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To gild something is to cover it with a thin layer of gold or something else smooth and shiny.
I was reading Yahoo! Sports to keep up with the NBA Playoffs yesterday when I came across this sentence...
In this sentence, "you have my word that we won't stick your name on the account", what does "stick... on" mean?
Paul Wolfowitz, head of the World Bank, is mired in a scandal over promotion and pay raises he arranged for his...
Translators should try to avoid Chinglish like the plague.
Now I am a little disappointed that I CAN'T completely understand the articles written by Expats living in China.
I have been working for a trade firm as a sales for almost 6 years. I use english English eveyday, no...
I have found that there are many synonyms in the English vocabulary. It is a tough job to distinguish them.
Reader question: What's the difference between "chance" and "opportunity"?
Please account for the following sentence: "In early February, the SEC confirmed that it was investigating...
I graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2005, and am currently applying for a Master Program in...
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