We have reached a stage where the dire things that threaten us are so
great that even the result of an all-out nuclear
war pales into
insignificance as unimportant compared to what's going to happen.
- Could you correct this sentence for me?
- What does it mean of all-out? > universal
2) A : May I borrow your reference book?
B : Yes, you may. You could get some new
ideas from it for your project.
- I want to make it in a polite way, should I use "could" here? yes
- Could you correct the sentences for me?
3) Everything about her spoke of power-brute force.
- What does it mean? It implies that she is physically very powerful.
- Is it a proper English? yes
4) He thinks you have gone over the
edge with this personology theory.
- What does it mean of personology theory & over the edges? Over the edge > gone beyond sensible limits. Personology Theory >
It is a system of face reading that purports to show a correlation between a person's physical appearance and their behaviour, personality and character. generally regarded as pseudo-science
Is it a proper English?
yes
5) mounting pressure / concern / debt / evidence
- For mounting here : does it imply the amount/grading has been going up instead of only being large ? It implies that there is a steady increase in the pressure....
- Shall I add "s" for concern, debt and evidence? No