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Jul 26, 2013 · Jul 26, 2013. #1. Hello, I was wondering what a "chief funster" was. This expression is actually in the trailer of "the best jobs in the world" promoted by the Australian Tourism office. Is a "chief funster" a person responsible of the "fun" on the island?! thanks for your help!
Mar 25, 2014 · OK. Parla is right. There are a lot of adjectives either going before nouns or standing alone. However, there are some ones (called predicative) which mustn't go before nouns, but must stand alone such as afraid, alive, apart, asleep, awake etc and there are also some ones (called attributive) which mustn't stand alone, but must go before nouns such as woollen, wooden, atomic, digital, chief (OALD
Jan 25, 2015 · New Member. I'm reading "Pride and Prejudice" and I've come across this expression "the chief of the night". I don't know what it means and can't find its meaning anywhere. Could you help me out? "Elizabeth passed the chief of the night in her sister's room, and in the morning had the pleasure of being able to send a tolerable answer to the ...
Oct 1, 2009 · Oct 1, 2009. #1. What does "chief among" mean ? The sentence is : "Chief among these considerations is our view of what the deposit will worth in the future". My suggestion "La plus importante parmi ces considerations est notre vue sur ce que le depot vaudra à l'avenir".
Jul 26, 2015 · English English. Jul 26, 2015. #3. Yes, that's fine. I've got various medical problems, chief among which is diabetes.... It means 'the main/most important one of several. It's a fairly formal phrase, not used all that commonly.
Sep 26, 2006 · Jun 29, 2011. #11. The portion of a trial whereby the party with the BURDEN OF PROOF in the case presents its evidence. The term differs from a rebuttal, whereby a party seeks to contradict the other party's evidence. Case in chief differs from "case" in that the latter term encompasses the evidence presented by both the party with the burden ...
Aug 16, 2017 · English - England. Aug 16, 2017. #2. Every large British charitable organisation has a panel of patrons, the most prestigious of whom may be called the Chief Patron. Typically, charity patrons are celebrities, entrepreneurs, politicians, other distinguished people in positions of power, and especially members of the aristocracy and the royal ...
Apr 23, 2021 · I've been taught that "Yours faithfully" is used when you don't specifically name the recipient of the letter (e.g. Dear Sir/Madam), and "Yours sincerely" when you name the recipient (e.g. Dear Mr Doe). But with the President or the Chief Executive, it's tricky. "Dear President" doesn't name who the president is, but the writer definitely knows ...
Nov 25, 2008 · Nov 25, 2008. #6. As with many such terms, the precise meaning is whatever the referenced organization say it is. Executive editor tends to be common among U.S. newspapers and certainly The Associated Press, the American news agency. Editor-in-chief seems to be common among magazines. I would consider them equivalent but totally dependent upon ...
Feb 24, 2011 · Feb 24, 2011. #7. In this story from 2009 the "Olympics minister" is mentioned and the headline of the whole article is. Tony Blair's supporters in vote rigging row. Another paper or the same paper next day might have focused on the involvement of the minister with your headline. Chief is likely a word that saves a few characters to fit the ...
