http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ Discussions on linguistic issues. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:31:31 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/109487-linguafranca.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:42:57 GMT -Can be English a Lingua franca for The US, England, Australia, Canada and the other English-speaking countries? If not, What is linguafranca? -Can be English a Lingua franca for The US, England, Australia, Canada and the other English-speaking countries? If not, What is linguafranca? ]]> Linguistics taghavi http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/109487-linguafranca.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/109407-phrase.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:45:09 GMT What does this phrase mean? People will say the last "of which" did this or did that. ]]> Linguistics Gastrastrophe99 http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/109407-phrase.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/109224-question.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:33:20 GMT What is the difference between these two phrases. Freedom from oppression and freedom of oppression. Freedom from capitalism and freedom of capitalism. What do the words of and from do to these phrases and what do the phrases mean? What is the difference between these two phrases.

Freedom from oppression and freedom of oppression.

Freedom from capitalism and freedom of capitalism.

What do the words of and from do to these phrases and what do the phrases mean? ]]> Linguistics Gastrastrophe99 http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/109224-question.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/109223-question-regarding-active-passive-voice.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:38:04 GMT I have a question about the active and passive voice. I know the main difference between the active and passive voice has to do with the action of the subject. With the active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action expressed in the... I have a question about the active and passive voice. I know the main difference between the active and passive voice has to do with the action of the subject. With the active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action expressed in the verb e.g. The dog (subject) bit (performed action) the boy. With the passive voice, the subject is acted upon. He or she receives the action expressed in the verb rather than performing the action expressed in the verb. For example, The boy (subject receiving action) was bit by the dog (expressing action).

I am confused by these two sentences.

I am reminded of watching a movie or TV by watching a framed, mobile world through a car's windshield.

I is the subject here. What action is the subject performing? Or what action is the subject receiving?

Would this sentence make it active. Watching a framed, mobile world through a car's windshield reminds me of watching a movie or TV.

What is the action in that sentence? I need help distinguishing which sentence is active and which is passive, and why they are the way they are. ]]> Linguistics Gastrastrophe99 http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/109223-question-regarding-active-passive-voice.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/109205-error-vs-mistake.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:18:38 GMT hi everyone:-D hope you are well can anyone answer this question please? what is the difference between errors and mistakes? our linguistics teacher said: native speakers make mistakes sometimes but they never commit errors when they... hi everyone:-D
hope you are well
can anyone answer this question please?
what is the difference between errors and mistakes?
our linguistics teacher said: native speakers make mistakes sometimes
but they never commit errors when they speak.However, foreign learners commit both errors and mistakes while speaking.
so, what is the difference?
and can anyone give me some examples? ]]> Linguistics sultanee http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/109205-error-vs-mistake.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/108950-please-help-ambiguity.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:55:17 GMT Please help me. My head is spinning today. What is ambiguous with this sentence: POLICE HUNT RECENTLY ESCAPED PRISONERS WITH DOGS. My guess: That the prisoners is recently escaped and that the police recently hunted them Thanks Please help me. My head is spinning today.

What is ambiguous with this sentence:

POLICE HUNT RECENTLY ESCAPED PRISONERS WITH DOGS.
My guess:
That the prisoners is recently escaped and that the police recently hunted them

Thanks ]]> Linguistics Brooke446 http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/108950-please-help-ambiguity.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/108830-how-use-construct-more-than-3-words.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:58:10 GMT I want to say that something is composed of *water and/or sugar and/or salt*. Is it correct to use the comma in this situation (imagine that there were more than 3 ingredients): The sun is composed of water*,* sugar and/or salt. Can the... I want to say that something is composed of water and/or sugar and/or salt.


Is it correct to use the comma in this situation (imagine that there were more than 3 ingredients):

The sun is composed of water, sugar and/or salt.

Can the comma be used? If not, is there any other way to say this, without using the (and/or) to separate all the ingredients?

Regards. ]]> Linguistics arly http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/108830-how-use-construct-more-than-3-words.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/108446-what-use-respect-respect-regard.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:37:22 GMT Hi. Is there a "rule" of some sort to use:

"in regard to", "in respect to", "with respect to"?

Here's the phrase:

Multiple metrics were selected to assess their C# and Cpp implementations with respect to their coupling, cohesion and size.

What should I use?

Thanks. ]]> Linguistics arly http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/108446-what-use-respect-respect-regard.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/108394-discourse-analysis-pragmatic-jargon-questions.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:50:37 GMT Would you help me answer these following questions?

1-What's difference between register and jargon?

2-How can we recognize the given expressions are either pragmatic or Discourse analaysis?


Many thanks in advance, ]]> Linguistics taghavi http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/108394-discourse-analysis-pragmatic-jargon-questions.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/108267-help-resources.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:46:03 GMT Greetings! I am looking for a digitized dictionary that allows me to search for word groups. (ideally with latin origins! * I know not a chance of the latin! LOL) Ok so what I need to do is have references to word styles, especially... Greetings!

I am looking for a digitized dictionary that allows me to search for word groups.

(ideally with latin origins! * I know not a chance of the latin! LOL)

Ok so what I need to do is have references to word styles, especially modifiers and in that I mean I need to punch in a search for all adjective or adverb modifications of a word, then noun variations and the like, or simply list all words in their adverb form etc. For instance search for all articles etc.

Such as list all adverbs and their usage. All adjectives and their usage etc......

I am searching for ideally an exhaustive digital word reference that I can download or purchase to achieve this for my research and would sincerely appreciate any advice and direction to the best known sources if they exist.

Many thanks!
JJ ]]> Linguistics kokomoj0 http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/108267-help-resources.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/107955-possessive-noun-abbreviations-ending-s.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:28:11 GMT Hi, I'm using this abbreviation in a dissertation thesis: RE which stand for "Radcliffe and Erness", the names of two authors.

I want to write "Radcliffe and Erness' work". How can I write this using the abbreviation?

RE' work

or

RE's work


Should I use the S after the apostrophe? ]]> Linguistics arly http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/107955-possessive-noun-abbreviations-ending-s.html