May 21, 2019 · Can anybody translate the following five quotes which appear on the staircase leading from the ground floor to the first floor in the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth. I …

Apr 14, 2008 · The alternative being the use of quotes, which must always be French double quotes (« ») by the way. (In French, English quotes (“ ”) should be used only for 2nd-rank …

Dec 18, 2012 · I understand "pants" in British slang means "rubbish." But where does it come from? The idea that pants were often objects of inferior quality? And also, does it refer to …

Jan 16, 2010 · Hi everyone. I would appreciate some help with an expression (i believe it must be some kind of slang). I´m having some problems to translate it to portuguese, because i can´t …

Oct 14, 2017 · "Is wearing" is much commoner - the continuous form of the verb indicates that the action is taking place over time. "Wears" is possible but the simple form is usually used to …

Sep 3, 2014 · Im Oktober is the only correct version. Am Dienstag answers the question ''on which day''. Auf (den) Dienstag would only be correct with verbs that require 'auf', like …

Mar 10, 2022 · Alle die von Dir genannten Präpositionen sind möglich. Welche von ihnen passt, hängt vom Kontext und vom vollständigen Satz ab. Beispiele: In dieser Antwort ist ein Fehler. …

Mar 11, 2011 · In all the previous posts, it doesn't seem to have come out clearly that the standard phrases we are accustomed to are ' on Monday, on Friday' and ' in the morning, in …

Apr 20, 2010 · Hi there, I know that a question mark replaces a full stop at the end of a sentence but what happens if there is a close quotes? For example would you have a full stop at the end …

Mar 22, 2014 · Are you saying that those COCA (AE corpus) quotes I cited are unidiomatic? If so, I think you should raise the matter with the people at Brigham Young University. Either way, I …