Article in "A George Lukas film" and its absence in "John's brother"

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


Comma usage (ex. His sister, Anne, was not feeling well.)


What is the practice of dropping words from sentences?


For the phrase "for now," is a comma necessary in this sentence?

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


Why is "t" sometimes pronounced like "d" in American English?


Is there a rule to determine to which word is a pronoun related?


Word which refers to a Position and Timestamp pair

Is there a term to describe the physical location of an object, as well as the time in which it exists?


A term for someone who fails to see the big picture or doesn't see the wood for the trees

Phrase for focusing on unimportant details


Why we say Happy New Year without an article "a", but we say "I wish you a Happy New Year" using the article?

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


Are split infinitives grammatically incorrect, or are they valid constructs?


Members must use their own cards ,or, members must use their own card?

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


Use of "Here's" before a plural noun / noun phrase


Pronunciation Deleting /t/ Between Consonants


Uncountable followed by countable nouns - "is" or "are"?

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


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


How come Australians refer to Aboriginal citizens as 'Aboriginal peoples', not 'Aboriginal people'

"People" or "peoples" when referring to an indigenous population?


Can use this expression "Couple questions" for more than two questions ?

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


In this sentence is it "you and me" or "you and I"?


What's a shorter way of saying, "Can you increase the temperature of the air conditioning please?"

Succinct and understandable term when "turn up"/"turn down" is ambiguous


Is "shined" correct? If so, is "he shined X on the tree" also correct?


When can a "first conditional" be mixed with the "second"?


The Duchess of Cambridge has been delivered of a son

Why use "of" in the phrase "delivered of a baby"?


Why do we say "eat healthy" instead of "eat healthily"?


Is the phrase "please kindly" redundant?


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


"Classic symptoms" or "classical symptoms"?

Difference between "classical" and "classic"


What do you call it when a belief or idea is held to be true only because it is repeatedly stated as true, whether or not it is true?

Right word for repeating something several times to make one believe that the thing is true


What is the name for the grammatical device of putting "not" after a verb to negate it?


Term for wordplay where a new spelling is made up for an existing word

What is it called when words are deliberately spelled incorrectly but pronunciation is kept unchanged?


date ranges, up to, through a specific date


What's a word for someone who does what they say?


"All, but her, " vs. "All, but she, had"


How do you make the following look nicer: "text...,etc.)."

When "etc." is at the end of a phrase, do you place a period after it?


Why are formal and standoffish synonyms?


Singular or plural for multiple subjects?

Singular verb after two noun phrases joined by "and" that can be thought of as a single thing


Is the word "acronym", in fact, clearly defined?

Does pronouncing an initialism make it an acronym?


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


What would you call the husband of a widow?

What is the opposite of widow? If A is the widow of B, then B is the ____ of A?


Is using “they” in things like “John and Bob, they looked blah blah” an error, or is it ok?

Unnecessary pronouns: "The President he issued..."


A word that encompasses both creating and editing something

What’s the word that encompasses both creating something and editing it?


What does “sunset” mean when used as a verb?


"I didn't know you liked her" or "I didn't know you like her"


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


I need help on using until/till in a sentence

"Since", "until", "from", "to" on invoices or date ranges of a form


correct usage - using was/am with "said"


Who and That : Pronouns or Relative Pronouns


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

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


What kind of construct is 'would that that were all'?


How do I choose between "can" and "could"?

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


Difference(s) between Especially and Specially


Is it okay to omit an article after the word "or" because it is redundant?

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


When did formal "you" and "we" for showing respect in English wither away?

Did English ever have a formal version of "you"?


Which is correct: "he don't" or "he doesn't"?


Differences between ways to express future actions


"The train will leave" vs. "is going to leave" vs. "leaves" vs. "is leaving"


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


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


Why is the verb used without “-s” in this sentence?

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


Is the usage of "exact same" a redundant phrase?


Pronoun Dilemma - "The winners of the contest were Morgan and me / Morgan and I


Past Simple or Present Perfect with "Never"?

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


"When I am in Berlin" or "when I will be in Berlin"?

"When I am 18, I will..." or "When I will be 18, I will..."


What do you call it when an ethnic slur has lost its offensive sense?

English word for taking a derogatory term and owning it with pride


What term refers to "problematic situations of misunderstanding due to cultural differences"?

Word or phrase meaning 'Misinterpretation of tone due to language or cultural barrier'


"suggest you follow" or "suggest you to follow"?

"I suggest you not go there" or "I suggest you to not go there"


What is meant by 'intestinal fortitude'? 'ovariological fortitude'?


How to correctly use the present perfect tense


Commas and Semicolons with Nonrestrictive Clauses

Strange sentence structure from a piece by Paula Gunn Allen


Is it proper usage to replace a comma in a list with a semi-colon in this situation (see details)?


Punctuating a salutation on a line by itself

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


Is it "get" or "gets" in "Nobody move and nobody get(s) hurt"?

"Nobody want to go there," or "nobody wants to go there"?


Subject-verb agreement with metric units of measurement

"A total of 0.0606 moles of NaOH was" or "were"?


How to conjugate verb in relative clause where case changes?

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


Appropriate preposition to go with "outside their comfort zone"


How does one know when to use a gerund or an infinitive?


Is it I'm feeling good or I'm feeling well?

"I'm well" vs. "I'm good" vs. "I'm doing well", etc


Referring to adult-age sons and daughters as children


"My goodness" expressed after hearing sad news?


Is "can it" used to express meaning like "shut up"?

What does "Can it!" mean, as used by Alex Chadwick?


How can one determine if the opposite of an agent noun exists?


Does the English language have an official Academy?

Regulatory bodies and authoritative dictionaries for English


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

that feeling where you feel like you need to do something but can't remember what it is


When would "mom/dad" require capital letter in writing?

When should "Mom" and "Dad" be capitalized?


What is the term for someone who doesn't want to know?

What would you call a person who doesn't want to learn anything new?


Should "State" be capitalized on its own?


Using a hyphen when describing measures (e.g., a 300-meter asteroid)


'Sarah and Jane's philosophy of life' or 'Sarah's and Jane's philosophy of life'?

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


How is the rule with the ending comma in sequences in a sentence?

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


What is a single word for a jack of all trades?

What is another word for 'all round' capabilities?


Grammar - Is this type of sentence structure correct

What are sentences like "the longer X, the more Y" called and can they be used in formal written English?


Is using quotation marks in this sentence necessary or not?


Which is correct: "What is" or "What are"


A more polite/formal way of saying "contact us, we will get back to you"


Which is the correct way to start a letter ? - 1) Hi, Joe, or 2) Hi Joe,

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


How can a written language develop with unspoken letters?

Why does English spelling use silent letters?


Unnecessary pronouns: "The President he issued..."


Does the English language have an official Academy?


What do you call a woman who actively chases men?

"Man" is to "womanizer" as "woman" is to what?


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


Active to Passive voice: "Go to School Now"


Correct usage of "persons" (vs. "people")


Singular or plural in these sentences . .

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


Is there an English word for a person who shares your name?

A word for the person after whom someone or something is named


«'s» or «of the» which one should I use?

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


"Neither... nor..." and "either... or..."

What is the correct way to use "neither" and "nor" in a sentence together?


Is that grammatically right if I use two predicates without using a conjunction to link them?


What is the term for a word that has come to mean the opposite of its orignal meaning?

Word or phrase that can mean something and its opposite


Apostrophe or not —“Iraqi Translators Association” or “Iraqi Translators’ Association”?

standardisation of style; attributive nouns and Saxon genitives


Single word to denote "immunity from scrutiny"

Idiom for a person who is above any question


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


Use of present tense instead of past tense

What is the name for the grammatical figure, where the present tense is substituted for a past event?


Should this word be in quotes or in italic?

What is the best way to mention a word: italics, quotes, or single-quotes (apostrophes)?


Word for beginning a statement with a disclaimer / caveat / hedge when you are worried you might say something incorrect


Should it be "clotted cream scones" or "clotted-cream scones"?


Do I put a hyphen between the number and unit?

“5-min” video vs “5 min” video vs “5min” video


How do I manage periods for abbreviations with parentheses, right before a period?


A number of questions "has been" or "have been" asked?


"Social-approval seeker" or "social approval-seeker" or "social-approval-seeker"?

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


"Have some reason you" or "Have some reason why you"


"combat sports lesson" (sports with s) or "combat sport lesson"?


present perfect + past simple in the same sentence


The proper term for a person who uses words incorrectly

Is there a word to describe someone who often inaccurately uses words?


How to write "smart" "phone" in British English?

How to write the word 'smart phone' in a research article?


Why do some nicknames have no apparent relation with their original counterparts?


Would I use who or whom in this scenario?

"...will divide the people (who/whom) most need to be brought together"


Usage of "to" before verbs after "let me"

"I let him do it" and "I allow him to do it", why exactly does one require 'to'?


Is there a word or phrase for an insult that is presented as "I would never call" which is a meaningless denial in context?

What should we call language that intentionally conveys the opposite of the literal meaning?


A compound adjective with a double noun: where does the hyphen go?

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


A verb meaning "Answering question in a way that doesn't answer it"


Arrive [to/at/in/on] an island - which one is correct?

When do we use "arrive at" versus "arrive in"?


What is the proper term for global nicknames such as "Dude", "Slick", "Jack", etc?

Is there a word for colloquial forms of address?


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


Omission of "the" in "elected him president" and "made captain"


What do you call dynamics in which the more you have, the more you get?

What is a better word for "exponentially"?


Which of the following is correct: "It cannot be seen, nor touched." and "It cannot be seen, or touched."

Should I use "or" or "nor" in the following case?


Why you're laughing vs Why are you laughing?


What is the difference between “tits” and “boobs”?


Which sentence is correct? Help laughing or help but laugh


"He swept the floor with his jacket and lay down..." (Excerpted from "The Alchemist," by Paulo Coelho) is grammatically incorrect?


What is the equivalent for this Persian expression "The cat can't reach the meat, says it smells bad"


Is the "an" rule applied when a sum of money is in between?


Do things use apostrophe for indicating possessive?


expression for "the small letters" of the contract, as in the nuances and discalimers that will bite you?

Idiomatic phrase for small type words at end of a document


Hyphenation of -oriented when preceded by two words

Hyphenating compound adjectives with more than two parts


Why we say an SSA when it is Software Statement Assertion in long term?

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


Punctuation question: for the first time

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


'There are two types of girl' or 'there are two types of girls'?


Which is correct word "Log in" or "Login"


Why don't X and Y make a plural subject in "There is X and Y?


Is 'a 210-million-people market' correctly written?


Use of the prefix "non-" on compound words

Using "non-" to prefix a two-word phrase


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


What part of speech does “here” have in “I am here”?


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


Is the second "to" needed here? "I am going to listen and (to) read"

Repeating (or not) "to" in a sentence involving infinitives set in parallel


Does English have written words for each letter in the alphabet?

Is there a formal spelling for the English letter names?


Is there an expression that implies the same sort of idea as "what came first, the chicken or the egg?"

Another phrase for "a chicken and egg situation"


What special implication does ‘totally’ have in “He’s totally going to call you”?


Can object pronouns and possessive pronouns be used side by side without a preposition?


As of + present perfect continous sentence

Understanding "as of", "as at", and "as from"


I bought it at, I bought it on, I bought it from

Bought in, bought on, bought from, bought at?


"I was starting suspecting something was wrong" <-- What's the grammar problem here?

Is it correct to use two present participles sequentially?


What is the word for nouns that used to be specific, but are now ambiguous?

Is there a term for coining a phrase for a word that already exists?


Should I avoid using a phrase that is commonly misused?

Is there a rule about double negations that aren't meant as double negations (e.g. "We don't need no education")?


When "etc." is at the end of a phrase, do you place a period after it?


Many 'this of that' - why does usage invert for dogs?


What does "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" mean?


Was "book" to "beek" as "foot" is to "feet"?


Difference between 'went home' and 'went to home'

Why is this sentence wrong? "He went to home."


What do "the best of both worlds" and "young minds" mean?


How can one decide whether to use the compound form of a word when the one- or two-word versions are acceptable?

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


"We are committed to continually investing in ourselves" or "We are committed to continually invest in ourselves"?


Repetition of the verb "to be" after let


What is it called when someone types a random string of characters in an online conversation?

Is there a name for "the string of characters typed randomly on a keyboard home row"?


past perfect + past participle or had + object + past perfect

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


Are there words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently depending on whether the initial letter is capital or lowercase?

Words that change meaning when the first letter is capitalized


spelling: αs or α-s, when referring to alphas as in more than one alpha?

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


Logical/Etymological reason for unique conjugation of third person singular present tense


"One in six people": plural or singular?


Origin and of the phrase "problem that needed solved"

Central Pennsylvanian English speakers: what are the limitations on the "needs washed" construction?


Do the words "en dash" and "em dash" require a hyphen?


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


One among the few shops that offer or offers

Is this correct? "One of the things that makes him great is..."


Which one is correct, "Tasks for John and I have been created" or "Tasks for John and me have been created"?

Formal writing: "…for my colleagues and {I/me/myself}."?


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


"On/at/for/over the weekend" in American English


Do North Americans pronounce "solder" as "sodder"?

What is the correct pronunciation of the word "solder"?


Should "each" be followed by a singular or plural possessive?

"Each person's car" vs. "each persons' car"


Sound changes of "wild" and "wilderness"

Why is ‘i’ in milk pronounced differently from ‘i’ in find?


Is it "so damn difficult" or "so damned difficult"?


Difference in meaning of "congratulation" and "congratulations"


Is it correct to say you're trying to protect yourself from or against something?

The difference between 'protect from' and 'protect against'


Placement of question mark when terminal quote has no question mark but sentence does


The presence of a person who has left a place

What's the single word to describe the smell of the perfume of someone who just walked by?


Use of contraction for I have where have is used to denote possession

Is it appropriate to use short form of "have" ('ve) when it means possession?


Was vs were in "Today's lunch was sandwiches"

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


Word for someone who pities, insults or complaints about their situation or life just to make the other person flatter them


Change in meaning with or without a comma

Does removing the comma before 'which' etc in a non-restrictive clause change the meaning of the sentence?


Correct usage of was/were on the object of a sentence


A query about the use of Generic Reference with nationalities


What possessive forms are used for mutual 1st person ownership?


That moment when you think about a smarter reply that you could've given?

Is there an English term for "L'esprit de l'escalier"?


Are "literally" and "metaphorically" synonymous?


When "etc." is at the end of a phrase, do you place a period after it?


"something." vs "something". at the end of a sentence

When should end punctuation go inside quotes?


What is the word to describe an explanatory person?

Someone who gives unsolicited explanations in a condescending way


Markup vs mark-up vs. mark up for prices

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


"Come over" and etymology of other idioms


by remaining calm- a dangling participle?


What is the difference between "I'll go to the sea." and "I will be going to the sea."

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


Do we always use "were" with the 3rd person in imaginary situations?

Why have the subjunctive and indicative converged in Modern English?


What is the difference between "found" and "establish"?

What's the difference between "established" and "founded"


I need help with selecting correct title for technical article


Need a word that describes a biweekly publication


What is the correct way to write multiple possessives, rather than the common way?

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


What's in between "single" and "double"?

Is there a straightforward word for "The thing in between first and second"?


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


I hope I don't regret this vs I hope I won't regret this


"you," "your" or "yours" in this sentence?

Possessive-S/apostrophe in a list, including the first and second person


Is it incorrect to use "&" instead of "and" in a professional document?


Do phrases like "the 80s" take singular or plural subject-verb agreement?


Pronunciation of "the": thee versus thuh

Variations in the pronunciation of "the"


What's the word for something that is 'good', but 'bad' at the same time?

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


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


Omitting "While + subject + verb to be"?


Which is the subject of 'nothing but' sentences?

Is "nothing but birds and a few insects" singular or plural?


Differance in the usage of the verbs "hear" and "listen to"

Correct usage of "to hear" and "to listen to"


Which is correct in this sentence, I or Me


"have been requested", "has been" or "had been"

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


"What questions [is/are] your data team hoping to answer?"


How to separate out a long list of verbs that then merges in with long list of objects?

Including a comma at the end of a list before a dependent clause


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


When is the plural 'es' pronounced "ess/ez/izz" vs. "eez"?

What is the correct pronunciation of the word “processes”?


Word for focusing on the details to the detriment of the whole?

A single word for "not seeing the big picture"


More precise word or phrase for neutral connotation of racism


What is the difference between an infinitive and a gerund as subject of a sentence?

Difference between a gerund acting as subject and an infinitive acting as a subject?


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


What is a more pleasant way of saying 'disorganized'?

Is there a word to describe a person who likes chaos?


"Wanting" or "want"? (Stative verbs: participial clauses; present continuous usages?)


Word that describes someone who believes all their actions are justified.

Word for someone that always has to be right


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


Catch phrase/idiom/slang for every bad thing happens for a good reason


When to use indefinite article "a(n)" when referring to a person with an adjective?


When is it possible to form an adjective ending in "-onian"? Could we say "Marxonian"?

Usage of -ist and -ian, when to use which?


What's the word for the when you suck snot back up your nose?


Terminology for asking a question "by proxy"


A blinding light / blinding sunlight / a blinding sunlight


The exact meaning of "John's paintings of his cat were auctioned"


Can we say "I am friends"? If not, why can we say "I’ve been friends with..."?


Proper way to write a acronym that's become a verb

Proper to add tense to acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms


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


use of "a" before the uncountable word "consensus"


punctuation question, usage of semicolon


What's a word that means both 'source' and 'sink'?


Restrictive vs Non-restrictive Relative Clause


what's the structure of this sentence "condition being, that..."?


A word to describe a negative event that may take place in the future

Word for "scary thing that's about to occur"?


A word meaning the general belief of a specific time period

What's the term for a widely accepted cultural idea?


Which word is correct for this sentence?

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


Semicolon Usage in Sequential List (Only One Element Comma-Separated)

Are semicolons mandatory in a non-bulleted list after a colon?


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


In the sentence "I have the hiccups", could the "the" article be omitted?


Why are punctuation end marks placed inside the end quotation mark?

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


Is the construction "It allows to ..." proper English?


the position of 'not' when using the To-infinitive


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


If someone famous owns a dog, is it "someone famous’ dog"?

apostrophe that goes with a noun which precedes a relative clause


Translating Physics: phenomena show or shows?

Is using the plural form (in place of the original singular) of these Latin/Greek loan words acceptable?


Describing a person who values the unimportant while ignoring the important

Phrase for focusing on unimportant details


Is "Agreed." a complete and correct sentence?

Shortest comprehensive sentence in English


the definite article in front of a noun that is followed by a defining clause

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


Appearance of "is is" in speech patterns


"Have you ever been" to France? vs. "Have you ever gone" to France? vs. "Did you ever go" to France?

What is the difference between "I've been to China" and "I've gone to China"?


Why use "the" for oceans/seas/rivers etc. but not lakes?


What is the correct spelling of two fold?

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


What is the difference between "gender" and "sex"?


What are phrases for the a date meaning "never"?

What is the equivalent of Persian idiom "When the reed blooms"?


Is it appropriate to call a British person a "Brit"?


Are there any differences between "I am sure" and "I was sure"?

Reported / indirect speech - why no backshift


Single word request: a notable representative of a discipline


When do you use “learnt” and when “learned”?


Adjective that means "hard to pronounce" even you know how to pronounce it


Use of plurals for singular organisations

Subject–verb agreement — two schools of thought?


initialised or initialized which one is correct spelling?

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


An adjective for a person who is new to a certain field/activity

Single word describing a person new in something


Usage of spend with preposition 'on' or without preposition 'on' in clauses


Do sentences need to remain grammaticaly correct if text in parentheses is ignored?


A phrase comparable to 'In the house of the blacksmith, wooden knives'

Equivalent of local idiom "The potter drinks from a broken jar"


'Devon Police is' or 'Devon Police are'—should 'police' be treated as singular or plural?


What word describes random unfitting judgements?

What word describes random unfitting accusations


when should "to" be preposition or be part of infinitive?

When is "to" a preposition and when the infinitive marker?


Why do some people write the indefinite article "a" before vowels?

A tendency to use "a" in place of "an" in American English


"10th patient" is the answer to the question. I want to know as to how to ask a question to get this answer in English

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


How do married gay couples address each other?


Two year's experience or two years' experience or two years experience?

Where [if anywhere] should the apostrophe go in "three days work"?


Single word for old and many-times-seen content

Adjective equivalent of "As old as the hills"


Using "nor" at the end of a list begun with "no"

What is the correct way to use "neither" and "nor" in a sentence together?


What do you call someone who is favored by a higher authority?

Is there a term I can use for a boss's favorite employee?


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


What is the word for a person who delegates their vote?


More than 1000 gallons of paint is/are sold each day


Use of Present simple tense (You stroll in...)

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


Something that is impossible but has happened


Answering a phone call with "Yes, XX, tell me"


Is there a word similar to “verbatim” but means "too many meaningless words used"?

What is it called, when a situation is described in a complicated way instead of a simple one?


Simple past tense vs. perfect past tense

Present perfect for past action with present effect


Difference between gerund and present participle

What's the difference between a gerund and a participle?


Is there a word for four times as much, analogous to once, twice, and thrice?


nonexistent, non-existent or non existent?

Is the use of a hyphen between "non" and an adjective strictly necessary?


What is the difference between Ukraine and the Ukraine?


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

"He is loved", is 'loved' an adjective or a verb?


'I am going down somewhere' against 'I am going'

Do I travel "up" or "down" to London from north of the city?


"The reason being" — Why is this grammatically correct?


Why are some nouns countable and others uncountable?

When can uncountable nouns be countable?


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


Adage or epigram for something not working until someone else looks at it?

Is there a term for when just by saying that something is broken and showing it to someone fixes the issue?


What are two people from the same town called?

Word for people who live in the same city


What is the significance of having a silent letter like "k" in a word?

Why does English spelling use silent letters?


What kinds of verbal complement does the verb "request" accept and require?

Is it correct to say "I kindly request you to..."?


"Having said that" vs. "That being said"

Should I write "that being said" (vs. "that's been said" or "Having said that")?


Why must “has” come before the main verb here?


Word for statement that adds no value to a conversation

Is there a word for a comment which makes no sense or adds nothing to the current discussion?


Is this sentence grammatically correct? [I'm passionate about anything marketing]


A word to describe meaningless exchanges in conversation


A word that describes "false sense of knowing"

Is there a word to describe the state of believing you know something that is false?


Use of the singular nominative case pronoun


In search of an idiom expressing "To lay the grapes into somebody's mouth"

What do you call “I'll not feed you by my own hand” in English


Do "to ravel" and to "to unravel" mean the same thing?


Is there an analysis of the construction "my friend she is nice."

Pronoun immediately following its antecedent


Why there is "the" before some names but not others


Is there a noun that expresses the act of presenting false appearances?


Regarding whether to add a preposition in infinitive phrase served as attributive

"New York is a great place to live." (no preposition?)


What is the name for words which, when the order of letters is reversed, spell other words?

Is there a term for words that when reversed, form other words?


Is there a word to describe indecisiveness between two things?


'Home' in 'Ben and Jen went home.' Can an adverb be a noun at the same time?


Is there a word like ‘genocide’, but for a specific family?

Word for killing off or attempting to kill off an entire bloodline?


Is the word “key” of the sentence an uncountable noun or an adjective?

Is "key" as an adjective, meaning "crucial", standard in American English?


Singular or plural verb after "my experience in X, along with Y,..."

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


Is there a rule forbidding the use of “is” at the end of a sentence?


Can adjectives make adjuncts modifying verbs?


Using a comma before “which”, and whether to use “which” or “that”

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


Is there a comma needed before quotation?


Should one use singular or plural form when the number is equivalent to one or negative one?

Is -1 followed by a singular or plural noun?


Can the second 'I' be omitted in 'I am ... and I am ...'


ON an American street, but IN a British one. Do the twain ever meet?


What is this verb noun association called in linguistics?

Is there a specific term for the association of certain verb(s) with certain nouns (as direct objects)?


Can subject and verb come after the rest of the sentence?

Is there a grammatical term for moving a word to the front or back of a sentence?


"to get ubiquitous" or "to become ubiquitous" ...?

Is "get" (in the sense of "become/make") appropriate for formal writing?


'I'm sure your friends will likely call you on your birthday.' Is "that" required?

When are relative pronouns omitted in a sentence?


1st hour, 2nd hour, 3rd hour... But how to say "zero"-th hour?


the origin of "to spoil" to mean "to be eager for"

Why do we talk of 'spoiling for a fight'?


Is there a term for two or more words within a word?

Is there a term for a word inside another word?


What's the term for fallaciously including an assumption in a question?

What's the term when you ask a question which implies a lie?


"My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner"


Can the present tense be used in the past tense to refer to something that always happens or to something that hasn't happened yet?

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


Is there a difference in meaning between "fill {something} in" and “fill {something} out” in American English?


An alternative to "Exceed" when falling below a lower limit

What would be an appropriate opposite of "exceed"?


What is wrong with "Where should this car be parked?"?


The meaning of though in the end of this sentence


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


I can't understand what does "OFF of" means?


NEWS - not certain where this word is derived from


Word for a person who is challenged to a bet

Which word can be used for the person who is challenged (in a contest)?


Genitive - singular/plural noun after genitive


Need help in deciding correct punctuation.

What is the correct usage of the question mark when using a subsequent parenthesis?


usage of unreal hypothetical when speaking of something unlikely to happen


Which words in a title should be capitalized?


embedded interrogative Clause when quoting


I hope you get better vs. I hope you will get better


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


What is it called when a word is used as an adjective to provide color to a description or activity?

Is there a term for adjectives / modifiers that don't, at face value, seem to apply to the noun modified?


Omission of definite article with musical instruments


word to describe an irritatingly overhelpful person

A term for when people insist on giving you help you didn't ask for?


What is the etymology of saying "when" to stop pouring or serving?

How did "When" become the customary answer to "say when"?


Is there a -onym term for a genericised trademarks?

What is a word/phrase for using a term for a popular special case instead of a generic term?


Should 'is' or 'are' be used before a list of possible types of one thing?

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


Is "is" an auxiliary verb in the sentence "My mum's bag is blue"?

Is "am" in "I am right" an auxiliary verb?


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


"Not to watch" vs "Not to have watched" as subject of a sentence

Why can't to-infinitive be used as subject in "Not to learn French is my biggest regret."?


What's an easy way to remember when to use "affect" or "effect"?


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


How to use possessives when the subject has a number after?

"The queen of England's crown" or "The queen's of England crown"?


Alternative for "as high as" for an academic text

"X times as many as" or "X times more than"


What is the accepted typography for latin phrases?


Why is it "to complete" rather than "to be completed" in the following sentence?

'took several years to be built' or 'took several years to build' – which one is correct?


The car has been adapted for ( disabled - the disabled) drivers

"...[b]etween rich and poor" and "...[b]etween the rich and the poor"


Using 'a' or 'an' different in speaking and writing

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


Do tenses in a time clause never back-shift in reported speech?


Should this verb be in the third-person singular form, the infinitive form, or the present participle form?

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


"Beans is our only option" or "Beans are our only option"— which is correct?

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


What is the difference between the pronunciation of "horse" and "whores"?


Is 'I would rather...' without an infinitive immediately following it correct?


What does "a-crowding" mean in the following verse

What is the history of adding the a- prefix to form words?


Need a comma before an adverb as last word in sentence?


Is there a difference between "Joe said" and "said Joe"?


Whats a good word for somebody holding back sobs?

What is the expression that means : Try to stop crying


"I certainly could" or "I could certainly"

Where do you place words such as certainly, surely in a sentence?


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


Difference in meanings for English past tense

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


What's a word for someone who needs to always be flustered about something?

A word for a person who always needs there to be a problem?


What's the meaning of buzziest in this context?


HQs : plural of the abbreviation of "headquarters"

What is the correct way to pluralize an initialism in which the final word is not pluralized by adding the letter "s"?


What is the word for "knowledge of words?"

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


Word or saying for something that isn't as good as people say it is

Common phrases for something that appears good but is actually bad


“A similar hat to Jane” vs “A hat similar to Jane’s”


Where does the expression "carrot and stick" come from?


Is it ever grammatically correct to say "I'm sure they're."

Is there some rule against ending a sentence with the contraction "it's"?


When is it correct to use "yourself" and "myself" (versus "you" and "me")?


In British English, when speaking of, or to medical doctors, when does Mr denote a higher rank than Dr?

Why are doctors addressed as Mr. in the UK?


Usage of English variants of foreign place names (Regensburg - Ratisbon)


Is the use of a hyphen between "non" and an adjective strictly necessary?


What kind of grammar is this? Question without question form?

Is there a word or term to describe a statement that implies a question so sufficiently that the question is not actually included?


Which one do you want to eat, pizza or noodles? VS What do you want to eat, pizza or noodles?

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


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


Meaning and derivation of "so-and-so would know from X"


Is it "Does social media" or "Do social media"?

Which is correct: "All the media is" or "all the media are"?


Is "currently-installed" a proper compound adjective?

"You should be well-organised" or "You should be well organised"?


Can a word be contracted twice (e.g. "I'ven't")?


"Sally's and Mike's bikes" or "Sally and Mike's bikes"?

"My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner"


What is the difference between "good" and "well"


How does the word "cardinal" relate to "cardinal numbers"

What's the difference between "cardinal" and "ordinal" as adjectives?


"live on government aid" or "live off government aid"?

"I live on beans and rice" vs. "I live off beans and rice"


"Most importantly" or "more importantly"?


How to explain an acronym inside a quote

Which would you place in parentheses: the expansion or the abbreviation?


'that' + (pro)noun + infinitive: what grammar is behind such construct?

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


Pronoun + "would rather" + (pro)noun + verb: what is a grammatical structure of such phrases?

"would rather" + subject + past subjunctive


A word for someone willing to make sacrifices or drastic decisions

What do you call a person that goes to extreme ends to accomplish a goal?


which one is correct and why "I will crack a joke or I will tell a joke"

Why and when did "crack" come to mean "tell"?


When the response is as stupid as the question


If a question ends in the abbreviation of et cetera, do you still add the period before the question mark?

How to deal with abbreviations at the end of a question?


What exactly is the definition of "plural"?

Should we use plural or singular for a fraction of a mile?


Using and not using indefinite article in phrases


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


Changing subject and verb positions in statements and questions


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


"Today is one of my friends' birthday."or"Today is my friend's birthday."

Plural possessive with separate possessions


Do I use has had or had had for indirect speech

Do tenses in a time clause never back-shift in reported speech?


What is the difference between "I'm in no mood " and "I was in no mood"?

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


It was done with the help of John, Sam, and "me"—or "myself"?


"You're a louse!" "I?" (Personal Pronouns vs Objective Personal Pronouns)

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


When should we use "can", "could", "will", "would"?


Why they use "own" in this sentence : "who's father own notable history..."


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


Why is the plural form of Moose not Meese?


indirect or polite way to say "A rotten potato spoils the whole bag"

What's the English equivalent of the Japanese saying, “A fart ruins 100 days of sermons by the priest (bishop)”?


"Never knew who to trust" - Object in indirect question


What's the correct one: "one did show up" or "one showed up"?


What does "certain" mean in this passage?

What are "a" and "certain" adding in meaning to the phrase "a certain Mr. Ripley"?


Term for words meaning both a concept or its best form. Ex: "principles" means "virtue" or "any morals" (good or bad)

How do you refer to a hyponym that is the same word as the hypernym?


Can "either" coordinate more than two alternatives?


If it is feed when one gives food to a person, what is it when water is given?

"Eat" is to "feed" as "drink" is to what?


When should I use "Would",  "Would have", "Will", and "Will have"?


A single term for the duration between sunrise and sunset?

Is there a synonym for “day” that can go with “at night”, “at dusk”, “at dawn”?


which is your favourite game /what is your favourite game

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


A word for reading something thoroughly until one understands it well?


Which is correct — period, semicolon, or colon?

What is the difference between using a colon and a semi-colon to join two sentences?


Can a bare infinitive verb as the first word of a sentence form a clause?


Is there a term for when you think of a joke in the context of a conversation, but the conversation ended hours ago?

Is there an English term for "L'esprit de l'escalier"?


A word for when you just learned a new word and suddenly you notice it everywhere

What is the term for when you become more aware of something?


Should I use the word "that" in a sentence when it is not required?

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


What is the difference between "begin" and "start"?


Word for someone who sticks up for others, even those whom he/she doesn’t know, expecting nothing in return

Is there a specific word to describe the opposite of egotistical - acting for the specific benefit of someone else?


A word or phrase for the following: friends who contact you only when they need something or assistance

What do you call a person who is your friend only because you benefit them?


"So must the X be" vs "So must be the X" vs Neither


What is a more general word for 'airport' and 'train station'?

Word for an Origin and Destination without regard for route


Correct verb patterns for the verb 'recommend'?

"Recommend you to" vs. "recommend that you"


Is there a "name" called for a same word used in different scenario?


Subject-verb agreement while talking about percent

Does a percentage quantity take singular or plural verb agreement?


What is the technical difference between "Don't" and "Do not" and "Aren't" and "Are not" in a question?

Using do not and don't (I do not think of it)


the different usage of Health and Healthy


Which is grammatically correct: "Let he who..." or "Let him who..."


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


What do you call a person who says sweet things about person to win his favors?

Is there a word for people who always act too friendly in order to curry favor with their acquaintances?


high throughput, high-throughput or high through-put

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


Should I use "half the time" or "half of the time"?


Which one is correct in a sentence: "Thanks, name" or "Thanks name,"

Do I need a comma when addressing someone in writing?


Is there an idiomatic way to say that it took a lot of time and effort for someone to do something?

Is there an idiom available, that is exactly opposite to "Cake walk" or "Child's play"?


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


Does this sentence have a different meaning with "is" vs. "are"?


Subject verb agreement question regarding "seem/seems"

Plural/singular verb agreement with units


Should I end with "Yours sincerely" or "Yours faithfully" when writing to editor?

Is it "Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely"?


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


Why there are only 5 modal verbs in English

Modal vs Non-Modal vs Auxiliary modal vs Conjugated Verb


Holding your hands in a specific position

Is there a word that describes this gesture of interlocking hands on the lower stomach?


The wall was built "from bricks" or "of bricks"?


Past Perfect or Past Simple in the sentence where there are two events


How does suffixing adjectives with "ass" work out grammatically?

Where does the slang word "bad" + "ass" (badass) come from?


What is it called when an incorrect homophone is used for humor?

Is there a term/word for using an incorrect homophone


"...will divide the people (who/whom) most need to be brought together"


Usage of 'future perfect' versus 'future simple'


Why isn't there a "the" in "I left work", but there is in "I left the office"?


Apostrophe when the noun is for the use of rather than belonging to

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


Is the comma before the verb "completed" used properly? The excerpt from Barron's SAT Practice Test - Test 3.?

Is a comma necessary in "What’s funny, is …"?


What do you call a brand name that is used as a verb

What is a word/phrase for using a term for a popular special case instead of a generic term?


Correct Usage of Plural Possessive Word "user"?

After using every, should it be singular or plural?


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


What's a good adjective for "possessing integrity"?

What is the adjectival form for the word "integrity?"


Why do we pluralize 'heads' on a coin flip?

Why do we use the plural "heads" and "tails" when describing sides of a coin?


Which vs that in this sentence: "Kaieteur Falls, which/that is 741 feet tall, is located in Guyana"

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


What's the etymology of the word "Nothing-burger"?


What do you call a person who always compares before buying anything?

What is the English synonym for the German word "Sparmeister"?


Have Americans stopped using adverbs ? eg "Eat healthy" instead of "Eat healthily"


Is the varying pronunciation of "schedule" using "sh-" vs "sk-" regional or individual?

The British pronunciation of the word "schedule"


Is there a general word for performing music?


Do you capitalise words like 'Liberalism'?

Is "National Socialism" always capitalized?


Someone who praises or thanks others all the time when it is no big deal

Common term or single word for someone who is embarrassingly over-complimentary


What's the difference between the prefix "re-" and the adverb "again"


Are the rules regarding absolute modifiers too absolute?


Which one is correct "at an" or "in an"?


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


What is a person called who likes to use big words to make others think they are superior?

One's brilliant vocabulary and a tendency to show it off


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


Which is correct: "To believe this is committing a fallacy" or "To believe this is to commit a fallacy"?

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


Can someone tell me which sentence is grammatically correct between the two?

When “and” connects two 'subjects', can we remove the article pertaining to the second 'subject'?


What do you call a person who walks their own path?

What is the word for someone who ignores others and does what they want to


Meaning of "BY" when talking about long time periods

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


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


Singular or Plural (has/have vs was/were)?

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


What's the difference between an adjective and a past participle?

verb or adjective in "The blue page is *stapled* to the red page"?


Uses of saxon genitive with the word Google as the owner

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


A word that says a person is both female and your friend


How good an experience vs. How good of an experience

"How big of a problem" vs. "how big a problem"


Singular noun objects of plural subjects


When wording a date where the month and year are seperate from the day, should the month have a comma? (See example.)


Capitalizing lowercase names in technical writing (programming)

Title Capitalization of Keywords in Programming Languages


Can collection be used a verb? Eg. the activity of data collection over the activity of data collecting


What is the right term for a person who has the ability to put himself in other's shoes and understand their part?

What's a word for the ability to discern another's mental state?


"Compared with" vs "Compared to"—which is used when?


What's the difference between Author or Writer?


Trump “can dish it out, but he can’t take it”?

Other word for person who does something to others but does'nt like it done to them


When can one break the rule of using "does" instead of "do"?

Which is correct: "he don't" or "he doesn't"?


How do you title a letter to a family surname?


What's the origin of "cold" being used roughly for "no (proper) introduction"?

Where does the term "cold calling" originate from?


Technical term for "make like a banana" & "make like a tree" idioms


"How will history remember" vs "How history will remember"?

Is the inversion in “Let’s see ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴀɴ ᴡᴇ do this” an error for “Let’s see ʜᴏᴡ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ do this”?


Is there an animal equivalent to "anthropomorphism"? That is: ascribing animal traits to non-animals

Word for giving animal characteristics (esp. physical ones) to humans


Is there a word for the uncomfortable feeling of enjoying good things that come out of horrible situations?

Is there a word for happiness made possible by a tragic situation?


Attributive or Possessive noun: the Dell Company's staff. or the Dell Company staff?


When to use a comma and a semi-colon when a word is repeated (repetition).

What stylistic or grammatical reasons prevent users and grammarians from reaching a consensus in the debate over the comma splice?


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

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


Exclamatory questions and punctuation order

Is there a standard ordering for the question mark and the exclamation mark used together?


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


It was the third time I had gone to Rome or It is the third time I had been to Rome

What is the difference between "I've been to China" and "I've gone to China"?


Present perfect for past action with present effect


"Bike Factory" or "Bikes Factory" title is more usual?


American dialects: Replacing the past-perfect participle with the simple-past form


Quotation Marks Before and After Video-Game Titles


Diffrence between 'compared to' and 'compared with'

"Compared with" vs "Compared to"—which is used when?


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


Does "Welcome, Campers" require a comma?


Guilty of accusing someone of doing something you do

What is a less offensive synonym for "hypocrite"?


Name for the group comprised of Sunrise and Sunset


Why the expression "put on the socks" grammatically correct?

"put X down to" vs. "put down X to": subjects of verbs with two particles


Can we use 'be' after 'wish' to express a wish?

Is it correct to say 'I wish some magic happens'?


Why do the vowels in "finite" change when "in" is added to it

Pronunciation differences between "finite" and "infinite"


Word for someone who pities, insults or complaints about their situation or life just to make the other person flatter them

What is a word for "the desire to be considered a victim"?


What is the meaning of 'being drawn to someone'


Why some titles like "Astronomer Royal" are styled that way?

Why "inspector general", and not "general inspector", like German "Generalinspektor"?


How to interpret the sentence--"A Mother beats up her Daughter as she was drunk"?

Can the position of an adjective be used to determine the noun it applies to?


Name for a phrase, whose words communicate the similar meaning (fluid liquid, white bleach)

An expression that adds little information


Is there a pattern between "thou and thee" when used in a sentence

What is the difference between "thee" and "thou"?


"Games creation" vs "Creation of games" and similar


present perfect continuous vs. present continuous

Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous


Word similar to "collusion" but without negative connotation

What is the best way to say that something was done in teamwork?


Single word meaning 'funny if it weren't so sad'

Word for something sad and funny at the same time


"My and my sister, Anna Smith's records" or "My and my sister's, Anna Smith, records."

What possessive forms are used for mutual 1st person ownership?


"...the person or body who..." vs. "...the person or body which..."

'Who' or 'which' in reference to companies


A proper universal name for any city or town, regardless of its size

Generic name for places like village, town and cities


What is the English equivalent of gatasan?


What's the word for someone who opposes a generally established opinion?

What's a single word for a person who doesn't follow the crowd?


Any English terms for ‘to change the part of speech (of a word) without applying modification’?

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


"There is/are more than one". What's the difference?


What is the grammatical point of "have psychologists developed" instead of "psychologists have developed"


Why do we say "It's time we ate" and not "It's time we eat"?


When to use “the“ with the word “church“?

Why is "the" dropped in "I go to school by bus"?


What word best describes someone who doesn't put up with other people's crap?

Name of a person that is intolerant of stupidity


Is there a single word for the quality of doing good works for others without any selfishness?

Is there a word to describe the virtue of "to do something and ask for nothing in return"?


Is it correct to use "me too" and "I too"?


Is there a word to describe an offensive term reclaimed by the offended group

English word for taking a derogatory term and owning it with pride


What is the expression to suggest a few dates and times to meet?


What is the right preposition: On/In/At and the right question word: What/Which websites...?

Do you say content is in a website or on a website?


Word that means generally knowledgeable?

What could we call a person with deep knowledge in various fields?


What do we call a person who is really smooth at talking?

A word meaning someone who can speak well to influence people


capitalize the field study "language arts"


What is the name for a word that contains other words?

Is there a term for a word inside another word?


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


Which of the two is grammatically correct

“I like to do (be) something” vs “I like doing (being) something”


Are there specific words for the siblings of my brother-in-law (or s.i.l.)?

What is the relationship name of my sibling-in-law's sibling to me?


Is sentence No3 a fragment that needs to be attatched to No2?


"Fast" vs "Quickly" vs "Speedy" vs "Rapidly"


Is there a word/idiom for someone who thinks long and hard before spending money?


What's the subject of "There is my biscuit!" ? And how about "There is one biscuit left"?


What Do You Call Someone Who Is Being Represented?

If someone is my proxy, I am their _____?


Omission of the indefinite article to eliminate ambiguity

"He was neither seer nor prophet" How would you explain the absence of an article?


Word for caring about the appearance of a matter but not its spirit


past simple vs present perfect in following examples

Present perfect for past action with present effect


Need clarification as confusion between whom or who

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


What is the difference between the adjectives "content" and contented"?

What's the difference between "content" and "contented"?


When should the word "NOW" be used in a sentence.......?


Is there a term for using capitals mid-word (such as SmartTask and HiSuite)?

Is there a word for capitalizing in the middle of a word, as in "eBay"?


Understanding the implied meaning without comma


If I'm not sure about the gender of Brown may I write "Brown was merry and their cat was sad"?

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


When did egregious become something bad? (archaic was something good)


I am not sure if it is ok to use an exclamation point in the middle of a sentence like how it is used in the sentence below


"It is just enough" or "It just is enough"?


"10 points to whomever knows the answer" or whoever?


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


Should "Applied Cryptography" be capitalized? Is it a proper noun?


It is acceptable to end these sentences with prepositions?

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


Does the comma go inside or outside the end quote when the subject speaks and then does an action

Placement of comma before quotation mark


Confused about proper nouns like Dad and Mom

When should "Mom" and "Dad" be capitalized?


Is there a word for using a word twice to imply something different?

What is the term for the double consecutive use of a word with stress on one of the words to alter its severity?


Shorter way to say "conversational partner"


Is there a name for this type of construction? E.g. possessive continuous? Is it even valid?

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


Why do I give my pets "food" but my livestock "feed"?


Should I use double punctuation inside and outside parentheses?

Where does the question mark go — inside or outside the parentheses?


Can adjectives always be used as nouns when they denote a plural and are preceded by the definite article?


Does using "did" to form the past tense make a difference?


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

Is this correct? "One of the things that makes him great is..."


Connecting two relative clauses in one sentence


What is the appropriate single word for describing an over clean person?

What do we call a person who is obsessed with cleanliness?


Developed an RTP program vs. Developed a RTP program


Programming skills are an important criteria for "whom/who" we choose to hire. Which is correct?

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


Is a comma needed in "The tall, gray building is my company"?


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


Thank You for inviting Steve and {me/I}?


What verb describes the action of pricing just below a round number, eg $9.99

What is the term for pricing items just below a significant value (e.g. $19,995)


Why multiple length dashes (em, en, hyphen)?

When should I use an em-dash, an en-dash, and a hyphen?


Should an adverb go before or after a verb?


Is there a rule regarding the placement of "please" in a sentence?

Polite or unrectified placement of the word please


Is it valid to use "literally" to mean "actually" when composing a hyperbole?


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

Is Valley Girl speak "like", entering the language?


Is it correct to use "punctuation outside of the quotations", or "inside?"


What's an English idiom for "you can't observe without disturbing" that won't run afoul of scientists?

Is there a word for a measurement process that affects the thing being measured?


I need to ask which word would be better?


Why use "need not" instead of "do not need to"?


Etymological origin of "deosil" and "widdershins"


I want to know when to use "has" or "have" with "who"

When uncertain if refering to multiple or single should the plural form or singular form be used?


Which is correct: "one or more is" or "one or more are"?


Is there an antonym for “capitalize” (as in letter-case)?


'Interiors of these houses' or 'interior of these houses'?

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


Sam Weller in The Pickwick Papers: What accent is Dickens portraying?


Position of punctuation in proper title with quotes

When should end punctuation go inside quotes?


Is the statement grammatically correct or not: "How can I get to watch a movie for free?"

Is it better to say "How do I..." or "How can I..."?


"Why can't I see?" or "Why I can't see?"?


Word for 'over-reacting in a moody way and leaving a room while everyone is watching'

Is there a word or an idiom for barging in a room with anger?


Can I use the word 'was' twice in the below sentence?


What's a word for someone who enjoys giving others pleasure?


Why is "messenger" the term instead of "messager"?

What’s going on with “drink > drench”? Is it like “passage > passenger”?


Which singular names ending in “s” form possessives with only a bare apostrophe?


Why is "f" in a singular replaced with "v" in its plural?

Why is there no consistency in the plural forms of words ending on an "f" (e.g. safe, roof, dwarf, etc.)?


"Need just [verb]" vs. "need to just [verb]"

Why use "need not" instead of "do not need to"?


Why does the letter 'y' appear randomly in front of words in Renaissance poetry?

What we've gelost — why doesn't English use the prefix "ge-"?


Where should adverb "carefully" be placed?

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


Acceptability of relative constructions that include relativized pronouns, e.g. "the man who I wasn't sure where he had gone"

"Give him a box that everyone knows what it contains."


Why are "malign" and "malignant" pronounced differently?

Is there a reason why "gn" in "reigning" is pronounced /n/ while in "regnant" it is pronounced [gn]?


I run 40 hours a week? (or) I run 40 hours per week?


What is the meaning of "Dick" when it is a person's name?


Jokes where you replace a word with something unrelated but similar sounding

Is there a technical name for a play on words, such as "FaceCrook"?


Difference between "it's imperative you..." and "it's imperative THAT you..."

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


Why is it "I did that wrong" instead of "I did that wrongly"?


What is the difference between efficiency and efficacy?

Is there any difference in meaning between 'efficacy' and 'efficiency'?


Term for word created after observing something new that is now outdated?


Single word request: to be burned at the stake

What is the Single Word for Burning Alive?


Is "tennis" an adjective in "tennis coach"?


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


Is the following sentence grammatically correct?


Can I use .". if I want both to end a sentence and to indicate that there was a period ending the sentence that I just quoted?

Where should the period be put when an entire sentence is quoted at the end of a sentence?


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


Using 'which city' and 'what city' in the lcontext described below?

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


I want to know how to correctly use me and I or you and I in a sentence

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


Using "that" 2 times in a sentence next to itself

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


Does using "did" to form the past tense make a difference?


Adjective to describe someone hiding knowledge

What do you call someone who has extensive knowledge but won't share it?


Word that is to "sexual orientation" as "racism" is to "race"?

Like "sexist" or "racist," but in reference to being gay?


Infinitive instead of gerund, specifically after 'require'

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


When do I use present perfect tense instead of the simple past?

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


Is it technically correct to say I have "one exam" if I actually have four exams?

'A / One / At least one student entered the room.' Are these the same? (truth-conditionally)


Is there an accepted convention on using parenthesis around multiple paragraphs?

Parentheses around more than one paragraph


Past Perfect Continuous/Past Perfect or?


"Assist someone do" vs. "assist someone to do (or "in/with" doing)"


How to Write Possessives in Multiple Nouns when Using "Attention"

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


Why do English writers avoid explicit numerals?


"The problem is who can we get to replace her" vs. "The problem is who we can get to replace her"

Changing subject and verb positions in statements and questions


be confused the use between adjective and adverb when it is in front of adjective


“is” vs. “are” in a question involving a collective noun

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


Is there a difference between "Wrong or Right" and "Right or Wrong"

"pros and cons", "black and white", "ups and downs". Always in a fixed sequence, is there a word or phrase for these?


Can "english learning" be paraphrased with "of" preposition?

Gerund with and without "of" preposition


Is there any difference in meaning between "All these" and "All of these"?


What do you call a person who expresses strong opinions on things they know nothing about?

Word for someone who is ignorant and proud?


Word for "words whose origin is another, misheard word"?

What's the term for using the wrong word because it sounds the same?


Is a person using the pronoun "I" uncapitalized considered rude or uneducated?

Is it alright to use lowercase "i" or should you always use "I" (uppercase)?


Why teams working on related projects are called sister teams and not brother teams?

Usage and origin of "sister" in expressions like "sister company, sister ship, sister site" etc


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


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

An idiom to describe someone who thinks he/she is wiser than others


'Approaches introduced' or 'Introduced approaches'

Past participle after noun: "proposed cost" vs. "cost proposed"


'contribute to achieve' or 'contribute to achieving'?

"contribute to investigating" or "contribute to investigate"


Word for a person who always wanted to get his expected results

A single word for someone who is not pleased no matter how hard you try


Is there a single word for a "friend of a friend"?


Is there a word for somone who constantly speaks their mind?

Word for someone who says exactly what they are thinking


Do I need a comma when I want to write "Good morning John"?

Do you always have to put a comma before someone's name?


As an example of domestic violence, she referred to his (him) beating her up

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


What's another name for a circular continuum?

Does the word "spectrum" (as in a progressing array of values) necessarily imply separate extremes?


The usage of "in future" vs "in the future"

Do "in future" and "in the future" imply different meanings?


Punctuating a sentence which is a question followed by statement

Do you use a question mark when a sentence starts as a question but then turns into a statement?


Primary determinant for deciding if you should use ‘the’


Usage of the colon in this sentence (and alternatives)

What is the difference between using a colon and a semi-colon to join two sentences?


What is one word for describing the feeling when you are "overwhelmed" from eating something rich or too sweet

What do you call the feeling you get when you're satisfied to the point of nausea?


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


Is it true that English has no future tense?

Why doesn't the auxiliary will qualify as future tense?


Plural of nouns like "sensitivity", "software"


A word to describe something that exists because of historical reasons and isn't useful anymore but is still used nonetheless


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


Sequence of words in the non-question sentences


don't provide only vs don't only provide


Past participle as adjective without verb 'to be'


Is using They,Their and Them acceptable in research paper or thesis?

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


Sequence of tenses when we express certainty

Tense change: previous actions on something that's currently true


A word like ethereal that also means quickly vanishing

What is the best word describing the nature of expiring in a short amount of time, connoting "losing public attention"?


When do we not use definite article, "the"?

Omitting article “the” in front of plural nouns


"Pupil" or "Student", what is the correct use?


Question mark before or after parentheses for incidental text?

Where does the question mark go — inside or outside the parentheses?


'Devon Police is' or 'Devon Police are'—should 'police' be treated as singular or plural?

Why is "police" referred to using the singular pronoun "it" in this sentence?


"I'm not as good as him." versus "I'm not as good as he is."

Is it "as wonderful as them" or "as wonderful as they"?


Is "for all I know" without may/might/etc. "correct"?

What is the correct definition and usage of "for all I know"?


Single word for a pattern of behaviour where you keep swapping between possibilities

What is a word/idiom for 'unable to decide'?


"watching the television" or "watching television"?

Definite article — “on television” vs. “on the radio”


Word order: Can a sentence start with its object?

Which are the word orders that can be found in English?


Is the term "errored out" a grammatically correct phrase, or just a colloquial one?


Yesterday, I met Susan at the grocer's. - Is the comma here incorrect?

Comma after "Unfortunately" in the beginning of a sentence.


How to use two prefixes "comma" "and" stem in two situations

How to use hyphens appropriately when listing multiple hyphenated terms?


English equivalent of *refrán*, which is less formal than a proverb

Word for a phrase that is very commonly used to describe something


Help or Assistance? Are these interchangeable?

What are the differences in meaning among 'aid', 'assist', 'help', and 'facilitate'?


Why can't we use due to in 'The picnic was cancelled due to the rain.'?

Can “due to” and “because of ” be used interchangeably?


Is there some rule against ending a sentence with the contraction "it's"?


Usage of respectively with "or" vs "and"

Using "respectively" with "and" vs. "or"


Looking for an appropriate English name to replace my Chinese name


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


How do I write "something-based", where "something" is more than one word?

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


"Users not adding their phone numbers and accepting the TOS will be rejected"


"I want you to know how much your effort, time, and work {are/is} appreciated."


What is the name for items separated by commas without conjunctive?


Singular or plural (when referring to one occasion representing other occasions of the same kind)

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


traveller's cheques; customer's requirements: use of the singular Saxon genitive (and the plural attributive) for association


Is it okay to turn adjective into a noun?

Why can we say 'an American' but not 'a British'?


"Your or someone else's" or "Yours or someone else's"?

Double possession dilemma: should I say “your” or “yours”?


What would you call a person who is friendly on the outside but from the inside is plotting something against the one he is acting nice to?

Word or expression for "someone using fake kindness to hide something or his true nature"


What is a hypernym for different fields of expertise?

Is there any specific word to refer to a set of school subjects?


Difference between medium and long sized hyphen?

When should I use an em-dash, an en-dash, and a hyphen?


Is there a term for word sets that are like a palindrome but for whole set of words?

Word for sentences that make sense when read backwards?


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


What is the name of the ambiguity in the phrase "I want to visit clubs with attractive women"?


How is this sentence formed: "The seniors make the freshers write practical files."

Why do we use zero infinitives with make, let, have?


I found a phrase in the Oxford dictionary: “my birthday seems to come round quicker each year”. Why is the word quicker used instead of more quickly?

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


"He didn't dare [verb]" vs. "He didn't dare *to* [verb]"


Is it redundant to say "global pandemic"?

Pandemic, Global Epidemic, Epidemic, Endemic


Can we say say something is going somewhere if it was delivered?

"going to" definition, does it imply intent?


Is there a general term encompassing primary, intermediate, and secondary education?

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


Why present perfect in "How many points have you scored this season"?

Present perfect for past action with present effect


Word for small plastic takeaway cups for dressings, salsa, etc

What is the name of the small containers of half & half, etc.?


Is "the way how" grammatically incorrect?


Why a past perfect tense is used in a more recent past time event instead of an older past time event?

confusing sentence "before I'd had a chance, my sister ran up ..."


Any adjective synonymous to the following description

What to call someone who, apart from very inappropriate acts, doesn't care about what others think about him?


Ordering negatives with should (or shouldn't) + verb

"I don't think you X" versus "I think you don't X"


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


Word or idiom to describe someone who always tries to inflate his skills/properties/experiences when talking with others?

Is there an idiom for people who boast too much?


Should this "wasn't" be a "weren't"? Why?


"any product group" or "any product groups"?

"Any" followed by singular or plural countable nouns?


Was "book" to "beek" as "foot" is to "feet"?


Why is there an indefinite article before "London"?

Is it correct to have 'a' before a proper noun?


Difference between get "off of" and "off"


Is it grammatically correct to say "John, good morning to you"


Subject-verb agreement with plural nouns

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


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


Is "There were a large number..." or "There was a large number..." correct?

A number of questions "has been" or "have been" asked?


Name for pairs of words with a strong association?

Is there a term for words that have a single meaning or are only used in a single context?


Is there an English dictionary that distinguishes words as either abstract or concrete?


What do you call when you clasp your hands to propel someone up a wall?


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


Is there a saying or proverb for a situation where the weakest party will always lose?


'Come next saturday' and 'come the end of the world'

Can a bare infinitive verb as the first word of a sentence form a clause?


What is the expression or saying "I've got butterflies" used for?

Etymology for the phrase "butterflies in stomach"


Is there some institute that can create a word which would mean 'he or she', or indeed any other word?


Word for situation where you "get into" something

What's it called when you lose contact with reality when watching a movie?


In the PP 'near here', why is 'near' the head?

Can a preposition have the form of superlative?


Holding Two Mutually-incompatible Beliefs at One Time

Word or idiom for someone holding (seemingly) contradictory views


How do we add the plural between brackets when it's optional?

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


"I'm migrating to Australia" or "I'm immigrating to Australia"?

What's the difference in meaning between "emigrate" and "immigrate"?


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


What is "had the prior test not succeeded" meaning?

Conditional sentences not starting with "if"


Is there a link between animal names which are their own plurals and domesticability?

Why is the plural of “deer” the same as the singular?


Do I use a comma when there are two items/people listed?

In what cases should I use a comma before "or"?


What is a word for someone who has multiple skills/talents?

Differences among words describing someone who is expert in many things


What's the rules for using figure captions?

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


What do you call a number which is the same written backwards?

Word for number or word that reads the same when inverted or mirrored


What is the word for when you say something like "I'm dying" but don't mean it?

What do you call exaggerations like "I'm starving"?


Is there a single word for when two people have the same name?

Is there a word for someone with the same name?


the vulnerability of (a/the/no article) domestic market


Noun or adverb function of "There" in "There is X, Y and Z"

"There is the man." Is *there* an adverb or pronoun?


Abbreviating a term containing "hypotheses"

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


Using "What" or "Which" with superlatives

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


"children's literature" or "children literature"?

Attributive or Possessive noun: the Dell Company's staff. or the Dell Company staff?


Is the Oxford comma necessary in small, single-worded lists?

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


Is there a word for words that form another word when read in reverse?

Is there a term for words that when reversed, form other words?


How do I make this sentence sound right?

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


“employer” is to “employee”, as “mentor” is to what?

"Trainer" is to "trainee" as "mentor" is to what?


Term for someone who has a last name that can also be a first name

What is the term for someone who has a last name that can also be a first name?


When to use the present or the past perfect tense?


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


Why is the double possessive grammatically correct in the sentence, "Joe is a friend of Jim's"?

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


How do you pronounce the possessive form of Las Vegas?

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


Is using "he" for a gender-neutral third-person correct?


Are we to use any with plurals or singulars?

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


Is there a rule why the correct spelling for "Marketing" is not " Marketting"?

What are the rules when to use double letters for words that end with a consonant when modified both in British English and in American English?


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


Do I need to use a comma between two adjectives?


Words about words: When an old word describes a new thing


"Will you be at home tomorrow?" and "Are you going to be at home tomorrow?". What is the difference?


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


What are the parts of speech of "tiring" and "tired" below?

Is "reserved" an adjective or verb in this example?


When to use "among" instead of "between"


Systemic Functional Linguistics - clause boundaries, theme composition

Why: a relative adverb, a conjunction ... or both?


Is there a special term for when a noun is used to describe another noun?


Article use in "She is a/the of two children."

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


What is the term for a collection of a species of animals?

What is the collective noun for a collection of collective nouns?


What kind of phrase is this? (adverb and adjective at the beginning of a sentence)


Is the expression "What's that mean" correct?


Single word that means "tentative theory"?

Another word for "theory" or "belief" that doesn't quite rise to the level of either. An atheist's "theory" of creation


Difference of "as/like in the previous week"


what is the difference between two sentence? why we use introductory subject


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


the plural of the name of the letter e is ees

Is there a formal spelling for the English letter names?


Question on spelling "two drink minimum" (two-word adjectives)

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


How to compress 'odd/even number of times'?

Is there a word for four times as much, analogous to once, twice, and thrice?


What is the rare word that describes something that is impossible to attain yet it is still desired?

Is there a word or phrase for something that one might wish exists, but most certainly doesn't?


How to form this tag question – as a positive tag question, or a negative one?


If you knew how bad things were... or If you knew how bad things are

To tell the name of a person I met in the past


Should nouns borrowed from Japanese be pluralized?


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


What's more than a girlfriend but less than a wife?

Is there a more concise term for a long-term girlfriend/boyfriend than "significant other"?


Term for a word that's a different word when spelled backwards

Is there a term for words that when reversed, form other words?


Difference between get "off of" and "off"


Can “whose” refer to an inanimate object?


A more formal English expression for K-12 (in the US)?

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


Is there a difference between a spigot and a faucet (usage in AmE)


Word to describe a real computer versus a virtual machine

What is the antonym of 'virtual machine'?


Relation between parent of son with his father or mother in-law?

Is there a word meaning "my child's spouse's parents"?


is this correct; using lighted rather than lit?

Why do some words have two past tense forms (e.g. "dreamed" vs. "dreamt")?


How many syllables are there in the word "fire"?


How is this sentence correct? "How does this machine work?"


Can "meet her" be pronounced [miːdər] in American English?

Are "traitor" and "trader" pronounced the same?


The use of 'going' vs. 'coming' in a given situation

Is there difference between "go with" and "come with"?


How to use question marks in quotations?

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


Adjective/noun for a situation that cannot be solved?

Proverb or expression for a situation with two choices, both leading to a different kind of trouble


Meaning of the term "empty use" in the context of modal verbs


Why do we pronounce Dean as /diːn/ but Sean as /ʃɒn/?


Where did the "unavailable" meaning of "Out of Pocket" come from?


Is there a term denoting the writing of words using numbers instead of letters?


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


Why "ain't I" and "aren't I" instead of "amn't I"?


"Is he" versus "Isn't he" as Question Tags

An appropriate question tag for "He's too weak to walk."


What do you say to wish your fellows a good lunch?

Is there a shorter alternative for "Enjoy your meal"?


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


Should there be a comma between 'you' and 'darling' here?


Repeated elements following an “and”: Use ’em or Lose ’em?


Comma before "and" which is being used after a list of items containing other and/s

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


What do you call someone who is always complaining after getting what they want?

Is there any proper word for a person who is very hard to please?


time-sensitive documents, goods, articles or cargo


What do you call a person who's just been released from jail?

What would you call a former criminal who has been released from prison?


Is there one word for people who always keep others above themselves?

Word to describe "a person who is only wishful to help others and cares little about themself"?


What is the pronunciation of "the" before the vowel "e"?

the and thee (I prefer to pronounce it as thuh all the time)


Which singular names ending in “s” form possessives with only a bare apostrophe?


Is it correct to use "no?" after a question to get some kind of confirmation

Is it correct to append "no" to a question?


Still usage without are or is and the -ing form, not related to adjective without a verb


"...at the top or bottom" vs "...at the top or the bottom"


What is a synonym for "relatively unknown"?

Conveying "under the radar" in a less colloquial way


Omitting common word in all but last item in a list?

How to use hyphens appropriately when listing multiple hyphenated terms?


Is there a word for a person that is tender, as well as strict?

Somebody who is kind, yet hard, but fair


Is it required that multiple verbs in short sentences match tense?


When should I use an em-dash, an en-dash, and a hyphen?


"proficient <in/at/with>" What is the correct usage?


How is "proper" used in "the building proper"?

Use of "Proper" as a postpositive adjective


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


the first consonants of "think" and "than"

Is there a rule for pronouncing “th” at the beginning of a word?


Does the word after a question mark start with a capital letter?


Which is correct: Most information and knowledge is false; Most information and knowledge are false;

"There is a lot of food and fruit" vs. "there are a lot of food and fruit"


Is “handsome” associated with masculinity and “pretty” associated with femininity?


Is there a word for "when there is no story to a series". Where every episode's/movie's story is independent


“situation where” vs. “situation in which”


Why is the past tense used in "I was wondering if you would like to come for dinner?"


I am looking for a word that describes having a hunch that a bad event has happened before having any evidence of it

I’m looking for a word or phrase that describes the feeling that something very bad or catastrophic is about to happen


Pronoun "something" in negative sentences


How to determine if I should use "St." or "Saint"?

Accepted way to abbreviate cities that have "Saint" in their name


Capitalization of job position within a sentence

Should "Project Manager" be capitalized?


If I were to say I was a former student of somebody, would I add an apostrophe s after their name?

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


sound or spelling to determine the choice of indefinite article


do you know who is the most... person is or who the most..person is


Linking statements ending in question or exclamation marks in quotes

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


Simple past or present perfect? (in unknown point in time in the past)

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


Should this sentence read "Isn't there" or "Aren't there", given the subject is "a bunch of laws", an "bunch" is singular?

Why can we add "a number of" before nouns?


Someone who uses too many descriptive words to deceptively seem intelligent

What is the word for a sentence that initially sounds profound or deep, that is, in fact, meaningless or empty?


A question on " But guess we'll cry come first of May "

Can a bare infinitive verb as the first word of a sentence form a clause?


When considering titles of scientific papers, why are definite and indefinite articles omitted sometimes?


Which is the direct object and which is the object complement in this sentence?

"Subject, verb, direct object, object complement" versus "subject, verb, indirect object, direct object"


Do we add "to" the second verb (paint) because it's in the infinitive?

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


Grammar Term for mistakenly using one verb for two expressions in one sentence


Is there a word for one who enjoys to eat for the sake of eating (a food hedonist)?


Helping others is a good habit. Which part of speech is "Helping" & "others" here?


Suitable word for a hardworking and resilient person

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?


are or is after plural but prior to singular

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


Why is it "two column" and not "two columns"?

Are units in English singular or plural?


difference in meaning depending on placement of "already"

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


"I’ve just arrived" vs. "I just arrived": Are they both correct? Do they mean the same thing?

Is "I just spent all my money" grammatically incorrect?


How to pronunce th+s like in paths or months?

Pronunciation of plural form of words ending in "-th"


Present perfect and present perfect continuous for actions in progress

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


What do You Call Two Siblings That Are Born on The Same Day, But Different Years?

What's the term for siblings born 1+ years apart on the same day?


Is there a word that means simple but not easy?


Do I use a plural or singular verb after "half"?


Do you use "there is" or "there are" before a list?

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


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


Why is "head over heels" used as if it were exceptional rather than commonplace?


What's the difference between "should" and "could" (in the present tense)?


I received an email saying documents are /were


What's the difference between 'allow' and 'allow for'?


Does "I seen that" really mean "I've seen that"?


Can 'him or her' be replaced with 'them'?

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


How to properly use (s) and syntax for one or many nouns in a sentence

Number agreement when using “(s)” for optional plural


Does the word, ‘peruse’ have a single meaning of ‘attentive reading,’ or double, contradicting meanings of ‘attentive’ and ‘cursory’ reading?


We will join you in an hour.We will be joining you in an hour


Present Simple vs Present Continuous for future actions

Is it correct to say "We start tomorrow"? Shouldn't it be "We are starting tomorrow"? (present simple vs continuous for future event)


"An example of you not knowing" or "An example of your not knowing"?

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


I was meeting a lot of people while I was working in London. I met a lot of people while I was working in London


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


Bare infinitive after "can see"/ "can hear"

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


pronoun/noun followed by present participle


Arabic numerals vs their corresponding English words in scientific research paper

Why do English writers avoid explicit numerals?


Which is correct: "Real Madrid compete very well," or "Real Madrid competes very well?"

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


What is a word that means "something that seems true, but isn't?"

What is a word to describe one's thoughts that sound logical and reasonable but, in reality, they are not?


Are these two sentences distinguishable on contextual grounds?


How to capitalize a word with an adverb separated by a hyphen in a title

Do you capitalize both parts of a hyphenated word in a title?


Is there a word or phrase for someone who is repeatedly told NOT to do something, does it anyway, and gets hostile when it's mentioned?

When someone accuses you of wrong doing after you had accused them of something what do you call that or them?


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


Single word to mean 'having more than one meaning'


Can you use three quotes in a sentence by including a quote within a quote. Eg "' xxx ' xxx"


Someone who appears more of an expert than they are


When is afternoon? When is evening? When is night? Is there another meal after dinner?

"Lunch" vs. "dinner" vs. "supper" — times and meanings?


"that one consider" or "that one considers"?

Does "it is entirely possible that" require the subjunctive form of the verb following "that"?


Why should "theirs" not have an apostrophe?

Where did the practice of using apostrophes for possessive nouns but not pronouns originate?


What's the difference between saying 'the passage above' or 'the above passage'?

Which is correct: "the below information" or "the information below"?


What's the difference between 'modeling' and 'modelling'?


Does an abbreviation which is written in lowercase have to be capitalised after a period?

Capitalization of biological abbreviations at the beginning of a sentence


I watched her become a mother vs I watched her becoming a mother

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


When we ask for permission, what shall we use "May" or "Can"?


Difference between "now" and "right now"


What is word for "complaining without fully understanding"?

What's a word for an instance in which one has an opinion about something without having tried it?


Where should adverbs be placed to be most easily parsed by non-native English speakers?

Should an adverb go before or after a verb?


When to use "have"/"has" and when not to use "have"/"has" in a sentence

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


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


Word for opposite of *prerequisite*? Something that is possible because of another thing?