Why is "buy" followed by "on" in this sentence? "These are designed to be the same price as a textbook; they're designed to be cheap enough that a child can buy on with their pocket money." This sentence is from CNN news, It seems there is no entry for "buy on" in dictionaries, only "buy sth.", why not "buy with pocket money" in the sentence?I missed "their" in the last "buy with pocket money", so it's "buy with their pocket money".The news link's here: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/21/tech/innovation/raspberry-pi-computer-upton/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

Do you think this sentence miss some punctuation? The temporary infirmary on deck 4 was as small as the Medical Suite upstairs was expansive.

I've just stumbled upon this explanation of "be yet to" and "have yet to",what do u think about it? Here is the link: http://www.englishforums.com/English/Versus/djxxm/post.htm It sounds correct and is quite interesting. This is what I quote from the forum thread below: Context: First of all, there is always a reason to use certain words rather than others. Each word inflect upon different aspects of a sentence differently. Anyway, "I have yet to see"... the "have" and "yet" are the unique words that make up the sentence here. "Have" is used in the context with a present perfect tense. 'Present perfect' means 'any unfinished past or anything that has started but not ended'. "I am yet to see"... the "am" and "yet" here is used for a future tense. 'Future tenses' refers to actions that have not started yet, or something that is to be done in the future. Illustration: I have yet to see a stupid person. (Translation: I have already begun searching for one, but until now, I have not seen one... yet). I am yet to do my homework. (Translation: I have to do the homework, but have not started... yet). Of coz, he claims this is the explanation he got from English teachers. I was thinking, does this explanation mean that, the seeing of such threads has started but not finished? Ddoes his argument also mean that, "I have yet to go to England" imply that he has started going England, but not reached there? Please share your thoughts

Can you tell me what the "they" and "his" refer to here? (CNN) -- Once again, Syria is at a crossroads. Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan deserves applause for brokering a ceasefire in a conflict where others have failed, and where some have been only too ready to press military buttons. Despite the seeming success of diplomacy, the conflict in Syria is far from over. This is only a new beginning. Make no mistake: Annan's mission was not accepted by the regime in Damascus because they were instinctively in line with his thinking. I cannot understand part of the last sentence "they were instinctively in line with his thinking. ", What do the "they" and "his" refer to here?

What is "materials burned"? A military official said the materials burned were removed from a detainee center's library because they had "extremist inscriptions" on them and there was "an appearance that these documents were being used to facilitate extremist communications."This is excerpted from this CNN news: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/26/world/asia/afghanistan-burned-qurans/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Why the second paragraph is written in present tense? Is it the historical present? Britain and France demanded Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cease attacks against the besieged opposition stronghold of Homs to allow three journalists to receive medical care even as reports emerged Thursday of renewed shelling in the flashpoint city. The demands come on the eve of a meeting where world leaders will look to mount pressure against al-Assad to end a nearly year-long brutal crackdown on Syrians calling for his ouster.

How to tell when "may" means permission or possibility? e.g: He may leave at 9?

A question about present simple tense. "Celeusta," called out one of the rowers, a dark-skinned man from Syria. "The wind blows fierce and the waters seethe. Why hath we been given the command to row?" Why "blows" and "seethe" is present simple tense in above sentence but not present continuous tense?

how to say "緣份" in english?