This week’s question is one of business register.
From an order form: “Please note that payment for food platters ___________ be received in advance.”
Must or has got to?
How would you say the same thing to a customer?
What do we say … and why: Mother’s Day or Mothers’ Day? Is it the same or different in the other languages you know?
Here are some great ideas for thinking about this holiday in an English class.
Sean Banville has a nice holiday lesson on it.
You can say “This laptop needs repairs” and, very elegant: “This laptop needs repairing.”
But which of these two is correct:
“This laptop needs to be repaired.”
“This laptop needs being repaired.”
Yes, unfortunately I’ve worked my poor laptop so hard that it’s got several hardware problems now. One key sometimes doesn’t work (the 9), and the right loudspeaker [...]
How do you refer to general knowledge?
“_____________ flights all over Europe are cancelled because of the volcano.”
They say
Something tells me
One says
Related news:
Lufthansa is reportedly going to try to sue the German government for damages.
John Cleese is alleged to have spent thousands to get from Oslo to Brussels… by taxi!
Ok, this guy’s knocked out some teeth here:
Danny Granger, American professional basketball player for the NBA’s Indiana Pacers, famously knocked out his two front teeth in a victorious game against the Boston Celtics on 1 November 2008. You can say both of these:
He knocked out two teeth.
He knocked two teeth out.
But you can only say [...]
I’m allergic _____ pollen. (against, on or to?)
Sniff! Sneeze! Cough! When you have a cold, how can you tell whether it’s a virus or an allergy?
What do you say instead of “oops!” ?
* There appears to have been some sort of mistake.
* There appears to have been made some sort of mistake.
* There appears some sort of mistake has been made.
This is the silliest song Ella and Louis ever sang together, but it’s great singing on a bicycle. Try it!
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