[H0riz0n]

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة Essam ABDOU

Dear Mr.H0ris0n,

Exchanging and sharing our knowledge and experience is one of the aims of this forum. We do learn from each other. I feel very happy when I give a piece of information on the forum, but my greatest fear is that the receiver would think of it as interference or FAZLAKA.

"وما اُتيتم من العلم إلا قليل"

I have an idea of starting a (fixed) page entitled:

I learnt/learned that only today.

It should be about anything related to the English language (not only the syllabus).
The presenter of the piece of information has to mention the source.

This is my first participation on that page (if we can make it a fixed page):

Only yesterday I found out that we can use BEFORE (not only WHEN) after HARDLY and SCARCELY when we deal with PAST PERFECT, whether hardly or scarcely come at the beginning of the sentence [the inversion rule] or not.

e.g. The concert had hardly begun before all the lights went out.

The source of information is
Cambridge`s Advanced Grammar in Use by Martin Hewings, Unit 94 C, page 188.

Best Regards!

Excellent Idea Mr Essam
I liked the idea so much. But let's think of an ideal way to present it. For example
- Choosing the division of the department to present it (e.g. second year or English Teachers' room)
- Putting rules for those who add a reply (For example: Don't say "It is something I knew long time ago (FAZLAKA); It is not knew. We ask them to appreciate, nogatiate or discuss
- We ask the supervisors to make the subject "sticky / fixed"
Let's have time (may be till later today or tomorrow) and I think it will be something new
- The subject should be presented by YOU "MR ESSAM ABDOU" as you are the creator of the idea and I'll be honoured to participate.
Today I'm busy working on finishing and declaring "the first year secondary" resultS in my school (I work in the "CONTROL" using Excel & Acess to finish it and to issue the "FINAL SHEET & REPORTS"
BEST REGARDS