In about the past 500 years or so, English grammar has become much more simplified, but there are some "archaic" (old) forms of English that are still heard in prayers, plays, wedding ceremonies, etc. In modern English, "you" can be the subject of a sentence: You are eating a sandwich. The object of a sentence. I saw you. And can be singular or plural. The pronouns in English are: I me my you you your he him his she her her it it its we us our they them their But in the past, the pronouns in English were: I me my thou thee (1 person) thy you you (more than 1 person) your he him his she her her it it its we us our they them their In the past, the noun "come" was conjugated as: I come Thou comest You come He comes She comes It comes We come They come

My favorite expression is by Robin Williams, the comedian: "Never put out a campfire with your face."

Yes, it's a very complicated sentence. A metaphor is a sentence we use to explain or to describe something, often indirectly. For example, if I say "I am going to shake the dew of the lily" is an expression from Texas that a lady uses when she says she wants to go to the bathroom. To "dust off" means to freshen or to refresh. A metaphorical "ladder" is something we use to reach up and get something. So by saying "it's time to dust off our metaphorical ladders and reach for the fruit of our labor", the writer is suggesting that it is time for women to take advantage of the results of their work, and enjoy it. But actually, the paragraph isn't written very well.

Yes, grammatically there's no problem with that sentence.

Michael, For memorizing Korean words, I use a flashcard program. It can be a little boring and difficult, but there is probably no faster way to learn a lot of new words quickly in another language. My favorite flashcard website is: http://www.memtrain.com/index.php Hope this helps. Cheers! Wayne~~

I'm not sure about the Philippines, but in Canada we often say that men and women think differently about their friends of the opposite gender. Women put the men in their life in either the 'friend' or 'potential lover' category, and it is very rare that they change their mind about a man, and switch him out of the friend category. Sometimes for men, this can be frustrating, because sometimes a guy doesn't want to be in the 'friend' category. He wants to be her boyfriend, or nothing. And sometimes it can be very difficult for him to get out of that category, as far as the woman's thinking is towards him. But men think differently. Generally, unless you've been friends for a very very long time, men tend to think of all of their female friends as potential girlfriends/lovers. It's not a better way to think, it's not a worse way to think, it's just men think differently. Consequently, when a woman finds out that one of her male friends thinks of her as a potential lover, it comes as a shock to her. She sometimes feels betrayed, and feels like she can't trust the guy anymore. But think about this...if he told you the truth about how he feels, isn't that better than him keeping it a secret from you? At least, if he tells you the truth, then it's possible to believe what each other is saying, and maybe a solution can be found.

Michael, There is a fairly good website that has conversation questions, that you can use to practice with a partner. The website is: http://iteslj.org/questions/ For learning English, I always recommend to my students not to take conversation questions and discussion topics too seriously...the purpose is to practice your English, not to solve all the problems of the world. :) The most important thing is to build one's capacity to discuss a certain topic, not to win a conversation.

To "slave over" something means to work very hard or difficultly on some task or work. To "slave over a stove" means to work hard for a long period of time, preparing or cooking a meal.