Dear Sir Yang,

I have had a question about punctuation on the sentences, there is the example:

She is a boy actually.
She is a boy, actually.

If I add a comma after the word, boy, what is the different between these two sentences?

May be it is an incorrect example, but indeed, I've seen a similar structure in some writings or articles.

Thanks

Yours,
KK

"She is a boy actually." is not good English , the meaning is unclear.

"She is a boy, actually." means the person whom everybody thinks is a girl is in fact a boy.

TLY

請問男仕(丈夫)能不能用housewife來形容他目前的職業?

謝謝您的回覆。

Wife 是妻子， 男人不能稱自己做家庭主婦 ( housewife )。

TLY

Dear sir,

Nowaday, everyone knows English is important in the World. Especially, Hong Kong is the international city. However, I don't have enough confident to talk with foreigners. As I know I can't speak English well.

I don't know what way can efficiently improve my speaking English.

May you advise me some practical methods to help me? Thanks a lot.

The only way is to attend a class. Have patience , and determination.

Also :
1. read a lot. ( it does not matter if you do not understand all of it - if you can understand the general idea , it is already a good start )

2. read aloud to yourself and play back on the disc or tape - and try and decide if your pronunciation is good.

3. write into a diary or keep up a pen pal in England , USA , Canada , Australia , New Zealand.

4. Listen a lot to BBC or CNN - at first you will only be able to pick up a few words , but you will improve .

Good luck ,

TLY

Dear Sir,

I have a question. As you quoted, "These violent delights have violent ends." How about recently I read the news saying that the wife killed her husband since her husband has an affair outside home. Can we change the quote to "These violent delights outside home have violent ends at home"?

Thanks and warm regards,

Bernard

Yes , that sounds pretty good .

TLY