Reader question: In this – Random thoughts and whatnot – what's "whatnot"?My comments:Random thoughts and things like that.&...
Reader question: What does the expression "one thing leads to another" mean exactly?My comments:Cause and effect.Farfetched? Maybe, maybe no...
Reader question: What does "anything goes" mean and, how to use it?My comments:It means everything is permitted, or tolerated.There's a ...
Reader question: In this sentence – "I don't want any ifs and buts, just do as she says" – what do "if" and "...
Yan writes:Thank you for answering my letter so quickly that I didn't expect... I remember that you encouraged me just to fire away with questions...
Reader question:What does the expression "you do the math" mean? What math? Give examples.My comments:"You do the math" is a collo...
Reader question:In this sentence – history suggests profits will be far below expectations, possibly making those investments fool's gold &n...
Reader question:What does this – He's from the old school, fool – mean?My comments:Ha, it means the speaker is not very fond of "...
Reader question:This – Never Seen the Light of Day – is the title of a song. What does "see the light of day" mean?My comments:F...
Guo writes:Please further explain these sentences – He doesn't believe in fines; he believes in benchings. Guys make too much to care about ...