When my niece asked, "is the Pope a Catholic", I realized I needed to give a simple explanation of the papacy and the Catholic faith.

She'll need more time to finish the project; that is to say, she can't meet the original deadline.

When you tell a joke at the wrong moment, remember that timing is everything.

She read every manual and watched countless tutorials, but when the project failed she learned firsthand that experience is the best teacher.

Isabell took a deep breath before stepping onto the stage to deliver her speech.

When designing models for climate policy, it's crucial to remember that the map is not the territory; our models and perceptions are not the same as the world itself.

She'll pass the exam, sure as eggs is eggs.

During the dispute over late-night noise, he kept repeating that an Englishman's home is his castle and refused to let anyone enter without permission.

We can't go home yet—the night is young and there's plenty more to do.

The word Is serves as the plural of I in that dialect.