Recent content by MarkF2004

Hello Anglika, If I may I'll endorse Tdol's suggestion re: Gmail. I just signed up for it a couple of weeks ago and not one single spam has gotten through. You also get quite a few add-ons which you might find useful. In particular a very large amount of storage space. I am not employed by...

Hi again thedaffodils The saying 'clocks go forward' is a reference to Daylight saving time - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . An hour is adjusted twice a year to maximise the daylight time available. Logic will tell you that you can't squeeze more hours in but we do it anyway. A way to...

Hello thedaffodils The Victoria Cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia is a medal awarded for valour on the battlefield. Cheers

Hello cenerentola, I'll have a go at these for you... opinions may vary but I hope they help. (1) 'Flyaway' as you use it is quite clumsy and not really 'proper' usage, however I can imagine you would be understood in this context. (2) The expression is usually teenage girls, (No 'D' or...

Hello rodopa Fly by the seat of one's pants This is quite a detailed explanation. Similar phrases would be 'Winging it' or 'Chancing your arm' and so on which all mean taking a risky approach to something. You might succeed and it feels great when you do, most likely you will fail. Horribly...

Hello lolitta.s. I will make an attempt to help you with this. My advice may not be comprehensive but I hope it will be useful. :-) I will show my corrections in red to help focus you and my general advice in blue. First of all though, I understand that Arabic is written aligned to the...

Hello. I'll happily endorse the recommendation for Terry Pratchett, Phillip K. Dick, Oscar Wilde and quite a few others. I would add 'The Moonstone' by Wilkie Collins, any of the 'Inspector Rebus' novels by Ian Rankin and I would point you in the direction of two sites that you may enjoy...

Hello everyone. The perceptive amongst you may guess what my name is... I am currently studying for my NVQ level 3 in business and administration and also I am due to complete my introduction NVQ to becoming a mentor for teaching basic skills. As part of the latter I am revisiting my...