Top new questions this week:
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Why is there “the” in the following sentence? He invented THE slide rule. They are not talking about a specific common noun. (Like in: There is only one blue car in the parking lot. Where is …
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The concept is that whatever is being asked, is negated when expressing uncertainty or confirmation from the recipient. You do know what’s up, don’t you? They won’t show up, will they? But what if …
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All of us are aware of Peter Parker (aka Spiderman). From his dialogues, he tries to sound mature as if he were an adult, though he is 14. Okay, let’s come to the question, what do you call a child …
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Which is correct or better? The materials used in making buildings are cement, bricks, sand, plaster of Paris. Some materials used in making buildings are cement, bricks, sand, plaster of Paris. Is …
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I’m having trouble understanding the phrase “low-profile grey and leather grip” in the description of an old model camera. Here is the sentence: One of the most noticeable features is the …
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What’s the difference between the following: (1) I have been playing tennis for 5 years. (2) I was playing tennis for 5 years. (3) I have played tennis for 5 years. I’m trying to understand the use …
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I’d like to know what is more common and idiomatic: mutual causation or mutual causality. Is there any difference? I have seen both usages. Some of the definitions of causation and causality overlap (…
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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In my first language (Thai), a typical formal letter usually has quite a similar format to English letters, with one exception… Between the last paragraph of the body of the letter and that “Yours …
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I always get confused whenever I find myself in this situation. I get emails asking to send someone some pictures and other information. When replying, what should I write? Kindly find the …
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If you’re writing a formal letter, and need the other party to reply as quickly as possible, how can you do it in the most polite, eloquent fashion? No matter how I try to do it, it always sounds too …
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Viewer discretion is advised. I’ve stumbled upon this phrase a few times (mainly at the beginning of video clips or movie trailers), but I’m still not quite sure what it really expresses. What is …
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Sometimes, especially on this forum, I am wondering wether I should say “what does it mean” or “what does it means” ? And should I say “it means that…” or “it mean that…” ?
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During a conversation, It was a pleasure meeting you, thanks for chatting and It is a pleasure meeting you, thanks for chatting Which one is grammatical?
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What is the difference between S’ and ‘S? When can we use S’ and when can we use ‘S??
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Can you answer these questions?
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Is it correct to use “as well” to give an additional condition for which something is not happening? Example: [sentence explaining that no solution exists] if the function is linear. For a …
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She doesn’t like it if I tell other people about it. This is a sentence I am writing. This version above sounds the best to my ear. She doesn’t like if I tell other people about it. Without the &…
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I got contradictory answers from bing chat to a question. First part of the chat: So I started a new topic The queston is: “NativeScript allows you to write logic in C or C++ in a similar …
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