Please can somone tell me when its correct to use compared to and when its correct to use compared with as there is no consistancy with their use? My wife keeps telling me its compared with and not to...
It was down by the inch o' Abbots Our Johnny walked one day When he saw a sight that troubled him Far more that he could say A fanatic muslim ******* Was doing what he'd planned And into Glasgow's...
can anyone please tell me what this term means.i heard it for the first time fairly recently and no-one i've asked knows what it is. does it mean a relationship based on what one partner can provide...
Hi all! Hope someone can help me quickly as I am typing out a leaflet for someone's business (they want it now to take to the printers) and I don't want to get this wrong. Where would I put the ' in...
What are the 2 errors most used in our language that really make your hackles rise? Mine is 'bought' and 'brought' and the worst in my book is 'specific' and 'Pacific'. A woman at work has just said...
I am becoming increasingly irritated by the use of the verb 'convince', instead of 'persuade'. Also annoyed by misuse of 'hopefully' , 'whenever', 'decimate' and loads more. Anyone feel the same?
Dont know if this was the best place to put this but here goes: As everyone must realise its friday the 13th, does this bother anyone, like do you hide in doors all day and wouldn't dare to step out...
A guy at work greets people by saying "hello blue". He doesn't know where it comes from, just something that a lot of his family say to friends. Soes anyone know the origin of the phrase?
When I was young my gran had an estate car that she refered to as a 'shooting brake' now more manufacturers are calling them 'station wagons'. Why shooting brake and station wagon?