What's the difference between 'whoever' and 'whichever'? I learned these words can refer to a person, but I can't tell the difference. In what situation should I use whoever and whichever? Looking forward to your kind answer!

Does "it' in the sentence below refer to the context of if clause? "It will be a tragedy if the team doesn't win the tournament." like "My cat was dead, and it made me sad." it = the fact that my cat was dead Or is "it" just a placeholder?, like "It is important to exercise regularly." Not sure if native speakers don't distinguish the difference. It would be great if you guys let me know kindly. (it as in...?)

Can't find the word for this in English Hi guys, I'm in trouble finding the word for what I'm looking for. What do you guys call a pouch or a case for a laptop in English? Do you just call it the laptop pouch or its case? I am adding the link for your reference http://crom3692.img16.kr/acc/dshell/hs_dshell_db02.jpg Please let me know! Thanks

Can't think of the word in English Hi guys, I am working in an overseas filed of a mobile screen protector company, in charge of translating from Korean into English. I just get into troubling finding the word that I can't think of in English. What do you call the sate in which a screen protector don't apply to the phone so well that it makes a gap or lifts up on its own. Hope you guys are so brilliant it is a piece of cake. Thanks

Can the expression 'I love (...) to the moon and back' be used for things? Hi guys, I'd like to ask you if it's possible to put 'things', instead of person, in the expression 'I love sth to the moon and back' For example, "I love chocolate to the moon and back." Please let me know so that I can use it properly. Thank you!

Can anyone paraphrase this phrase? Hi guys, I'm doing a translation lecture and having a problem translating a legal contract. If you don't know how to explain in Korean which is my mother tongue, fine. I'll be really delighted if you paraphrase this sentece or explain easily so that the non-native speaker, whose English is really lousy, can understand. Here's the contract. The First Party, at any time, at its absolute discretion and without default from the Second Party, if such measure is required by the public interest, may terminate the Contract. In this context, what does 'without default from the Second Party' mean? Thank you again. Cheers

Which is more trustworthy , TOEFL or IELTS , in therms of proving level of your English?

HI guys!

Quite controversial, isn't it?

Actually, this hotly debated topic has gone viral in my country, Korea.

People in this country tend to imropve English in the way that they prepare for exams like TOEIC, IELTS, TOEFL.

I don't think TOEIC is sort of trustworthy, becuase many people thesedays are used to its format, so it's easy for them to get more than 900 socre, despite the fact that they can't speak any single words.

In my view, Cambridge certificate such as FCE and CAE is the best way to prove your level of English, but many Korean have no idea whatsover what on earth the exam is. 

So I'd like to compare two things, TOEFL and IELTS. Given that I passed CAE and am familior with Cambridge, I'm in favour of IELTS.

What do you think?

Sorry for bringing up ridiculous thing, anyway.

Can I put the phrase "that being said or having said this" at the beginning of the paragraph? Hi guys. I'm preparing for IELTS in May, and writing is really bugging me. I picked up a nice phrase, 'having said this' . which I like to use in speaking part. And it just occurred to me that it could be nice if I use this phrase in writing part as well. But I don't wanna take a risk. So I just want to make sure if I can use it. Here's a question, When I write something about pros and cons and I put something good or bad in the second paragraph(the first for of course introduction), can I use 'that being said or having said this' at the beginning of the following paragraph so as to contradict the idea mentioned before? Is it good to use this instead of the conjunctions like however, on the other hand? Do I make a good impression on an examiner? Thank you for reading, looking forward to your reply.