Know your English

[BSharma]

Don't be scared, you have nothing to lose (or should it be loose?)...[quote][/quote]

Bhushan's rule for lose and loose:

If you let the "o's" get loose, you will lose one "o". 

[BSharma]

Jay asked us to punctuate a sentence, "Time flies you cannot they pass too quickly."

Who wants to try it?

[jayakris]

Yeah, somebody try it .. The punctated sentence or sentences need to be meaningful.  Jay

[x_y_Z_a]

Jay asked us to punctuate a sentence, "Time flies you cannot they pass too quickly."

Who wants to try it?

Let me try.

"Time flies, you cannot; they pass too quickly."

Jay (Prof.)

I hope I get 10 % for being the 1st one to try 

[jayakris]

No.  That sentence does not seem to make sense; does it?  Jay

[jayakris]

The question is what is the "they" part of what you are punctuating  -- Jay

[jimmy]

Jay asked us to punctuate a sentence, "Time flies you cannot they pass too quickly."

Who wants to try it?

Time flies? You cannot. They pass too quickly.

[Kumar]

Time flies you  . Can't they pass too quicklY?

[Kothai]

what is the difference between the following sentences? (I am asking seriously because when ever you talk/report to your customer I am confused which one to use)
1.  She will be on leave (is this sentence considered less polite or even rude??)
2.  She would be on leave (is this considered more polite way of saying that a particular person on leave?)

[BSharma]

1.  She will be on leave (is this sentence considered less polite or even rude??)
2.  She would be on leave (is this considered more polite way of saying that a particular person on leave?)

Common rules to use "would"

1.  Used for future possibilities when there is some condition applied to it.

e.g., Sania would win all her matches if she had a great serve.

Using your sentence as an example, "She would be on leave if she ..."

2.  Used when something happens regularly.

e.g., Sania would beat the crap out of players not ranked in the top 100.

3.  Used to make the sentence appear less harsh.

e.g., Mrs. BBS said to me "Would you do the dishes today?" 

Addendum:
Mrs. BBS said to me, "Will you stop wasting your time at Sports-India?" 

[Kothai]

Sharmaji and Guest
thanks for the reply.

[jayakris]

Forgot to give the answer to the punctuation line ..

"Time flies? You cannot. They pass too quickly." --- Jimmy gets half credit for doing it right, but he did not answer my question about what the word "they" refer to.

Imagine yourself standing with a stop watch, trying to see how fast a fly outside goes across your window ...

Jay

[BSharma]

Is it only “I” or “Me” who has trouble with “I” and “Me”?

I had trouble using “I” and “me” correctly until my children taught me the appropriate use; however, I slip up occasionally when I do not pay attention to what I am writing.

Rule #1:   Delete a few extra words and rewrite the sentence

For example, “Jay and me went to see Sania’s match.” 

Should I use “I” or “me” in the above sentence?  Remove Jay from the sentence and see if “me” fits or not.  “Me went to see Sania’s match.”  Does it sound right?  No.  Does “I went to see Sania’s match” sound better?  Yup!  “Jay and I went to see Sania’s match” is the right way to use “I”.

Rule #2:  “I” is used when it refers to the “subject”; “me” is used when it is the object in a sentence.

For example, “Jay and me will go to see Sania’s match.” 

"Jay" and "me" are the subjects and hence “me” should be replaced with “I”.  “Jay and I will go to see Sania’s match” is correct.

Another example, “The next great mixed doubles tennis team will be Sania and I.”

In this sentence “I” is the object and hence the word “me” should be used.  “The next great mixed doubles tennis team will be Sania and me” is correct.

Think of “I teach” and “Teach me” and see who are the subject and the object in them.  “Me teach” and “Teach I” would be wrong.