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... story in another paper: He was the 14th homicide of the year in the crack-ridden 34th precinct. “He was the 14th homicide victim of the year . . .” or “His killing was the 14th homicide of the year. ... Democracy, in theory, is a political system in which the people rule. The term also denotes a system of govern- ment by elected representatives of the people. Freedom means the state of being free from ... meaning of exotic, which comes from the Greek word for outside The sense of introduced from abroad and then the senses of strange and rare branched... as the pronunciation of the

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... the word... “their ought to be a law.” Make it there (the adverb), not “their” (the possessive pronoun) Sometimes they’re, the contraction of they are, is confused with one or the other ... by the scientific community In view of the abundance of alternative explanations for the creation of the alphabet, hypothesis would seem to be an... Among the various other theories ... Another hypothesis, the Ugaritic theory, evolved after an epoch-making discovery Among “theories” are several “hypotheses”? Another... acts].” GO OFF and GO ON Occasionally the phrase go off

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... condition. It often means to the interior of (a place); from the outside to the inside of (the place). ? ?The children are jumping into the pond” clearly indicates their movement from the banks to the water. ... either a descendant of the Hebrews or one who adheres to the Judaic religion, whether through birth or conversion. The name comes from the Hebrew yehudi, origi- nally a member of the tribe of ... not the latter” but the third, or the last or the last of those or something similar Among the items kept there are the diary of Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebels, an X-ray of

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... not to three or more. “Neither of the two boys” / “neither of the couple” / “neither of the pair” are correct. “Her feelings were very hurt that neither of the three of us showed up” (said by ... sequitur). “Little choice”? The Americans had the choice of not blowing them out of the sky; the choice of talking instead of shooting; the choice of going home. Life presents most of us with in- numerable ... [...]... proficiency in English himself The of should have been at 271 “Off of is a substandard phrase Of is superfluous; its sense is included in off The of intrudes often in conversations

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... sentence of the newspaper passage below By the end of the sentence, the beginning of the sentence is forgotten... customarily to speak of a statute, rather than a regulation There ... languages. None of them are racial groups, so they are not “typical of the racial mix” in Russia, which extends to the Orient and does contain different races. 2. Races of the U.S.A. Citizens of the United ... presses “Up/Down Arrow” (meaning either the up arrow or the down arrow), the curser will move to ? ?The top/bottom of the screen” (mean- ing the top or bottom of the screen re- spectively). This

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... the lieutenant hauled off ” Next, the sequence of two events is mistakenly reversed by the use of the present perfect instead of the past perfect: The Mohajir group called the ... singular noun Any of these work: those kinds of law or that kind of law or laws of that kind See also KIND OF, 1; Pronouns, 2 (misuse of them); THESE and THOSE THEMSELVES and SELF.” ... Pronouns, 5 “THEM- THEN See FORMER; THAN THEORY See HYPOTHESIS and THEORY 430 there, anticipatory THERE, anticipatory See Expletives THERE confused with THEIR See Homophones THERE in contractions...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... of the few people who... here: To the last fibre of the loftiest tree Whose thin leaves trembled in the frozen air The poet (Shelley) could have written “ the loftiest tree / The ... sentence, whom is the object of the verb kissed; in the latter... sentence, whom is the object of the preposition for Often the puzzle gets more complicated: The jurors disagreed ... who [or whom?] they felt had the stronger case.” Who is right; it is the subject of the clause “who had the stronger case”; and the whole clause is the object of the preposition

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... Phrases, and Expressions in American English The Big Book of American Idioms: A Comprehensive Dictionary of English Idioms, Expressions, Phrases & Sayings The Big Book of Phrasal Verbs in Use: Dialogues, ... Advanced English Expressions, Idioms, Collocations, Slang, and Phrasal Verbs: Master American English Vocabulary The Big Book of American Idioms: A Comprehensive Dictionary of English Idioms, ... Phrases, and Expressions in American English The Big Book of American Idioms: A Comprehensive Dictionary of English Idioms, Expressions, Phrases & Sayings The Big Book of Phrasal Verbs in Use: Dialogues,

Ngày tải lên: 10/10/2022, 10:17

... events, they are he talk of the town Talk out of the back of your head If someone is talking out of the back of their head, they are talking rubbish Talk out of your hat If someone is talking out of ... fence' The more the merrier The more the merrier means that the greater the quantity or the bigger the number of something, the happier the speaker will be The penny dropped When the penny drops, ... eye off the ball If someone takes their eye off the ball, they don't concentrate on something important that they should be looking at Take your eye off the ball If you take your eye off the

Ngày tải lên: 27/08/2016, 13:34

... presses “Up/Down Arrow” (meaning either the up arrow or the down arrow), the curser will move to ? ?The top/bottom of the screen” (mean- ing the top or bottom of the screen re- spectively). This ... languages. None of them are racial groups, so they are not “typical of the racial mix” in Russia, which extends to the Orient and does contain different races. 2. Races of the U.S.A. Citizens of the United ... people The law of the United States consists of the Constitution, acts of Congress, treaties, and court rulings The law of each state is its constitution,... as most of us English

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:21

... is the kind of weather I like.” / “She is the sort of person who gets along with everyone.”) Strict users appear to be in the minority. The noun type can also denote printed characters (? ?The ... from the Medieval Latin ultimatus, meaning final. An ultimatum is the ultimate demand or proposition or statement of terms pre- sented by the government of one coun- try to the government of another ... backed by the threat of severed relations but not hostilities. Therefore calling it an “ultimatum” is not a precise use of the word. At least the demand had an element of finality. Not so in the next

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:21

... Open University Faculty of English GRADUATION THESIS B.A DEGREE IN ENGLISH The Use of English Idioms Related to Parts of Human Body by the ThirdYear Students at Faculty of English, Hanoi Open University ... the plural form of the idioms available, the exercise One requires the students to use the plural form of the given words when necessary to create the true idioms For the case when the students ... avoidance of these errors From the data collected, the author found out that most of the third-year students of English, HOU still lack knowledge about English idioms related to parts of human body They

Ngày tải lên: 24/06/2016, 21:21

... Review of the previous studies 13 2.2 Review of the theoretical background 14 2.2.1 Theory of syntax 14 2.2.2 Theories of semantics 15 2.3 An overview of idioms ... Every nation in the world has its idioms Some of them are particular and represent for the culture to which they belong On the contrary, a lot of idioms share the same meaning with others in many ... create the divergences between English and Vietnamese in most of their cultural factors such as traditions, social life and language as well as idioms The idioms denoting love of English are kind of

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2018, 22:32

... Rational 1.2 Aims and objectives of the study 1.3 Research questions 1.4 Methods of the study 1.5 Scope of the study 1.6 Significance of the study 1.7 Design of the study CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE ... semantics of idioms denoting richness and poverty in English and Vietnamese This thesis also contributes to the general understanding of syntactic and semantic features of English idioms denoting ... quantitative method, the study analyzes the syntacic and semantic features of English idioms denoting richness and poverty with references to the Vietnamese equivalents The findings of the study help

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2019, 22:47

... Rational 1.2 Aims and objectives of the study 1.3 Research questions 1.4 Methods of the study 1.5 Scope of the study 1.6 Significance of the study 1.7 Design of the study CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE ... semantics of idioms denoting richness and poverty in English and Vietnamese This thesis also contributes to the general understanding of syntactic and semantic features of English idioms denoting ... quantitative method, the study analyzes the syntacic and semantic features of English idioms denoting richness and poverty with references to the Vietnamese equivalents The findings of the study help

Ngày tải lên: 25/04/2020, 14:22

... unpopular at the moment. In the doghouse If someone is in the doghouse, they are in disgrace because they have done something wrong. In the face of If people act in the face of something, they do ... activity. In the making When something is in the making, it means it is in the process of being made. In the offing If something is in the offing, it is very likely to happen soon. In the pink ... square, they follow the rules and win conclusively. Fair crack of the whip (UK) If everybody has a fair crack of the whip, they all have equal opportunities to do something. Fair shake of the...

Ngày tải lên: 13/12/2013, 13:15

... done'. At the end of your rope (USA) If you are at the end of your rope, you are at the limit of your patience or endurance. At the end of your tether (UK) If you are at the end of your tether, ... from the beginning right to the very end. From the bottom of your heart If someone does something from the bottom of their heart, then they do it with genuine emotion and feeling. From the ... Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 5 At the drop of a hat If you would do something at the drop of a hat, you'd do it immediately. At the end of the day This...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 09:21

... greener on the other side of the fence'. The more the merrier 99 The more the merrier means that the greater the quantity or the bigger the number of something, the happier the speaker ... Talk of the town 99 When everybody is talking about particular people and events, they are he talk of the town. Talk out of the back of your head 9 If someone is talking out of the back of their ... depressed, you are out of sorts. Out of the blue 99 If something happens out of the blue, it happens suddenly and unexpectedly. Out of the frying pan, into the fire 99 If you get out of one problem,...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 09:59

... chaotic. At the bottom of the totem pole (USA) If someone is at the bottom of the totem pole, they are unimportant. Opposite is at the top of the totem pole. At the coalface If you work at the coalface, ... position At the top of my lungs If you shout at the top of your lungs, you shout as loudly as you possibly can. At the top of the list If something is at the top of the list, it is of highest ... out of the woodwork When things come out of the woodwork, they appear unexpectedly. ('Crawl out of the woodwork' is also used.) Come out of your shell If someone comes out of their...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 03:20

... Currently she is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Magic Years Day Care. . . . Correction: the chairman of the judiciary committee, membership chairman, and chairman of the board of directors. Although ... melon is the largest of the three” but “This melon is the larger of the two.” It is a common mistake to use the su- perlative instead of the comparative; for instance, to say that someone is the “tallest” ... of a market scene in Niger, a book of true adventure contains an ex- ample of the strict use of career: A man trying out a camel careered out of control, much to the amusement of the crowd. The...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:21