english usage

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When news is "breaking", where do you turn?

valentinesdiner @valentinesdiner (1214) • United States 20 Mar 13

When you hear of an important news story what media do you turn to right away? Fox? MSNBC? The BBC? I am hoping for a wide range of sources in the answers so feel free to list more than one. By the way, why do you choose THAT...

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where are you now

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There are or there is??grammar confusion

CrimsonSpork @Manasha (2933) • Pondicherry, India 6 Feb 13

I wrote a test on subject verb agreement and got a confusing question as follows There ____ lots of money under the sofa. I wrote There _are___ lots of money under the sofa. But the answer is not correct as per...

grammar

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fellow Mylotters English usage

sam3m1 @sam3m1 (190) • United States 14 Aug 11

Would it be helpful for those of us fluent in English, to correct questions or statements by fellow Mylotters who have English as a second language? This would be an attempt to help others learn English better, but I would not...

english usage

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Where does the word 'rock' come from?

kialele @kialele (126) • United States 1 Mar 10

In english (probably American english?), people like to say 'It rocks'. I wonder how and where does this word 'rock' from and why people use this work in this situation?

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Why does Time Magazine Use the Word Like This?

LingoWang @LingoWang (156) • China 8 Dec 09

Hi pals! I met a question whiling reading the article from Time magazine. Could u help me out?I know that in a negative sentence, normally "and" is substituted with "or", but why here they use "and" not "or"? (See the last line of...

english usage

time magazine

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Ups and downs in mylot community

Ellie @ellie26 (4139) • Malaysia 11 Apr 08

I have been in mylot for a year now. To me, of all the forums that I have joined, mylot is the best. I have gained so many wonderful friends, improve my English usage and most of all, I have a place where I find answers to my...

english usage

mylot ups and down

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Can you list the proverb as soon as possible?

yuanruolan @yuanruolan (61) • China 8 Nov 07

Proverbs are the wisdom of the ages. To understand more old saws will help your English usage.So let's collect proverbs and sayings together!Such as A fair death honors the whole life. Custom is a second nature. patience is a...

english usage

proverb

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how do you think about speaking english

schrotian @schrotian (83) • China 29 Mar 07

everyday we talk about the importance of english.there are many people study english.,but i want to know how do you really think about english? from its role and useage... have a talk about it.

english usage

speaking english

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How can I understand the archaic English language used in Shakespeare's plays?

trihknittee @trihknittee (124) • India 21 Jan 07

I'm reading "Romeo and Juliet," and I'm finding it difficult to understand and make sense of most of the text because of the way it's written, with different sentence structures, grammar, and words (art, thee, though, different...

english usage

Do you take enough care......

roadromeo @roadromeo (376) • India 3 Jan 07

to see whether the punctuations, grammar and the vocabulary in the discussion which you start and the responses which you make is correct and so you also check for any spelling mistakes or proper english usage on mylot...

english usage

season

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speaking english language fluently

nebestpal @nebestpal (1) 17 Sep 06

how can I improvee my english usage to complement my grammer

english usage

speaking english language fluently

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