What do you call someone who hates people with mental disabilities?

What is it called when someone hates disabled people?


Can you explain the sentence structure 'In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit'? Why put the verb before the subject?


What is the base form called of a superlative or comparative adjective?

What is the name of the base form of and adjective?


Is it offensive to refer to women as "a female"?


One word for a person who pretends to be nice to someone's face but makes fun of them behind their back

What is a word that means "someone who pretends to be your friend but is actually your enemy?"


Expression for talking pseudo-smart, but not saying something of value?

What is a word to describe inefficient communication?


Name for pairs of words with a strong association?

What do you call the frequent conjunction {juxtaposition} of two words?


What is it called when you change a well known quote to suit your subject?


What rules make “Remember me, who am your friend” grammatical?


What's the difference between "He is no fool" and "He is not a fool"?


Which words are better substitutes for naive and naivete when referring to a person who just begins to study a technical subject？

Term for a person with absolutely zero knowledge of a topic


Do I have to repeat a verb before and after "and"?


Is there another expression for "cheat on" or "have an affair"?

Is there any equivalent for 'amorous affairs' that is very informal?


Is 'I was climbing down the road' correct?


Word for people who like to spend money?

A single word for someone who spends their wealth very foolishly


Name of an accessory put on horses that helps them avoid distraction

A word for something which covers the eyelid of horses and lead them to run straight


as+/-indefinite article : as a student/as student


How are "needs to be washed," "needs washing," and the regional variant "needs washed" to be distinguished"?


I need a word or a phrase to call someone an idiot, but with good humor

What is a less offensive synonym for "retarded"?


Using a dash, parenthesis, and comma (weird example)

Parentheses vs. double commas vs. dashes to provide additional detail


Have you been cooking something? or Have you been cooking anything?

"Is there something wrong?" or "Is there anything wrong?"


Is the Title of a Chapter of a Book a Proper Noun?


Which one is correct: "wish I was here" or "wish I were here"?


What's the difference between It's like to ~ vs It's like ~ing?


Which verb do I use in: “All you need in life is/are coffee and good grammar”?

Agreement in "[Singular Noun] Is/Are [Plural Noun]"?


What is the ’s-possessive form of "the king of Troy, Priam"?


What is correct: "I don't wake up as soon as him" or "as soon as he"?

I can run faster than _____. (1) him (2) he?


What is the difference between "lay" and "lie"?


Usage of indefinite article: "thanks for showing an interest in me" or "thanks for showing interest in me"

A blinding light / blinding sunlight / a blinding sunlight


What type of phrase is "A few days ago, ..." or "Last Monday, ..."?


What tense is used for "go" in "you see it go away"?

"Heard me [infinitive]" vs. "heard me [present participle]"


Is this a correct sentence - I was helping him to get the bag off the shelf


Difference between authentication and authentification?


What is the form of rhetoric called which involves posing questions and answering them oneself?


Last comma in a list of comma-separated adjectives

Do I need to use a comma between two adjectives?


Word for "willingness to accept status quo"

What is the word that describes the group mentality against changing the status quo?


Where did the phrase "scat old cat" come from?

Is it common anywhere to say "scat" when one sneezes?


What exactly does "already" mean when used in the imperative mood?


What is the difference between metonymy and synecdoche?


What is this language technique called? Example: I don't think we don't love each other

Are "not uncommon" and similar phrases double negatives? Should their use be avoided?


'Your understanding my sense of humour...' vs 'Your understanding OF my sense of humour...'

What is the grammatical role of *your* in "... by your being ..." phrases?


What does 'against' mean in the phrase 'Execute against a MySQL database'?


Can a participle phrase modify a clause?


Can someone explain the grammar of this sentence to me?


To capitalize or not to capitalize "southern" California

When does a locational distinction change its suffix and capitialization in a proper name?


What is the term for both sided thinking?

Is there a term for someone who "can see multiple perspectives"?


In a sentence "What's up, my friends?" should I put a comma between "what's up" and "friends"?


Can a gerund be used to start a question title?


Is it bad to start a sentence with a citation

Why do English writers avoid explicit numerals?


What possessive is used when "everybody" is the antecedent?


How do the tenses and aspects in English correspond temporally to one another?


Controversy over verb choice in "neither you nor I {is/am/are} in control"


What is the origin of the term “good-bye?

What is the origin of the word "goodbye"?


The grammaticality of "that don't impress me much"


How to formally greet someone in an email that I am pleased to getting to know?

Is “nice to meet you” an appropriate online salutation?


Is this tutorial using "to [verb]-ing" the right way? When should I just use "to [verb]"?

When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?


How to make that elegant and succinct: "Live for the moments that make life worth living"


Omitting an implied article, or avoiding repetition

Can articles be omitted in front of the second and third nouns?


which one is correct I will be on leave starting on October 4th till October 5th


About cases you don't use the article "the" and "a" | Would anybody be able to tell me why there is no article in this case?


When may adjectives precede determiners? (E.g. too difficult a task)


Apostrophe in sports team age division: 12s vs. 12's

Plurals of acronyms, letters, numbers — use an apostrophe or not?


Punctuating a sentential quote within a question

How should a question which quotes a question be punctuated?


When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive adjective/determiner?


Order of several adverbs of the same type


Which one is correct? "Explain what this is?" or "Explain what is this?"

Changing subject and verb positions in statements and questions


What does "Not without pride" mean in this context?


Possession with common and proper nouns in same sentence


Countable noun with irregular plural form

How to write a parenthetical plural when the noun pluralizes irregularly?


Grammatical term for words like "yesterday", "today", "tomorrow"

Is "yesterday" a noun, an adjective or an adverb?


Literature: 'Why' at the beginning of sentences


Is ‘folk’ a plural form for ‘person’ or not?


What are the criteria to adopt new words into English?


Where can I obtain an English dictionary with structured data?


Why do Americans pronounce "Noo York" the way they do?


Which one is correct: "bachelor's and master's degrees", or without apostrophes?

Is there an apostrophe in a master's degree?


Why use the plural form for a single person?

What is the accepted stance on using "they" in a singular form?


Terms for one who always reacts against the status quo?

What do you call a person who does/thinks the opposite of the crowd for just that reason?


Which is correct - I like buying or I like to buy

When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?


Are there any simple rules for choosing the definite vs. indefinite (vs. none) article?


Should I use "got" or "gotten" in the following sentence?


"The University of X", "University of X", or "X University"? Is there any rule?

What is the difference between "University of Bla" and "Bla University"?


A word for a feeling of having forgotten something?

A word to describe the feeling that you are forgetting something?


Longest sentence yet (Text Analysis). How do we decompile this sentence?

How do you handle "that that"? The double "that" problem


Is it OK to use "it" to refer to human beings?

Which pronoun to refer to "person"? It? He or She? They?


Is there a polite alternative to "No thanks, I'm full"?


Why do we use the objective case pronoun "me" in "He can watch me clean the car"?

"Heard me [infinitive]" vs. "heard me [present participle]"


"People with different profiles" or "people with a different background"

"Change their positions" vs. "change their position"


How is "I have come" + infinitive different from Present Perfect?


When contractions shouldn't be contractions

Can you contract the main verb '[I] have' in a sentence?


Are multiple criterion equivalent to criteria?


Which is proper use of "me or I" at end of sentence?

I can run faster than _____. (1) him (2) he?


Dropping articles in the title (of an article or a section) or in the caption (of a figure or a table)? What's the general rule?


How should a multiple-word noun be punctuated within a compound adjective?

Is it correct to hyphenate with compound premodifiers? If so, where is the hyphen placed?


"Their body" vs "Their bodies" when referring to people of similar type

Do you pluralize the singular possessions of / items or people associated with individual members of a plural group?


More formal word for the chronic state of being in a snit

Difference between "irascible", "fractious", "irritable" and "atrabilious"?


Proper yes/no answer to a question posed in negative form

How to answer a negative question without ambiguity?


Is the term PoWs (POWs) inconsistent with typical acronym pluralization?

Pluralizing abbreviations where the noun is not the last word


Two company names joined with & - singular or plural


What to call someone who knows How to Search for a information?

What do you call someone skilled in researching quickly?


What to refer to elementary, middle, and high school in one word other than "K-12"?

What to call Primary School + High School, but not College


"I saw him crossing" vs. "I saw him cross"


Are there any simple rules for choosing the definite vs. indefinite (vs. none) article?


Should "in-cabin" be hyphenated in "the dogs must ride in-cabin on the airplane"?


What is the female synonym for the word "buddy"


Because of in the beginning of a sentence


"The earthquake, along with its subsequent aftershocks, HAS/HAVE ..." - plural or singular subject?


What comes after (Primary,unary),(secondary,binary),(tertiary,ternary),...?

What follows next in the sequence "unary, binary, ternary..."?


Which is more formal and which is easier to understand?

When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition?


Use (or not) of appostrohe when making an abbreviated plural

What is the correct way to pluralize an acronym / initialism?


What's the difference between "in back of" and "behind"?

"In back of'' vs. "back of" vs. the spatial sense of "behind" in AmE


Why "I would like to" instead of "I will like to"


Question mark or period to end a rhetorical sentence


What is more acceptable—"Hopkins's" or "Hopkins'"?

What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in "‑s"?


Expression for "making a big incident/problem as a minor one"

What is a word for making something seem not as bad as it actually is?


Is the use of semicolon applicable anywhere in this sentence?


What is the ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ English pronunciation of a character pointer in C-like programming languages?

How to pronounce the programmer's abbreviation "char"


Comma after introductory words, phrases, clauses: unacceptable, obligatory or optional?


Is there a comma needed before quotation?


What is the origin of the expression "legislate from the bench"?


Is a comma before a conjunction optional, or old? (not talking about lists)

Should I use a comma before "and" or "or"?


Is there a word that describes all items in a sequence or list which is not the first item?

What do you call something that is not first in a sequence?


Is "were scattered" a construction of passive voice or a simple past tense?

How can I reliably and accurately identify the passive voice in writing or speech?


How to pronounce '-ing' followed by a vowel


What verb do I use when 'y(ies)' is used together in a sentence

When a sentence uses a parenthetical plural, should the rest of the sentence treat it as singular or plural?


Word or idiom for someone holding (seemingly) contradictory views


In this situation, What does “that's as good as it's going to get, isn't it?” mean?


What is the difference between "electric" and "electrical" and their usage?


what does the preposition "up" mean in "He got beaten up by other kids in school"?


"Walk in" or "Walk into"? How to decide whether to use "in" or "into"?

Change of meaning by replacing "into" with "in"


What do you call a person who prefers the company of the opposite sex over their own (not in anyway sexual)

Word for a male that prefers female companions (no slang such as "pimp")


Do I have to put a comma before "in which" here?


Is there a term for the case when the author does not see the flaws of their own project?

Term for being unable to see glaring errors after working for some time on a task?


Idiom for explaining something to someone who clearly knows the topic (probably better than you)


There are more people that have done ... or who have done?


Are "in" and "at" the same in some situations?


What rules determine the apostrophe placement in "ham 'n eggs" and similar expressions?


Conundrum: "cleverer" or "more clever", "simpler" or "more simple" etc


Plural or singular: "The socks in these pictures [are/is] the left one, before and after it was cleaned." Is the correct conjugation "are" or "is"?

Agreement in "[Singular Noun] Is/Are [Plural Noun]"?


Subject-verb agreement with prepositional phrase antecedent and pronoun


What is a word that means "the outcome resulting from a lack of action"?


“All you have to do is read” vs. “All you have to do is to read”


Word/phrase to describe a person who always searches to benefit from other people?

What would you call someone who imposes on other people's generosity?


can the pronoun I be use alone to answer a question who?

"Who wants ice-cream?" — Should I say "(not) I" or "(not) me"?


The amount of members of each network {} not comparable

A significant amount of zombies were detected in your city


What do you call feeling what someone else feels?


What rules make “Remember me, who am your friend” grammatical?


Framing a question whose answer is an ordinal number


Question about adverb placement in these sentences

Are there any rules on the positioning adverbs should take in a sentence?


New Oxford American Dictionary describes "the" as an adjective


Can locative "there" be omitted when the location is explicit?


When to use an apostrophe when your last name ends with an s


"Fish and meat gives..." or "Fish and meat give..."?

Agreement With Compound Subjects Joined by And


Is there any difference in the meanings of 'eternal' and 'everlasting'?

Difference between "everlasting" and "eternal"


How should the phrase "thank you" be written in the following sentence?


Which one should I use when; ' to verb' vs 'verb(ing)'?

When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?


Possessive Form of a Proper Noun Ending in a Plural Noun Ending in "s"?


Is this the correct way to write this sentence?

Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun ("his" vs. "her" vs. "their")?


A question on the usage of the definite article "THE"

Why do people omit the definite article?


There "is" or "are" a wealth of opportunities?

"There is" or "There are" a large quantity of people?


Are there meta-plurals beyond "peoples"?


Gender neutral noun for brotherhood / sisterhood?

What is gender neutral for fraternity/sorority?


Past tense or present tense to describe something that 'happened in the past' but is still true?


"No student at your school can speak Russian or knows C++" / OR usage


A word/phrase to describe this type of person

Single word for people who are like "a frog in the well"


When to use the present or the past perfect tense?


"It really doesn't matter" v "It doesn't really matter"


When a sentence uses a parenthetical plural, should the rest of the sentence treat it as singular or plural?


Is "I am going to bath" a correct use of the word "bath"?


Which is correct, are staying or stayed?

Using past tense when referencing a still-true fact


Should the noun after "any" be singular or plural?


What do you call a person, who needs to stay active in order to feel comfortable?

What do you call people who are constantly moving [i.e., "in motion"]?


Is there a difference between using me and I in those sentences?

Which is correct, "you and I" or "you and me"?


word for things that you want one more of

What is the taste that stimulates your appetite?


Is there a word for describing a person who experiences schadenfreude?

An idiom for deriving pleasure from another's suffering


Is "po-TAH-to" an acceptable pronunciation for "potato"?


How did “to doctor” come to mean “to falsify"?

Where does the phrase "doctored" originate?


How to use apostrophe with plural object of preposition


2nd adjective phrase in a complex sentence - comma rule?


What is the difference between "everyday" and "every day"?


The difference between relative adverb and relative pronoun

Can a word function as a relative adverb and a relative pronoun simultaneously?


How to use hyphens appropriately when listing multiple unhyphenated terms?


What's the word for a person who possesses extensive vocabulary?

Words to describe people with good/poor vocabularies


"Heard me [infinitive]" vs. "heard me [present participle]"


How to correctly apply "in which", "of which", "at which", "to which", etc?


Agreement With Compound Subjects Joined by And


Verbs different forms in a same sentence

Duplicate auxiliary verbs in a sentence (may we / should we delete the second?)


Short phrase meaning "Area of study, activity, or interest where a particular technology or method is used."


It is a painting by / of a famous painter


One word for "One who notice very small mistakes"?

Is there a word for someone who tends to find faults in others?


The feeling of always wanting newer possessions?

What does it mean when someone always wants more? Of anything


What is the origin of the phrase "long odds"?

Where does the expression "long odds" come from?


Is the phrase 'one pair of' considered a singular noun or a plural noun?

"The pair was ..." or "the pair were ..."


Capitalization of explanation of abbreviations


Why is the past tense of vomit generally spelled 'vomited' rather than 'vomitted'?


Word for someone who acts like an expert but who has very little knowledge?


What is the meaning of this sentence - "Were it not for the bodies there on the ground, it would have appeared to be a normal day at the oasis."?


Should I use the pronoun "it" with the word "person"?

Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun ("his" vs. "her" vs. "their")?


I can run faster than _____. (1) him (2) he?


Could "that have and will be" be correct?


Why is the word 'hash' associated with the '#' character?


Which is grammatically correct: "if someone was starving" or "if someone were starving"?


Is "singer of the band's wife" a correct alternative to "wife of the band's singer"?

What's wrong with "One of my children's name IS John"?


Non progressive verbs. Was seeing, was looking good


Duplicate but Still cannot understand the concept?


The form of future implication: be-deletion


Would the word, debris, be singular, plural, or either--conditionally?


How to use apostrophe properly in this sentence?

"Nikki's and Alice's X" vs. "Nikki and Alice's X"


Handling ranges where the unit prefixes the number

How to correctly write a range of currency?


"There are so many" vs. "There is so many"


I felt as if it "was" or "were" grinning at me?


What is the term used for a place name that represents something other than the place itself?

Is there a term for referring to an organization by its city rather than by its name?


I think "The man who I thought was thoroughly honest proved to be a swindler" is acceptable. But my book says the answer should be "whom"

The use of nominative "whom" (as in “persons whom it is foreseeable are likely to...”)


A term for words that change pronunciation with part of speech


Does OP mean “original poster” or “original post”?


Shall I get us a Chinese for dinner tonight?

Americans can eat Chinese, but Chinese can't eat Americans?


Why is the spelling of "pronounce" and "pronunciation" different?


What's the difference between the "me" and the "I" used in the quote below?

Which is correct, "you and I" or "you and me"?


What is the difference between "I ask that you be on time." and "I ask that you are on time."

Experts on ELU assure us that there is no subjunctive mood in English. How should we who have been mistaught refer to what we were taught?


What do you call non-standard spellings used by companies that are similar to real English words?

Is there a word for people who deliberately disregard standard spelling?


What's the meaning of "you should worry"?

Simple explanation of the many functional uses of 'should'?


Should I put myself last? "me and my friends" vs. "my friends and me" or "my friends and I"


Complete negation or partial? "I don't think anybody X"

Do the following negations mean the same thing?


What does “a couple” mean to you, and what does “a few” mean to you?


Controversy over verb choice in "neither you nor I {is/am/are} in control"


What is the difference between "in March" and "by March"

Does "notified by [date]" include the end date?


Is the following sentence odd? "I find them comic"


a term for a "not web" traditional application


What's wrong with "I'll open you the door"?


Punctuation inside of quotation marks with technical phrases

When should end punctuation go inside quotes?


Why do some adjectives follow the nouns they modify?


"It would be better if you drink/drank all the water"

How do the tenses and aspects in English correspond temporally to one another?


Using "kindly" as an adverb to indicate humility

I would like to kindly ask you could you check......?


When to use 'will' and when to use 'shall'?

When should I use "shall" versus "will"?


Is there a name for the kind of sounds commonly found in profanities?


How to punctuate a question within a thought

Punctuating a Sentence Containing a Question


Is there a special word for purposely misspelling a word?

What do you call words that are misspelled to add effect?


the comparative ... , the comparative ... and predication

"The more, the merrier!" -- Is this a sentence? If not... what?


Better term to put on a label of a bottle of milk to describe that it's 'made' in a particular geographic location


Plural or singular after uncountable noun connected with "and"?


'Who' or 'which' in reference to companies

What is the correct relative pronoun for "government"?


What article should be used in such sentences?


Term to describe the phenomenon of people starting conversations when you're about to leave

Is there an English phrase for an inability to actually *leave* already?


What is the difference between: "two-day" and "two days"

Pluralization rule for "five-year-old children", "20 pound note", "10 mile run"


Why do eleven and twelve get unique words and not end in "-teen"?


Difference between "but" and "nothing but"


Should I put myself last? "me and my friends" vs. "my friends and me" or "my friends and I"


Which words in a title should be capitalized?


What does the word "respectively" mean in software development?


"Friend of my father" vs "friend of my father's"

Why use apostrophe-s to denote possession when using 'of'


"a patient who is" or "a patient whom is"?

What’s the rule for using “who” and “whom” correctly?


Participles? Present participles? Are they nouns too?

"...would have trouble imagining...": Is this present participle or gerund?


What does adding quotes to an expression do to its meaning?

When is it appropriate to use "scare quotes"?


What is the difference between "can" and "could" in asking for something?


A more succinct expression for "The day before yesterday"


Is it "everyone's life" or "everyone's lives"?


objective pronoun in front of V-ing from an SAT perspective

"...his parents' dream of *him* achieving a Cambridge degree." What is the function of "him" here?


Is "from whence" correct? Or should it be "whence"?


What is the difference between has gone and went in this context?

How do the tenses and aspects in English correspond temporally to one another?


Is "Is it a girl or a boy?" really calling the infant an "it"?


What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?


Is it correct to use "learn" as a synonym for "teach"?


Is there a term for creating a new meaning for an existing word?

What is it called when a non-verb is used as a verb?


What does "all the more" mean and how is it used?


When using the title "Webmaster" is the first letter capital?

Should "Project Manager" be capitalized?


"Who are they angry at - you or I" or "you or me"

Which is correct, "you and I" or "you and me"?


the number of boys in the class is fewer than that of girls- correct or not?

"A number of students" vs. "the number of students"


Which is correct: "...she knew it was I even before..." or, "...it was me..."?

Which one is correct to say: "It's me" or "It's I"?


Meaningless "Do" And the supposed relationship between English and the Celtic languages

What is the origin of the 'do' construction?


Can a negative ever mean the opposite outside of double negatives? "ex: I was not a little disturbed by the news"


Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun ("his" vs. "her" vs. "their")?


What’s the rule for using “who” and “whom” correctly?


Is there a pejorative word for a super fan?

Looking for a single word for 'blind worship'


What's the different between "kind of" and "sort of" in English

Difference between 'sort of', 'kind of' and 'somewhat'?


Phrase to mean one is described by his name

Is there a term for when a character is named after a trait they possess?


What does it mean when someone uses two periods?


Guide for when a word ends in 'or' or 'er'

What’s the rule for adding “-er” vs. “-or” when forming an agent noun from a verb?


Order of adjectives: why is "This is a hot, tasty, Indian curry." wrong?


How do I choose between "while" and "whilst"?


"Arnold raced out of the door": grammatical or not?


What is one word for "the nervous excitement associated with new things"?


Present perfect or present perfect continuous with a participle?

How can I reliably and accurately identify the passive voice in writing or speech?


What modern word carries the meaning of pre-Victorian usage of "gay"?

Does “gay” still include the meaning “merry”?


How do I pronounce some possessive forms of words whose pronunciations end with s?

What is the pronunciation of the possessive words that already end in s?


Can someone please tell the Usage of "its" in the following is correct?

When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive adjective/determiner?


Would you say "not of been" or "not have been"


Why do more sentences start with 'data' as a plural, than when it is within the sentence?

Is the word "data" now considered singular? If so, what about "datum"?


someone who can't admit mistakes or is always right? slang

Word for someone that always has to be right


Would it be correct English to omit the "t" when pronouncing words that end with "cts" like "acts of parliament"?

Pronunciation Deleting /t/ Between Consonants


Usage of brackets for missing or unclear transcription

What is the proper use of [square brackets] in quotes?


Are any of these collective nouns hoaxes?


What is it called when reversing a phrase doesn't mean the same as the original phrase?


"Not only should I" in declarative sentence


How can I form a word like "quadruple" for any number I want?


"not so useful as" vs "not as useful as"


Is *Network operator* considered singular or plural?

Are collective nouns always plural, or are certain ones singular?


What is the correct punctuation of e.g. when used with a single example?

Should I always use a comma after "e.g." or "i.e."?


"Police have found what appear to be human remains." versus "– What's in the box? – Chocolates to die for!" Why the different agreement?


When did it become correct to add an “s” to a singular possessive already ending in “‑s”?


Saying for not doing something because it is futile

An idiom meaning someone's doing something useless and has no result at the end


Total number of combination or combinations

Does "the same number of people" behave as singular or plural?


Are there any simple rules for choosing the definite vs. indefinite (vs. none) article?


What is "The" meaning of "A Word" or What is "Without Article" meaning of "A Word"?


"As explained in Section 2" vs "As will be explained in Section 2"

Is it correct to say "In this paper we will prove that..." in academic papers?


How should the end of a question be punctuated if the last word is an abbr.?


"the only one of + plural noun" = singular or plural verb? (focus on the only)

"One of the children who was" vs. "one of the children who were"


Is the formation "[s]he" overly distracting?


What do you say when you don't know someone's gender?

Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun ("his" vs. "her" vs. "their")?


How should I punctuate around quotes where the punctuation required by the quote interferes with the punctuation of the sentence?


Is it correct to use "their" instead of "his or her"?


Is it correct to use dash ... dash here?

Parentheses vs. double commas vs. dashes to provide additional detail


"an (among other things) schizophrenic" or "a (among other things) schizophrenic"?

"A/An" preceding a parenthetical statement


Is there a word for when you run into someone and both of you try to avoid each other and fail, repeatedly?

Word for the situation of being unable to pass opposing pedestrian, as you both start to step same direction


What is the plural and singular form of people you follow on social media?


How to close a note to more than one person and their family?

Do you pluralize the singular possessions of / items or people associated with individual members of a plural group?


Is there a negative word for an overt display of emotion?

What's the word to describe when movies try hard to evoke emotion?


What's the word to describe someone who is trying to appear dumber than they actually are?

A word for a worldly wise person who pretends to be naïve?


Is it correct to use the conjunction “or” more than twice in one sentence?


What's the correct pronoun for "people like us"?


Should a colon be used following a dependent clause to introduce a quote?

Correct punctuation to introduce a supporting quote


How should I phrase a question that must be answered with an ordinal number (e.g., the third prime)?


What word/phrase captures this ‘reverberation’ effect?

Synonym for vicious circle but without the negative flavour


Contemporary native English words with diacritics


"Focussed" or "focused"? Rules for doubling the last consonant when adding -ed


"There Is"/"There are" depends on plurality of the first list element or not?


This is my, Tom, and Alex's poster which we made for last Monday's lesson

"My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner"


Parts of speech and functions: "Bob made a book collector happy the other day"


workers who were sent or workers that were sent?

Should you use "who" or "that" when talking about multiple people doing something?


What is a gerund? A noun or a verb? 'His smoking upset me’


I have never understood a word Alice "has said" or "said"

"I have never said" versus "I never said"


Plurals of acronyms, letters, numbers — use an apostrophe or not?


Splitting the components of a compound verb

Are there any rules on the positioning adverbs should take in a sentence?


A single word for a person who can speak many languages

Word for a person who knows two or three languages


When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?


After the word 'needed' or 'needs' is the phrase 'to be' required or optional?

How are "needs to be washed," "needs washing," and the regional variant "needs washed" to be distinguished"?


If you can't use “he”, “she” or “they” in a sentence, what do you use?

Anyone: ("they" or "he/she") why is it sometimes plural?


Meat is sold at the butchers' or meat is sold at butchers?

What happens when baker's, butcher's, etc. are in the plural?


Should I use capital letter in scientific tests for refering sections? I.e. Section 1.2 or section 1.2?


"That don't make your place safe" grammer

The grammaticality of "that don't impress me much"


I made both of you buy the (games or game)

"They're using a cell phone" vs. "They're using cell phones"


When is "Your" grammatically correct instead of "You are"


"the other half were" vs. "the other half was"


Is there a comma needed before quotation?


What tense is it? He is referring to a future event with past particle form of verb

Speculative conditional: Why does it use the past tense or past perfect tense?


"Nikki's and Alice's X" vs. "Nikki and Alice's X"


What is the grammatical name and function for "doing this" in the following sentence?


What is a adjective to describe someone stereotyping on a specific person?

What is the adjective to describe someone who views or represents someone/something as a stereotype?


Word for dismissing someone's opinions as racist, liberal, etc, instead of debating back


A word for feeling simultaneously happy & sad

Word for something sad and funny at the same time


“situation where” vs. “situation in which”


Words for "a bit sad" and "a bit happy"?


"Film motivates learners" or "the film motivates learners"

Are there any simple rules for choosing the definite vs. indefinite (vs. none) article?


A word that has the same meaning as its negation

Can anyone provide me with a list of English words that are their own antonyms?


"Dear Sir or Madam" versus "To whom it may concern"


"as much as you and I" vs. "as much as you and me"

I can run faster than _____. (1) him (2) he?


where we use "what" and where we use "which"?

"Which" vs. "what" — what's the difference and when should you use one or the other?


Equivalent of using (s) to indicate possible plural for words using "ies" for plural?

What is the optional plural form of a word that ends in “‑y”?


Word for a mind apt to seeing double entendres

word to describe a person who catches the sexual overtone in a normal conversation


What lexical category are the wh- question words?


Proper way to introduce a term by two names in writing

Parentheses vs. double commas vs. dashes to provide additional detail


Why isn’t singular ‘they’ used with 3Sg verb forms?


Can the word “go” be used as a helping verb?


"Object oriented" vs. "object orientated"


'Hardly any of us consider' or 'Hardly any of us considers'?

Is "any of them" used with a singular or plural verb?


Each of us is responsible for their conduct


Discrepancy in using adjective or adverb with “taste”


What is the grammar behind "Thanks be to God"?


Which one is right: Prepare 'the project specification' or 'a project specification'?

Are there any simple rules for choosing the definite vs. indefinite (vs. none) article?


Lock picking, lockpicking, or lock-picking: Which is correct to use?

When should compound words be written as one word, with hyphens, or with spaces?


When a sentence starts with "No" and has multiple subjects, which subject does the verb agree with?

Singular or plural verb after a series connected by "or"


It is an important thing to do or to be done?


Is "Had you anything", as a whole sentence, grammatically correct?

Asking a "Do you have..." question without do-support


"The maximum number": plural or singular?

"A number of students" vs. "the number of students"


What is the difference between clothing and clothes?

What is the difference between "clothes" and "clothing"?


How to pluralize a last name like Thomas


Where does the idiom "whole cloth" come from?


A word for not knowing an appropriate word

Is there a word to name being unable to think of "proper terminology" for something?


A word(?) on giving something a different name on media to make it more acceptable?

Word for obscuring bad or immoral acts with verbiage


What do you call someone that grew up in a poor background but has became very rich?

What do you call someone who has fought his way from a lower social class to a higher social class with his/her own efforts?


Difference between I have lived or I have been living?


What is the word for being too greedy for money?

The feeling of always wanting newer possessions?


Difference between "idiom" and "proverb"?

What's the difference between a proverb and an idiom?


Word to describe a situation where one wants to do good things but ends up with something bad

Expression for "intend to help but instead making things worse"


"everyone", "everybody", "everything", and "everywhere" - singular or plural.


Why is Santa Claus a man but Santa Maria a woman?

Where does "Santa" in Santa Claus come from?


What is the difference between 'The Germany National team' and 'the German national team'?

Why is there "Germany National Team", not "German National Team"?


Is the misuse of "literally" an example of a malapropism?


“Who are you staying with” or “Whom are you staying with?”

What’s the rule for using “who” and “whom” correctly?


Which word can describe programmer, coder and developer in computer science?

What is a good, short, word to describe a software engineer?


Is this 'inversion' common in spoken English?


Is it correct to say ''you ARE to be back here before dark''

"It is to be discussed", what is the infinitive doing in this sentence?


Difference between "I haven't" and "I've not" etc


What to use after a word which ends with "se" to indicate possession?

What is the pronunciation of the possessive words that already end in s?


Wording for error message when deleting an item


"...would have trouble imagining...": Is this present participle or gerund?


Etymology of "history" and why the "hi-" prefix?


What do you call a person who dislikes something just because it is trendy?

What do you call a person who does/thinks the opposite of the crowd for just that reason?


What's the difference between will and going to?


How should I use a possessive apostrophe when a name is between commas?


Is there a single or word or at least better phrase for "human powered vehicle"?

What is a "vehicle" category or classification for skateboards, bicycles, scooters etc?


Why in error messages verb 'be' is not used?

Why do newspaper headlines use strange syntax rules?


What’s the difference between "cannot" and "can’t"?


What is 'him' in this sentence: "She stands there, him looking into her eyes."?


Why is there discrepancy between the pronunciation of words ending with "-ook"?

Why are there 3 different ways to pronounce "oo"?


Subject -verb agreement with appositive clauses

Should enclosing commas be treated as parentheses?


A word to describe the point of land at the confluence of two rivers?

What is a suitable word to describe a place where two rivers meet?


Meaning and origin of "if you catch my drift"


Punctuating questions containing questions

When a question is nested within a question: two question marks?


Rules for removing last vowel when adding "-able"?


Can we use "a" after "many"? What does it mean, then?


What is the meaning of "momentarily" in this sentence?

When and how did "momentarily" come to mean "in a moment", rather than "for a moment"?


Question Regarding Possessives with ('s) and (of)

Why is it usually "friend of his", but no possessive apostrophe with "friend of Peter"?


When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive adjective/determiner?


"There is an apple and an orange" or "there are an apple and an orange"?


'XYZ University' vs. 'The University of XYZ'?

What is the difference between "University of Bla" and "Bla University"?


“All you have to do is read” vs. “All you have to do is to read”


Plural or singular when stating that an amount is enough


Can infinitives serve as direct objects?


What is the differences of Nude and Naked


they would've got away with/would've gotten away with it

Difference between "I have got" and "I have gotten"


"We make an identity for ourselves" or "We make identities for ourselves?"


Lowercase letter at the beginning of a question which is following another question?


Is it a big mistake if I say "The thing I love are flowers"?

Agreement in "[Singular Noun] Is/Are [Plural Noun]"?


What are the rules for parsing negation before "all", "any", and "every" in English?


When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?


Commas that are sentence flow-stoppers ... Can I leave them out?


What's the name for expressions like "food, glorious food"?

What is the term for repeating something in an A, B, A fashion? (e.g. "Just the facts, ma'am, just the facts.")


Negative questions: “No, I don’t” or "Yes, I don't"?

How to answer a negative question without ambiguity?


"I bought (or) have bought all their records after the concert"

When is the present perfect tense used instead of the past tense?


Would one say "...a vendor who..." or "...a vendor that..."?


Which is more correct: "preferred that he do" or "preferred him to do"?

Why is this sentence correct? “She suggested that he go to the cinema.”


How to describe the practice of using "am-pluh-fi-key-shun" to indicate it's pronouncation?

What's this notation for marking up pronunciation?


What is it called when an idiom is used so out of place that it is ridiculous?


What is the meaning of “There is this guy”?

Is the use of "this" correct in "There is this blog, but I don't remember its name"?


Word for spelling words as pronounced using the alphabet not IPA


Punctuation of direct speech, edge cases


Was “matchmaking” the equivalent of today's “shipping”?

What's the source of "shipped" in a romantic sense?


An alternative to gender specific pronouns

Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun ("his" vs. "her" vs. "their")?


Singular/plural article for genitive noun


Is 'fed up OF' acceptable, shouldn't it be 'fed up WITH'?

Is it acceptable to say "fed up OF" - surely it should be "fed up WITH" or "bored WITH something" rather than "bored OF something"?


Forming a Possesive of an Already Possesive Name (Possessive of "Xyz's" is ...?)

Possessive of a word that is already possessive


Which one of these is the most commonly used in English?

The Equivalent Term for Pharmacy in the UK


What the difference between "Did you hear..?" and "Have you heard..?"

“Have you heard?” vs “Did you hear?” and “Sally broke/has broken her leg”


is it possible to leave out the relative pronoun "where"?


Which is correct? log in, log on, log into, log onto


What is the difference: in 10 minutes' time, in 10 minutes, after 10 minutes


I can run faster than _____. (1) him (2) he?


What’s the rule for using “who” and “whom” correctly?


"On a page" or "in a page" for a web page


Term for phenomenon of going to another room and forgetting the task

Is there a word or phrase for walking into a room to get something but then forgetting what you went in there to get?


How to properly write "Research and Development"

Should "Project Manager" be capitalized?


How to use hyphens appropriately when listing multiple hyphenated terms?


What is the literary device for giving a human un-human attributes?

What is the opposite of "personification"?


Adjective for Person Who is from The United States

Can I use "US-American" to disambiguate "American"? If not, what can I use?


Is there a a word for "revealing himself to be foolish by attempting to appear intelligent"?

Word for someone seeming deep and intelligent, but not really being that


Is there a non-technical gender-neutral term for child above the age where a person is no longer considered a child?

Referring to adult-age sons and daughters as children


Present perfect for past action with present effect


Your attitude and work ethic “reflect...” or “reflects...”?

Compound subject whose parts are joined by "and" and verb agreement : when is the singular correct?


"The cake was baked." Is "baked" a past participle or predicate adjective?

How can you tell when a participle is being used as an adjective?


Is the word "beginning" here a gerund or a present participle?

Pure verbal nouns/deverbal nouns vs. gerunds


What is the meaning for the term kissing cousins?

Definition of "kissing cousins"— Are the dictionaries wrong/incomplete?


Clarification on the rules for pronouncing R in British English

How do you pronounce (r) in British English?


When should compound words be written as one word, with hyphens, or with spaces?


Why not pronounce single characters the same way as they are pronounced in words?

Where did the names of English letters come from, and why are they all monosyllabic (except for "w")?


Difference between “is to do” and “is doing”


Is there a word for someone that gets constantly deceived and never learns? ex. Charlie Brown always falling for Lucy's "pull away the football" gag?

What is an adjective that means a person that easily trusts others?


"There is no point in" or "There is not a point in"


What is the difference between 'can', 'could', 'may' and 'might'?


“Have you heard?” vs “Did you hear?” and “Sally broke/has broken her leg”


Is the sentence "are you done your soup?" proper English?

Incorrect grammar versus different dialects


can't have worked vs mustn't have worked


Here is our students/Here are our students


One of the underlined words is wrong. Choose either A, B, C or D

"I don't understand you" vs. "I'm not understanding you"


about "[to be] so unlikely to become common as to be innocuous"


What is the Function of Apostrophes in this Idiom?

What is the proper way to write the plural of a single letter? (another apostrophe question)


"only then can you do" vs "only then you can do"


Gender neutral form of "Gallant Fraternity"?

What is gender neutral for fraternity/sorority?


verb + infinitive vs -ing form: change in meaning?


What's the difference between "will turn on" and "going to turn on "?


Quick or Quickly: “How to Install a PHP Extension: Quick and Easy”

Using short adjectives as adverbs, such as "easy" & "short"


"Tell me why I should marry you" or "Tell me why should I marry you?". Which is correct?

Can a dependent clause undergo inversion in English?


Should I put a comma before the last item in a list?


Until next week vs Until the next week - using the definite article?

"Planning for next year" vs. "planning for the next year"


This needs to be reprinted vs. this needs reprinted

"Needs cleaned" or "needs to be cleaned"


Use of plural pronoun to avoid mentioning of gender

Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun ("his" vs. "her" vs. "their")?


"If the US insists [North Korea] gives up nuclear weapons"

What verb tense do I use in this question?


Possessive of a word that is already possessive


Can "since" and "for" be used interchangeably?

When are "because", "since","for" and "as" interchangeable?


Alternate spelling of maximize & minimize

Are the endings "-zation" and "-sation" interchangeable?


I am not using nor with neither is that fine or it is grammatically incorrect?


Is this genitive correct? “... the sustainability performance of firms”

Can one explain the different distributions of the Saxon and the analytic (Norman) (periphrastic, 'of') genitive


One word for 'automatic nature' of doing certain things?

Is there an English word for a skill which doesn't require voluntary actions?


The word "doubt" as a substitute for the word "question."

Indian English: What usage is allowed for "doubt" (meaning "question")?


Resources on writing grammatically and clearly

What are some of the better English reference grammars?


Is "a total of 10 payments" singular or plural?


Is there a word for hate against religions or a specific religion?

"Race" is to "racism" as "religion" is to what?


Is there a rule in British English about how to pronounce "either"?


What informal and formal letter/e-mail closings are used the most?

Which expressions can be used to close an email?


What is the proper hyphenation of "# and a half year old" in the context of age?

Would "mid-to-late" and "low-to-mid" hyphenated as compound modifiers?


Are there any dictionaries that be able to look up words in word families?

What are your favorite English language tools?


How do the tenses and aspects in English correspond temporally to one another?


Is it ever acceptable to use "but" after a period/full stop

Can 'But', 'And', or 'So' be used to start a sentence?


Use of definite article in "the more" and "the less"


What does "had had" mean? How does this differ from "had"?


Can you grammatically end a sentence with "with"?


"Synyster Gates/Gates' being left handed"

When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive adjective/determiner?


Are collective nouns always plural, or are certain ones singular?


What is the name of the first decade in a century?


Using the definite article with grocery products

Are there any simple rules for choosing the definite vs. indefinite (vs. none) article?


A word for "someone who started a new work/job/etc. but has a long way to go "?

Term for a person with absolutely zero knowledge of a topic


Using the infinitive or past tense for the verb for a future event

When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?


Should there be a space between name initials?


Collective nouns - singular vs. plural verbs?


What's a word for a positive kind of "envy" without the sense of resentment?


What is the difference between the adjectives/adverbs "broad" and "wide"? the nouns "breadth" and "width"?


use of indefinite article before many varying uncountable nouns


When should you use "despite" over "inspite", and vice versa?


Differences between Amount, Count, Number and Quantity


Which article must be used here, a or an?


Why “Would you mind if I asked you something?” is correct?

Speculative conditional: Why does it use the past tense or past perfect tense?


What is the word whose meaning is to "oversimplify a complex issue; often incorrectly?"

What's a common phrase that means "To put it simply though not 100% correctly"?


How to use WHEN on the following occasion?

Usage of “when” or “while” in this context


If I was vs. if I were - which is correct and why?


Why is "blood" pronounced the way it is?


Why don’t “snow” and “plow” — well, or “plough” — rhyme?


Word order: "Tell me what is your opinion on this matter" or "Tell me what your opinion on this matter is"


Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun ("his" vs. "her" vs. "their")?


Using contracted forms ("don't", "let's") in a formal text


What is meaning of "off" in this statement?


"[somebody]'s theme" vs "[somebody] theme" — Saxon genitive dillema


Is there a name for inverting word order to accomplish a different meaning?


Which is correct: "between me and Larry" or "between Larry and I"?

"Angela was reading to Frank and I" vs. "...to Frank and me." Which is correct?


What do you call snow that has collected between a car body and the tire?


How long can you say "the late so and so"?


Can you contract the main verb '[I] have' in a sentence?


Difference between Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

Is there any difference between Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous?


"Went to school happily" vs. "happily went to school" vs. "went happily to school"

What are the differences between "go to school happily", "go happily to school" and "happily go to school"?


When do we use "elder" "older" and "eldest"?


I am pleased with your answer. Is "pleased" a verb or an adjective?


Wish you happy new year or (a) happy new year

How many articles should go in "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"?


To download something ON or ONTO a device?


When should I use "a" versus "an" in front of a word beginning with the letter h?


Can the phrase "take it with a grain of salt" have four different ways to get to the same meaning?


Name and origin of writing with period after each word


Erf as term for plot of land in a town or city. Is this word only used in southern Africa?


Should I use plural or singular with "or"?

Agreement after disjunctive compound subject_"My brother or one of my sisters" — singular or plural?


What part of speech is “this” in the following sentence

Are “this” and “next” demonstrative determiners?


What does this pronoun "them" refer to here?


when wishing someone a happy birthday is a comma used before their name?

Where should the comma be placed in the salutation of a letter?


Why isn’t the pronunciation of "though" anyhow close to the one of "tough"?

Why does the ending -ough have six pronunciations?


I can run faster than _____. (1) him (2) he?


Do you ever use the phrase 'good for you' with a completely positive connotation?

What does the phrase "good for you" mean?


Subject/verb agreement when a title ends in a plural


Is "hooray" generally considered to be onomatopoeic?


Why do British people pronounce "idea" with an "r" sound at the end?

Why is "idea" sometimes pronounced as "idear"?


"Any" followed by singular or plural countable nouns?


difference between usage of should and must

When should one use "should" and when should one use "must"?


A word for when you are almost crying, but not quite yet?


A word or phrase to describe someone who is obsessed with words?

What's a big-vocabulary word for someone with a big vocabulary?


A house "made of " or "made from" mud bricks?


Past perfect or Simple Past: "I had [had] a hard day"

What does "had had" mean? How does this differ from "had"?


What is an adjective that can be used to describe someone who doesn't keep promises or goes back on what they said previously?

Is there a word for a "promise breaker"?


"To get something done" versus "to have something done"?

Why do 'get' and 'have' work similarly in 'get/have sth done" but differently in 'get sb to do sth' and 'have sb do sth'


Using "I don't think" to express an opinion


What is the linguistic perception phenomenon when a person can read a word whose inner letters are rearranged?

Is it true that only the positions of the first and last letter in a word matter, the rest can be scrambled?


What does the phrase "I have but one claim to fame" mean?


"Can you tell me where is the bank?" or "where the bank is."

Where does the verb go on this question? Is it even a reported question?


What part of speech is “there” when used in “There is (blah blah)”?


Is "running" a gerund or a participial adjective?


What is today's date vs What date is it today?

"What day is it today?" vs. "What day is today?"


If I feel that an answer isn't relevant, how do I express that?

Adjectives and nouns to describe an answer that doesn't answer the question?


Single word to describe something that describes itself

What is a catchy word that means (non-)self-descriptive


How are words that describe a certain sound called?

What part of speech are non-human "interjections" like "oink" and "bang"?


What are differences between "let", "allow" and "permit"?

Which of the following sentences is/are incorrect? ("Permit" vs. "allow" vs. "let")


Is it "I won't repeat it again" or just "I won't repeat it"?

"Please do not repeat the mistake" and "Please do not repeat the mistake again"


Why do positive and negative variants of the same question elicit the same answer?


Should accents be used in French words when used in English?

Diacritics and non-English letters in anglicized loan words: keep 'em, dump 'em, italicize the words, or what?


Understanding the usage of "," before "which" in a sentence


Should possessive 's be used when there is no possession in the strict ('this is John's property') sense involved?


What’s the proper punctation for: “Work”, you ask?

Punctuating a Sentence Containing a Question


What does the negated comparative construction “not so much X as Y” mean?


Is “This room was slept in by Milton” grammatical even though ‘sleep’ is an intransitive verb?

Intransitive verbs with preposition in passive sentences


Another way to say "hot" as in "hot peppers"?


The age of terror is an age of shocks. What is a difference between "the+noun+of" and "a+noun+of"?

Are there any simple rules for choosing the definite vs. indefinite (vs. none) article?


Differences in meaning between present perfect and present perfect continuous

Is there any difference between Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous?


Is there such a thing as a reverse dictionary?

What are your favorite English language tools?


A person who is adamant because he knows he is right, without being rude


Is using an apostrophe for omission more correct than not?

Using contracted forms ("don't", "let's") in a formal text


When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?


What is the word for words that oppose all the things they describe?

What is the name of a word that doesn't mean what it says?


New Yorker Dieresis Rule; prosaic, unionized?


What would you call someone who makes no lasting impression?


Is the plural of CV: CV or CVs when the pluralised noun does not end in -s?

Plurals of acronyms, letters, numbers — use an apostrophe or not?


Word for a person who agrees with everything the teacher says

How to communicate the idea of a "brown-noser" without the vulgar connotations?


Any word for this habit defined in following sentence?

What is the word or term used to describe doing an activity or work with a high level of concentration and intention, trying your best?


Trump is the 45th US president. How do you ask a question to get this number?

How should I phrase a question that must be answered with an ordinal number (e.g., the third prime)?


Does this sentence require a question mark at the end?


Etymology of "save" in the meaning of "except", "but", "unless"


Definite article before scientific terms named after people

When the article the is used before theorem names


looking for one word to say "doing lots of work but in vain"

Is there an American English equivalent of the British idiom "carrying coals to Newcastle"?


Is it “what movie did you watch?” Or “ which movie did you watch?”

"Which" vs. "what" — what's the difference and when should you use one or the other?


"assume to the contrary" vs "assume on the contrary"

"'To'/'on' the contrary" in these sentences: is the difference very slight?


Using 'that' with 'who', 'whom', 'which'


If an animal is not a predator (e.g. a herbivore), but has nothing that eats it, what is it called?


How Many Diphthongs Are There In English?


Which is correct, "you and I" or "you and me"?


Just me, a schizophrenic and a petty arsonist


Do prepare for the presentation. Is this a correct phrase?


Is the triple quotation mark legitimate (for translated foreign language quote)?


Appropriate verb for a child who firmly grabs something

SIMILE HELP: Gripping the wheel tightly like


Does a native speaker pronounce spatial and special differently?

How to pronounce to differ spatial from special?


"Couple was" or "couple were" getting married?


Should there be a definite article here?


Can anyone provide me with a list of English words that are their own antonyms?


Are there verbs that are always reflexive besides "perjure"?


Are there any exceptions to the rule stipulating that the article "a" be used (rather than "an") if the following word begins with a consonant?

Do you use "a" or "an" before acronyms / initialisms?


Is Robert Oppenheimer's phrase “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” grammatical in English?

Is it acceptable to use "is become" instead of "has become"?


Comma after introductory words, phrases, clauses: unacceptable, obligatory or optional?


What's the proper way to punctuate inches when recording the dimensions of something?


To hear something makes it audible, to see is visible, so what are touch and smell?


Why in many newspaper name, word "TIMES" is there?

Why do so many newspapers use the word "Times" in their names?


"The place where is near my apartment" - Why can't we use 'where' there?

Can "where" ever be used as the subject of a relative/adjective clause?


Is there a word for an acronym that spells an existing word?

What do you call it when you come up with a phrase to fit an acronym?


What is would be the word for deriving from experience or past performance

What's a word for knowing something from experience?


What's the difference between " classic"and "classical"?

Difference between "classical" and "classic"


The difference between "Many a man" and "Many men"


Correct grammatical number for English money

Pluralization rule is different when we say, 10 pound note and 10 pounds?


What are the differences between the storage things?

What's the difference between "cabinet" and "cupboard"?


Understanding the "like" in "like father, like son"


'Why you did that' and 'Why did you do that' difference


What is the correct way to use infinitive after the verb "help": with or without "to"?


Why is it usually "friend of his", but no possessive apostrophe with "friend of Peter"?


Why there are no article in the "Alert at time of event"


I'm looking for a word that describes that moment you feel overwhelmed by the beauty and grandeur of nature


They have lived in Paris for 5 years NOW (?)


A word/phrase for "Wanting what you can't have, whilst having what you don't want"

Word for person always after what he does not have and not cherishing what he has


Help me understand the use of "would " in a particular sentence (in IELTS Book)

The habitual past "would" versus "simple past" tense


Is it appropriate to use the word "most" to describe 60% of something?

Is "most" equivalent to "a majority of"?


Is it correct to have 2 posessions following each other in in one statement


What is the word for sensing something is strange

Is there an English word for a feeling of impending doom or dread?


Correct way to write these sentences? Which or that?

When to use “that” and when to use “which”, especially in relative clauses


Interpreting of Omitted subject and verb

Why is the subject omitted in sentences like "Thought you'd never ask"?


What’s the rule for using “who” and “whom” correctly?


Word for a place where knowledge is shared

Phrase to refer to community of people who come together to exchange knowledge


How and why have some words changed to a complete opposite?


When should "into" be used rather than "in to," and vice versa?


Is there a reason the British omit the article when they "go to hospital"?


Why is it true that "I before E, except after C"?


Adverb placement, before or after the verb

Are there any rules on the positioning adverbs should take in a sentence?


I saw her dance/dancing? I saw a flash of lightning strike/striking? I caught her steal/stealing?

"Heard me [infinitive]" vs. "heard me [present participle]"


What makes an English word, an English word?

What are the criteria to adopt new words into English?


What is the difference between "cited in" and "cited after"?


Why in this sentence there is a "be" instead of "are"

Why is it “Who be ye?” and not “Who are ye?” in archaic forms of English?


What I'm going to do is, I'm going to ask you about this sentence form


Are commas necessary between coordinate adjectives?

When are "and" and commas used in a list of adjectives?


Is there a comma needed before quotation?


How do American English and British English use the definite article differently?


'Who' or 'which' in reference to companies


What comic device is based on unexpected changes in meaning?

Is there a word for lowering the importance of something by summarizing it?


Is "more quickly" grammatically correct?

Is there a difference between "quicker" and "more quickly"


What is it called when you use the word 'you' like in this sentence to refer to any person and not just you specifically?

What is it called when using 'you' in place of anyone or yourself in example?


Can some words serve as both adjective or adverb?

Using short adjectives as adverbs, such as "easy" & "short"


meaning of runneth in 'as the swift moon runneth'


"I understand you" vs "I do understand you"


Which order is right: "a ugly huge scar" or "a huge ugly scar"?


What is the difference in meaning between "I play" and "I do play"?


Why is "taking a biscuit" a bad thing in the UK?


British and other English variants of 'write to me' - 'write me''

What's wrong with "I'll open you the door"?


What is the meaning of 'more approximate'?


What is the difference between "property" and "attribute"?

What is the difference between "attribute" and "property"?


Comma after introductory words, phrases, clauses: unacceptable, obligatory or optional?


When will "Present Perfect vs. Past Tense" cases be affected by culture?


Words that mean ''to inadvertently say something''

Words that mean ''to say something unintentional''


Why is the period placed inside the double quote, at the end of a sentence?

When should end punctuation go inside quotes?


Can "Mr", "Mrs", etc. be used with a first name?


Everyone has a dream with stars in their heart / hearts?

Do you pluralize the singular possessions of / items or people associated with individual members of a plural group?


The phrase "caught flat footed"...is that okay to use in professional lanuage?


Is there any guideline on the plural form of loanwords from Japanese?

Should nouns borrowed from Japanese be pluralized?


What is the sarcastic English word to describe a highly paid job?


Are there other verbs that work like “dare” and “need”?


"There are several reasons proposed for the collapse of the bridge."


"...his parents' dream of *him* achieving a Cambridge degree." What is the function of "him" here?


Is there a dictionary with phonemic transcription for different dialects?

Website giving pronunciations of English words recorded in different dialects?


Number of genitive object in a nominal compound


'Team of economists': singular or plural?

Are collective nouns always plural, or are certain ones singular?


What is the rule for duplicating the last letter when adding "-ed"?

"Focussed" or "focused"? Rules for doubling the last consonant when adding -ed


re using 'better' "You had better do that" (meaning you should do that) or "You better do that"?

"Had better" — what is the meaning of this grammatically?


Are there rules about using "that" to join two clauses?


What's the difference between "made from" and "made of"


Many more vs much more / many fewer vs much fewer


The Case of the Missing Verb, or can a perfectly good word fail to exist?

A positive alternative to "smelling" to describe something with a pleasant odor


Is "Where is your mother at?" grammatical?


I wish you would have died... vs. I wish you had died

Is 'had have + past participle' a correct grammatical form?


Pronunciation of street/road/avenue/etc. names


Does the barking of a dog diminish the value of a priest?

Is there an English proverb similar to the Hindi "Elephant goes to the bazar; Thousands of dogs bark"?


"Down for" something vs. "Up for" something?

What does the phrase “I’m down with” mean?


Which is correct: "This is her" or "This is she"?


Phrase to describe a fix when you are not sure of the actual issue

Phrase to describe a fix that doesn't address the underlying issue?


"We just need to rename" or "We need just to rename"


How to combine in a sentence two verb–preposition pairs that have the same object?


Someone who appears more of an expert than they are

Is there word for this, other than know-it-all?


Is the question mark misused in affirmative sentences?


Is it correct to say "I write children books" (not possessive case)?


Word for doing something only because it provokes a reaction from others

Is there a word to describe someone who tends to disagree with others only to upset them?


Should I Use “These” Books or “Those” Books

What's the difference between "these" and "those"?


What is the aural equivalent to the word "appear"?

How would you describe a sound "appearing"?


"the girls' nose" or "the girls' noses": which means the nose of many girls?


Coordinating conjunction immediately followed by parenthetical — Is a comma needed or not?


Are there any simple rules for choosing the definite vs. indefinite (vs. none) article?


What is the difference between 'which' and 'that'?

When to use “that” and when to use “which”, especially in relative clauses


Term for when inventory is discovered to be missing


I am looking for a noun for what is washed up on the beach by the tide


what is the difference between accumulate and cumulate?

What is the difference between "accumulative" and "cumulative"?


Past perfect progressive/continuous tense in the passive voice

Can the present perfect continuous construct be used in passive voice?


"become a President" or "become President"


What is the difference in meaning between "proposal" and "proposition"?


Difference between "I have got" and "I have gotten"


Difference between "try to do" and "try and do"


Evaluation Method or Evaluation Methodology

would this be considered a 'methodology' or a 'method'?


Can "sir" be used to address female officers?


Meaning of the proverb: "No man is an island entire of itself"

Meaning of: "No man is an island, entire of itself"


What does “would not have been possible had I remained” mean?


Do you always Capitalize after a question mark?


Which one is correct "Rode" or Has ridden"?

How do the tenses and aspects in English correspond temporally to one another?


Difference between "artifact" and "artefact"


Is "They won't tell me where is the office" correct?


"From the above analysis, we can see that" VS "From the analysis above, we can see that"


One who expresses (or the act of) feigned sympathy/interest in hopes of being recognized for it

What do you call an 'unselfish' action made with a selfish reason?


What is the name of the glyph that separates sections of a chapter?

Is there a proper name for the 3 asterisks that are used to suggest temporal discontinuity?


Correct hyphenation for conjunction of hyphenated compound adjectives


Position of "yet" in a causative sentence


Why are unidentified people called John Doe?

“John Doe”, “Jane Doe” - Why are they used many times?


Do I have a couple of questions or a few?

What does “a couple” mean to you, and what does “a few” mean to you?


What is the difference between "farthermost" and "furthermost"?

When should "farther" and "further" be used?


What do you call a person who doesn't keep his word?

Is there a word for a "promise breaker"?


Is there a word for "one who decides (something)"?

What do you call someone who makes decisions?


Should I use "you will again be given" or "you will be again given"?

Are there any rules on the positioning adverbs should take in a sentence?


What does the phrase "all but" signify in following text?


Is it possible to use a hyphen in a listing (in a sentence) for abbreviation, even if the compound word consists of two separate words

Use of hyphens when writing repeated compound words that have common parts


Why do English people pronounce 'sixth' as 'sicth'?

Is the 'th' sound usually reduced in spoken English?


If I "assign" someone a task, what is the correct verb for "unassigning" them?


Why is this sentence wrong? "He went to home."

Difference between 'went home' and 'went to home'


Why are ambiguous phrases like "ain't no something" still used?

Are double negatives proper English (e.g. "I don't know nothing")?


Which pronoun best completes the sentence?


In my example, do I use quotes around the terms I'm referring to?

What is the best way to mention a word: italics, quotes, or single-quotes (apostrophes)?


The choice between the gerund and the infinitive in a certain construction


What will be the word order in converting this to reported speech?


1 in 7 appleS becomeS green? or, 1 in 7 apple becomeS green? or, 1 in 7 appleS become green?


Is 'the' necessary when a noun is explained in a same sentence?

Are there any simple rules for choosing the definite vs. indefinite (vs. none) article?


Should I put myself last? "me and my friends" vs. "my friends and me" or "my friends and I"


How to refer to several titled individuals, "Mr x,y,z PhD"?

What is the proper title abbreviation for addressing multiple people?


What's the difference between "i.e." and "that is"?


Which is correct, "neither is" or "neither are"?


"Neither A nor B is" vs. "A and B are not"

Controversy over verb choice in "neither you nor I {is/am/are} in control"


Why do people sometimes use the past perfect form of a verb when the past would suffice? (e.g. "you had mentioned")


Should I capitalize the middle of a sentence broken up by long examples?

Should I capitalise "or" between examples?


Expression from "Lord of the Flies" that I cannot understand


is may you reply to my email grammatically correct?


What's the difference between 'a year' and 'the year'?


Omission of definite article with musical instruments


What do you call a person who collects branded things?

Word for people who buy things because they are more expensive/ for the brand


Is this sentence grammatically correct ? Use of present participle


Is there an expression that means something bad as a precursor to something good?


Difference between "are you done" and "have you done."


Do I say "a damaged and a healthy model" or "a damaged and a damaged models"?

Plural or singular noun when it refers to two things in a list


Subjunctive mood: 'was' usage after 'I wish' and 'if only'


When to use commas in a sentence that starts with "finally", "additionally", etc.?


Which is correct: "what if there was" or "what if there were"?


Which singular names ending in “s” form possessives with only a bare apostrophe?


Can I omit part of a compound word when it's repeated?

Can a hyphen be used without anything on the right side?


When refering to 2 people, do you use "have" or "has"?


What's a phrase for when: to do A, you first need to B, but to do B you first need to do C, etc?

Is there a word meaning a problem that has to be solved in order to work on another problem?


Describe the grammatical error in the sentence

Why do we use the base form of verbs instead of the past form in past tense questions?


Where did the practice of using quotation marks to discredit an opponent ("scare-quotes") come from?

Who ''coined'' the term “scare quotes,” and why is the word “scare” used?


Demonstrative Pronouns: This/That – Advanced Usage


Is there a name for questions where the answer is not important?

What's the name for a part of speech which is not quite rhetorical, but not expected to be answered directly, either?


Should contractions be avoided in formal emails?


Can “due to” and “because of ” be used interchangeably?


How do the tenses and aspects in English correspond temporally to one another?


Which one is correct - "Committed to help .." or "Committed to helping .."?

When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?


When should I use the verb to be in this way?

"It is to be discussed", what is the infinitive doing in this sentence?


Where should the comma be placed in the salutation of a letter?


Why "themselves" instead of "himself" when referring to third-person singular?

Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun ("his" vs. "her" vs. "their")?


Comma placement for a parenthetical after "and"?


Is it strange to use "dilemma" when not referring to two difficult choices?

Has "dilemma" ever been restricted to two options?


Is it common to use "where" after "a time" as a relative?


Help identifying an error type "tried to help me learning"


Gerunds - Should they be a word class of their own?

What is a gerund? A noun or a verb? 'His smoking upset me’


Weekend Celebrations or Weekend's Celebrations

Attributive or Possessive noun: the Dell Company's staff. or the Dell Company staff?


“it's truly vital that he or she becomes/become familiar with the reasons”?


When does "nature" require an article and why?

"We care for our Nature" or "We care for Nature"?


How do you make the possessive form with "He and I"-style subjects?

"My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner"


Should an apostrophe be used with a z at the end of a word?

Possessive form for a surname ending with "z"


How to reply a question like this: "We are not doing this, correct?"

How to answer a negative question without ambiguity?


Difference between 'later' and 'later on'


How do the tenses and aspects in English correspond temporally to one another?


Not using the definite article for "baby"

Is it grammatically correct to use "baby" as a proper noun


What's a common interjection for the reaction to something creepy and disgusting (like some insects or spooky places, etc.)?


What does "All round him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat" mean?


Is the usage of 'Due to urgent personal errands' valid?

Can “due to” and “because of ” be used interchangeably?


Is this compound noun compose of a group of many things plural or singular?


Difference between "anything" and "everything"

use of "everything" or "anything" in positive and negative sentences?


People are nested in groups, which in turn are nested in?

Word for “all the groups an item belongs to”?


How to informally address a mixed gender group of people?


Compounds and Phrases [compound nouns vs free combinations, collocations]


Why are not "infamous" and "inflammable" the opposite of "famous" and "flammable"?


How do you pronounce numbers written in different bases?


Is the acronym pluralized in the first parenthetical use?

What is the correct way to pluralize an acronym / initialism?


Use of the 'bird' when referring to a young maiden

What is the origin of BrEng ‘bird’ meaning “young woman”?


Inversion in "Only when the virus introduces its nucleic acid into a cell does disease occur"


A Term for a writer producing a lot content

Word to describe someone who publishes many works?


"There Is"/"There are" depends on plurality of the first list element or not?


Should I use 'or' or 'nor' after a negative statement?


What is the name of this American/British dialectic phenomenon?


“ into the driveway” or “ onto the driveway“?


Which one is correct use of "each", "each may contribute what he can" or "each may contribute what they can"?

"...programs that each perform..." vs "...programs that each performs...": which is correct?


Possessive and plural suffixes for proper nouns ending in -s


Why do people omit the definite article?


Can I go without using "that" in this type of sentences?

Why is 'that' sometimes optional before dependent clauses?


What word means what many people think 'ironic' means?


"I've missed you, too, darling" or "I've missed you too darling?"

"Happy Birthday sir!" or "Happy Birthday, sir!"?


Granting someone a wish in a humiliating manner

What is a good word to describe someone who is talking down to you and thinks your decisions/actions are wrong?


Could it be correct to have the word "however" flanked by two commas?


What’s the rule for using “who” and “whom” correctly?


"How long have you stayed there?" vs "How long did you stay there?"

How do the tenses and aspects in English correspond temporally to one another?


Using the definite article before a country/state name


Which is correct — "a year" or "an year"?


Is there a reason the British omit the article when they "go to hospital"?


"The cohort were followed up at 2 months" or "The cohort was followed up at 2 months"

Are collective nouns always plural, or are certain ones singular?


"What is your name and address" - why "is" instead of "are"?

Agreement With Compound Subjects Joined by And


I just remembered or i have just remembered?

"I just ate them" and "I've just eaten them" — What's the difference in American and in British?


What's the difference between someone's something and something of someone?

Can one explain the different distributions of the Saxon and the analytic (Norman) (periphrastic, 'of') genitive


Why aren't there any common words for 'defecating' and 'urinating'?


Difference between "be suspicious of" and "suspect"?


How can I explain to people that the phrase “off of ” is grammatically incorrect?


"Leader's Workshop" or "Leaders' Workshop"?


What tense is this is "will have had to have seen"?


Do you know the reason why we must use the article a instead of the in the following?

A query about the use of Generic Reference with nationalities


there is a lot or there are a lot? over here or at here?

"There is a lot of food and fruit" vs. "there are a lot of food and fruit"


How to use however in a contrarian statement that ends with a question?

How does one correctly punctuate a sentence that declares that one has a question?


How do you fix the passive voice in this sentence


Which is grammatically correct? He was mayor (or) a mayor from 2010 to 2014

Omission of "the" in "elected him president" and "made captain"


Is "gypped" really (historically) a racist term?

Is "jipped" a politically incorrect word?


Where should I put the comma? Inside or outside the quotation marks?

When should end punctuation go inside quotes?


Central Pennsylvanian English speakers: what are the limitations on the "needs washed" construction?


What is the appropriate usage of this Who's and What's to imply possession of a property

Can “whose” refer to an inanimate object?


An English word which needs a prefix to be plural

Is there any noun in English which changes the first letter in the plural?


If you're using a quote with a period but do not want to end the sentence, do you keep the period?


Is It “Category URLs” or “Categories URLs”


"Order something done" for "Order something to be done"

"Needs cleaned" or "needs to be cleaned"


"One of the sources of water in our country ARE the rivers"

Is this correct? "One of the things that makes him great is..."


"It's not raining today, isn't it?" vs. "it's not raining today, is it?"


I work "in a grocery store" or "at a grocery store"

"To work for" vs. "to work in" vs. "to work at"


'Rita is not hardworking like Samson.' In this sentence, is Samson hardworking?


Should I put a comma before the last item in a list?


What (if any) is the proper hyphenation for the phrase "it's all too easy"?

When should compound words be written as one word, with hyphens, or with spaces?


"kindly request that something IS cancelled", or "WILL BE cancelled?"


Why is "fulfil" spelt as "fulfill" in American English?


How should I parse the sentence "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo."


How can I improve my comprehension of rapid dialogue?

Why are movies so hard to understand (and what can you do about it)?


"for which 'blah blah'" vs. "which 'blah blah' for"

When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition?


Shortest comprehensive sentence in English


Is it acceptable to begin a declarative sentence with "Am"?


What word to choose as the opposite of "self-aware"?


Past and Present Perfect tenses in a sentence. Sequence of events


The door was opened vs The door was open


"to prefer something over something" or "to prefer something to something"

Which is correct: "prefer X to Y" or "prefer X over Y"?


What is the proper structure for the sentence "Whose dog does this ball belong to?"

Who do I need to send product information to?


When should we use "can", "could", "will", "would"?


Should it be 'an' or 'a' in front of an abbreviation?


What is the difference between 'past' and 'present perfect;?

How to correctly use the present perfect tense


The dog started barking after the thief had left the place six months ago

Looking for a word or phrase for realizing a failure only after a long time


"Seem", "appear", "look" — how to differentiate?


Which one is correct " God protect you" or " protects you"


Which is correct? I suggest he practise for the upcoming test OR I suggest that he practises for the upcoming test?

Why is this sentence correct? “She suggested that he go to the cinema.”


Medicating Uvula resulted in making the tongue fall out

What is the problem that gets worse after you try to solve it?


Use of "I am having" on Stack Exchange sites


No wife, no pregnancy, but the son is already named

Is there a term for polishing something too early?


When to use "she's"(short form) and and "she is"(full form)? What is the difference?

Is there some rule against ending a sentence with the contraction "it's"?


From thence vs. thence in the Apostles' Creed

Is "from whence" correct? Or should it be "whence"?


Is it true that English has "evolved" to say that "Jim and me" instead of "Jim and I" is correct?

Which is correct, "you and I" or "you and me"?


"happen to be" and "happen to have" - expressions of probability?


"What methodologies are implemented " VS "Which methodologies are implemented"

"Which" vs. "what" — what's the difference and when should you use one or the other?


"One of the children who was" vs. "one of the children who were"


How do the tenses and aspects in English correspond temporally to one another?


term for sentences that can be read as "tends to" or "always"

What kind of rhetoric is (this particular) "No one ever [...]"


Do you capitalize counties in this sentence?

In what contexts would I capitalize "city" and "county"?


Why is "that would be me" more certain than "that is me"?


an "X is an X is an X" what does this mean?


What to say instead of “Ladies and Gentlemen”?

Usage of "ladies and gentlemen" to address two people of different sex


use of "as that of" as comparative and possessive case following it


Experts on ELU assure us that there is no subjunctive mood in English. How should we who have been mistaught refer to what we were taught?


Is there a difference between modern English and formal English?

When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition?


Present Perfect Usage of “Think” for Recent Past

Present Perfect Usage of "Think" for Recent Past


My Boyfriend and I's favorite song... How would you phrase this?

"My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner"


Use of verb forget and adverb constitute a collocation?


Is there a word like 'twain' that means 'three'?

Is there a similar word to 'twain' but meaning 'three' instead of 'two'?


"There is" or "There are": which is appropriate before "a whole slew of academic articles"?

"There is a plethora..." or "There are a plethora..."?


What were the rules for capitalising nouns in the 17th and 18th centuries?


How do Americans pronounce "it would", "it was", etc.?


Edited vs emitted - why one t vs two t's

"Focussed" or "focused"? Rules for doubling the last consonant when adding -ed


Meaning behind "Only" position? how to use "only" properly?


Why is plural -s used in "collecting stamps", but not in "stamp collecting"?


What is the correct/popular pronunciation of Probably?


"...will divide the people (who/whom) most need to be brought together"

"They interviewed several candidates who/whom he thought had the experience he required."


Should I capitalize the cardinal direction in phrases like 'western Chicago' and 'northern Sumatra'?

When does a locational distinction change its suffix and capitialization in a proper name?


Should there be two apostrophes to denote possession?

"Nikki's and Alice's X" vs. "Nikki and Alice's X"


Which preposition comes in the phrase "assistant professor in English"


Confused about When to Use “these” and “those”

What's the difference between "these" and "those"?


Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun ("his" vs. "her" vs. "their")?


"The Hypercube algorithm is so ..." or "Hypercube algorithm is so..."?

Use "the" before a scientific method name?


A noun that really does not have a plural

Is there a noun that doesn't have a plural in any of its forms?


Plurals of acronyms, letters, numbers — use an apostrophe or not?


Should "communicate clearer" be "communicate more clearly"

"More clear" vs "Clearer": when to use "more" instead of "-er"?


What's intended by the semi-colon in this sentence?

Is it proper usage to replace a comma in a list with a semi-colon in this situation (see details)?


Is "orientate" a word? Does it matter where you are when using it?


What is the story behind "a-" prefix / suffix?


Differences in uses of efficient and effective

Is there any difference in meaning between 'efficacy' and 'efficiency'?


Is there a term for a word inside another word?


Where can I obtain an English dictionary with structured data?


Why "inspector general", and not "general inspector", like German "Generalinspektor"?

Is it common to use the borrowed noun-adjective form for borrowed French phrases?


How do the tenses and aspects in English correspond temporally to one another?


the correct usage of verbs"lie" and "lay"

What is the difference between "lay" and "lie"?


What is the name of the tense "that she take"?

Third person imperative recommendations/suggestions/requests


How should I punctuate around quotes where the punctuation required by the quote interferes with the punctuation of the sentence?


What does the word "respectively" mean in software development?


Would this qualify as "racism" or would it be called something else?

"Race" is to "racism" as "religion" is to what?


Are the apostrophe placements correct in every example?

Should “two weeks vacation” be written “two weeks’ vacation” with a possessive apostrophe?


Do we capitalize job titles after a person's name?

When should titles like "captain" or "admiral" be capitalized?


about the usage of "the" before a possession construction


"cu" for "see you", "ic" for "I see" - what do you call those?


What does "to be the lowest common denominator" mean?

Why do we say "lowest common denominator" when we mean "greatest common divisor"?


Is it grammatically incorrect to follow the abbreviations *ie* and *eg* with *etc*?

Is it correct that "etc." can not be used together in a sentence with "for example" and "such as"?


What is the difference between "gender" and "sex"?


What are the rules on when to use commas, colons, semicolons and dashes?


"these are/it is" "too much/too many" macaroni

How do I pluralize Italian foods, like pasta noodles (spaghetti, macaroni)?


When to use "me and my __" and "my __ and me"?


How can this sentence be corrected to be more concise and grammatically correct?

Is it correct to use "their" instead of "his or her"?


Which is correct: "drive safe" or "drive safely"?


Why do eleven and twelve get unique words and not end in "-teen"?


Quotation marks in a multi-paragraph quote

Why does the multi-paragraph quotation rule exist?


Should I use a comma before the conjunction in this sentence?


Could you frame a question for this answer?

How should I phrase a question that must be answered with an ordinal number (e.g., the third prime)?


Which is correct sentence? Use of verb with would


What is the difference between "thee" and "thou"?


A questionable sentence involving relative pronoun

"Give him a box that everyone knows what it contains."


"These findings are critical [to inform/for informing] future research"

How does one know when to use a gerund or an infinitive?


Dishes on menus and capitalising in naratives


Should I preserve spelling when quoting American English in a British English text, or vice versa?

When quoting a speaker of another English dialect, should you spell things his way?


The grammaticality of "that don't impress me much"


Whom or Who in this sentence: These men, all of WHOM or WHO were well-known, well-respected statesmen, were viewed by their peers

What’s the rule for using “who” and “whom” correctly?


Why are plural pronouns used for a singular third person?

Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun ("his" vs. "her" vs. "their")?


It wasn't someone or I vs. It wasn't me or someone (usage in denial statement)

Which is correct, "you and I" or "you and me"?


Is "Is it a girl or a boy?" really calling the infant an "it"?

Will some parents be offended when being asked, "Is it male or female?"


"Looks really well" or "Looks really good"?

What is the difference between "good" and "well"


Should you pronounce the plural 's' after a word that ends with 's'?


Do I travel "up" or "down" to London from north of the city?


Should I use Singular or Plural for "Donor(s) List"?

Which form should be used for attributive nouns like “student union”: singular or plural, or possessive singular or possessive plural?


Do you use "a" or "an" before acronyms / initialisms?


Why did jazz musicians start referring to an engagement as a "gig"?


A two weeks’ notice is - should the indefinite article truly be there?

Should “two weeks vacation” be written “two weeks’ vacation” with a possessive apostrophe?


Differences in meanings between 'in to' and 'into'

When should "into" be used rather than "in to," and vice versa?


What’s the rule for using “who” and “whom” correctly?


Why use "an" before a word that starts with a "L"


Auxiliary "do" in questions, sometimes mandatory, sometimes not


Meaning of the word "cut" in "cut me some slack"


Brief / debrief, flammable / inflammable — is there a term for pairs of words that appear to be antonyms but aren't?

Is there a name for synonyms that appear to have opposite meanings?


Why does "main external website" sound normal but "external main site" sound awkward?


My -ing (possessive form + -ing) vs. me ing (object form + -ing)

"...his parents' dream of *him* achieving a Cambridge degree." What is the function of "him" here?


Is the antecedent of a relative pronoun governed solely by proximity?

"One of the children who was" vs. "one of the children who were"


Response to "Excuse me" when some one wants to pass you


Is there a difference between "geographic" and "geographical"?


SVA: Use "is" or "are" with "an odd number of"?

A number of questions "has been" or "have been" asked?


Answering a question about multiple people with 'nor'

Words similar to 'either' and 'neither' for 3 items


Simple past tense agreement in noun clauses: "I heard you are the best..." vs. "I heard you were the best"


The origin and meaning of the word "copacetic"

How did the word "copacetic" come into use?


What do you call someone who is good at everything?

What is a single word for a jack of all trades?


Condescending, empathising or 'let us reason together' "we"


"On the lateral surface, there are...": Do I need to use a comma after "surface"?

Comma after introductory words, phrases, clauses: unacceptable, obligatory or optional?


Is someone "casted" or "cast" in a film role?

Can "casted" be the past tense of "cast"?


can "one' be substituted by "they" in a sentence?

Using both “one’s” and “their” to refer to the same entity


What's the difference between "I did eat" and "I ate"?

What is the difference in meaning between "I play" and "I do play"?


Is one of them wrong? "Working at a new job" vs. "Working in a new job"

"To work for" vs. "to work in" vs. "to work at"


Singular or plural verb after a series connected by "or"


"Who's going to the movies?" "[Person] and I." or "[Person] and me."

"Who wants ice-cream?" — Should I say "(not) I" or "(not) me"?


Verb plural or singular after subjects connected using "and"

Compound subject whose parts are joined by "and" and verb agreement : when is the singular correct?


Why is 'that' sometimes optional before dependent clauses?


Member's Price or Members Price or Member Price


When to use possessive "'s" or "of the"?

Can one explain the different distributions of the Saxon and the analytic (Norman) (periphrastic, 'of') genitive


Does "a couple of" always mean exactly two?

What does “a couple” mean to you, and what does “a few” mean to you?


Compound subject or not? Plural or singular verb?

Singular or plural verb form where subject includes a "parenthetical" element


Comma after introductory phrase in "As a B, I want A"?

Comma after introductory words, phrases, clauses: unacceptable, obligatory or optional?


Is or are usage in a particular sentence

A number of questions "has been" or "have been" asked?


When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive adjective/determiner?


Historical or literary examples of misguided or botched attempts to help that end up causing harm

Expression for "intend to help but instead making things worse"


Can a sentence be grammatical without making sense?


Direct and indirect object with "give" and "buy"


Possessive Form of a Proper Noun Ending in a Plural Noun Ending in "s"?

Which singular names ending in “s” form possessives with only a bare apostrophe?


Wondering whether adverb 'quickly' can be inserted between the verb and the object

Adverb position in "Listen carefully to what I say"


What would you call "the other party" in a conversation in which you are participating?


What are the rules for when to use commas inside parenthesis?

In which cases is a comma/period placed inside or outside of parentheses?


"Each is to blame" or "each are to blame"

"...programs that each perform..." vs "...programs that each performs...": which is correct?


"Sign into your account" or "Sign in to your account"?


What do you call someone who refuses to acknowledge their wrongdoing?

What do you call someone who always puts blame on others?


Is there a name for "sts", "sks" and "sps" sounds found in words like "tastes", "tasks", and "wasps"?

Vowel is to diphthong as consonant is to?


Which is correct, "neither is" or "neither are"?


Is "aren't you too old to be..." proper grammar?

Why does "Why doesn't it work?" become "Why does it not work?"


What is it called when you replace a word with a phrase?

What is the term to describe the use of "City Hall" in "you can't fight City Hall"?


Use of "no less than" and no "fewer than"


How to use articles with scientific words, such as mass, force, impulse, field and others?


Why is it "'s" after Let and before a verb, example "Let's go" or Let's do something"?