
I was labeling some files the new year, and was bugged by whether or
not to use that overworked apostrophe in the case of an abbreviation.
I was filing some EOB's.  OR, it is EOBs?

"China’s ruling Communist Party, wary of the Internet becoming
an uncontrolled forum for the country’s 360million users, is
unlikely to allow Google to avoid repercussions."
What does "unlikely to allow Google to avoid repercussions" mean here?

Hello, everyone,
Do you think the following (b) sentences are grammatical? Thanks. --
Ray
(1) a. She thinks Peter will see John.

Hello, everyone,
Can you help me judge if the following (b) & (c) sentences are
grammatical/acceptable? Thanks. --Ray
(1) a. I can drink ten glasses of wine but still stay sober.

The following was included in a list of rather lame jokes forwarded by
a Sri Lankan coworker. The best of a bad lot is probably:
Sardar in airplane going 2 Bombay .. While its landing he shouted: "
Bombay ... Bombay "