'How's the weather?' vs 'What's the weather like?'

Status
Not open for further replies.

emsr2d2

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 28, 2009
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
UK
Are you saying that people who have posted can delete their own post?.Is that possible?

Yes. You can delete an individual post if you want to. You press the Edit button and at the bottom is the delete option box. You have to give a reason for deletion though.

Of course I do.:lol:

emsr2d2
 

david11

Senior Member
Joined
Nov 6, 2011
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Tamil
Home Country
India
Current Location
India
Thanks for your reply emsr2d2.

I have another doubt regarding doing editing in this forum.

Can I edit a post where the correction has been made in the quotes?
 

emsr2d2

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 28, 2009
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
UK
Thanks for your reply emsr2d2.

I have another doubt regarding doing editing in this forum.

Can I edit a post where the correction has been made in the quotes?

You can only edit a post that you personally posted. If someone goes on to edit that post, and then you go back and edit the original, that will get very confusing. I recommend only editing a post immediately after you post it, when you suddenly spot an error. I try to edit my posts only before anyone replies. Once there is a more recent post than my own, I leave mine alone.
 

BobK

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 29, 2006
Location
Spencers Wood, near Reading, UK
Member Type
Retired English Teacher
Native Language
English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
UK
Things become funny when word positions are intentionally swapped. Another one I had seen was - I have things to see and people to do. ...


A similar sense of 'do' is seen in the jocular 'What can I do you for?' [a play on the conventional 'What can I do for you?'].

b
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top