Hi guys, Could you guys explain those phrases? I did look them up in a dictionary but I am a little bit confused. Thank you so much. 1. thwarted writers "This specious barrier is destined for academia’s hall of fame. We’ve all used this one; some thwarted writers have elevated it to a guiding life theme." 2. service committees What does "service committees" mean in the context of a university? "Likewise, I’ve been on some service committees in which the only time the whole group could meet was during my scheduled writing time." 3. a “recurring intractable obligation” or a “previously encumbered temporal placement.” Both phrases in quotes are elusive. 4. "You’ll find yourself committing unthinkable perversions, like finishing grant proposals early". The first clause is a negative state because of "perversions", while the other one is a positive state. How can I understand this sentence? 5. type into the ground "I bought a portable computer that I typed into the ground." 6. Self-reinforcement and contingency management "Self-reinforcement and contingency management are time-honored ways of fostering desirable behaviors." 7. I know what Geiger counters mean but I don't know the relationship between "role models in the journals" and "Geiger counters". "Their role models during graduate school were probably bad writers, and their role models in the journals set the Geiger counters clicking." 8. cell sizes "For experimental designs, make a table that presents the means, standard deviations, and cell sizes." 9. masochist I know what "masochist" means but why did the author use it in this context? "Only masochists submit rough drafts to journals." 10. derelict coauthor A friend of mine sent a derelict coauthor an e-mail with ‘‘You’re off the paper” as the subject. That worked. 11. copyedited manuscript "When your book enters production, expect big packages of copyedited manuscript from the production editor."

Hi everyone, I am reading a book named How to write a lot and I can not grasp this sentence: "Whereas the cheery Provosts of Christmases Past were happy if faculty happened to submit a grant, the grim Provosts of Christmases Present expect new faculty to submit grants." What do "Provosts of Christmases Past" and "Provosts of Christmases Present" mean? I think they are related to certain local cultures that I don't know. Please help me. Thanks in advance.

Hi, I'm Linh and I'm twentyish. My English level is about upper-intermediate. I'm not really good at Speaking skills. Maybe I speak clearly but not fluently. I wanna make friends in order to improve my English speaking skills and know more about their cultures. I am very pleased to share my Vietnamese. Love to talk with you guys! #makefriends #learningEnglish #learning Vietnamese.

Help me fix it, please Hi guys, today we are going to talk about a popular topic is learning english. There are a lot of ways to learn E such as listening to E music and watching movies or TV shows, of course in E. And I also choose the watching movies or TV shows way to improve my E speaking skills I simply put in a movie and watched it. In the beginning of the movie, I watched it with good concentration. Of course, everybody speaking E and I couldn't understand anything. So I was watching, but I was watching the pictures, kind of following the story, kind of figuring out, kind of understanding what was happening. After a while, my energy dropped, my concentration dropped. And I started getting tired, my eyes got a little droopy. I got sleepier and sleepier but I didn't fall asleep. I was kind of half awake and half asleep. I think watching movies or TV shows in E like that was a waste of time. In my opinion, movies and TV shows are possibly a very, very powerful tool for improving E speaking, if we have suitable way.

Help me please!!! Hi everyone Could you turn on the english subtitles and listen sentences which a woman speak? Then write them here, please. I think the subtitles has some mistakes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=791cOfTEkEc

Nothing Now, it is too late. But i wanna share about my study. Studying in high school in vietnam is so tough and hard. It makes me tired and crazy. I have been stressed. I spent most of the time in reading. I must dropped out of baseketball. I tried so much but i still study not very well. I'm so sad.... Oh im so sleepy