Nov 3, 2025 · Chomsky (1977: 103-104) cites the following example as acceptable, but to me, it does not make any sense. (1) John is easy to convince Bill to tell Mary...

May 23, 2014 · In Asia, the "first floor" is always the first story of a building. When I traveled to the European countries, I saw the "first floor" marked in an elevator is actually the second story of the …

Jul 17, 2008 · I am trying to translate (or at least succinctly explain) Installation classée pour la protection de l'environnement (ICPE) I have been thinking of using labeled for classée: Labeled …

Sep 24, 2021 · I hear a noise. I think it is stative, but some say that it has to be intransitive in order to be stative, which is not the case in the given example. So is it stative or dynamic?

Mar 20, 2021 · His writings that followed physics in that edition were labeled 'metaphysics' because they came after the section on physics. Later on, the actual topic was called (by the Romans) 'metaphysics.'

Aug 22, 2021 · Is it true that it sounds more natural to use 'out of office/not in the office' rather than 'absent' when it comes to work or business scenes? Can the word 'absent' only work in school? …

Jul 16, 2010 · Puede ser, pero todavía hay una gran diferencia entre los dos (bicarbonato de sodio o polvo de hornear). Perhaps if you look / ask around for the various types of levadura in Spain you …

Nov 7, 2008 · On the page that is referenced, the comealong would be the type labeled as tecle tipo señorita and several ferreterias here in the south as well as some in Perú show them as "tecle …

Jun 2, 2008 · I'll say it's a faucet. But the pipe that water flows out is usually labeled as a tap, and it's known widely as a tap here.

Mar 29, 2026 · This sentence is from a Korean textbook. What did you hope to be when you grow up? The tenses in the sentence are not the same. Is it a correct sentence? I guess so. What do you think?