It will be lovely in 2013? Rather, when referring to a summer completed, this past summer is much clearer. And when referring to a distant summer, especially before the new year, this coming summer solves the problem. Similarly, next summer makes sense when the heat is distant, say before spring, but by January 1, this summer will also do.

Insightful information! But I have to disagree in the context of this particular question. Since the phrase is "I'll call her ___ Easter", "in" wouldn't be a proper fit at all. If anything, "on" is probably the best choice. Also, just as a general side note to your statement regarding multiple choice tests, it is the teacher's responsibility to design reasonable questions. So while in this ...

Yeah, I don't have time to relax during summer break. I work during the summer. However, this phrase may also take on the meaning that one works during the summer, as well as during winter, fall, and spring. On the other hand I work during summer usually only implies that one is already working, and keeps working during the summer period.

2013年9月4日 · However, with conditions becoming more summer-like again during this week, many are wondering if this is an Indian Summer in the making. Traditionally, an Indian Summer is a spell of above-average temperatures accompanying dry …

2012年5月1日 · In the UK "going on holiday" means taking time off, which is what Americans call "going on vacation". An actual national/religious holiday is not required. When Americans say "holiday" we mean a specific designated holiday, which we might or might not actually commemorate. For example, most of us don't do anything special for Labor Day, but it's a holiday and a day off from work/school ...

If you mean both in the sense of anticipating something, both are equally valid. However 'I look forward' is more formal; it's the kind of thing you would write in an official letter. A typical example is the closing statement of a cover letter for a job application: I look forward to hearing from you soon. 'I am looking forward' is less formal. You would rarely say to a friend on the phone 'I ...

The British equivalent of American semester is term. Schools have an Autumn Term, a Spring Term and a Summer Term. The University of Oxford has a Michaelmas Term (autumn), a Hilary Term (spring) and a Trinity Term (summer).

As Peter Shor implied in his reply, the expression would have been more successful if it said: "Reading one book doth not a writer make." It would then be more clearly in the pattern of the original saying, "One swallow doth [does] not a summer make") — a well-known Aristotelian proverb. In any event, for that reason, that structure of sentence is acceptable.

2011年8月6日 · Interns CAN be hired by a firm after the internship is over, but unlike a trainee program (where the hiring is the end goal) and internship is typically for a specific - short- period of time (say 3 weeks or 4 months. Usually internships are reserved for positions in professional fields - a law student may intern at a law firm over the summer.

2012年10月18日 · Are both expressions "At the beginning" "In the beginning" valid and equivalent? The first "seems wrong" to me, but it has more Google results.