Discussion Groups / ESL Teaching / July 2005

He is tall with green eyes.
He is a tall man, with green eyes.
Swan has nothing on with as a "quasi-coordinate conjunction" (Fowler's
explanation of this). I have, for the moment, no access to a copy of

Does anyone know the origin and meaning of the word "Perasma"? I'd be
grateful for your help,
Iwona

I'm about to stick my neck out by writing an article, and I could use
some advice.
Here in Greece, the only real English language teaching qualification
especially recognized by the government is a national university degree

This is to propose a new word, "martinize"
Definition:
to martinize, v. Means to change or pervert the meaning of a word by
altering it to mean something else.

Will you tell me what does it mean?
I found it while reading the following:
"Yes, he was brash. But at heart he was a kindly, goodly soul who wanted
nothing more than to rid the world of evil. And still you condemn him.A pox

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