Discussion Groups / ESL Teaching / August 2004

The last time many of you helped me to clear a doubt. Thanks again.
English is not my native language, thus I am in a steady learning.
I have heard some people to pronounce 'try' as /tSrai/ instead /trai/,
Do you think this manner is correct or acceptable too?

Is there any difference between (1) "Risk Age" and "the Age of Risk",
(2)"Information Age" and "the Age of Information"?
thanks!

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"Languages divide people,
knowlegde joins them."
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Sandy Berger inspired me to try to find the derivation of the phrase,
"Taking it in the shorts." I have looked everywhere, to no avail.
Any ideas?

english sentences can look good.
take a look at
www.whitesmoke.com
and your english will look professional and good

I just found a new resource for finding English and Spanish courses in the
UK, Ireland and Spain. That website also provides online advisors to help
people find the best match of courses for their needs.
http://www.next-language.com/

In German, it is possible to combine a possessive pronoun with a proper
name:
Ger. "Du bist mein Paul".
(Engl. "You are my Paul.")

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I just came across this tool that helps you write english ,
what do you think????
http://www.whitesmoke.com
it's free and it helped me alot

I am looking for a good English course in London, what do you suggest me?
I like to attend classses.
Thx

Can anybody help me with the origin of the word "boogieman"?  I don't
necessarily need to know where the word came from as much as I need to know
when it started being used.  I'm writing a story set during the Civil War,
and I don't want to have my characters using a term that ...

I just came across this software , I downloaded it and it's look very intersting?
http://www.whitesmoke.com
is it good or just a hoax
what do you think????

Hi, all,
I came across this article's title in slate.com
"The whole world is watching
If militants violently disrupt the GOP convention, it could be Chicago

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From: Johnny (newman.johnnossppaamm@wanadoo.fr)
Subject: Re: Why the [what seems to be unnecessary] use of brackets in
texts?