Discussion Groups / ESL Teaching / July 2004

Can some please explain which of the two sentences is correct?
There IS more than one book on the desk.
There ARE more than one book on the desk.
Thanks, Kejun

What is the most popular way to read a Social Security Number, e.g.
123-45-6789? I always read the nine numbers one by one.
Thanks, Kejun

If you are interested in it, try to write something.
Lena.

I am looking for a good MA in Applied Linguistics to do either online
or by distance education.  The most intriguing one I've found is from
the University of New England in Australia.  Their program is
available mostly or entirely online, is relatively inexpensive, and

When I was waiting for a bus, a person asked me:
"What bus are you waiting for?"
I was taught to say "Which bus are you waiting for?"
Can you please explain the difference between them?

I've only just subcribed to this NG so I'll just introduce myself. I'm a
Londoner but I've lived in Sardinia for twenty years, teaching English.
Anyway, my query is: does this look right to you?
A1 = (end of) New Headway Elementary

Today I was again confronted with the use of the expression "high
street," which is specific to the UK (or at least unused in the US).
What exactly does it mean?  What is a "high-street shop"?  I've
encountered the term on many occasions, but not enough to get a clear

Hi, there.
I saw the movie "Italian Job". It was really a cliffhanger to me.
Today, I got a movie script of this movie. While reading down I found
some conversation I don't exactly figure out the meaning.

Good morning! :-)
I know that you say a clove of garlic... but how do you call the whole
thing? Is this called a head of garlic?
We use a head of lettucce... Is there any other vegetable or thing we use

How do I install Russian "Codepage 1251?"
Hello,
I've tried to install "Prompt-XT" translater software that comes only
in Russian version.  I get the error about code page 1251 not being

I find the following passage in 'Possession' by  A.S. Byatt:
Th'otchin 'at wasn't niver suited wi' nowt. Fra fo'st off he
was werrittin' an witterin' an sissin an spittin perpetiwel.
I would be grateful if anyone could help me with these words.

I'm running a three-week course for undergraduate Computer Science
students with a high level of English.  I've been asked to help them with
'scientific writing'.  Their main need seems to be to write reports of
software projects they create.

I have never seen this before and it drives me nuts! I have a
co-worker who writes her dates as 7-3-4, mo.-day- 1 digit year! There
has got to be a rule somewhere that says this is bad form. (And I work
in a lab, so everything gets dated and I am slowly being driven