Intro to the English Forum

Hello everyone, my name is Bill and I shall be posting some English language questions that I have received from English language learners. I shall post answers to those questions which you may build upon or simply add comments. I am not the expert; I continue to be an English language learner myself. Recently, copyeditors (from a publishing company in America) put me to shame. My proofreading skills are not up to par. However, when an error glares at me, I usually pick up on it. You and I do not require the Chicago Manual of Style or a spell-check program (perhaps I should say "we" for "I" does) to spot the errors in the "Intro to the English Forum." Mr. "I" should have written "We all get stumpers sometimes and this is a good idea to hear what others have to say." I am most certain that Mr "I" meant to spell "refrain" this way, instead of this way: "refrarin." Let us forgive him, but let us gently reprove him to "just hold back" from spelling out words wrong.

Mr. "I" is not only diligent, but also has a perspicuous style that is agreeable. He is now exculpated by "Ambiguous Bill."