Says Vidya, "It wasn't easy for me. I couldn't say the word out loud. During rehearsals I'd just mumble it under my breath or not say it at all. My co-star Arshad Warsi said I'd have to say it out loud in the rehearsals, or it woul…
Says Vidya, "It wasn't easy for me. I couldn't say the word out loud. During rehearsals I'd just mumble it under my breath or not say it at all. My co-star Arshad Warsi said I'd have to say it out loud in the rehearsals, or it woul…
Hi Could anyone please tell me what does "double down" mean, say, President Obama doubles down on stimulus. I checked dictionaries and only found "double up". With thanks. Kevin in Hong Kong
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By now you’ve certainly heard of the passing of J.D. Salinger. I gasped when I read it, and then paused to wonder why I was gasping at something that wasn’t really a surprise. After all, as we know, Salinger was quite old and quite reclusiv…
If you would like the chairs arranged in a certain way, we will do it the previous day .
Is this acceptable or does "previous" put you past the event, looking back? If it isn't acceptable, what should be used instead? The preceding…
Hello,
Below are the two sentences:
He worked in the same place before he left 3 months ago.
He'd worked in the same place before he left 3 months ago.
Which one is grammatically correct?
Thank you
There is a lesson on conjunctions and formality. Many lessons explain just conjunctions, but not the context in which to use it. For example, ' but ' is less formal than ' however '. Find it at http://www.learnenglishbetter.com/articl…
Could you please tell me which word you'd use? Does she tire/get tired. Will my face go/get back to normal. I was able to click on the correct on on my first try/attempt. She's got an ugly nose, other than that/apart from that/besides that s…
Revise the following memo to improve you –attitude.
We will attempt to schedule most of the work during the evenings so that normal business is not disrupted.