When is do used in affirmative sentences? For example: I do think that this is going to be... Is it only used to emphasize a concept?

The result of a Google search for "error" and "PREP line" is: "error" "on line": 439,000,000 results "error" "in line": 60.600.000 results "error" "at line": 35,800,000 results While on is the indisputable number one, in and at have also very many hits. In the following context, which one sh...

I see a lot of Google results for this term, but not a single one explaining it. The phrase search "What is a quickfire auction" returns zero result (and will soon return this question). What does it mean exactly?

How do I get land permits in Simcity Social? I am aware of two options: Buy with diamonds Ask friends Are there any other ways?

I have listen this phrase in a cartoon in which santa claus say Come on children here is "quick fire auction" means auctions in quick succession which will be roundup as as things finished.

To present the alternative viewpoint for community members to vote on, I venture to say that I had no problem with Evan putting a campaign plug into his answer. It was cheeky, but it was a relevant example of usage, and it serves to drive users toward the nomination page. While I wouldn't do it...

I read a news article from InfoWorld on Amazon's cloud feels the heat from Google, HP, Microsoft and I came across a new phrase - fill a small book. Excerpt The collection of products and services offered by Amazon Web Services would fill a small book, from a broad range of EC2 instance ty...

In a 'bulleted' list should items that happen to be complete sentences end with a period?

If someone shows altruism they display "unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others", so I'm forming a sentence along the following lines: "xx has always worked professionally and displayed genuine altruism when dealing with customers." Is altruism considered archaic by any means,...

Reading this article by the fantastic Douglas Adams I came across this interesting quote: ‘[I]nteractivity’ is one of those neologisms that Mr Humphrys likes to dangle between a pair of verbal tweezers, but the reason we suddenly need such a word is that during this century we have for the fi...