he has experience in both criminal and civil litigation

”I think he will appreciate the enormous difference between participating in the justice system as an advocate and becoming one who is responsible for making just law and accurate determinations,” Justice Handler said. ”I relearned the lesson in my own career, that in many ways, it is easier to be an adversary and practice law … Read more

We usually have my mother (to) stay over Christmas

We usually have my mother (to) stay over Christmas What differences in meaning or otherwise are due to the insertion of TO ? OED HAVE (vb) : https://oed.com/oed2/00103269 Answer Idiomatic usage: To have someone do something. To have my mother stay over Christmas. To have my son cut the grass. To have my husband fix … Read more

Best way to say the car was washed (exam question)

Only one is correct. Explain per item your choice and others alternatives are not correct. Please consider grammar concepts. Which of the alternatives is grammatically correct? A) Joshua had had his car washed. B) Joshua did his car washed. C) Joshua has had his car washed. D) Joshua has being having his car washed. Could … Read more

How to understand “I had two try”

"You’re not the first one who’s had trouble with money," said Mr. Roberts, scrutinizing Mr. Weasley closely. "I had two try and pay me with great gold coins the size of hubcaps ten minutes ago." I think "I had two try" here means Mr. Roberts had encountered this kind of situation two times. (Is my … Read more

have somebody doing

Please take a look at the sentence below: You know how we have those clients visiting at work next week? I learned ‘have somebody v-ing’ sometimes means that ‘to get someone to do something’. For example> I had Tom visiting your place to get your stuff back. (Please check if the sentence okay as well.) … Read more