have a thing about, etc, reading Jeffrey Archer's "The Eleventh Commandment": AAA. ---- Is that a double-barrelled name? ---- No, Gregory is my first name. My mother had a thing about Gregory Peck. question: 1. what is a "double-barrelled name"? 2. the phrase "have a thing about" seems to have two opposite meanings, so how to judge if we come across "She had a thing about men who wore glasses. ", does she like or dislike a man wearing glasses? BBB. corridor, corrider, I find in dictionary the two words have the same meaning, but pronounced differently, I hope to know from local speakers how the two words are actually used. thank you for your help and your time

for all she cared, reading John Grisham's "Runaway Jury": She sped away in a rented car, watching every movement behind her. Her leased car was sitting in front of her condo, abandoned for all she cared. 1. rented care, leased car, any difference? 2. what does "for all she cared" mean ? thank you for your help and your time

Maid-Rite sandwich, etc reading John Grisham's novels, sometimes getting puzzled by US food: 1. doughnut & bagel, any difference? 2. often read people eat crab claws, do they throw away the body of the crab? 3. what is a Maid-Rite sandwich? thank you for your help and your time

something about the jury system in USA I'm reading John Grisham's "The Runaway Jury", I have a few questions regarding the jury system in USA,(in China, jury system is not adopted, the judge reaches the verdict) 1. Usually the number of a jury is 12, and how many yes votes of the 12 are necessary to reach a verdict to convict sb ? by a simple majority of the votes cast, or else? Or different states different laws, if so, what if 6 to 6 ? 2. The novel I'm reading, the jury was sequestered for 4-6 weeks in a motel, but most of the jurors have jobs, run groceries, or care kids at home or whatever. So who is paying them for the span during which they serve as jurors, and what if a jury’s kid is a baby? A babysitter hired by court? And what if they are laid off by their employers after the service? and who pays the motel, food and everything the jurors consume, the loser of the lawsuit, or the court? which means the local government and which means the taxpayers. 3. In the novel, the jurors were quite demanding and wayward, kept making requests for better food, alcoholic drinks, conjugal meetings, use of telephone, use of TV, a motel with gym, going to church, etc, and even went on strike unless their requests are satisfied. And it seems that the judge was a bit afraid of the jurors. Most of the requirements were negotiated and satisfied. The judge kept making concessions. My question is, is it only a fictional description of a novel, or is it true in reality? 4. In reality, do most people in US wish to be selected as a juror, or they do not? If one is chosen, is it a liability that you have to commit, or it's up to your choice to say yes or no? thank you for your help and your time

ran roughshod over, etc. John Grisham' "The Runaway Jury": 1. Vandemeer was a vocal member of the JRA board, and with Fitch quietly calling the shots, Vandemeer often ran roughshod over the members of the organization. Fitch wasn't seen, but he got what he wanted. question: vocal member, ran roughshod over, Fitch wasn't seen 2. A room was furnished with two round tables, phones, comfortable chairs, a TV, and a bar fully equipped with every possible nonalcoholic beverage. someone dubbed it the Party Room ,and it stuck. question: it stuck. thank you for your help and your time

they live in a nenety-thousand-dollar mortgage, etc John Grisham's "The Runaway Jury": They lived in a nice suburb with a manicured lawn and a ninety-thousand-dollar mortgage, and they each drove Japanese cares, both of which were paid for. question: 1. a ninety-thousand-dollar mortgage, 2. both of the cars were paid for, thank you for your help and your time,

at camp & not unlike John Grisham's "The Runaway Jury" , (a courthouse clerk talking to the jury) Lou Dell burst into the room, rattling the door on its hinges. "Time to go," she said firmly, not unlike a counselor at camp with much less authority than she assumed. question: not unlike a counselor at camp with much less authority than she assumed, 1. not unlike, 2. at camp, 3. with less authority than she assumed. thank you for your help and your time

what are "frowns" here? reading John Grisham's "The Runaway Jury": The third group wore frowns and uniforms and guarded the doors. Without exception they wore dark suits and intelligent frowns, and they all attempted the impossible feat of gawking at the jurors while trying to appear uninterested. question: what are "frowns" here? thank you for your help and your time