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 TO BREAK INTO PRISON
HI DR GRAMMAR,
READING AN ARTICLE I CAME ACROSS THIS PASSAGE WHICH IS A REALLY BIT CONFUSING....
".. .There is no criminal penalty for Mr. Gabrie | mcarlosh | Sep-07-10 06:18 PM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 15 |
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evil eye
Hi Dr Grammar,
Please, does the sentence below make any sense? if it does...what does "an evil eye" mean?
"One of my coworkers put an evil eye | mcarlosh | Aug-23-10 08:15 PM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 54 |
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GRAPES *GREEN & WHITE
HI DR GRAMMAR
I KNOW THAT GRAPES HAVE "SPECIFIC NAMES" BUT WOULD IT BE OK TO SAY FOR EXAMPLE:
I LIKE "GREEN" GRAPES. I DON'T LIKE PURPLE (*OR BL | mcarlosh | Aug-23-10 08:12 PM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 43 |
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HOW TO PRONOUNCE PROPER NAMES?
HI DR GRAMMAR
WOULD YOU HELP ME?
HOW SHOULD I PRONOUNCE THIS PROPER NAME IN ENGLISH: NASEEN?
PROBLEMS WITH THE VOWELS AND THE LETTER "S"!
| mcarlosh | Jul-15-10 03:06 PM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 88 |
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Make the squad
Dear Dr Grammar,
What does "to make the squad" mean?
Would you please give me a few examples of how to use this expression?
As always, many, | paok70 | Jul-05-10 12:50 PM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 107 |
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parenthesis....square brackets
HI DR GRAMMAR
DURING A DICTATION, IS IT CORRECT AND NATURAL TO DICTATE LIKE THESE: "OPEN PARENTHESIS"...."CLO SE PARENTHESIS" OR....."OPEN SQUARE BR | mcarlosh | Jun-17-10 02:25 PM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 101 |
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Be back, come back, return
Which of the following sentences is/are correct and natural?
1) She'll be back next Saturday.
2) She'll come back next Saturday.
3) She'll re | paok70 | Jun-10-10 01:13 PM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 106 |
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general
Dear Dr Grammar,
I've read this sentence from an article issued by my friend.
"Most of the develop country in the world had spent a big amount | amin | Jun-07-10 11:24 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 97 |
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out-of-hours
Dear Dr Grammar,
Would you please explain the meaning of "out-of-hours" in the following sentence taken from today's online edition of the Independ | paok70 | Jun-07-10 11:14 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 106 |
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Is there any chinese-style english?
Hi, my dearest Dr.,
Could you please have a look at the following sencese. Could you understand it? I'm afraid there are some chinese english expre | ramsgate | Jun-02-10 10:16 AM
by Dr Grammar | 3 | 131 |
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Stay off work
Does "to stay off work" exist?
If so, when do you use this expression?
Would you please give me a few examples?
Many, many thanks for your ki | paok70 | Jun-02-10 09:59 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 87 |
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Iamm be
Hi Dr Grammar
There's a new song by Black Eyed Peas called "Iamm be"
Could you please tell what this strange construction means?
Here goes th | mcarlosh | Jun-01-10 09:04 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 155 |
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get fresh with
Hi, Dr Grammar
What does this expression mean?
I think it is real and most likely he got fresh with the wrong girl.
get fresh with = ?
Wo | mcarlosh | May-26-10 08:00 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 75 |
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On river?
Dr Grammar
I am studying prepositions (which is not an easy task) and I came across with this rule:
With these words: river, lake we normally we | mcarlosh | May-26-10 07:47 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 82 |
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the party is ....
HI DR GRAMMAR
IMAGINE THIS SCENE:
YOU ARE INVITED TO A PARTY.
WHEN YOU GET THERE YOU SEE EVERYONE ENJOYING THEMSELVES DRINKING, EATING, CHATTI | mcarlosh | May-19-10 04:07 PM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 100 |
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HOW MANY FINGERS???
HI, DR GRAMMAR
IT MIGHT BE A SILLY QUESTION, BUT ANYWAY....
IN "PORTUGUESE" WE SAY THAT WE HAVE 20 (TWENTY) FINGERS: 10 IN OUR HANDS AND 10 IN O | mcarlosh | May-19-10 04:02 PM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 82 |
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HAVE THE NEED TO
DR GRAMMAR
PLEASE,
IS IT CORRECT TO USE THIS STRUCTURE: TO HAVE THE NEED TO...."
e.g. She has the need to go to the doctor.
thanks | mcarlosh | May-17-10 08:38 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 105 |
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as ....as...
Dr grammar,
Please which sentence would be correct and "more natural" to say:
a) " John is a good student. Peter is as a good student as John" | mcarlosh | May-13-10 01:14 PM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 105 |
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I I don't do-take-get much (physical) exercise
Which of the following three sentences is correct and natural?
1) I don't DO much (physical) exercise.
2) I don't TAKE much (physical) exercis | paok70 | May-10-10 09:57 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 108 |
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BRITISH ENGLISH
HI DR GRAMMAR
PLEASE, TELL ME "EXACTLY" WHAT "BRITISH ENGLISH"!
WHERE IS IT ACTUALLY SPOKEN?
THANK YOU | mcarlosh | May-10-10 09:56 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 103 |
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MEET "A CITY"?
DR GRAMMAR
CAN I USE THE VERB "TO MEET" WITH THE IDEA OF VISITING A CITY AND GETTING KNOW A BIT ABOUT IT?
FOR EXAMPLE: IF I HAD MONEY, I WOULD L | mcarlosh | May-10-10 09:33 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 96 |
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Close in on a player
Is it possible for a football club "to close in on a player"?
If so, what does it mean?
Would you please give me a few examples of how to use th | paok70 | May-07-10 08:18 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 94 |
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Accident - Incident
Dear Dr Grammar,
Would you please explain the difference between "accident" and "incident" and then give a few examples?
Also, are there any cas | paok70 | May-01-10 06:56 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 233 |
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"DIRTY" PERSON???
HI DR GRAMMAR
PLESE I NEED YOU HELP!
I'M SEARCHING WORDS TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE THAT ARE DIRTY AND UNPLEASANT LIKE THESE:
A) SOMEONE WHO WEARS TH | mcarlosh | Apr-29-10 08:51 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 120 |
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At High school - In high school
Which of the following sentences is correct and natural?
1) He teaches maths AT high school.
2) He teaches maths IN high school.
As always, | paok70 | Apr-28-10 08:10 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 95 |
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The opposite of disabled
What is the opposite of "disabled"?
By the way, what should I do to use HTML in my posts?
Again, many, many thanks for your kind help.
paok70 | paok70 | Apr-28-10 08:07 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 95 |
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where do(es) the comma(s) go?
HI DR GRAMMAR
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION:
WHICH ONE IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?
MY FIANCÉ___ WHO HAS GREAT ABILITIE | mcarlosh | Apr-27-10 02:46 PM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 86 |
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TO DO x TO HAVE DONE...
DR GRAMMAR,
PLEASE, CAN YOU TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO CONSTRUCTIONS?
A) SHE WAS COURAGEOUS TO DO THAT.
B) SHE WAS COURAGEOUS TO | mcarlosh | Apr-26-10 09:38 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 112 |
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WHICH ONE IS THE ANSWER?
DR. GRAMMAR
CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS MULTIPLE-CHOICE EXERCISE?
MARK THE BEST COMPLEMENT:
"THEY FOUND SOME FOOTPRINTS NEAR THE SCHOOL."
"_ | mcarlosh | Apr-26-10 09:28 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 108 |
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cheat on sb
HI, DR GRAMMAR
I KNOW THAT WHEN A HUSBAND CHEATS ON HIS WIFE, HE IS CALLED "THE CHEATER" RIGHT?
WHAT ABOUT THE WIFE? WHAT "SPECIFIC NAME" WOULD | mcarlosh | Apr-22-10 08:46 AM
by Dr Grammar | 1 | 142 |
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