Discussion Groups / ESL Teaching / May 2004

In my first invitation to you I forgot to include the link, now I have
included it.
I wanna invite you all who may have interest into the world of French
Language. we offer absolutely free course, no fees or logins are

I wanted to read this book long ago. Thinking that it would be beneficient
for my English studies I bought it... I was so happy when it arrived... and
What a surprise!! I can't understand it... Well, I am exaggerating... I
understand parts, but it has those words "thou" and "thee" ...

From Merriam-webster¹s 11th collegiate dictionary,
the definition of "aside from" has two meanings. It seems to me both
definitions are contradictory or conflicting to each other.
One defintion includes something and the other excludes . The same story

I'm discovering that my freshman and sophomore high school students
regularly ask "rhetorical questions" in their essays and reports
rather that making their own statements.  Does anyone have any
suggestions as to why they do that and how I can help them quit doing

I know the meaning of 'being drafted', but what is the official term?
Common conscription?
Also in the US?
I mean, you don't get a letter in which is written 'you are drafted'.

hi, my name is elke and i must learn english in two month. i am
kindergarten teacher in vienna. i am going to fly to londen and visit
a course at the university in norvich. there my english must be better.
so i hope somebody will correction this and following short words of

I cannot remember my english grammar in this sentence I saw.
A spring and a summer are a season in the year.
Shouldn't it be "A spring and a summer are ~seasons~ in the year.?
I also recently saw "A Chevy and a Ford are an American automobile"...

Is there any software out there which
enables you to actually HEAR every
word being pronounced?
I'm looking for the kind of software

Hi, there:
I am looking for an English vocabulary for my desktop PC. Basically the list
of
ALL the English words...As full as possible...in a text file.

Could you help me please?
Is this sentence right?
"I will include more practices once I had finished them."
Do I need a comma?

We have just completed a couple of online language tools to help learn
English which need testing and proofing, so I thought I'd post here to
see if anyone would like to take a look and tell me what you think:
Word Checker

I would like to ask you a question whether you know of what way people used
to construct passive voice in Middle English.
I am curious and I did not find any information regarding it on net, there
is a lot of info but only describing active voice.

I consider English is a rhythmical language. In my opinion, its
pronunciation
and the shape of the alphabet are rounded. When speaking, because of
these features, it makes easier to go on to the next sentence. Are these

What is the difference in meaning?
Thank you all in advance.
Nee Sung