How is it used?
in the wake of
In the wake of his mighty wrath none were left.
In the wake of Duke Charles's death, the township spirits were never brighter.
In the wake of the great storm the citizens had been scattered and the town destroyed.
It means in the time after something took place.
In the wake of Duke Charles's death, the township spirits were never brighter.
In the wake of the great storm the citizens had been scattered and the town destroyed.
It means in the time after something took place.
In the wake of Christmas it's a wee bit out of time frame, but still (for now) valid when it comes to the New Year, but here is the ultimate in PC seasonal greeting guaranted to offend absolutely nobody!:
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes
for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress,
nonaddictive, gender neutral celebration of the Winter Solstice
holiday, practised with the most enjoyable traditions of religious
persuasion or secular practices of your choice with respect for the
religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their
choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.
I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and
medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally
accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the
calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society
have helped make our Country great (not to imply that Great Britain is
necessarily greater than any other country of course!) and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual orientation of the wishee.
By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms:
This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely
transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies
no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for
her/himself or others and is void where prohibited by law, and is
revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted
to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings
for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday
greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to
replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole
discretion of the wisher.
Disclaimer: No trees were harmed in the sending of this message;
however, a significant number of electrons were slightly inconvenienced.
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes
for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress,
nonaddictive, gender neutral celebration of the Winter Solstice
holiday, practised with the most enjoyable traditions of religious
persuasion or secular practices of your choice with respect for the
religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their
choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.
I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and
medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally
accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the
calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society
have helped make our Country great (not to imply that Great Britain is
necessarily greater than any other country of course!) and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual orientation of the wishee.
By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms:
This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely
transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies
no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for
her/himself or others and is void where prohibited by law, and is
revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted
to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings
for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday
greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to
replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole
discretion of the wisher.
Disclaimer: No trees were harmed in the sending of this message;
however, a significant number of electrons were slightly inconvenienced.
Can i just ask...
Why do most asians learn english?
Is it because they are envitably going overseas at some stage, or because they want to trade from their own country?
Does anyone know if there is any information on what type of person is learning english in Asia and why?
Might be interesting to know for the sake of the linguistic prognosis for the future...
Why do most asians learn english?
Is it because they are envitably going overseas at some stage, or because they want to trade from their own country?
Does anyone know if there is any information on what type of person is learning english in Asia and why?
Might be interesting to know for the sake of the linguistic prognosis for the future...