· in conversational english as i hear it, using progress as a verb in this way, instead of as a noun, would seem very peculiar. · there was an article about dwarfs and political correctness in the sun in 2005, according to this: Calling a person a dwarf … · a dwarf is a real person of small stature due to medical reasons, somebody with an average sized body but unusuallly short limbs because of growth hormone deficiency. · hi dears, which one of the following expressions do you think it is correct? The present perfect connects a past moment (when he left moria) with the present (the … I am making progress with my english seems entirely natural, but to … I participated in the xy project i participated at the xy project i participated to the xy project. · the words uttered by dwarf bashful and when he got the best of me, i got the worst of him. does he got the best of me mean he defeated me? Pantos of snow white and the seven dwarfs are being censored — to outlaw the word dwarf. Thanks in advance. Arent you going yet? Its better to say little people. · gimli the dwarf is saying that he hasnt killed any baddies (orcs, etc. ) since the company left moria. · hello everyone, i read many discussions here on w. r about it and i found out that its offensive to call someone that is a dwarf a dwarf. Do the other ones mean … · please, help me with the preposition: She reminded me about / of my having to return the dictionary to her. Are they both correct? Are you not going yet? · i was teaching an lesson today and this doubth came out. Does i got the worst of him mean i was … Im looking for affectionate and/or humorous (but not extremely offensive!) … I searched the forums for past threads but was surprised not to find any that addressed this topic.