Please help:
1. Much ado about nothing. Which of the following two definitions would you prefer?
a. People arguing or worrying about nothing, or
b. People arguing or worrying about something that is of little consequence. And,
is the first one a correct definition at all?
2. "As easy as 1,2,3" and "As easy as 1-2-3." I have seen both being used, are they all correct to say some task is "as easy as turning one's own hand?"
3. This sentence, " 'As easy as 1,2,3' or 'As easy as 1-2-3' is a similar idiom, " is it grammatically correct? Since I use an "or," I need to use "is" to match.
4. This sentence, the agency is as inefficient as it has ever been - slow, over-burdened with paperwork, and the familiar bureaucracy.
I think this sentecne is wrong somewhere. Should I say "....... and with the familiar bureaucracy," or "..........and exhibiting the familiar bureaucracy?" Do I need "the" before familiar?
5. How would you say it to be like a native speaking?
Thanks again.
BMO
1. Much ado about nothing. Which of the following two definitions would you prefer?
a. People arguing or worrying about nothing, or
b. People arguing or worrying about something that is of little consequence. And,
is the first one a correct definition at all?
2. "As easy as 1,2,3" and "As easy as 1-2-3." I have seen both being used, are they all correct to say some task is "as easy as turning one's own hand?"
3. This sentence, " 'As easy as 1,2,3' or 'As easy as 1-2-3' is a similar idiom, " is it grammatically correct? Since I use an "or," I need to use "is" to match.
4. This sentence, the agency is as inefficient as it has ever been - slow, over-burdened with paperwork, and the familiar bureaucracy.
I think this sentecne is wrong somewhere. Should I say "....... and with the familiar bureaucracy," or "..........and exhibiting the familiar bureaucracy?" Do I need "the" before familiar?
5. How would you say it to be like a native speaking?
Thanks again.
BMO