When Americans say someone has ''no accent'', what do they mean exactly?

Where is standard American English derived from?


Reading zero as O (fifteenth letter in English)

Should the number "0" be pronounced "zero" or "oh"?


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


From where does the "s/he" practice originate?


which one is correct? said to not go VS said not to go


Is "I will do X and respond" preferable to "I will do X and revert"

Can 'revert' be used as a synonym of 'reply'?


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


Which sentence is correct? The one using the, an or no article?

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


Is it appropriate to use the salutation "Dear All" in a work email?


What do you call someone who always speaks in gobbledygooks?

Word for a person who talks without content


The pronunciation of words which begins 'con' and 'com'


Is there a word that can describe someone who says a lot but takes no action?

Looking for a word to describe a person who is all talk and no action


Is "data" treated as singular or plural in formal contexts?


Punctuation inside or outside quotations

When should end punctuation go inside quotes?


Words or phrases related to obvious hidden agendas

Adjective for someone who exaggerates emotions to get sympathy


Should the word "data" be used with "is" or "are"


Why 'The' always comes in front of 'The United Kingdom' but the same does not always apply to 'Great Britain'?

Using the definite article before a country/state name


Why do they keep saying "an alien race" instead of "an alien species"?

Is *race* a synonym of *species* or is just a common mistake?


What is the difference between "data" and "information"?

What is the difference between "information", "data", "knowledge", "science"?


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


Difference between two seemingly similar sentences


Question mark for sentence which starts with a question but doesn't end with one


Is “pull forwards to the yellow line” or “pull forward to the yellow line” grammatically correct?


What is the maximum number of consecutive periods can be used in a grammatically-correct sentence?

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


Agreement With Compound Subjects Joined by And


Is (the reason ) "is his expecting otherwise" grammatically correct?

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


Is "thinks I" in Melville's Moby-Dick used in the sense of "thought I"?

"'Hello', says he. 'Hello', says I" — is this correct?


Is there a word for "people who are computer illiterate"?


introduce a restrictive clause without using that

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


"Value was fetched successfully" or "Value is fetched successfully"?

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


Concept of "none" in the English language


Why are spoken and written English so different?

Why English pronunciation differs so much from written language, compared to German?


"It's all downhill from here"—meaning and etymology


Why is a person 'on' public transport and not 'in' it

Origin/reason for the expression "on the bus" instead of "in the bus"


Capital letters in "Theorem", "Conjecture" etc

Capitalization of "Theorem 1" in mathematics papers


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


"weakness", "shortcoming", "demerit" and "defect"

"merits"and "demerits" &"strengths" and "weaknesses"


What are the differences between "has" vs "has been"?


Is “It must be him with whom you enjoy doing your assignments, not me” correct?

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


Why did the descriptive "Orientals" shift into a pejorative?


What does "perfect" in say past perfect imply?

Why is 'present perfect' present if it happened in the past? And why is it 'perfect'?


In Vs On Vs At (when talking about streets)

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


Which is correct: "the below information" or "the information below"?


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


Does one hold a M.A. 'in' something or 'of' something?


I am not pretty sure about what to do" what does PRETTY exact meaning out here?

When and how did "pretty" enter English as an intensifying adverb?


Word that describes a word which isn't normally used in an everyday conversation

Is there an old, rarely used word which means "an archaic word"?


English term for switching phonemes between words?

Is there a term for switching syllables of words?


"A friend of my father" vs. "a friend of my father's" — which one is right? Why?

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


Is "data" treated as singular or plural in formal contexts?


Shortest correct sentence in English- use of contractions

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


When there is a noun phrase with "or" with 1 singular noun and 1 plural noun, should the verb be singular or plural? Example: "UPS or others"


I am looking forward to ....? (followed by a Gerund)?

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


SWR surname that in fact describes or applies to the human in question?

A word that means "to become one's name"


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


Usage of possessive pronouns in subordinate clause or main clause?


John has been doing work. Work has been being done by John

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


"I couldn't but laugh" - correct or not?


What words should never be capitalised in a title or heading?

Which words in a title should be capitalized?


Is there a term for a question that repeats something someone just said, followed by a stressed interrogative pronoun?


Is it Correct To Start A Sentence With a Coordinate Conjunction

Using "And" at the beginning of a sentence


Which is the correct spelling: "grey" or "gray"?


"Product detail page" or "product details page"?

Nouns of plural form preceding another noun


Why can't "thanks" ever be singular as a noun?


Someone or something small yet capable of having big influence?

What is a word that means "a person or thing which is small yet capable of defeating big giants"?


What is the best way to explain how to choose between "its" and "it's"?


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


Should there be commas before sentence-ending words such as 'too', 'either', 'apparently', 'obviously' and 'respectively'?

Comma before "respectively" — Is it needed?


When to pronounce # for pound, sharp, hash or hashtag?


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


Three hours ( or three thousand pounds ) is or are?

Does modifying a collective noun with a number make the subject plural?


“situation where” vs. “situation in which”


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


Can a text read itself or can it only be read?

"The ticket is printing" vs "...is being printed"


Is it true you should never put a comma after "then"? Please explain

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


Should "everyone's" be followed by a singular or plural noun?


Difference between using a "-" and a "," in a sentence


"You should have also named" vs. "you should also have named"


Articles with proper nouns as adjectives

Use of the article "the" with proper nouns


Is the "B" in Brussels Sprouts capitalized? What about the F(s) in French Fries?


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


Singular or plural verb form where subject includes a "parenthetical" element


Can't have (been) V.S. couldn't have (been)


"in any situation" vs "in any situations"

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


The phrase "We've got ~" spoken by British people


Reply to a question with "Yes, it is" or "No, it is"

How to answer a negative question without ambiguity?


Is there a specific term for nullifying an intentional insult by accepting it as a compliment?

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


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


Words that change meaning when the first letter is capitalized


What's a word or phrase for a prearranged situation seeming otherwise?

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


What would you call a naive person who asks you for the information that he himself is supposed to work on it and submit to me

Is there a word for a person who avoids their responsibilities?


are the tense of the verbs true in each sentence?

Tense change: previous actions on something that's currently true


Is "one" unnecessary in this quote of Melville?


Would there be a comma in the sentence after 'therefore'?


"Latter" when referring to more than one

Equivalent of "former" and "latter" for more than 2 items


Common Word including animals and humans?


adjective to describe someone who "loves life"

What's a word for someone who enjoys pleasure, travel, food, thrill for new things


To collect someone from or to pick someone from?

'pick' as an alternative for 'pick up' (transport)


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


Another (perhaps humorous) term for "The Gold Standard"

Is there a better term to use in place of "gold standard"


What's the formal name of single cell in a parking lot?

What do you call the space where you park a car? Parking spot, space, bay or what?


A word meaning discord between the phonology of a word and its meaning?

Name for a word whose sound is contrary to its meaning


Starting a Question with "Why Not . . ." Inappropriate?


Single word request - describe a research is important

What is a good word to describe 'exceptional positive' research work?


should I say 'a group of friends who lives close by' or 'a group of friends who live close by'

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


a large amount of the population speaks/speak?


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


Other terms/ phrases for "hit two birds with one stone"

Another term/phrase for kill two birds with one stone


Unknown Grammar (or passive continuous infinitive)

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


what is a word for sacrificing or giving up something as an act of remorse?

Is there a single word that means "self flagellation" or "self punishment"?


Why can one leave out the article in "Please contact administrator"?


Word, Phrase or Idiom for "seemingly OK, but internally bad"

Idiom for "what is apparent may not be the truth"


Identifying the noun for noun-verb agreement

Is "Five dollars is all I have" correct?


What is the meaning of the word ' period' in the following context?

What does "period" mean when someone says "Sth... Period"?


What's the difference between I've had and I've been having?

"Have been having classes" or "have had classes for three months"?


What's the English equivalent of the Hindi word फेंकना (fenkna)?

request: bragging & boasting but all made up of lies


What is the single word to describe a person who's USED by another person


Does it seem odd to say "I'm in love WITH you?"


A case on verbs with plural/singular subject


Capitalization and hyphenation of proper noun declensions

Hyphens in words with prefixes like neo-Nazism


How did the usage of the word "pretty" become synonymous with the word "really"?

When and how did "pretty" enter English as an intensifying adverb?


What is the proper way to add or correct a word in another person's quote?


Validity of fronting important names in titles

Pronoun immediately following its antecedent


What is a word for a person who uses resources to the maximum?


Is there a formal spelling for the English letter names?


Should I write "a n-tuple" or "an n-tuple"


Effect/bias of believing what you read about other fields despite misreporting of things in your own

After seeing how misinformed an article is in a newspaper, you flip the page and continue reading as if the rest can be trusted. What is this called?


Unambiguous way to say 'any day within a range of days"?

How to specify that search should be between two dates in technical specification


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


Hypernym for "audio podcast", "radio drama", and "audiobook"

Hypernym for "audiobook", "podcast", "speech", etc.?


Word for someone who has used excessive amounts of perfume/cologne

Word for someone who puts on too much perfume


Synonym for "its right up my alley": "It's within my ____"

More Casual and Succinct Way to Say "John's Areas of Expertise"


Appropriate pronoun for "deciding on" + pronoun + infinitive?

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


? and ! after a question, what does it mean

Is there a difference between “?!” and “!?”?


Word for a person or group who is actively preventing the progress of another person or group

I need to find a single word (noun) for a person who acts as a " work-stopper"


Need another phrase for fit in (as in a group)


Does using the words "might" and "could" consecutively in same sentence have a name or is it just improper English? (spoken English)


Word for a person who wants to have problems to gain attention or sympathy

Is there a word for someone who somewhat delights in their illnesses/medications?


Why is the "goes" form used in this sentence?

Does a percentage quantity take singular or plural verb agreement?


Should I use plural or singular fore 'more than one' and why?

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


Short expression to convey "but consider the source"


Verb for removing someone's incorrect belief or notion?


Non-pejorative term for behaviour that discriminates against people based on their birth place

If a person holds prejudice against people because of their nationality, would that be considered racist?


What it the morphological classification of the ending -ump?


Rhyming in the 17th and 18th centuries. e.g. "eye" and "symmetry"

Was the pronunciation of “symmetry” different in the past?


The difference between 'I don't know nothing else' and 'I know nothing else'


Why does the ending -ough have six pronunciations?


Inverse of "Decimate" (not really a duplicate)

"Decimate": has it been used in the "classic" sense in modern writing?


Is back-shifting necessary in speech and writing


I would have gone travelling or I would have gone to travel?

Do the -ing and to-infinitive "verbs" that follow catenative verbs always take the grammatical function of "noun"?


Naturalness of expressions like "Me and Adam have discovered ....." in conversational English


Is there a word for getting excited about nothing?

Are there popular English sayings to express “Big fuss, tiny result”?


Why don't the names of the devices, in which evaporation and condensation occur, have the same ending in English?

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


"More clear" vs "Clearer": when to use "more" instead of "-er"?


When does the word 'months' get an apostrophe?

Should “two weeks vacation” be written “two weeks’ vacation” with a possessive apostrophe?


"A ten minute interview" vs "An interview of ten minutes"


Doing something in/at the company, which one is correct?


Why use active voice in "Five killed as aircraft hits shopping centre"?

Why do newspaper headlines use strange syntax rules?


Explanation on when the possessive should be used instead of an attributive noun


"How do we call (something) in English?"


Should I always use the -ised ending for UK english and the -ized for US?


Is it proper to omit periods after honorifics (Mr, Mrs, Dr)?


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


Why does English spelling use silent letters?


"He tells Reince and I" sounds wrong, doesn't it?

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


Why do we put an indefinite article "a" before Merry Christmas?

A blinding light / blinding sunlight / a blinding sunlight


continuous infinitive or bare continuous infinitive


Should sentences like "I wonder..." end with a question mark?


Which is grammatically correct: "There is tea and juice" or "There are tea and juice"?

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


relative clauses - when can we omit the pronoun?

When are relative pronouns omitted in a sentence?


Is this usage wrong? A: "What do you want to do in your free time?" B: "I would like to see my parents in my free time"


A word to describe an individual who takes the blame for a team's collective failure

A word for one who is sacrificed or suffers so others need not


Idiom for trying to cover up defects in one's work

Word/phrase for the activity of hiding mistakes


Use of 'are' or 'were' for this past tense sentence

Tense change: previous actions on something that's currently true


Please help identify correct verb placement


What if money were beautiful - vs was beautiful


Thanks for checking this video out VS checking out this video

Verb question: 'check' vs. 'check out' in an invitation


Meaning of "Lift" in "International sanctions lifted"

Does it make sense to 'lift' an obligation?


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


A single word meaning "success but not without hard work"?


Is there any difference between like best and like the best?


Why do verbs end with "oke" while their corresponding nouns are written with "c"?


Confusion regarding the use of peer-review vs peer review


What word or phrase is like a more negative version of “astonished”?


how to describe a person capable of reading and writing in more than one language

Proper term for knowing four or more languages?


Most fitting word for a time interval with specific start and end?

Word for a moment in time defined with beginning and end


So, we don't change /t/ to /d/ if /t/ is between 2 vowel sounds and /t/ is the beginning of the stressed sound in a word in American English, right?

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


Is there an umbrella term for fictional and non-fictional works?

Is there an alternative, better term for "products of a culture"?


What's the difference between "have" and "have got" to express possession?

"have" vs."have got" in American and British English


Should we always capitalize Christians, Muslims, etc.?

Should words be capitalized for being religious terms?


"Window replacement company" or "Windows replacement company"


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


Which of these two sentences is correct?

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


Difference of the usage of past simple and present perfect tense


"Will graduate" vs. "will be graduated" vs. "is going to graduate"


Are there certain rules when punctuations i.e. period, exclamation, and question mark can be placed inside or outside the quote, or both?

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


Should fewer or less be used when specific quantities are given?


Usage of "onto' and "into" with materials

What is the difference between "into" and "onto"?


Word for Impossible Solution to All Problems

Idiom for magic object (or idea) that fixes everything


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


Neither the plates nor the serving bowl "goes" or "go" on that shelf?

"Neither Michael nor Albert is correct" or "Neither Michael nor Albert are correct"?


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


Where does the period go when using parentheses?


Why do we say "is it" when asking a question rather than "it is"?


How do we treat the singular and plural of emoji? 😕


Can I say "Coming!" for "I am coming!", and why?

Is it acceptable to begin a declarative sentence with "Am"?


Can I say “Coming!” for “I am coming!”, and why?


Can you be ill from an injury (I don't mean an infection)


Is "memorise" or "memorize" used more often around the world?

What is the difference between summarizes and summarises?


Is it necessary to repete the prepositions in coordinate sentences?

Do I need to add "to" in every clause in this sentence?


How to correctly use the present perfect tense


Why has English spelling reform never caught on?


Too many "and"s and commas in a sentence

What are the rules on when to use commas, colons, semicolons and dashes?


What is the difference between 'make decision' and 'take decision'?


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


What's a word for someone who "jumps on the bandwagon"?

Is there a word for someone who won't think critically?


"My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner"


Repeating "the" with each item separated by "or"

Is it necessary to use "the" multiple times?


How do I punctuate a direct statement within a sentence?

Is there punctuation for words treated as words?


Why do speakers from India frequently overuse the phrase "the same"?

Using the expression "the same" for a previously mentioned item


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


Does this parallel structure need coordinated prepositions to avoid being a faulty parallelism?


Is there a term for the type of phrase being used in "far and wide"?


"known unknown" and "familiar unfamiliar" - is there a term to describe this?

What is the literary device that describes phrases like "faithfully unfaithful"?


Is there a word for the use of period after each word of a sentence grammatically correct?

Name and origin of writing with period after each word


"Themselves" or "Themself" in a singular context?

The hidden flaw in "singular they"—what to do about reflexive pronouns?


What is the proper usage of "The... of..." and "A ... of ..."?

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


Why does the sentence "Glimpses do ye seem to see of that (...) ?" starts with 'glimpses' instead of with regular 'do'?

Which are the word orders that can be found in English?


Is it acceptable to write "mini-steps" or should it be "mini steps? Can it be "mini-mangoes" or must it be "mini mangoes"?


Is it common to use the phrase “come with” without specifying with whom

Can you grammatically end a sentence with "with"?


Is there any rule of silent initial letters in English?

Why does English spelling use silent letters?


Should "it/this" always refer to a specific noun?

What is "it" in the following sentence: It is clear that Bob likes doughnuts


How, when and where did the phrase 'state of the art' originate?


do I need this comma in " ...techniques for fighting fires, in space or at future..."?


Where do these numbers come from, and do we still use them?

19th century English texts occasionally use Germanic-style number words, such as "four-and-twenty". When did this fall out of use?


Can the relative pronoun "where" be omitted in a relative clause with the preposition "in"?

Relative pronouns "where" and "when": where can they be omitted?


Using lots of words so as to NOT to get to the point

What do you call a response which does not address the question?


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


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


Intransitive verbs with preposition in passive sentences

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


How do I choose between ‘who’ or ‘whom’ when the subject pronoun is unclear?

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


"The X and (the) Y": When should I repeat the definite article?


"a" or "an" for words that don't start with vowels but sound like they're starting with a vowel


Is it normal to separate hyphenated words on different lines?

What are the rules for splitting words at the end of a line?


Which preposition should be used after the verb “request”?

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


Are double negatives proper English (e.g. "I don't know nothing")?


Is there a subtle difference between "somebody" and "someone", "anybody" and "anyone"?


Pronoun question: referring to inanimate objects as 'he' or 'she'


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


Is a building said to be along the road or on the road?

Prepositions to use when indicating locations


“Is there a way you could/would accept?”

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


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

How did the phenomenon of doubling words come about?


"I am yet to see" versus "I have yet to see"


Should I say I work "for" or "with" my supervisor?

Difference between “with”, “at” and “for” with a business title and a company name


What word describes things that are similar yet different?


Does "coming down" mean "traveling south"?

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


How do you refer to letters of the alphabet?

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


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


Is it correct to use "all this" instead of "all of this"?


"It isn't" vs "It is not" (Google suggestion) - which one is more common?


Do you need the “why” in “That's the reason why”?

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


I get so confused in possessive pronouns

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


Is there any difference between "student" or "pupil"?

"Pupil" or "Student", what is the correct use?


I have a question regarding the proper usage of the word "nor"


Does Charles Dickens' opening two sentences of Ch 3 of 'A Tale of Two Cities make sense?

Fragments in speech vs Fragments in novels?


Variations in meaning between "Last week" vs. "The last week" vs "The last n weeks"?

"last year" vs. "the last / whole of the last year" vs. "whole the last year"


What is the idiom or single word for a person who just talks high-flying to show himself important and powerful?

Is there a single word for "one who speaks/boasts a lot about everything"?


Am I using commas for parenthesis properly here?

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


What do you call a person who talks about nothing but himself?


What does "to squinch one's eyes closed" mean?


"You are the first one to ask me." vs "You are the first one asking me"

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


The use of negative with indefinite pronouns


A word to describe a person who refuses to acknowledge illness in others

Word for the opposite of "hypochondriasis"


Whom or who in this case? Google thinks who

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


Using "And" at the beginning of a sentence


Why are detectives/investigators referred to as "gumshoe"s?


What is the double opposite of Schadenfreude?


Is there a verb for making (appreciative/agreement/attentive) sounds during conversation?

Confirmation that someone is listening to another person's speech


Is there a phrase for making someone do something that is your duty by making it look like it is their responsibility?

What is the idiom/phrase you can use when someone tells you to do (the work) that he is assigned to do (in reality it is assigned to him)?


Hypernym for buildings, fossils, spiders and particles

How should I use "eponym", "eponymous" and "namesake"?


When a woman says ''no problem'' to thank you, is she being disrespectful?

When should "no problem" replace "you're welcome" as a response to "thank you"?


Is there a word for a person who avoids their responsibilities?

A word for "negligence of duty or responsibility"


What's the difference between "die from", "die by" and "die of"


When do we're say " a few" instead of few?


Which is correct use of comma in this phrase

Placement of comma before quotation mark


'If they "would have" recognised this, they would have saved themselves trouble? Correct?

"If I would have lost you" vs "If I had lost you"


Is it true that the "i before e" rule is vastly untrue?

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


A person who begs for help but doesn't return the favor

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


What's the difference between "speak" and "talk", grammatically speaking?


Two different meanings of Present Perfect Tense

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


Is there a word for occurring four times a week?

Is there a prefix that indicates that an event recurs four times a year?


A word for listing out objects in a list

Equivalent of "both" when referring to three or more items?


"Congratulate for" vs. "congratulate on"


Use of apostrophe in a mixed singular-plural context


Is this a grammar mistake? I got this from the USA Today website

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


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


"Cancellation", "Canceled", "Canceling" — US usage


How is "thought it an outrage" grammatically correct?

Is 'thought it to be' grammatically correct?


"The maximum number": plural or singular?


About the definite and zero article meaning generic concepts


what is the reason ..we say can't? intead of can not

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


Can I use "Firstly" while writing email? Is this a correct word to use in communication?

Can "firstly" be used in the same meaning as "at first/initially"?


usage of separable and inseparable words


The use of 'that' and the bare form of a verb


What is the strange taste feeling that one gets when eating a quince or unripe plum or persimmon?

What is the numb sensation in the mouth caused by some fruits called?


Leaped or leapt, past and perfect tenses


What is a good word to mean "nostalgia for the future"?

Is there a word for the sadness over "What might have been"?


Style Guide: Bold, Italic, or Quotes When I Want to Emphasize Something


Is it correct to use 'being' after a noun?

Can a present participle follow a subject?


Something specific or a specific something ,which one to use?

Is "something red" an example of ellipsis or adjectival positioning


What is a word that means someone who hates their own race?

Word meaning the reverse of 'Xenophobia'


A word that describes a word for which there are no words


Is English the only language that always capitalizes "I"?

Why should the first person pronoun 'I' always be capitalized?


"Are" vs. "were" when action is in the past, but subject is still extant


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


"Tried to" versus "try to": The -ed suffix as an intervocalic tap

Differentiate between past and present just by pronunciation when word is followed by d- or similiar sound


What's the female equivalent of "suitor"?


Any word (adjective preferably) that used to describe an achievement of pulling off something big out of the blue and not due to his abilities

Word for an event that will likely never happen again


Usage of there is vs there are when talking about a list of mixed singular and plural nouns

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


single word noun for somebody who is unfaithful to their spouse / relationship-partner

What do you call someone who betrays his/her spouse sexually?


What do you call someone who is always asking for favours?

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


Difference in meaning between "booking is amended" and "booking has been amended"

An already Spoken to customer issue that has been resolved


What is the idea called when something has happened to you but you just don't know?

What do you call a person who appears to be oblivious to their ignorance?


Usage of "she" instead of "he" for inclusiveness

Reason for the current trend to use «she» as the gender-neutral pronoun?


What does "it" refer to in "it's raining"?


'A' or 'an' against optional (bracketed) part?

"A/An" preceding a parenthetical statement


How to pronounce "p" in "hospital" and why?


Does "I am eating vegan cheese in my underpants" really imply that the vegan cheese is inside my underpants?


Staff and percent. Which one of these two statements is correct?


'Was' or 'were' with 'period' & 'eleven years'

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


What would be your reply if someone asks you, "How do you do?"

Do you really answer "How do you do?" with "How do you do?"


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


Is "iPhone is king" grammatically correct?

Why do people omit the definite article?


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


What is the correct way to indicate a singular/plural that ends in (ies)

Parenthetical pluralization of words ending in '-y'


What's a word for someone whose personality or character changes a lot and get more affected than others by other's company or influential people?


What’s going on with “food > feed”? Is it like “foot > feet”?

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


When is it correct to capitalise 'earth'?


"-ic versus -ical" what's the difference in meaning between adjectives ending in -ic or -ical?


What is a word for "a person who studies all subjects"?

What term means "one who enjoys learning"?


What does the word "already" mean in this sentence?

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


L versus LL in British versus US English


Can the word "that" be used to refer to people?


What is the word or phrase for running into another person and not knowing which way to go?

Is there a word for two persons dodging each other on the street?


Why does the US Declaration of Independence use the word "depository" instead of "depositories"?

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


Referencing titles that include sparse quotes


Can I use double negative in the following structure: "not that..."?


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

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


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


What is the difference between "precise" and "accurate"?

Are 'accuracy' and 'precision' interchangeable nouns?


What’s a non-vulgar alternative for “covering one’s ***”?


Hyphen or no hyphen when modifying an adjective with a quantity?


which or that? One thing I keep wondering about

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


"You did not lose weight because of this.", and another similar phrase


Is the phrase 'request you to send the copy' correct?

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


"Put me in touch with whomever created it"?


Connotations of "hungry for X" and "thirsty for X."


Which timeline illustrates “I have finished my homework” most accurately?

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


"team of engineers IS standing by" or "team of engineers ARE standing by"?

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


I need to know how to use quotation marks within a list

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


Bird's Nest, Birds' Nest, or Birds Nest?

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


Why do we use the article 'a' when referring to 100 items? But we don't use it when referring to any other plural count?

Indefinite articles used with plural nouns: It was AN amazing TWO DAYS


Usage of commas around book and poem titles

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


Does anyone know the origin of the phrase "walk it off"?

Captain America said "if you get killed, walk it off!" How to understand "walk it off"?


What would be an English equivalent for the Mexican Spanish word tocayo?


Is “Am I needing to. . . ?” grammatical?


Are these double negatives? "No it is not. No I don't think so."


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


Where do I place the frequency adverb "often"?

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


When does `isn't ...` expand to "is ... not" and "is not ..."

Can the "don't" contraction be expanded when used as a command?


To whoever wills ... Vs. To whomever wills


The use of "e.g." at the end of a sentence


What are the plural forms of the words "octopus" and "platypus"?

What is the correct plural of "octopus"?


Near, near to and nearby. What's the difference?


How to express the idea that a person got sick because of loving someone very much but does not receive any attention from that someone?

A word for the heart-wrenching pain of wanting someone you can't have


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?


How do I tell my brother that he needs to wake up early tomorrow?

Present Simple vs Present Continuous for future actions


I've looked for a job VS I've been looking for a job

Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous


Definite article in front of “nineteenth-century United States”?

Using the definite article before a country/state name


Proper grammar for plural possession including myself?

"My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner"


What is the function of "do" in the following sentence?


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


Is there any English word in which "ph" is not pronounced as "f"?


Is the usage of the word "BUT" in this sentence correct?

What is the proper usage of "not only... but also"?


If apostrophe-S is possessive, should "it's" be used when referring to an object's possessions or not?


Is " Princesses' " correct and how would it be pronounced?

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


confusion in the sentence use of have and has in plural and singular case

Agreement With Compound Subjects Joined by And


Comma before "which" in the following sentence?

"Which" or "what" or ... when referring to a main clause?


Which one is correct65 year old or 65 years old?

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


Can you treat a prepositional phrase as the subject?


Aspect (simple, perfect and progressive): What are the differences?


Is there a word for when a song leaves out a word or phrase despite it perfectly fitting?

Is there a term for this word play where a song intentionally avoids completing a rhyme?


3 in 1 is a Trinity. What is 2 in 1, 4 in 1, 5 in 1, N in 1?

If trinity means 3 in one, what's the word for one in one, 2 in one, 4 in one, 5 in one?


We will and we have in the same sentence


What do you call someone who starts arguments for their own satisfaction?

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


Can 'I believe' and 'I think' have different connotations?

Are there any differences between "I believe" vs "I think" vs "I reckon"?


'Have a possibility' vs. 'have the possibility'

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


A word that describes a positive form of envy

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


Redundant usage of "the" in names/titles is incorrect?

Do we use another "the" if a proper noun already begins with one?


How modal verbs with partciple change the meaning of a sentence?

"May" & "Might": What's the right context?


Is there a word for having the need to use the restroom?

Is there a word akin to "hungry" or "thirsty" that implies a need to urinate?


Singular noun after "or," or is that in dispute?

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


"My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner"


How to express the paradoxical situation in idiom or proper sentences?

Word meaning the outcome is different to that intended


Do,does, is and are with multiple subjects

Singular or plural verb with two subjects


if I was sick , and needed someone to give me water , should I say : water me ?

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


A watermelon is divided into three parts to be served to guests. Is the melon singular or plural?

Nouns that can be both count and noncount nouns


Are there nouns that are always plural — have no plural counterpart?


What would "I forgot my keys" mean in this situation?

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


Use of possessive apostrophe in a list and order of words

Use of the possessive apostrophe in a list


Would it be proper to include (e.g.) after an example?

The use of "e.g." at the end of a sentence


What word describes a word which by definition encompasses another?

Word for "moving up one conceptual level"


Is there a word that describes a conspicuous building that is out of its place?

How do I insultingly describe an extremely ugly building?


"However difficult something is, …" or "However difficult something may/might be, …" ?


How to ask what is your number in the siblings or to your parents.?

Framing a question whose answer is an ordinal number


What is the meaning of the comma in this case?

What is the difference between three sentences?


Under what circumstances can the word "be" be used directly without any change?


Is "each" an adverb, pronoun, determiner, or what else?


What's it called when a compound word can be split up in diff ways to present alt meanings?

Is there a word or phrase for when you break a word in a different place to give a different meaning?


Which form should be used for attributive nouns like “student union”: singular or plural, or possessive singular or possessive plural?


What is the difference between "travel" and "trip"?

What's the difference between the words "journey", "travel" and "trip"?


How many hours of sleep “is” or “are” needed?


Is the statement "To try and manipulate" grammatically correct?

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


How to pluralize the following initialism

Pluralizing abbreviations where the noun is not the last word


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


is it right to say ' provide huge job opportunities to society'

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


What is the possessive form of Bliss as a proper noun?

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


Should I use hyphens with prefixes like "sub" and "semi"?


Who is [company name] or Who are [company name]

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


Word for a story that keeps the reader's attention

What's a word or phrase to describe a good book that I cannot put down when starting reading?


Is there an Extended Backus–Naur form (EBNF) that covers all of English?


Difference between "you can't do nothing" and "you can't do anything"

"I don't know nothing" vs "I don't know anything"


The class is/are all working on a project together


What is the standard rule for using or not using hyphen and diaeresis on the words like reelect , reexamine, and cooperate?


when my son sleeps VERSUS while my son sleeps

How to use "when" vs. "while" on the following occasions?


Which one is correct - " There is only us here" or "There are only us here"

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


The use of "real" in the following cases


When to use "none" as singular or plural?


Standard regarding punctuation in headlines?

Which words in a title should be capitalized?


Is there a term for using a correct word having a double meaning that creates ambiguity given the context of the sentence?


Punctuation: We promise [that] it's a big deal

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


The slogan, "i'm lovin' it" is grammatically wrong


I'll get you the waters vs I'll get you the water

Can I use the word "milks" when discussing KINDS of milk


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


Color vs Colour: which spelling should you use?

Is there any difference between "color" and "colour"?


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


Is calling a homosexual person “gay” offensive?

Just how offensive are the terms "retarded" and "gay"?


Is "there're" (similar to "there's") a correct contraction?


What is the appropriate command when one is thirsty?

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


“I do not know where … is” vs. “I do not know where is …”


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


What do we call the machine used in shops through which we swipe our Debit/Credit card to pay for something?


Is it "as wonderful as them" or "as wonderful as they"?


When should I use "while" and when should I use "whilst"?

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


What is the literary device that describes phrases like "faithfully unfaithful"?

"Freedom is slavery" and "Ignorance is strength" - What kind of rhetorical strategy is this?


Is it “James and Paul come” or “James and Paul comes”?

Is it: My apples and orange are/is wrong?


A word or expression for being paralyzed by fear or scare, like German *Schockstarre*

One word - someone so scared that he can't move


What are the antonyms of "append" and "prepend"?


How can I explain what is wrong with the sentence "She is having difficulty to shop"?

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


When a name finishes in "s" can you say Jaume Casals's biography?

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


Is “Paul’s and my ideas” *really* the correct possessive?

"My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner"


Where does "on X's dime" originate from?


Is this an appropriate usage of "but" at the beginning of a sentence?

Can I use "but" at the beginning of a sentence?


Are the rules regarding absolute modifiers too absolute?


"There is a large number" Or "There are a large number"?

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


What is "it" in the following sentence: It is clear that Bob likes doughnuts


Is -1 followed by a singular or plural noun?


"Today's news is tomorrow's history" -- are those possessives?

Why does “today’s lesson” seem to be possessive?


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


What do you think about "Sorry." as a complete sentence? or What are your thoughts on subject omission?

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


The "of" in company names—avoid or embrace?

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


Informal language: “you guy’s” vs. “your guy’s”


What do you call a mother whose children have died?


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


I am trying to decide if I can consider myself a native English speaker


Is this sentence grammatical: "all there is, are idiolects?"


Grammar: Should the sentence say, "my sister or I" or "my sister or me"?

"My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner"


If someone says "by 2015" does that mean before 2015?

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


Which one is correct? I am *even more happy* for you! or *even happier*?

"More clear" vs "Clearer": when to use "more" instead of "-er"?


How do I explain why an infinitive verb is important to this kind of sentence to a friend

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


How to correctly use the present perfect tense


Why do people sometimes use the past perfect form of a verb when the past would suffice? (e.g. "you had mentioned")


What is it called when you tell the truth in a misleading 'nice' way?

Is there a verb for making a statement/sentence milder or "dumbing it down"?


What is the relationship name of my wife's father's sister's son to me?


What is the difference between therefore and hence?

Can I use "therefore", "so", "hence" and "thus" interchangeably?


Should a note be addressed with "Hi all" or "Hi All"?


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


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


What to call a person who always says he can do everything?

Is there an idiom for people who boast too much?


Gerund or infinitive / Difference in meaning

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


Is there an English sentence 'equation' I can use?


Difference in meaning between gerund and infinitive

Catenatives followed by infinitives and gerunds


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


Can we use singular or plural nouns with names of countries?

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


Do intensive pronouns ever convey new information?

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


Term for a trademarked word that is used as a synonym for the item it represents

Using a designer's name or brand name as a substitute for the product itself


How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping/snoring?


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


Usage of "the" prefix where it doesn't seem to be grammatically correct


What is the name for someone who obsessively exercises slight power?

Idiom for someone who got a tiny fraction of power and abuses it?


Why doesn't English have a separate word for "head hair"? (head hair vs. body hair)


What goes better with "first" -- "second" or "secondly"?


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


What is the difference between "owing to" and "due to"?


Word for a response that is enthusiastic, passionate and long-winded

What is a word to describe inefficient communication?


A term or phrase for speaking as clearly as possible to non-experts


Should I use Past Simple or Past Perfect in this sentence?

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


Use of 'it' and 'that' in affirmative replies

What is blocking a deictic use of 'it' in this example?


"a time when you or a relative were/was a patient"

Is it right to use a singular form of the verb in this sentence?


Using the present tense in writing a biblical commentary

Verb Tense: Talking about Events in fictional work


Use of the definite article "the" before "church"


A process with multiple possible roots/causes


What is a word that could be used both for an ancestor and a descendant at the same time (excluding siblings, cousins etc)?

Is there a single word which means "a person, and all of his ancestors", or "a person, and all of his descendants"?


Using "Wood" vs. "Woods", Plural or not?

In "Winnie the Pooh", Why isn't the Hundred Acre Wood  plural?


Did everyday Americans really speak like they did on the radio?

Did regular Americans speak the way actors in the 30s and 1940s did?


"Not only my husband but also my son is a doctor"


Is there a term for celebrating one's tonal memory?

Is there another term, or even a single word, for "tonal recognition"?


Proper use of the contraction "don't" in questions

How to answer a negative question without ambiguity?


Usage question: "Relation" vs. "Relationship"


What is the difference between "I have a doubt with ...." & "I suspect there is a problem"?


What is the word that is used to refer to a group of words used in specific vocations or specialized fields?

do specialst fields have their own colloquial vocabulary not shared by laymen?


What would the statement "You over there!" be called?

What are words like "Hey Man", "Hey you", "Hey Dude" called


One who is repulsed by / dislikes something


Conflicting who/whom usage rules in a sentence

He must decide who/whom to be. Which is correct?


Why does "under the sea" mean "in the sea"?


What's the negation of "I used to be"? Surely not "I didn't used to be"?


Doing something even though you don't want to on an internal level

What is a word for doing something that you don't want to do?


Could you please help me out this sentence?


Constraints for the: X of Y vs. Y X constructions


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


perfect tense: question on "unspecified time"

Must present perfect tense be used if the action takes place more than once?


A South African English teacher (Austrian descent) said we have to use "go back home", not "come back home"? Is he right?

How to identify "deictic center" for distinguishing "come" & "go"?


What is one word to describe someone who doesn't care about anything?

One word for someone who doesn't care about anything


Word for feeling one gets when someone else gets just punisment

What is the emotion for being glad of someone getting their just deserts


Are both these sentences grammatically correct?

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


Formal version of "stuck in one's old ways"


Is there an expression that describes looking for something that probably isn't there, or looking in unlikely places for a solution


What does "should something happen" mean?


Problem with backshift in reporting clauses


when say: she's gone, which one is correct: she is gone or she has gone

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


Is there a word for special names given to people of a certain group

Is there a name for the relationship between a movement and a follower of that movement?


Is there an expression in English for "being asked to act on your own suggestion"?

Is there a more formal phrase or word for "practice what you preach?"


Is there really no English equivalent to German's “Fachidiot”?


could past perfect tense and present perfect tense coexist in a compound sentence. Please do not mark as duplicate if you have not read the question

Why do people sometimes use the past perfect form of a verb when the past would suffice? (e.g. "you had mentioned")


Which is the correct past tense of "spin": "span" or "spun"?


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


Is there a word to describe a plausible but incorrect explanation?

What is a word to describe one's thoughts that sound logical and reasonable but, in reality, they are not?


How can you say “rule by gods” without a church involved?

What do you call a government when the rulers are gods?


Word that means "Strip down to the basics"

What is the word that is used to describe the oversimplification or non-academic discussion of a complex issue?


How do I address a letter when I do not know the name or gender of the person I am writing to?

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


Why I have heard people say There's two cars?

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


"Good for Me!" as a response to someone doing something nice for you

What does the phrase "good for you" mean?


What kind of abbreviations are "Bee Gees", "Eminem", etc?

Is there a term for words that are sounded out initialisms?


The use of "so" instead of "thus" in reported speech


I vs myself when talking about 3 people (including me)

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


What is the distinction between "among" and "amongst"?


Keep with T or change to C in verb to derived word conversion


"to require someone to do something" vs "to require that someone do something"

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


Collective Noun: Is the possessive with "children" singular or plural?

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


Difference between a Metaphor and a Simile

Similes and Metaphors - are similes a subset of metaphors?


Another word for "tens" other than "dozens"


Is there a word for those random spots/patterns you see when you enter your home after playing outside on a sunny day?


"I will refuse nothing to a soul that makes a request of me in virtue of my passion" - meaning?


Contraction of "There are" to "There're"

Is "there're" (similar to "there's") a correct contraction?


Etymology of the idiom "There's no disputing matters of taste" (de gustibus non est disputandum)

What's the origin of the saying, "There's no accounting for taste"?


What is it called when the last word of a sentence is also used as the first word of the next sentence?

Is there a name for when the same word is used at the beginning and end of different phrases/sentences?


Why there is no article before words like queen and king?


"Covered with" vs. "covered in" vs. "covered by"


English idiom for keeping a lousy employee on the payroll because of his connections?

English equivalent of the expression “a longer arm than résumé”


How do I refer to all the properties of one document among many documents?

"One of my friends" vs. "one of my friend"


"Quest of providing" vs. "quest for providing"


What preposition should be used with "cache"?


Why is "no" used instead of "yes" in this conversation?

How to answer a negative question without ambiguity?


Is there a word or phrase which means "leads you into other or further research?"

What is a single word for the capability of a theory, for example, to generate further thought and theorizing?


What is another word for 'all round' capabilities?


Using a slash (/) between multi-word phrases

Is it OK to use a forward slash '/' between words other than the obvious 'and/or'?


How do we write the names of the cities?

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


Difference yea/nay and yes/no - four-form system


I am trying to find out differences between between a bunch of "would" conditionals

"If I would have lost you" vs "If I had lost you"


Is "this is different than before" valid US English for "this is different from before"?

Which is correct: "__ is different from __" or "__ is different than __"?


Is "performance" singular or also plural?


"Not only ... but also" —parallelism in a particular case


traveller's cheques; customer's requirements: use of the singular Saxon genitive (and the plural attributive) for association


What could be word for something which you can only partially remember? hardly recall/recollect?


Describing anxiety, another word for foreboding or dread

I’m looking for a word or phrase that describes the feeling that something very bad or catastrophic is about to happen


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

Does "turning down the air conditioning" make it warmer or colder?


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


A word for a similar concept as a shibboleth

Is there a term for a masked / veiled question to find sensitive information?


Did Martin Scorsese use "whom" properly in this interview?


Is it ok to combine two independent clauses into just one sentence?


can not find correct grammar for the use of : the... the

Is a sentence always grammatically incorrect if it has no verb?


What part of speech do the quoted constructions belong to?

Is there a word or phrase to define several words linked by hyphens, such as in "a sit-back-and-wait-for-it attitude"


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


When or why did the pronunciation of the word "renovate" change?

Is there any rule for pronouncing words beginning with “re-”?


Hyphenation of "-goer" as a suffix (conflicting suggestions)

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


Quote unquote (or end-quote), unseparated by the actual quotation


Tense usage in relation to date of birth of deceased individuals

Is it correct to use the word "birthday" for the deceased, or is there a better alternative?


Is there a term that describes leaving out the implied subject of a question?

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


The use of was and were with singular nouns


Usage of maverick as an adjective for a thing


Is my StackExchange-Description written correctly?

Is it appropriate to put a comma before "which"?


Is there an English idiom for Bengali idiom "সবজান্তা গামছাওয়ালা"(wise towelsman)?


When can I use "while" instead of "when"?

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


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


"Committed to supporting X" vs. "committed to support X"


Use of the phrase "it seems" vs. "it seems that"

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


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

I need help with possessives: should this be [center + noun] or [center's + noun]?


Why we say 'the mountains' with definite article

Definite and indefinite articles when referring to generic abstract objects


Is "neither have I wings to fly" grammatically correct?

"He added" vs. "Did he add" (inversion after negative adverb)


Word or Phrase for the many minor things adding up to something major and not noticing until it's too late?

Is there an expression to indicate the strategy of wearing someone down with numerous small irritations?


Sentence construction, adjective position


What part of speech is "the closest" in this case?

Can a preposition have the form of superlative?


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


"anybody can dance" or "Everybody can dance"?

What is the difference between "anyone" and "everyone" in this context


Need a word for when an event or situation that is very unlikely to happen, happens

Word for an event that will likely never happen again


What's the correct articulation for abbreviated words?

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


"Dave saying that really pissed me off" 2 subjects?

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


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


Writing letter name pronunciations in a simple way

Is there a formal spelling for the English letter names?


When do I answer negative questions (e.g. "Aren't you...?") with "yes" or "no"?

How to answer a negative question without ambiguity?


Comma before "and" in compound sentences?


Word to describe the quality of being optional or mandatory


What's a the word for people who make fun of themselves?


How do you reply to someone correctly in this context?


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


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

When do we use "any" with countable nouns?


How would you write the possessive with yourself and another person?

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


Is "West did not say Thursday whether he agreed with Trump’s political ideas" grammatically correct?

Is it common to omit a preposition (in / on / of) before “the month (year / week /day) when they are used adjectively and adverbially?


"More acrid than" but "stupider than" Why is that?

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


"Can you send me Fred and your flight information?"


is it compulsory to use "his/her" and "he/she" to refer to a person or just "he" and "his" is enough?

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


Help me understand the meaning of a phrase I use regularly- "just ducky"

Why do the words ducky and jake mean fine or satisfactory?


Can we say "I can't not go" or for instance "i couldn't not look"


Other ways to say "I'm rooting for you?"


A or an before slash phrase? A or an before parenthetical phrase equivalent to slash phrase?

"A/An" preceding a parenthetical statement


Are there any patterns to observe in choosing the correct negative prefix to use?


Should the preposition 'by' be used before all the gerunds if there are more than one?

Use of prepositions in strings of conjunctions


What's a synonym for “Bull**it” when referring to something like writing English papers?


"handy" instead of "mobile phone" (non-Germans)

Cell phone? Cell? Mobile phone? What's the "correct" term?


business competition purposefully attack the competition


What can I replace the word “I” with in my cover letter?

Is it poor form to start too many sentences with I?


I wish my father "were having the stuff" or "was having the stuff"?


"Toward" or "towards" – what would a native speaker use?


What expressions/words are still used in Indian English that are no longer in British English?

What is wrong in "Please don't pluck the flowers" and other phrases used in the Indian subcontinent?


I work at Microsoft or I work in Microsoft?

Which one is right — "He works at company X" or "in company X "?


Difference between "did + verb" and just "verb+ed"


Expression or word that means "a tactic is stolen by the enemy and used against oneself"

Word for "to use someone's own tactics against them"


"None of us is" vs "None of us are", Which is Correct?


What is the words for the relationship between pounds and pence, or dollars and cents?

What words describe the relation between "dollars" and "cents"?


A job with an important title but no real responsibility


Can/Should a comma be used after "Sometimes"?

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


Plural or Singular? "There are no books."

"There are no comments" vs. "There is no comment"


Use of "comma", inside the quotation marks or after it?

Placement of comma before quotation mark


Is it "Myself and _____", "_____ and myself", or "____ and I"?

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


We have the same car vs we have the same cars


What is it called when you use something in a sentence that will be replaced?

What are the pieces used to fill in a template called?


Pronunciation of the second syllable in “ancient” and “conscience”

Should the IPA of the word "conscious" be /ˈkɑːnʃəs/ or /ˈkɑːntʃəs/?


Is it "is" or "are" in "There is/are two of us here"?


Direct Object or Complement or Something else

Feel confused about to-infinitive in a sentence


Difference between should, must, can, may

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


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


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


In which cases is a comma/period placed inside or outside of parentheses?


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


Is “a choice between one of two options” grammatically correct?

Is  "choose from one of four options" wrong?


"That" – Which of the following sentences uses correct English grammar?

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


Is 'but rather' considered grammatically correct?


word for six-month period.....not as an adjective or as an associated adverb, but as an affirmed set word

What is a word that means "a span of six months"?


What is the word for when anachronisms are used in movies set in modern day


Is there a word for " someone who hates people from their own country"?

Word meaning the reverse of 'Xenophobia'


Do I use a comma between "whimsical" and "clay" in the sentence below?


Article before "two" with intervening adjective?

Indefinite article in the "An [adjective] [number] [plural noun]" construction


Difference between "in contrast to" and "in contrast with"

"In contrast with" or "In contrast to" (or something else)?


Why is the phrase "less than 15 people" incorrect?


"May" & "Might": What's the right context?


Do English speaking subcultures attach different meanings to the phrase "I'm sorry"?

Usage of "I'm sorry" and "thank you very much" outside of obvious settings


Sentences ending with both a colon and a question mark


"Who(m) will it be?" vs. "Will it be he/him?"

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


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


Article when there is an adjective before a noun


Is the 'w' in 'cow' a vowel or a consonant?


Repeated phrases such as 'four times it stopped on the very threshold of the gate, four times the armour clanged'


When your 10-year old boy says “It’s meta,” what does it mean? In what situation and of what sort of object they use this phrase?


Capitalization of tussenvoegsel at start of sentence

Initial capitalization of foreign surnames when starting a sentence


Is there a rule for transforming surnames into adjectives?

Are there rules for forming adjectives from names?


Is 'can' an appropriate substitute for 'may' to indicate possibility?


Which houses (are/is) this road connected to?

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


Do you capitalize both parts of a hyphenated word in a title?


Is it ok to combine two independent clauses into just one sentence?


Is correct to say: "John, there is a Mr. Smith on the phone for you"

Why is “a” necessary before "Mr. X" and "Mrs. Y"?


What's the difference between IN TIME and ON TIME?


Is there any word/term for when we not only don't know something but don't even think about it?


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


"Simply obfuscate in pretending" - meaning

What is meant by "obfuscate by pretending"?


What is the term for replacing a letter with a number in a word?

Is there a term denoting the writing of words using numbers instead of letters?


Which usage is correct for the word Rebel?

Singular or plural form of property, when describing an object with N-count for the property


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


Subject verb agreement with collective nouns


The word Government is to be used as singular or plural

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


Should there be a space between name initials?


"There is" and "there's" used before a plural word


when there is a new invention, there is a new name for original object, what is this called?

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


Was "the mother of all" a common expression before Saddam Hussein used it?


subject verb agreement in "whether.... or" constructions

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


"I consider it true" or "I consider it to be true"?

Does English allow a zero copula in subordinate clauses?


What is the term for a pet name used in a sense of derision?


Capitalization after an internal dialogue prefix tag

Capitalization with quotation marks when the quote is not direct speech


Word or phrase for a situation when your intention is to save something but end up in loss

What is the problem that gets worse after you try to solve it?


Parable for an impossible idea or business plan

Is there a word or phrase for something that one might wish exists, but most certainly doesn't?


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


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


What is it called when you use "I would do X" to show strength of feeling?

What's a word for "a joking dramatic exaggeration"?


Looking for a word that means to give for free, but is distinct from "donate"

A word similar to "Donate" but more freely provided to


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


What is a common expression for being blithely innocent, or actually ignorant of in fact an event is occurring?


Comma or space in long numbers and the UK Standard Rule

Is it essential to use comma in a big number?


Punctuation, compound sentence, Oxford, and

Comma before "and" in compound sentences?


Can medium intensifiers be ranked by the strength of intensification?

When to use words quite, rather, pretty, fairly etc: degree of downtoning


Rules in using the article "the" in addressing countries

Using the definite article before a country/state name


How does it look v What does it look lke


A word for non-supernatural “superstitions”?

What is another word for a false belief or opinion on something that people hold true and repeat because they have heard it repeated so many times?


What's the meaning of "if that" in this Friends episode?

What’s the meaning of “if that” at the end of a sentence?


Why: a relative adverb, a conjunction ... or both?


Are there good alternatives to "making the best of a bad situation?"

Idiom for the phrase "getting a good result from a bad situation or with a bad condition"?


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


The act of talking to somebody about the same thing over and over

What is the word for act of monotonously demanding for something (many be a toy) repeatedly?


How do you pronounce numbers written in different bases?


What is wrong with my reasoning on this ACT English question


Using an article plus an adjective without a noun and another article plus a singular noun

Plural or singular noun when it refers to two things in a list


I need help to find a word that's too long to describe in a title

Single word for "going along with the crowd"


Does a comma always separate the nonfinite clause from the main clause?

Comma before adverbial participial phrases (reduced adverbial phrases) and participial prepositions


Can “due to” and “because of ” be used interchangeably?


Problem with backshift in reporting clauses


Is "you might have already had dinner" correct order-wise?


What's collective term for clients, customers, students, donors or anyone who has a beneficial relationship with an organization?

Hypernym for "clients", "members" and "partners"


"element identification techniques" or "techniques of element identification"


What pronouns should you use after the pronoun one?

Which one of this is the correct use of "one" as a pronoun?


As a noun, does the word 'laic' operate as a synonym for the word 'layperson'?

Is "laic" an alternative word to the word "layperson"?


What's a word for any two-dimensional art?

Single name to cover "drawing", "painting", "sketching" etc


what is the person who is always nosing in people's business?

Word for person prying on my personal stuffs


Why “to” is here in this sentence? “please to ring the bell”


Difference between "relationship" and "relation"


Idiom/phrase for acting surprisingly passive

What do you call a person that won’t act?


Is "they" plural or singular when it's someone's preferred pronoun?

Subject-verb agreement when using singular they?


What is the difference between "a" and "per" in "miles an/per hour?


'Dark' and 'light' functioning as adverbs or adjectives in the sentence "The dark brown coat will match the light brown pants perfectly"


How do you use commas when referring to a person and yourself in a sentence while naming the person?

How many people are in the sentence "My friend, John, and I went shopping"?


Why does “klick” mean kilometer in US military slang?


What to do if ellipses are already in a text

How to quote text with ellipses inside of it?


to-infinitive as a direct object(noun phrase)? (as in 'I promised to buy her a pizza tomorrow')

to infinitive as direct object?! (as in : I promised to get there in time.)


What's a word for someone who likes and praises in front of others, but isn't that way normally to you?

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


Can the word 'child' be pluralised : 'childs two, three and four'?

Can "childs" ever be the plural of "child", in standard English?


Difference between 'went home by taxi' and 'went home in a taxi'

What's the difference between 'on the train' and 'by train?'


Possessive apostrophe usage: why not "World's Health Organization"?

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


Whoever vs. whomever where the phrase seems to serve as both indirect object of main clause and subject of subordinate clause


What is the name of the grammatical device where 18th and 19th Century sentences started with 'which'?


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


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


Is there a word to describe a person who gets uspet at work when he feels others are not working as hard as him?

Looking for a word meaning a person who thinks he's the one to do everything


How does one qualitatively describe the cubic increase of experimental data

How do you explain cubic growth of a function


Usage of Some: Does "some" require a plural or singular verb?


Glottal stop "t" in English pronunciation

How do you proceed from pronouncing "t" in the regular way to t-glottalization, as found in various English accents?


Do I use the singular or plural form of a noun when describing an attribute of a plural noun?


Word for someone who discriminates against left handed people

Word for discrimination based on handedness


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


I need an English expression ( preferably slang ) to express my willingness and commitment to do something

A phrase for "to get heavily involved in something"


Should I write 'organization' or 'organisation'?

Why do 'organization' and 'organisation' both seem to be commonly accepted spellings, and when is one used over the other?


"him answering questions" or "his answering questions"?

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


"one of the cables that runs" or "one of the cables that run"?


Why does this sentence use "does not" instead of "do not"?

Making adult decisions "is" or "are" really not fun: Which is correct?


In writing dates, when should "last" or "on" be used?


Order of Adjectives: "quantitative reverse transcription…" vs. "reverse transcription quantitative…"


Question concerning Subject-Verb Agrement

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


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


Is “what’s” a correct short form of “what does”?


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


What do you call a quote that is a modification/derivation of another quote?


Past tense and the phrase "who knows what"


Word to describe the way cattle and buffalo consume fodder?


what is difference between "on" and "about"?

What is the difference between "information on", "information of", "information about"


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


The word for how real a fictional world seems to be?


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


Is the plural of 'a friend's book' 'a friend's books' or 'friend's books'?

articles with the possessive nouns in the plural


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


When advertisers say product X has N times less 'thing' than product Y, what do they mean

"Ten times fewer the number" versus "one-tenth the number"


What are your favorite English language tools?


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


Is there a term for a shorthand word formed by pronunciation?


Who is trying to improve their future or who are trying to improve their future?

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


What are the differences between "impolite" and "unpolite"?


"will" vs "shall" in the movie Pride and Prejudice

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


You cannot contract "there are"!!. Right or Wrong?

Is "there're" (similar to "there's") a correct contraction?


What is the word for someone that uses other people?

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


"Please join me, my family and [my] crew." Can the second "my" be left out?

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


In/on for "into/onto" in colloquial and not so formal AmE


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


When do I have to use 'will' instead of 'going to'?


Unsure whether to use "enquire" or "inquire"


The term for misspellings that change the meaning of a sentence?

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


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

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


"has been effected" or "has been affected"


What do you call a combination of date and time?


the use of 'were' and 'was' when describing a situation


What were the rules for capitalising nouns in the 17th and 18th centuries?


Position of question mark after a quotation (that is not itself a question) and a citation

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


Is there a word to describe when someone has super-sensitive hearing?


Word for the person to which a question is addressed

What do you call somebody who asks a question and somebody who answers a question?


"been a watching", "been a playing" - why?

What is the story behind "a-" prefix / suffix?


I wonder whether the past tense is interchanged with the present tense

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


Usage of "Science and technology" as a singular term

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


What is another word for "likes to try new things"

Word for "willing to try new and unfamiliar things"


A word to describe to deviate from original idea/concept/intention

Word meaning the outcome is different to that intended


Is it correct to omit "be" verbs and conjunctions when reporting a sentence?

Why do newspaper headlines use strange syntax rules?


What does "followed to the T" actually mean?


Again on "Either"... does it mean "both"?


Why is "sure" pronounced with a "sh" consonant (voiceless postalveolar fricative [ʃ])?

Why are "sugar" and "sure" pronounced with an SH?


What's the difference between you, you had, you have?

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


"to think about" in the beginning of a sentence

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


Is the possessive of "one" spelled "ones" or "one's"?


login and payoff are nouns. But can they be used as verbs?


"is" vs. "are" after a group of items grouped using "or"

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


"left- and right-hand side" vs. "left and right-hand side"

How to use hyphens appropriately when listing multiple hyphenated terms?


What would be a good way to describe computational power that is too large or requires too long of a time?

Alternatives to "computationally expensive"?


Proverb for: solving a problem creates a bigger one

What is the problem that gets worse after you try to solve it?


What are the syllabification rules for English?


The Disparate Clarification (newly coined term by me)

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


What is the proper punctuation for examples that describe items in a list?


How to do you know when to add "the" before organisations' names?

Is it proper to use "the" before the name of a government organization?


How reconnaissance is a noun but not an adjective?


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


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


Someone who remains calm during panic or disaster

Adjective for "terrified yet calm and capable"


What are the rules for splitting words at the end of a line?


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


What determines how 'cursed' (as an attributive adjective) is pronounced?


What is a word that describes a random word presented in a conversation?


Why is the present perfect used for a past action?

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


For awhile or In awhile- Would you say I haven't moved in awhile or for awhile when referring to traffic


Taking both sides of an issue for personal gain

What is a word for someone that only does something to benefit them?


Is the question mark misused in affirmative sentences?


How do you punctuate the end of a quote within a quote: "Billy said, 'This is acceptable.' "

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


Origin/reason for the expression "on the bus" instead of "in the bus"


Is there a name for this type of sentence: "The higher the temperature, the higher the pressure"?

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


Reason for the current trend to use «she» as the gender-neutral pronoun?


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


Is there a word for words with specific meaning?

Is there a term for words that have a single meaning or are only used in a single context?


Is there a non-gendered term for "gentlemanly"

What is a female or gender neutral form of gentleman that relays the same tone of respect?


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


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


Question about the main clause of conditionals

how many conditional sentence types are possible?


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


AmE/Writing: AN _hors d'oeuvres_ tray, or A _hors d'oeuvres_ tray?


What's up with G. M. Hopkins's use of accented characters?


Should one use "an" or an "a" before an acronym beginning with the letter H?

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


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


Is "any of (plural noun)" used with a singular or plural verb?

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


What's proper punctuation for a sentence ending with an abbreviation followed by a parenthetical phrase?

Manage abbreviations before parantheses at the end of a sentence


Is this sentence from Andrew Carnegie ambiguous?

Does "I am eating vegan cheese in my underpants" really imply that the vegan cheese is inside my underpants?


Name of the category of foreign words with no english translation

What would you call a word that doesn't exist in or translate well into another language?


Grammar difference between "Drive Home" vs" "Drive to Work"

Can 'home' be an adjective as well as an adverb or a noun?


What is the proper plural of “a series”?


I don't understand why this sentence need the to +ing


Why is the ī sound in -ice words different from other words?

Whence came the different varieties of the "long i" diphthong?


How to analyze lightly varying senses of adjective *very*


What quotation marks are used for the 3rd quote?

What's the difference between using single and double quotation marks/inverted commas?


'Is' or 'are' – which is correct in this example?


What is the grammar for the following sentence: "It is used to avoid legal action should future problems arise"?

Is this an inversion? To V should S be . .


Where to put a period when you quote a title at the end of the sentence?

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


Do I need to use the article "the" with the word "data" in the following sentence?

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


Which pronoun is correct to use in this sentence and why?

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


Can we say, "She teaches English IN a highschool in China" or "She teaches English AT a highschool in China"?

I'm a teacher and I teach at/in school OR at/in a school


Looking for a derogatory term for men who either pay for sex or are used by women for money


What does the phrase "lowest common denominator" mean?

What does “the lowest common denominator” mean in the context other than math?


What are the origins of the word "nice"?


Is there a feminine equivalent to the adjective "avuncular"?


What nouns can be used to mean someone who is angrily inciting hatred in a public area against innocent people?

Word for someone who loves to create and organise noisy, lively, chaotic events


Automotive: "Part-makers" or "Parts Makers"?


Phrase for a situation where a problem disappears when you are about to fix it, but reappears later


Is there a word in English for a joke that isn't funny?

Is there an idiom or typical expression for an unfunny joke?


What's the difference between the following two sentences?


Words like 'disgruntled' with no positive counterpart

Any other words that use “dis-” as an amplifying prefix?


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


Subject-verb agreement when using singular they?

Is the genderless pronoun "they" appropriate and grammatical for a non-binary gender?


Need of a subject after 'and' conjunction

Joining two sentences into a compound predicate sentence using conjunction "and"


Which one is/are correct, "a rust inhibiting substance X" or "a rust-inhibiting substance X"?

Hyphenating "Pulitzer Prize winning" as adjective


What is the word for "something that needs prompt attention and resolved quickly"

Word/phrase for a task that must be done in the current sprint


What's a gender neutral word that you can use for he/she?

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


What rule governs "panic->panicking" and why? Would it apply to all -ic verbs?

Relic as a verb: why the spelling relicing, reliced?


Is there an idiom or concise phrase for seeing someone in mortal danger and doing nothing about it?

Is there an expression to describe a situation where someone could have helped you but they didn't?


"Sun rises in the east" or "The sun rises in the east"

About definite article before "Earth", "Moon" and "Sun"


list separated by commas with no "and" at the end


Which expression is correct? "I've already started working on it" or "I've already started to work on it"


Can protagonist be an antagonist, and vise versa?


The articles. A sentence about introduction of something

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


Is there any alternative for "You're welcome" in actual talks?


You may schedule a meeting vs You can schedule a meeting


A verb for transforming something into currency


Difference between get "off of" and "off"


Is there a grammar rule for nouns coming from verbs?

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


Can we interchange phrases " What's the date today?" and "what day is it today?"


"a" versus "an" before an acronym that begins with the letter "U"

"a" verus "an" for abbreviations starting with 'U'


What is difference between "using" and "by using"?


"One of the features that emerge" or "One of the features that emerges"

"one of the cables that runs" or "one of the cables that run"?


Why do we need different auxiliary verbs ("is", "are", "am") for different pronouns?

Why are so many important verbs irregular?


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


Can the suffix -wise be considered too inadequate/colloquial for a personal statement?

When is it correct to use the "-wise" suffix?


Triple noun, plural and ownership apostrophe

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


Can the word "fruit" be used as an invariant plural as in "the fruit are" and "two fruit"?

Is using "fruits" as the plural of "fruit" acceptable?


"He added" vs. "Did he add" (inversion after negative adverb)


Why indefinite article with "imagination"?


What Germanic language is the most understandable for the native English speakers?

Why is it that Frisian is considered the closest related language to English?


What words does English have more? Romance or Germanic?


What is analogous of "chivalrous" for opposite gender?

Is there a non-gendered term for "gentlemanly"


Comma after quotation mark in middle of sentence

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


Word for dislike of doing things unnecessarily

What is a word for a person who uses resources to the maximum?


I'm trying to quote a point in the text and I want to skip to another part, how would i do this?

Using an ellipsis to show omission, when we skip complete sentences. 3 or 4 dots?


What is the difference between 'Beer' and 'Beers'? Which is correct?


How many dots are needed, when the last word of the sentence is a.m.?

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


differences between using of first and firstly


A word or idiom similar to sour grapes but simply not hating the object you cannot obtain?

What do you call the someone, who cares about something but wouldn't care if it's lost?


"This kind of things" vs "These kinds of thing"


"In person" equivalent for inanimate objects


Why are there separate terms for the numbers 11 to 19?

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


Can I omit the "neither" in a neither/nor construction?


Reason for the current trend to use «she» as the gender-neutral pronoun?


"Your idea's sounding great" or "Your idea sounds great"

So, Can linking verbs be used with "continuous tenses"?


Single word describing doing the right thing for the right reason

Word for someone who is driven by morality


Is there a word for someone who treats their opinion as fact?

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


The verb 'TRY': Transitive or Intransitive

Why do we say "try and" [verb] instead of "try to" [verb]? (E.g., "Try and call me tomorrow.")


Slang etymology of "up" and "down" in phrasal verbs

What's the origin of "I'm down with it"?


Word for high volume but low information density communication

Suggestion for someone who talks a lot but says little


English possessive case, when 2 s are near

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


"Within" and "in" when referring to time


Simple Past vs. Present Perfect for recently completed actions


Verb meaning "to present a fact/the facts"


What's the rhetorical term for when a historical quote is repurposed?


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


What do you call someone when they don't believe in something then they believe in it when they see it themselves?

Word or phrase for "one needing to see it to believe it"


What type of sentence is a sentence that seems to have no independent clause?

Fragments in speech vs Fragments in novels?


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


Is "rumored" a verb or an adjective (a participle adjective)?


why is an infinitive used in "copies of his own previous writings, **to include** Summary View, "?


Can "at all" be used in an affirmative sentence?


Should the noun that follows 'both' be singular or plural?

Should I use plural noun after ''both'' in the sentence below?


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


Any website to look up words with similar pronunciation or spelling?

Where can I find a list of English paronyms?


Expression for misrepresenting statistics

Need word for situation where conclusion doesn't follow from the experimental data


Should I use an infinitive or gerund to explain the how people can earn money? Context: Get paid to teach Spanish/teaching Spanish

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


What are the differences between the following?

Adverbs position in English: “place–manner–time” or “manner–place–time”?


Literary device when famous quote altered to change meaning, and still allude to original?

Changing a quotation so that the original is recognised, but has been given a new meaning


Difference between "an application instance" and "instance of an application"


What is the original version of these two popular idioms?

Origin of the idiom "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts"?


Literal & Figurative Meaning of 'Inform approaches'

What does "to inform" mean, in this context?


Should one pronounce THE [in this case, THEE] when the following word begins with a vowel and THA when the following words begin with a consonant


The use of definite article with phrases including "of"

Can an adjective change the use of zero versus definite article?


"Contribute for" or "Contribute to" or "Contribute on" or "Contribute in"


Lack of possessive marker when taken from a group

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


Wordsmith, singer, Leonard Cohen was perplexed as what word rhymes with orange?

Why does "orange" rhyme with (almost) nothing in English?


How should I parse the sentence "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo."


Object versus subject pronoun where object performs an action


"It's time everyone had access" or "It's time everyone has access"

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


"Two types of user" or "Two types of users"?


Does "A guy named Tony" mean the same as "A guy who's called Tony"?

Is it correct to say "What was your name?"?


Aphorisms that use two words in reverse order

"We must eat to live, not live to eat." — What kind of rhetorical figure is that?


Be it that,were to, and should - what were the differences between these conditionals?