Discussion Groups / British English / July 2005

Can someone tell me what the correct hyphenation for the word "respectively"
is?

I need with making a correct expression:
1. setting up a planning, timetable for a project with deadlines, what is
correct expression ?
   draw up a planning with deadlines

Friend (Germany) has asked for help preparing for her TOEFL test. I've
found several websites, some very useful, but can't find any indication
of how TOEFL is scored.
This is particularly problematic when total scores ;eading to

Hallo everybody,
I know this is not strictly a tranlation newsgroup, but I do need some
help!!
I'm translatig a book (let's call it essay) about Dan Brown's next

I'm an italian girl, and I love the english culture.
But I didn't understand a thing: the "8 ball".
What does it means?
It's not just the billiard's ball, isn't it?

 Is there a word to mean,the using of long words/someone who uses long
words
for no apparent reason other than to feel superior.
 We have tolerated such a person at work for some time now,and this would

How do you understand this song?
Is it a love song between two lovers ? Or just a hymn (to
those who emigrated) to America?

Hello and sorry, but my english is verry bad!
And this  is also the reason for this mail and my question.
Now i must whrite in verry gooood english the following short text about a
culinary art-project:

Britain has a political journalist named Andrew Neil who continues to
build a reputation for incompetence and bullying when conducting what
are laughably described as "interviews".  He does, however, compensate
for this with a remarkable facility for cocked-up phrases and sayings.

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May I suggest a new word -- ECONOLOGY -- for the English language to combine
the two disciplines of economics and ecology...
Your views are most welcome.

Hi, all!
I am a non-English speaker who is trying hard to learn English. I want to
know this phrase "come to a fine pass" and I need you help since I can't
find it in my dictionary. Here are two examples I copied from the searching

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What is the meaning of the expression "sentimental
education" when it is not a reference to the novel by
Flaubert?
Here's an example of such use:

I recently jumped into this ancient english term, ANTANI,
I don't know the meaning, neither the origin.
It should concern the tuscan city of Florence (X-posted), but not for sure.
Can anybody help, and explain, thanks.