@Cerberus Yeah, maybe because they're most vulnerable to instability and can't afford to develop "higher" concerns to risk their livelihood for. Mostly. I suspect even those who were driven to join ISIS by religious fervor (and not financial enticement etc) mostly belonged to the middle class or higher. And I liked the "conservative and less religious" bit.
If I wish to say that my graphic design for a certain system (computer program) shall be adjusted to account for inherent limitations of the system's operation interface can I say "the design shall be adjusted to account for the program's interfacial limitations"? I.e. is there a word for "pertai...
Everytime I start reading John Lawler's answers I seem to lose track of time. I was just broken from my daze, with some laughter, as I noticed a reference pointing to his own teaching material. How cool would it be, to be able to just link to your own manuscripts, as references to your answers!
What can we call a job position who handle inquiries? I thought of this 'Inquiry Handler' but I think it doesn't sound good. Can you suggest something better?
Is there a text that I can read, as a native English speaking adult, that'll teach me gramma in a way that doesn't belittle me, or take 500 pages? Mainly I feel that I don't know how to use commas appropriately, and this may impact my ability to write good academic papers.
Reading random resources that I find online leaves me wishing to know the definition of a wide range of (surely basic) English concepts. Dependent clauses, coordinating conjunctions, etc.
Mainly I have been using commas to indicate pauses, which is apparently very bad. For example, I would write: "Hopefully by, say, Jan…
Something that is an identifying factor.
What can we call a job position who handle inquiries? I thought of this 'Inquiry Handler' but I think it doesn't sound good. Can you suggest something better?
Is there are word for an individual who seems incapable of stopping talking when his companions clearly prefer periods of silence?
English Language & Usage: Multi-Layer…
English Language & Usage: Multi-Layer…