3 Answered Questions for the topic literary english

06/29/19

Is it possible to use present and past in one sentence?
> In *On The Road* Jack admits to Justin W. Brierly that he loves Neal Cassady because he reminds him of his brother, Gerard, who dies when Jack was five years old. Is this grammatical? The... more
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Literary English Esl/esol Speech Idioms

06/25/19

Usage of 'on the brink of'?
(Talking about a chimp): "In human age, he would have been on the brink of puberty." I was told that this sentence is odd because 'be on the brink of' is usually used for something negative:... more
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Literary English Grammar Writing Literature

03/14/19

What is this strange sentence by Walt Whitman?
> The future is no more uncertain than the present. —Walt Whitman This is supposed to mean "The future is certain, just like the present." But it means the opposite... I learnt in school that no... more
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