I would willingly therefore write to you, if I might; the rather as it would be more inspiriting to have some end in view in what I write; some friend to please; besides merely seeking to gratify my passion for scribbling.

The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic.

The note was cashed at maturity.

Gaugauzians who are largely of Turkish origin had much better arguments to claim independence from the Moldovan parent state in terms of ethnicity than the only regionally identifiable Pridnestrovians.