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Forum: Grammar April 11, 2015, 09:47 AM
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Views: 1,437
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Exorcise the house

I know we can exorcise ghosts or bad memories, but can we say this?

53-We exorcised the house with smoke and red paper.
Forum: Grammar April 11, 2015, 05:13 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,578
Posted By Xinfu
Use his brain

What's the idiomatic English for this:

-The person who planned the rooms clearly did not use his brain. How can a room be constructed in the proximity of a floor door? When people enter and get...
Forum: Grammar April 10, 2015, 02:33 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,255
Posted By Xinfu
Inconvenience

-More inconvenience was felt at night. In a room of this kind, if your roommate was asleep, with the lights off, to see your way in the room, you would have to put your slipper between the door and...
Forum: Grammar April 09, 2015, 09:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 959
Posted By Xinfu
Thank you.

Thank you.
Forum: Grammar April 09, 2015, 05:41 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 959
Posted By Xinfu
Such a one

-The most important quality that a president needs is ability, not outward appearance or his face. A handsome president is useless. We do not need such one.

-[...] We do not need such a one.
...
Forum: Grammar April 08, 2015, 11:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,414
Posted By Xinfu
Thank you.

Thank you.
Forum: Grammar April 08, 2015, 12:12 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,353
Posted By Xinfu
Thank you.~~~

Thank you.~~~
Forum: Grammar April 07, 2015, 11:59 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,414
Posted By Xinfu
Thank you. But do you think 'in station' is...

Thank you.

But do you think 'in station' is correct English?
Forum: Grammar April 07, 2015, 05:38 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,414
Posted By Xinfu
Is my sentence correct? -The woman should...

Is my sentence correct?

-The woman should not be superior to the man, in wealth or in station.
Forum: Grammar April 06, 2015, 09:53 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,353
Posted By Xinfu
But programme here does not mean some plans to do...

But programme here does not mean some plans to do something, so he is not taking 'part' in something; is it less common than other expressions? To make myself clearer: to finish a programme is the...
Forum: Grammar April 06, 2015, 09:49 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,277
Posted By Xinfu
Thank you.

Thank you.
Forum: Grammar April 05, 2015, 12:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,353
Posted By Xinfu
Programme

Here a programme is equal to everything that a student has to study to obtain the degree at uni. What are the verbs in collocation with programme?

-John got into the same programme as I. We are...
Forum: Grammar April 05, 2015, 05:46 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,277
Posted By Xinfu
Phonetics are

Can I use the word this way?


-When I was using the OALD 1st, the phonetics for 'attire' were /'at-tai/, but now when I am using OALD 7th, the phonetics for 'attire' were /at'tai/.
Forum: Grammar April 04, 2015, 11:24 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,213
Posted By Xinfu
Thank you, but do you think it sounds strange to...

Thank you, but do you think it sounds strange to say 'use factors'?
Forum: Grammar April 04, 2015, 01:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,088
Posted By Xinfu
Thank you.

Thank you.
Forum: Grammar April 03, 2015, 02:56 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,672
Posted By Xinfu
um...what do you mean by 'exclusively'?

um...what do you mean by 'exclusively'?
Forum: Grammar April 03, 2015, 10:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,213
Posted By Xinfu
What considerations/standards

-What considerations will you use to choose a female friend? (=what qualities make a female good enough to be your friend)

-What standards will you use to choose a female friend?

Are...
Forum: Grammar April 02, 2015, 12:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,672
Posted By Xinfu
Original is/was

-John's original name is Edward.(his original name is permanent truth, so the simple present tense)
-John's original name was Edward.(the original name was used in the past, so the simple past...
Forum: Grammar April 02, 2015, 07:01 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,414
Posted By Xinfu
For aniRB, are you a native speaker of UK or US...

For aniRB, are you a native speaker of UK or US English?
Forum: Grammar April 01, 2015, 10:50 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,414
Posted By Xinfu
In station

Is my sentence correct?

-A woman should not be superior to the man, in wealth or in station.

To me station can only be countable, so I'm not sure whether we have to change it to in...
Forum: Grammar April 01, 2015, 07:05 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,732
Posted By Xinfu
At the top of/on the top

I know that
at=inside or outside or around; in=inside; on=touching the surface,
but
-He wandered round the base of the enormous fluted column, at the top of which Big Brother's statue gazed...
Forum: Grammar March 31, 2015, 08:36 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,088
Posted By Xinfu
Do you mean Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint,...

Do you mean Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint, etc.?
Forum: Grammar March 30, 2015, 08:15 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,088
Posted By Xinfu
Thank you, but do you think there's any...

Thank you, but do you think there's any difference in meaning between under, in and on? I would have thought under and in were not correct, because an online system (which is in fact a website) was...
Forum: Grammar March 29, 2015, 08:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,088
Posted By Xinfu
For/on summer session

Are they all correct?

-Since taking summer courses is optional, the wait list information under BUSIS (name of an online system) will be removed after course registration period. Students must...
Forum: Grammar March 28, 2015, 09:24 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,662
Posted By Xinfu
Thank you.

Thank you.
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