In American English, à la mode means: in fashion, up to date. with ice cream. (of beef) braised in wine, typically with vegetables. While the first meaning matches the French meaning, the other …

I found a writing in an old book which was: "Apple pie à la mode". I was wondering what is the meaning of that?

In English, we use a la carte and a la mode, but it is also common for people to add their own word to the basic construction. For example, one might comment on someone's dancing: He …

Is there a difference between a bit, a little bit and a little in the following context? He is a little bit angry. He is a little angry. He is a bit angry. Or do these sentences mean the same...

Following the last reasoning, wouldn't it be so that "at" , instead of "in" the weekend, is the Britishly recognized usage because it refers to an specific time in the week? Also, considering …

A very well-known aphorism from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is Il semble que la perfection soit atteinte non quand il n'y a plus rien à ajouter, mais quand il n'y a plus rien à retrancher. (Terr...

2018年10月21日 · There are too many things to mention. All your words are recognised by dictionaries except for "nonarticulate". However you can add a hyphen after "non" if you want. …

2013年6月19日 · The phrase made of is more appropriate when the material that forms the object is not described as consisting of discrete units or amounts, while made up of is more …

2011年4月19日 · There is a semantic difference between look/appear and seem: One should use look or appear when describing an observable condition - e.g.: Rhonda looks sad - the …

2015年1月4日 · I have seen a photo on the Internet of a customer filling a large empty jug from a soda fountain at a fast food restaurant. It had caption that someone is "gonna nig". What does …