Use your head

[Alan]

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Hi,

This word 'head' is what you might call a very busy one. It pops up all over the place. What I've done here is collected several examples of how the word is used. I suppose it's not surprising really that it's used in so many contexts. After all it is a rather important part of our body, isn't it?

http://www.english-test.net/newsletter/head-expressions-for-you-100.html

Alan
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[Morteza]

Hi Dear Alan,
As I said before, I could conceive of no greater bliss than reading your perfect essays.
You are a real "L'homme de tete".
I always wish the best of luck for you.
Best regards,
Morteza

[Alan]

Hello Morteza,

Many thanks for your kind comments.

Best wishes,

Alan
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[Faten]

Dear Mr., Alan
thanks a lot for your ery helpfull essay and but as an english learner I found it so diffecult to memorize all these expressionsand differentiate between them and also I ask you to send us more letters which describe and discuss such type of expressions.
many thanks
Faten

[Elvis Diaz]

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hi, Alan
You are totally right our head is the most important part of our body, I remember one girlfriend i had,
we were head over heels in love, but I went to the US and we used to call each other until i lost my head and i came back to my country. I was really weak in the head she was already merried. Fortunately I met a beutiful woman and i have one kid.

good day!

[Bayby]

i love you Alan and i hope one day i will be perfect essay writing like you.

[Ollga]

Dear Mr.Alan!
I am very thankful to you for your stimulating stories!
You are totally red hot at making them or now I can say you have a good head for teaching English.
Or we can use such idiom only with "figures"? I am perplexed a little bit...
But I don`t quite understand the meaning of "heady argument" Is it for "solid, powerful argument"?
Best wishes,
Olga

[Alan]

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Hi Olga,

Thank you for your kind message. You are right in thinking that 'heady' suggests 'powerful'. It gives the idea of being intellectual and difficult to understand.

Alan
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[Ollga]

Thank you for the explanation!

Olga

[Rama Krishna]

Mr. Alan,
I'm delighted to learn english from you and you are simply awesome.

Thank you very much

[Albertgray]

Mr. Alan,
Please kindly lecture me a little bit about the doubling of letters when inflecting a word.
eg. sit/sitting. 'start' ends in 't' just as 'sit' but the 't' in 'start' isn't doubled.
Thank you.

[Albertgray]

Mr. Alan,
Please kindly lecture me a little bit about the doubling of letters when inflecting a word.
eg. sit/sitting. 'start' ends in 't' just as 'sit' but the 't' in 'start' isn't doubled.
Thank you.

Albert

[Alan]

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Hi Albert,

It's probably simplest to remember that the consonant is doubled if the vowel is pronounced as a short sound. For example you would say 'sitting' from 'sit' with the 'i' as a short sound but you would say 'siting' if you are referring to the verb 'site' meaning to place/locate a building on a particular area of land.

Alan
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[Cesar Lopez Petrovich]

Hi Alan,
It`s was amazing the way you've explained about the use of the nouns "head" and "tail". I really appreciate that, my friend.

Many thanks.

Best wishes,

Cesar Lopez Petrovich.

[Swangchuk]

It is the best word, I enjoy the reading.

Thanks

Sangay