Helicopter

Eintrag vom: 21.12.2013.

Dear forum-goers I have been listening to NPR the past few days and have noticed a very strong pronunciation of the "p" in "excerpt" by several of the hosts. My whole life I have pronounced the word without sounding the "p" so tonight I consulted Meriam Webster and to my bemused astonishment...

 

Hello Could you tell me when we use "ride a bike" and "ride on a bike"? Is the following sentence correct? I rode on my bike every Tuesday.

 

Yes "I fly a plane" refers only to the pilot. "I fly on a plane" and "I fly by plane" are both correct though they (and particularly the latter) seem unnecessary since if you say you're flying somewhere most people will presume you're going by plane rather than helicopter space shuttle or hot-air balloon.

 

When you read the definition of commute it does not specify the transportation. Someone told me that walking toward your workplace is also considered as commuting. Does commuting involve walking and any means of transportation? Nontraditional ones include ship helicopter boat etc.

 

Hello I wonder what does "Have" mean in these code names: - Lockheed Have Blue (demonstrator that preceded the F-117 stealth aircraft) - Have glass paint (a special radar absorbing coating for F-16 fighter jets) To my surprise a search in various dictionaries turned nothing. Thank you.

 

En esta oración me vino esa palabra: "el grupo de comandos los mismos que se dirigieron en un helicóptero del ejército hacia el polvorín de Cabeza de Toro en Pisco (Perú)". "the group of officers who traveled in an Army helicopter to the Cabeza de Toro ???? in Pisco." ayúdemne con esta...

 

Sir and madam. Would someone tell me what is the different between them? Here is an example It was not long before a helicopter arrived 'on/at' the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash. My sentence is quote from 'New Concept English - Book 2' by WONG Nam and published by Longman in...

 

I have no doubt the prison guards would feel perfectly justified in shooting a prisoner attempting to get to a helicopter and would not worry in the slightest if the shot prisoner died.

 

I don't usually work from FRA. but a suggestion would be: "The banana (far) outstrips (all of) its competitors and?" I have attempted to be a little less literal and a bit more creative. Others will have different ideas.

 

Helicopter (and there are still a few airships in the US). I agree that "by plane" sounds wrong but I'm not sure your reason is the reason. I guess one could ask a pilot: Have you ever flown a helicopter?