
academic goose-flesh - WordReference Forums
May 29, 2016 · I guess I shouldn't even try to understand what Aldous Huxley meant when he wrote "...a harsh thin light glared through the windows, hungrily seeking some draped lay figure, some pallid …
Northern or the northern? - WordReference Forums
Feb 8, 2023 · 1. Hausa is a language spoken in the northern regions of West Africa. 2. We travelled to the northern tip of Caithness.
Ability or abilities? - WordReference Forums
Sep 30, 2022 · Use "some ability". Being able to laugh is just one ability, and ordinarily we would say "Many animals have the ability to laugh". "Some" describes the degree of ability, not the number or …
OD [verb] | WordReference Forums
Aug 30, 2011 · Hi everyone, In one of the song of the awesome band The Offspring named "the kids aren't alright", the lyrics are: "Brandon OD'd and died" What is "OD's" ? i think it refers to drugs or …
independent <from><of> | WordReference Forums
Feb 7, 2009 · Hi all, please, can anybody tell me which one is correct: "X is independent OF Y" or "FROM Y"?? Thanks a lot Nsonia
en son vivant retraité - WordReference Forums
May 19, 2011 · Hello, I am translating an appostille, and I don't understand the meaning of the en son vivant retraité... in: Je soussigné Monsieur X, certifie que Monsieur Y, en son vivant retraité, est …
ora buca - WordReference Forums
Apr 24, 2009 · Buongiorno, insegno in una scuola e lunedi', per esempio, ho lezione dalle 8 alle 9 e poi dalle 10 alle 14; in gergo scolastico si puo' dire che l'ora tra le 9 e le 10 e' un' "ora buca": c'e' una …
comma with 'as soon as possible': deploy, as soon as... possible, an
Feb 12, 2013 · Hello, Do you think the sentence below needs commas as I put in bold and red? The original sentence does not have commas It is the policy of the United States to deploy, as soon as is …
Informal letter ending - "bye" | WordReference Forums
Apr 19, 2013 · Is "bye" an appropriate word to end an informal letter written during an FCE exam? I know there are many others (love, best wishes etc.), but would this one be acceptable?