Discussion Groups / English Usage / February 2010

Here's an article vaguely connected with the "Please this service is NOT
free" thread. It seems that (in the USA, at least) your cell phone
records can be accessed by law enforcement bureaus. The records in
question are related to where you were when you made certain calls.

Any idea what "squiffed" means here?
Seems to be "failed/missed," not sure.
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- That's why last night

Hi everyone!  Would you tell me if the following sentences are
grammatical?
a) The rich Americans' investments have greatly influenced evaluations
of creativity between Americans and the Japanese in the past.

peoples life in the democracy( our new
programme).beggar..........to...president
click the link. below.......
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=world2015.org&search_type=

With Lucy Kellaway's recent article in mind,
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4a849ce4-128f-11df-a611-00144feab49a.html
I find myself using a biro emblazoned 'Spiriva respimat', which
sounds as if it could be a family motto, in Latin, for one of our RRs.

NICE LOOKING COUPLE !
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Although I know the words of the first paragraph, see below, I do not
understand the meaning of "an administrative backlog subsided". This
phrase is about the labor statistics administrative? Or, it is about
the employer side? Please give me some explanation ? Thanks a lot.

Consider the following two expressions:
It's more of a pain than of a communication.
It's more of a pain than a communication.
I want to know whether both are correct or not?

In the "Negro" thread, I used the word "advisor", and my spell
checker flagged it.  I checked my AHD4 and it says "adviser or
advisor".
"Adviser" has always seemed wrong to me, even though it's not.  I'm

A student is asking:
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At the checkout counter in a supermarket in Australia, will you be
asked the question of 'Cash, charge, or debit?' 'Paper or plastic?'

someone's word against another person's
It's your word against a murdered policewoman's that it was she who
harrassed you
and not the other way around. (The Last Precinct )

Hi!  Would you please tell me which is right, a or b?
a) This is the way which she chose to live.
b) This is the way in which she chose to live.
I think a) derives from a2) and b) from b2).  I wonder if these are

Why "I trained in" is ok whereas we should say "I am trained in"?
Why do not I need the auxiliary verb "be" when using "trained in"?

I see two standard alternatives for the sentence here:
"What are the next of kind saying about young Chaz?"
"What do the next of kind say about young Chaz?"
Am I right?

No shoes being hurled?