Sep 13, 2017 · I don't think either "hand-carved" or "hand-forged" is common enough to have reached the level where either one is treated as a single word. (English doesn't automatically combine words like, say, German.) That reduces the choice to "hand carved" versus "hand-carved." Between those, I agree with lingobingo that you should use a hyphen for clarity.

Nov 27, 2008 · Hello friends, I fell in love with one of Michelangelo's quotes that says, "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set it free." Does anyone know what the origin of this quote is? What is from one of his written works? Also, can …

Apr 20, 2008 · Hello amigos!:) I´ve carved/engraved your name ( Anna) on a piece of wood. I´ve carved/engraved your name on our engagement ring.

Feb 3, 2013 · Hello, Here is a sentence from my English learning book: "There are four people in my family. They are my father, my mother, my sister and I." Shouldn't it be "They are my father, my mother, my sister and me."? I see such a sentence structure twice, in two different articles. So I …

May 2, 2007 · Good Morning, I´d like know entire extension for "bid" (USA). I saw in medical prescription about drug dose. Similar is "tid" that I translated as "times by day". Is it right? Original text: Perma-Clear 3 caps bid Phytoprofen 2 caps tid Thanks for your helping. I apologize for my...

Sep 27, 2013 · Help was at hand - help was nearby. John was on hand to help us - we could ask him for help if we wanted. At hand and on hand are very similar in meaning. The difference, it seems to me, is that on hand implies a greater degree of purpose. John was there in order to help us, whereas at hand simply says that help was available. Cross-posted.

Jul 8, 2009 · - To be "hand in glove" with someone suggests deceit, an illicit conspiracy. - To be "hand in hand" with someone is an open co-operation. The British National Corpus gives 274 "hand in hand", 37 "hand in glove". Ignoring the references to Hand in Glove, most of the hands in glove are nefarious. The hands in hand are entirely benign.

Mar 23, 2007 · The usual phrase is the right-hand man - meaning the person who is the closest henchman to a leader, or assistant to a boss. This is all to do with the fact that most people are right-handed - maybe this meant they held their sword in their right hand and needed protection there: they'd be vulnerable when they lifted their sword to strike.

Feb 5, 2008 · Hola, la expresión "on the other hand" se usa para añadir una opinión más cualquiera y se traduce "por otro lado" o se usa para añadir opiniones o ideas contrarias a la utilizada anteriormente y se traduce como "por el contrario" Gracias

Feb 21, 2011 · On the other hand, 'I haven't heard that' implies that the speaker does not accept (so far, at least) that it is a true picture of the situation. It implies that the speaker has a different view of what people are saying and still (at the time of saying 'I haven't heard that') believes that enough people do not agree with the other speaker.