Why have the subjunctive and indicative converged in Modern English?


what is the name of this parts of speech adjective + preposition

What is an adjectival complement in English?


a very strange sentence. please help to understand

Use of "save" or "save for" in sentences


can someone explain the rule for using which and that

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


Is "Convertor" a valid word in everyday use?

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


Using word same without a definite article in technical documentation


Can you please explain differences in following phrases:

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


Difference between lexicon, vocabulary and dictionary


"Present perfect" vs. "present continuous" for completed actions

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


I saw him going to city. I saw him go to city

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


What's an expression for a cunningly-fake friend?

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


"Hidden layer sizes" vs "Hidden layers sizes"


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


Word for a person who is very much interested in having her photographs clicked?

A word used to describe someone who loves to be photographed


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


Can you clarify How to use the word "technically" that has the meaning of "strictly speaking"?


Is it acceptable to use Latin abbreviations in formal academic writings?

Is it suitable to use 'etc.' in an academic paper?


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

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


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


How Do You Choose Whether To Use These, or Those, or The +Noun

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


“I have studied” vs. “I have been studying”

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


To + verb, bare verb or verb + ing in noun phrases

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


Should I add a full stop/period at the end of each item in a bullet point list?

Use of capitals and full stops in bullet points


When to use "than" and "of" in comparative sentences

"Ten times fewer the number" versus "one-tenth the number"


What is a one-word synonym for "science lover"?


Past Perfect And Present Perfect In One Sentence


"Balconies", "porches", "decks", "terraces", "verandas", "lanais", "galleries", and "piazzas" in GAE and dialectal AE


Is it okay to use the word "Negro" in a paper if it is in a quote?

Is it okay to use the word "Negro" in a historical context?


"There's too many numbers" vs "There are too many numbers"

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


word for a person who has shared similar experiences?


does the word "or" use Inclusive or Exclusive logic on my test? and how do I identify the logic that is being used?


Possessive of already possessive proper noun!

Possessive of a word that is already possessive


What is the origin of "that's using your noggin"?


Looking for help in using names for a business

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


General term for the polite part in an imperative sentence

Part of speech for "please" followed by a verb


Though we use adjectives before nouns normally, why are some words exceptions like 'something'? Why do we use the adjectives after them?

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


Using superlatives as prefixes, order of significance

Which is higher — "hyper-", "ultra-" or "super-"?


What is the difference between seems like /seems that/seems?


The film was tried to be masked as a fictional movie


What is the best word for a student who gains highest grades in school or university?

What to call the best student in a class?


Does one "drive" a motorcycle or "ride" it?


Idioms for a 'obvious' or 'needs no explanation'

What is the idiom for "as anyone can see" or "clearly"?


"Should never have been" or "should have never been"?


Why is the present perfect used in headlines?


Is "intrigued" an adjective or past participle in "I was intrigued when you called me"?

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


Should I use the past tense or present tense?

Is it correct to say "What was your name?"?


"Everybody else in our party {has/have} missions of their own."


Catenatives followed by infinitives and gerunds


What is the recipient of a question called?


Correct place of apostrophe: friend's or friends'

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


When should the word "Nature" be capitalized?


"elements required by agent" is "required" here an adjective or verb?


Corporate speak for customers & partners

Hypernym for "clients", "members" and "partners"


non-idiomatic synonym for "sanity check"

Near-universally applicable alternative to "sanity check"


Is Eatable acceptable in the following statement?

Is there a difference between "eatable" and "edible"?


Adjectives after noun: " in a layer high"


"I am the man, who commands you" vs. "I am the man, who command you"

What Grammatical name and Grammatical function is given to the part of sentence in parenthesis


Are "there is" and "there are" with a compound subject, both correct?

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


Panicking Internally vs Internally Panicking?

Should an adverb go before or after a verb?


Are prepositional verbs a sub-classification of phrasal verbs or considered a totally separate category?

Constituency tests needed to differentiate between phrasal verbs and verb + prepositional phrase constructions


What do you call it when someone says they’re not going to mention a thing?

Is there a name for "I don't mean to..., but" phrases?


"which usually is the case for ..." or "which is usually the case for ..."


How can I make initialisms that refer to plurals possessive?

Proper Apostrophe Usage with Initialisms: CCS' or CCS's?


Synonym for "bullshit" in a status meeting

A term for providing irrelevant and hiding relevant information


What do you call a person who does not go to both the extremes of the argument but remains in the middle ground?

Appropriate word for "intermediate approach"


what is a phrase for something that is detrimental but is also a solution for the problem?

Word/phrase for a feature that could be both good and bad for something


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


Is the hyphen correct? : The painting is from the 17th century. It's a 17th-century painting

The use of hyphen in "twentieth-first-century reader" and "twentieth-first century reader"


Why did Americans make "Z" sound just like "C" when it was already "zed" in British English?

Which is the correct way to refer to the letter "Z" — "Zee" or "Zed"?


What is the difference between someone and one?

One vs someone, can be used interchangeably?


Should the word A or An be used for this statement?


What is the correct hyphenation of the sequence: "diffusion time dependent"?

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


How does the use of definite article when proper noun abbreviations are involved depend on the noun's function in the sentence?

Using the definite article with acronyms and initialisms


`Try doing and do` vs `Try doing and doing`

Why do we say "try and" [verb] instead of "try to" [verb]? (E.g., "Try and call me tomorrow.")


in a SMB environment <or> in an SMB environment

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


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


What is a female or gender neutral form of gentleman that relays the same tone of respect?

"Gentleman" is to "male" as what is to "female"?


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


Necessary and unnecessary articles for proper nouns


Plural/singular form for a company in American English?


Why do we use the base form of verbs instead of the past form in past tense questions?


Is the first hyphen in "Anti- and pro-American", "bi- and tri-monthy", "country- and state-specific" correct?

Post-hyphenation of split compound words


"The predecessor of company A is B" vs. "the predecessor of company A was B"

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


The difference between these two sentences?


Would it be a mistake to use the word "gay" in business or academical writings?


Third-Person Possessive Pronouns in Dual Possessives

"My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner"


'I don't get no money' - how is this correct

Are double negatives ever appropriate in English?


What is a word like "perfectionist", but without the negative aspects?

A word that means “taking your time and doing things correctly”


As a noun, "abandon" is almost always preceded by the word "reckless".

What do you call a pair of words which would be meaningless without one of them?


Agreement (after "each person") with 'has/have' in "each person 'has' their own ..."

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


Is it "5–6 weeks are a lot of time" or "5–6 weeks is a lot of time"?


Should I use "the queen" or "the Queen"?

Understanding U.S. President capitalization


what is the word for saying bad words about other people

Another word for a troll not on the internet


Does one use 'a' or 'an' before the word X-Ray?


Subject Verb Agreement with the word "every"

Why is "each row and each column" followed by a singular verb in this sentence?


What would you call a person dumps his work on you

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


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


Should I use "this" or "next" in a question about time?


Present simple form for City/group of people

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


Preposition with 'line' when quoting from a text (prose or poetry) with numbered lines?

Which preposition in front of "line" — "on", "in", "at"?


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


Should an antecedent of "everyone" take "their" or "his" or "our" as its corresponding possessive pronoun?

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


How do you explain the usage of "it" in the sentences below?

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


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


What is the male equivalent of "mistress" in formal English?


Which one is correct? "Vaccinating children has become..." or "Vaccinating children have become..."

Making adult decisions "is" or "are" really not fun: Which is correct?


What does "To" mean in a newspaper headline?


Is it OK to use two consecutive 'that' in a sentence?

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


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


Can we use verbs of perception in the present continuous?


If I was or If I were? Which one is grammatically correct?


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


Final /s/ vs /z/ sound at the end of verbs/nouns issue


How did "September" shift from 7th month to 9th month of a year? (and same for October, November, December)


Usage question: "I hadn't drank any coffee before I lived in Italy."


"Lyrics to a song" vs. "lyrics of a song"

"The lyrics to the song" vs. "the lyrics of the song"


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


Singular or Plural after plural subjects

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


Why do verbs go without an "S" in these cases?

What tense should I use after the conjunction 'lest'? Must it always be an infinitive?


What's the grammatical function of a registered number of units?

Is 20 dollars here a direct object or a predicate complement? 'This book cost me 20 dollars.'


Why does pluralization of compound words typically occur in the middle as opposed to the end of the word?


The inconsistent long i sound in English

Whence came the different varieties of the "long i" diphthong?


A word describing the core point of a newspaper opinion column

Is there a term for a section of an article which contains a quote or snippet from the main text?


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


Is "walking gingerly" the first usage of "gingerly"? And why did it come about?


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


The maximum number of active participants HAS exceeded or IS exceeded?

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


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


What would be an appropriate opposite of "exceed"?


Is there a hypernym for "expense" and "income"?


Difference between "saw you" and "have seen you"

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


What is the opposite of "personification"?


Are units in English singular or plural?


Why is the prefix "Trans" shortened to "X"?

Why do some words have "X" as a substitute?


Does "away" serve as an adverb or an adjective in the following sentence?


What is the difference between /a/ and /æ/?


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


diffirence between "i have no..." and "i've got no..."

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


Which sense of the term "mileage" is intended in the phrase "your mileage may vary"?


Can I use a present-tense verb when writing about a past event?

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


Which is a more correct way of referring to an amount of time that has passed since something happened?

Past Perfect Continuous/Past Perfect or?


Correct plural form of a noun preceded by "zero"


Using a comma after a question mark inside quotation marks?

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


What is the difference between "We are going to study" and "We are going to be studying"?

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


“cloud” or "cloud" - is the quotation mark same?

Straight quotes vs. curly quotes in formal writing


How to describe "ascribing the actions of the few to the many"? What kind of thinking is that?

Technical term for associating a group with the actions of a few


What is the origin of the phrase "wrapped around her little finger" come from

Why is it "have someone wrapped around your LITTLE finger"?


How exactly was the long S used and why did people stop using it?

Use of “f ” instead of “s” in historic, printed English documents


Is it correct to use "most" + "-est" together?


"Have you washed it" vs "Did you wash it"?


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


It was the first time we had been to Brasil or It was the first time we had been in Brasil

Difference between "been to" and "been in"


How is "winded" pronounced in "he winded a horn"?


Is it "men's" or "mens'"? And what's the rule?


Term to describe fragility in negotiations

English idiom for 'bad consequences stemming from too much ambition'


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


"The" and "A" at the beginning of explanation

Is there any difference in meaning between the definite, the indefinite, and the zero article when we make generic nouns?


How do native speakers think about sentences like "The window does not open"

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


What is the difference between 'what a contrast' and 'such a contrast'?

"What a good news" vs. "such a good news"


Word for shaking elbows (Covid-19 pandemic)

Does the "elbow-handshake" have any relation to the phrase "rubbing elbows"?


Present Simple vs Present Continuous for future actions


Would you say "Politics is terrible" or "Politics are terrible"?


What is deliberately using complex sentences to confuse people called?


"If not for his wide, thin lips, perpetually drawn in a single disapproving line, she would have liked him too."

When can the relative pronouns "who", "which", "that" etc. be safely omitted?


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


I'm starting a carpet repair business and my name is Chris. Is Chris's Carpet Repair correct?

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


Origin of "ballpark estimate" to mean a very rough estimate?


I need a list of geographical places where the article "THE" is used

Using the definite article before a country/state name


a number of children has gone to school or have gone to school

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


new difficult question or difficult new question?


"less" or "fewer" for countable and uncountable infinities


Is this a good way to use "not only... but also"?

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


Framing a question whose answer is an ordinal number


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


proper way of attributing a writer's note within a quote

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


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


"each day" → "daily"; "every other day" →?


Should corporations be referred to in the singular or plural?

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


What kind of human character or regional trait does the habit of “the g-dropping” represent?


Resulted in "him" or "his" losing the job?

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


meaning of as - as in following sentence


Word for intelligence-kind (akin to humankind, but not homocentric)

What is a good word for all sentient races?


"I don't buy no drinks." Grammatically correct?

Since when a double negative as an intensifier was considered as non-standard and why?


What is the difference between Disk and Disc?

Is there a difference between "disc" and "disk" for naming digital storage media?


Word or phrase for "people who fake niceness temporarily to get benefits"

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


How may you call an object that is used for something other than its intended purpose?

A term for products whose "secret" features are well-known (but not publicized)


How to translate the modern use of dutch term 'strippenkaart'

Card with 10 tickets. What is it called?


What is a word to describe a statement that seems meaningless


Use of "the" for generalisation vs specific

The definite article implying the generic idea of something


Where is "in honoring" or "to honor" more appropriate as an idiom?

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


What noun describes the relationship between a container and a containee?

"Adjacent" is to "adjacency" as "contains" is to what?


What do you call someone who puts a hit out on someone?

Is there any word for a person who gives the contract to murder to someone else?


A word that describes someone who has an intention to ridicule another person by questioning everything they say?

What is an adjective referring to “someone who puts people down”?


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


Definite article before scientific terms


When can I use "peoples" in a sentence and have it be grammatically correct?

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


The origin of the word "Pink" ....what more can I add to this simple question?


Possession in Business Name With Apostrophe

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


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


Grammar: Did Jim ask you whether you are a virgin? VS Did Jim ask you whether you were a virgin?


Is there a word or phrase that means "both literally and figuratively"?

Word or phrase for literally and figuratively?


Using "And" at the beginning of a sentence


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


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


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


The usage of "and" & "or" in negative sentences

How does negation affect the use and understanding of "or" and "and"


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


When you call someone, do you say "Is this Mr Smith?" or "Is that Mr Smith?" when that person picks up?

In answering a telephone call, why do you say "Who is this?" instead of "Who is that?"


Looking for a complement that means "sucks it up"


Why isn't "giraves" the plural of "giraffe" like "wolves" is for "wolf"?


Why is it that there is no apostrophe in "United States Supreme Court"?

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


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


Which is the correct usage of "and" in American English in this example?


Why is it "how come" and not "why come"?


The health, safety and well-being of our employees "is"/"are"

Agreement With Compound Subjects Joined by And


What are differences between "advice" and "advise"?


"I am a degree holder now" or "I am now a degree holder"


Collective term for data sizes (bytes, kilobytes, megabytes etc.)


Does adverb placement change the meaning in the following phrase?


Can adjectives make adjuncts modifying verbs?


Given “a player” as antecedent, when should the pronoun be “he” or “she”?

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


What is the correct, or at least most accepted/used pronunciation of "Celtic"?

Pronunciation of "Celt": /kɛlt/ vs. /sɛlt/


What is the antonym for the phrase "role model"?

What is a noun for a bad/negative role model?


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


Is "to" inclusive in “I worked at company X from April 2012 to April 2013”?


How to read exponential expressions, e.g., "2^16"?


When writing a title, do you capitalize "the" in names like "Boris The Animal"?

Which words in a title should be capitalized?


Idioms: Exploiting/Taking Advantage of Others (negative connotation)

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


Word for "something that cannot be other than two possibilities"

What is the word for always YES (100%) or always NO (0%), never in-between


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


In academic papers, 'We evaluated X' vs. 'X is evaluated'

Proper use of passive and active voices?


Medical term for the parameters that can be measured in human body

The word for referring to the patient's standard measurements such as heartbeat rate, blood pressure, etc


A person who doesn’t drink much to control others?


The difference between 'credit' and 'accredit'?


Can I say "it was a pleasure meeting you" after a phone call?

Usage of the word "meet" in the context of a phone call/video conference


What is the rule for spacing between words and the character &?

Is it ever appropriate to use a space before and after an ampersand?


Mixing plural and singular list items with a single verb


"I need" vs. "one needs", should "need" be plural and why?

Is "one needs only" or "one need only" correct?


Descriptor for people in an over 50 heterosexual relationship

Is there a more concise term for a long-term girlfriend/boyfriend than "significant other"?


Can you use "team" in plural or singular only?

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


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


Singular or plural verb following "any" with a plural noun

Should I use "is" or "are" with "any of X"?


Should magazine names be written in italics?


Is it acceptable to place a comma after the em-dash in this sentence?


Idiom for doing trivial things during a crisis

Idiom: People caring about minor stuff while something terrible is happening


Using "And" at the beginning of a sentence


Subject and Verb Agreement - When to use Singular / Plural


An 'h' or a 'h' when just saying the letter?

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


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


Single word describing something "outside of oneself"


In film reviews/essays about a book or film, does the title of the movie/book always have to be highlighted/put in italics?


Use of a semicolon before and comma after "however"


How to deal with abbreviations like 'etc.' at the end of parentheses which are closing a sentence?


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


Passive voice misuse for technical documentation


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

"Studying PhD at the university" or "studying PhD in the university"?


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

What is an idiom/slang for "someone who pretends to be good when they're not"?


Is "king" an adjective or a mass noun in this usage?


“…the city of Berlin was divided ________ the USSR, the USA and the UK”


How do you describe bits of hay floating in the air?

Single word for floating dust visible in sunlight


Is there a word(or a combination of 2 words) that describe someone who advances his career using solely underhandedly social relationships?

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


Can I use past tense in "now that" clause?

"Now is the time" followed by past tense verb


Is there a verb for making something more "exoteric"?

What is the English word that means "making something more broadly known and understood"?


“See these guys [infinitive]” vs. “see these guys [present participle]”

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


Acronym or expression that describes the distress over having missed out on something

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


How to quote multiple lines of verse inline


"They interviewed several candidates who/whom he thought had the experience he required."

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


A word for a person who hates and wishes bad when someone tries to achieve or do something new

A word for delight at someone else's failure?


Possesive pronoun to use with the interrogative pronoun

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


How to use hyphens appropriately when listing multiple hyphenated terms?


Capitalization of title in scientific paper

Which words in a title should be capitalized?


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

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


If I were to remove the "which is" or "that is" from an adjective clause, which type of adjective phrase is formed?

passive Vs active or omission of 'which is'


Positive antonym for trendy in fashion or overall personal appearance?

Opposite of "trendy" without a negative meaning


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


Whats correct "an quiz icon" or "a quiz icon"?


"To ..., to ..., and to ..." multiple to-infinitives

stated rule on use of infinitives in a sequence?


Is it right to say "Jack's father's mother's books"?

What is the correct way to show tiered possession?


What do you call a word that is an example of itself?

Word for phrases that are examples of what they describe


Who or whom again but I think slightly different

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


What is an "anecdote" as opposed to a "joke"?


To praise a text by saying it has nothing excessive

How to say "short, sweet, to the point" in one word?


"This needs reviewed." vs "This needs to be reviewed."?

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


Word for the occurence of people talking over one another

A situation when two or more people speak at the same time


Which is correct: "Who is Greek president" or "Who is the Greek president"?


When does an acronym lose its capitalization, e.g. RaDAR 'radar'?


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


People that rejoice in others' suffering

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


Active to Passive voice: "Go to School Now"


My incorrect answer for a TOEFL question

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


What is the word for 'not good at expressing words / thoughts / emotions in person'?


When to use "Elven", "Elvish" and "Elfic"?


Why don't Americans have British accents?

Where do accents and dialects come from?


What's the difference between 'part of' and 'a part of '？


What is the polite word describing a person who unreasonably says and does things to make a person happy?

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


Using the Possessive with Gerunds: appreciate their thinking or appreciate them thinking?

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


"She laughed as though there (was/were) a chance he might have said anything else."


Why is the verb to be in the infinitive in 'Praise be to God.'?


Should I use past tense or present tense when writing check-in/commit comment?


"Could have" vs "might have" (in lucky escape situation)


"is my hair" or "are my hair" when I'm referring to all my head hair?


Didn't you USED TO or Didn't you USE TO?


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


Difference between "all the" and simply "all"


What is the difference between "as though" and "as if"?


Is there a word for the use of words which, phonetically, create another word?


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


Is the sentence “ask any doctor — they'll all tell you that alcohol is a poison” grammatically correct?

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


Making adult decisions "is" or "are" really not fun: Which is correct?


"The horizontal and vertical transfers" vs. "the horizontal and the vertical transfers"


Article 'the' use in front of television

"watching the television" or "watching television"?


Is "an (unique) index" or "a (unique) index"

"A/An" preceding a parenthetical statement


how to ignore gender nicely in english? can i make the sentence plural?

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


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


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


which group I belong to vs to which group I belong

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


Is "the" pronounced as "thuh" or "thee" in this sentence

Variations in the pronunciation of "the"


"More than one person a day is/are killed"

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


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


How come we write drought and draught but pronounce [draut] and [dra:ft] or write enough and though but pronounce [i’naf] and [đou]?

Why does the ending -ough have six pronunciations?


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


How to use hyphens appropriately when listing multiple hyphenated terms?


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


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


Should "whom" be capitalized in a title?

Which words in a title should be capitalized?


Can you start a sentence with "Hopefully,..."?

Why is "hopefully" treated so mercilessly?


Correct plural form of a noun preceded by "zero"


Expression from "Lord of the Flies" that I cannot understand


What's the difference between suffix "c" and "cal" in adjectives?

Why is it "geometric" but "theoretical"?


What is the appropriate use of "lighted" vs "lit"?

Which past tense of "to light" should I use here?


What tense should I use after the conjunction 'lest'? Must it always be an infinitive?


Infinitive in complex sentence: 'we will do your best in order to ensure the debate be vivid and fruitful.'

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


Meaning and Emphasis Depending on the Placement of "Only"


A word for a big, difficult, weird question


"This includes me" or "This includes myself"?

Rules for the usage of "me" VS. "myself"?


What's the deal with "thank you kindly"?


Why can I contract *across* a word, skipping the word in the middle?

Why do not we ask negative questions without a contraction on the not after the verb?


How to know if I should use verb+ing after the word 'to'?

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


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


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

What is the term for replacing a name or brand with a funny pejorative / sardonicism?


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


May/can we go? May/Can you do this for me?


Adjective for something that is medium-lived

adjective describing middle distance (neither near nor far)


Why there is difference in pronunciation of words PUT and CUT?

Why are "put" and "but" different in their pronunciation?


It's suggested that he work hard. It's suggested that he works hard

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


"Have you ever been to ... when ..." versus "Did you ever go to ... when ... ?"

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


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


Word for "studying a research article to get the most out of it"?


single word: person who loves the night or staying up at night

Word for someone who sleeps during the day


is this sentence correct? the company are going to send me there next week

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


Is there a word that defines describing something in the past with modern language?


Sentence structure of "It is time we found out"

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


Bill reading Shakespeare and Maureen singing Schubert satisfy/satisfies me

Agreement With Compound Subjects Joined by And


What to call words with permanent prefix, but no unprefixed form? (ex: nonchalant, untoward)

A word for words that are often seen in their negative forms


Can PhD be written as PH.D in a name card?


Is "hanging bats" a participial phrase, gerund phrase, or simple noun phrase?


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


Grammatically, can you have a 'bit' of liquid?

Using 'a bit of water / wine ... ' vs 'a drop of water / wine' to describe a small quantity of liquid


Term when a brand name become synonymous of the product it produces

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


Negating a raising verb vs its complement infinitive

What are the differences between "seems not" and "doesn't seem"?


Is it still a metaphor if you say "if X was Y" first?

Similes and Metaphors - are similes a subset of metaphors?


Single word for driving/flying tank, submarine, and plane

If I drive a car and ride a motorcycle, what do I do with a boat?


What are the meaning and possible origin of "word!" and "word up"?


When did letter "R" lose its "rolling" pronunciation in English, and how?

Why and when was the trilled R in middle English replaced by the modern untrilled one?


"I chose the USA because I love speaking English and am good at it"is this correct?

Present or Past tense to describe a past condition which is still present?


Specifying geography with cardinal directions


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


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


What is it called when we speak of foods using brand names?


The model presented or the presented model?

What is the difference between the two sentences? 'crying kid' and 'kid crying'


What kind of things ’is’ vs What kind of things ’are’


Why "Present Simple Tense" not ''Present Perfect Tense''?

Why did The New York Times use the present simple to describe a past event?


In the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries; suspended hyphen

The use of hyphen in consecutive compounds


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


What is the best way of conveying respect to elders in English?

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


Why can "which" and "who" be dropped in some sentences?

passive Vs active or omission of 'which is'


Why are news headlines in present tense if they refer to past events?


What size of number should be written in digits as opposed to spelt out?

Why do English writers avoid explicit numerals?


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


How to ask a question to get an ordinal number answer


Word for sentences which read the with their words (not characters!) reversed

What is the term for a sentence which reads same forwards and backwards?


Usage of 'USED TO' : part 2.different than existing question

What is the question form of "used to do"?


An expression to define that "very little span of time"

Single word for a very small amount of time


Use of “f ” instead of “s” in historic, printed English documents


When should we use proximity rule in "either/or", and "neither/nor"?


Does "within" have an antonym? If so, what?


"neophyte writer" or "neophyte in writing"?


Misusing 'hone' to express subtly different idea that combines 'hone' and 'home in'

Which is correct: "home in" or "hone in"?


Is it grammatical to say "I saw her dropping the ticket" as opposed to "I saw her drop the ticket"?

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


If it's "I am" and not "I are", why is it "I aren't" instead of "I amn't"?

Why "ain't I" and "aren't I" instead of "amn't I"?


Why is it "geometric" but "theoretical"?


Which is grammatically correct: He and I was or he and i were?

"A classmate and I was" vs "A classmate and I were"


"None saw this coming." - Is it grammatically correct?


It is about Gerunds and present participle

Pure verbal nouns/deverbal nouns vs. gerunds


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


Can we say "you can [not go] to school" or does it automatically become a negative sentence?


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


"Money for rope" ... meaning and derivation?


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


What is it called when people use words like ur and u in place of your, and you?

Is there a term for negligent spelling of words such as 'you' as 'u'?


Are there any English words that contain a number or symbol? (excluding hyphenated words)

What non-alphabetic characters are valid in English spelling?


Difference between "distinctive" and "distinct"


Word for instance of faux pax redundancy?

An expression that adds little information


Where vs when - a matter of place or one of... time

Is it common to use "where" after "a time" as a relative?


"He is no different than you and I" or "He is no different than you and me"


When part of an object becomes the name for the whole

What is the difference between metonymy and synecdoche?


Why are open source and closed source usually not hyphenated? Should they be?

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


Is "1940's" and "1950's" correct in the USA?

Is an apostrophe with a decade (e.g. 1920’s) generally considered “incorrect”?


Using articles before the subject of a sentence?

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


Can "doubt" be used as a synonym of "question"?


Where should an adverb come in a sentence?

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


Is "My dog can run much faster than I" correct?

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


What would you call a person being coached?


Gender neutral singular “they” in the first person singular

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


Expression to describe self-inflicted fall from a position of strength

Is there a word analogous to 'shooting yourself in the foot'?


What does the American idiomatic expression "2 x 4" exactly mean?

What does "hit me like a two-by-four" mean?


Which one is correct "Where I was or Where was I"?

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


Comma before quote marks around article title?


Grammar of "with" in "We had no idea WITH what his purpose was"

"With what [...]?" or "What [...] with?"


Why might the author have used "to be" instead of "is" in this sentence?

"I think him to be about 50" or "I think he is about 50"?


Young Surveyors Network or Young Surveyor Network?


The User Name and/or Password are OR is incorrect

Using a singular or plural verb after "and/or"


Do I keep myself "up-to-date" or "up to date" on something?


Is it correct to have 's with these words?

Is using the possessive 's correct in "the car's antenna"?


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


Ways to perceive something: textually, visually, acoustically?

Words pertaining to the senses and the corresponding disabilities


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


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


Which variation of this sentence would be correct? Are vs. Is


Definite article – usage of 'the' dependent on context

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


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


How can I explain to people that the phrase “off of ” is grammatically incorrect?


Noun order: "He and we..." or "We and he..."? Similarly, "...him and us" or "...us and him"?


So hard "that" I can't tell the difference

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


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


What part of speech is "to" when attached to an infintive?

What evidence is there that 'to' belongs to any particular part of speech?


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


Any Word Denoting "participating college lecture without enrollment"

Word for going to a university class but without being enrolled?


What’s the right inflection for the bracketed verb in “He asked what time the train [was/will/be] leaving”?


Is there a term for a foreign word that looks like an English word but has a completely different meaning?


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


What is the term that describes a group of animals; gaggle of geese, murder of crows


what is the difference in the usage of the following?

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


Khreshchatyk and Kostyolna streets, no definite article

Use of definite article before phrases like Heathrow Airport, Hyde Park, Waterloo Station, Edgware Road and Parliament Square


How prevalent is this reversal of "yes" and "no"?

How to answer a negative question without ambiguity?


Correct form of possessive for surname "Woods"

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


Translating a sentense from Swahili to English


What does "feeling a little precious" mean?

In what occasion could the word “precious” be taken disapprovingly, or sarcastically?


I don't understand the usage of "either" in this sentence


Word for a person who starts a project, then starts another one?

Word for "a person who quickly gets interested and quickly loses interest"


How is everyone going with their/his/her assignment?

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


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


Does this numeronym abbreviation syntax have a specific name?

Does "numeric" abbreviation eg i18n have a name?


Simple past or present perfect when describing a series of recent actions

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


What is the origin of the term "In Spades"?


Is it better to list adjectives, with an "and"?


What does this part of the sentence mean? "..where I had not so much arrived as simply stopped"

Not so much as [something] as [something else]


Is it ok to use Er. if a person is engineering degree holder

When is it appropriate to refer to someone as Dr. [Surname]?


Term for 'branching into separate parts and then recombining'

Word for: A river than splits into two, later rejoining into one? (fluvial terminology)


Why word "very" is used in combination with words like "first", "last", ect

Difference between "the very first" and "first"


"Led Zeppelin was" vs. "Led Zeppelin were"

Is a music band a singular or a collective entity, grammatically speaking?


Does the article "a/an" apply to the parenthetical or the word that follows?

"A/An" preceding a parenthetical statement


Can a pronoun and its referent have different plurality?


What is the question form of "used to do"?


Why is the adjectival form of “governor” gubernatorial?

Why do we use "gubernatorial" as an adjective?


How should we use "next", "this" or "last" to refer to days in weeks?


Should the question mark be in the middle of a sentence?


Do I use a period or a question mark at the end of a statement that presents a question?

What is the correct punctuation for an indirect question?


Subject–verb agreement not clear in "Is two bars OK?"


Word or phrase for "one needing to see it to believe it"


how to punctuate that that in a sentence

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


When to know if it's valid to hyphenate the words?


Position of only in a sentence and meaning?


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


A dash or ellipsis when someone doesn't finish their sentence?

Is an ellipsis interchangeable with an em dash?


What evidence is there that 'to' belongs to any particular part of speech?


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


What is this word for a person more knowledgable than an aficionado?

What is a single word meaning "authoritative source of knowledge"?


Is "with" or "by" the correct word in the phrase: Replaced ________ a new printer


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


What is the origin of "Color me confused"?


How do I punctuate a question that contains a quote that is a declarative sentence?

Question mark usage/position when sentence ends with a declarative quotation?


Why is it "Till death do us part" and not “...does…”


"I will call you back" instead of "I will call back you" Why?

Is it correct to change the common structure in these phrasal verbs?


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


"We" meaning a group of people that I am not talking to and myself

Context to distinguish "we" inclusive versus exclusive


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


Hyphenation Query (Compound words hyphenated alongside adjectival phrases?)

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


Omission of definite article with musical instruments


Should "Ladies" be marked with an apostrophe in the noun phrase "Ladies beer"?


The use of "who has" or "who have" in a sentence

Is "It is you who are mistaken!" correct?


Can a phrase be the object of a clause and how would its subject change?


The precise meaning of "may/might and/or may/might not"?

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


What's the word for someone who doesn't appreciate what he has and wants more?

What do you call a person who is never content with anything that is given to him?


Latin (in wide use in English) for nonsensical response?

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


A person who knows how to read but cannot write

Term for a person who can read but cannot write


Is there a rule for when to pronounce "ah" instead of "ae" in RP versus GA?


Is there a word for people who worship/glorify something just because it's old?

What's a word for a person who loves old or ancient things?


The last few years "has seen" vs "have seen"?

Is it "5–6 weeks are a lot of time" or "5–6 weeks is a lot of time"?


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


What is a word for someone whose emotions are not hurt easily?

Appropriate word for someone immune to embarrassment?


"Replace John with Andrew" which of this name is to be trashed


what kind of TO BE VERBs can we use with nouns such as; police, army, fish, sheep?

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


How to answer a negative question without ambiguity?


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


What's the word for telling on someone, or inform against them?

What do you call someone who can't keep secrets?


Why do american people use the word "Tube" instead of "TeleVision"?

When did television become known as the 'tube'?


How did the phrase "I could not care less" manage to lose the word "not" when employed in America

When did "I could care less" (rather than "I couldn't care less") become popular?


What do you call the crunching sound from bone joints?


Why does the ordering of the following sentences matter?


"I'd the house to myself" Is this incorrect?

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


"If you knew what the future" held/holds?


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


Should there be an apostrophe in the phrase "Comments Section?"


Idiom request for describing someone who just makes frustrating or disappointing remarks

What is a word for a person who constantly speaks negatively?


Agency recommended that she 'not face' charges?


Is there an idiom for: "a list of things that you know will not be completed but you are asking anyway"?

Is there a word or phrase for something that one might wish exists, but most certainly doesn't?


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


Is there an established suffix like -phobia that expresses dislike but not fear?

Are there suffixes akin to -phobe and -phile that are less extreme in meaning?


Should I capitalize the word "on" in this title?

Which words in a title should be capitalized?


Much Less ≈ Still Less : How do the 2 words in each compound to mean 'let alone'?

Not to Mention ≈ [Let Alone ≈ Much Less ≈ Still Less]


"X as well as Y" ; will this be followed by singular verb or plural verb?

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


Someone who is cunning but depicts themselves as innocent to others

What is an idiom/slang for "someone who pretends to be good when they're not"?


Is "incorrect facts" a contradiction in terms?


What would you call a word that doesn't exist in or translate well into another language?


What is the grammatical construction in “Be but sworn”?


Is it right to replace "it depends on the person and his/her environment" to it depends on the person and their environment"?

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


When should titles like "captain" or "admiral" be capitalized?


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


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


Why Anthony, Michael etc are called Tony, Mike etc?


What does the phrase "deceptively spacious" mean? Spacious or not?

How should "deceptively" actually be used?


Word for a parent whose children have all died


"A, together with B" singular or plural?


can we point o an animal and "what animal is this ? or which animal is this? which one is correct?

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


Why is 'real' and 'really' interchanged?

The use of "real" in the following cases


A word/expression: more "valuable" than "valuable"?

Single-word synonym for "immensely valuable"?


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


When we express the nearest past, can we use 'present perfect'?

When should one use the "recent past"? How much time should have passed?


When to use commas in a sentence that starts with "finally", "additionally", etc.?


Age old question: What's the meaning of 'word'?

What are the meaning and possible origin of "word!" and "word up"?


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

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


Period after period (abbreviation at the end of a sentence)

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


When should end punctuation go inside quotes?


What is the equivalent of "cuckold" for women?

A wife who knows and accepts her husband's infidelity


A single word meaning deep love of reading


What is the word for someone calling something bad, but then that person does the same thing?

What word describes someone who never acts thoughtful but blames others for not being thoughtful


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


Inversion in English: "In no realm of life has..."

Reason for Subject-Verb Inversion: Only in cases where A is B, shall the Company do X


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


What is a word for a "soft" confused voice by a crowd?

Word for low level noise among restless crowd, as sign of confusion or complaint?


What would you call someone who plays hero in situations?

Adjective or adverb describing promotion of self or group one belongs to


single word for the condition of trust issue due to repeated disappointment in the past

Word For When You've Been Forced to No Longer Trust Something or Someone


Is there a word for when a word is pleasing to say?

What's the word for words that roll off the tongue?


"Where have I parked my car" or "where did I park my car"

Present perfect for past action with present effect


"This paper, combined with some glue" — singular or plural?


Is "an" still used in front of acronyms?

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


What is the correct of saying between you and I?

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


How do you describe states of a change while the change is in progress?


Why does "north" come before "south", and "black" before "white"?

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


Word for describing a quote that makes you realize that it's true

Expression for when something "hits you", but in a positive way?


how to use indefinite articles with written and spoken initialism


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


"We have showed that"/ "We have shown that" or "We showed that"?


Framing a question whose answer is an ordinal number


Is there a better word for "Enabledness"?


What is a word to describe a person who lies to achieve a personal goals?

Idiom for doing anything to get what you want


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


May / might usage based on the probability of the event happening

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


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


'Why has it been removed' or 'why it has been removed'?

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


Linking: Sibilant with Other Sibilants (was + starting)

How to pronounce "s" at end of word when next word starts with "s"


A word to describe the act to switch between positive and negative?


'One out of three people thinks' or 'one out of three people think'?


A word to describe responses such as "I see" and "Okay"


Is there a word to encompass the two states of a day: AM and PM, morning and afternoon?

Hypernym for different time sections of a day


Why did English writers formerly capitalize so many words?

What were the rules for capitalising nouns in the 17th and 18th centuries?


Why do we say on the team and not in the team?

Usage of "on" in the phrase "on our team"


When do you say "Earth" and when "The Earth"?


"On fire" versus "in flames", "on parole" but "in prison"


Can we mix tenses in the same paragraph?


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


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


Should I use 'which' or 'that' in my sentence?

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


Why would "to center around" be illogical?


In the tense of present perfect, Are 'recent past' and 'hot news' the same?

What category does the 'the recent perfect' belong to?


Does 'hot news' in present past tense contains 'recent past'?


Why isn't the ‘P’ in psychology pronounced?

Why does English spelling use silent letters?


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


Should the following sentence use the English or plural form of the verb?

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


Is using the possessive 's correct in "the car's antenna"?


Is there a term for this (two words sound like one word)?

Are "I scream" and "Ice cream" homophones, or do we have another term here?


What do you call a person who craves danger?

Noun for a person who thrives under pressure


Replacing proper noun "-y" suffix to match plural case

How do I pluralize a name ending in "y"?


Word with the same meaning as "good moments" or "pleasant memories"?


Which is more suitable/correct usage: "forget your password?" or "forgot your password?"


Sought: Term for nominal use of adjective


Cipher vs Cypher - British English vs American English


Another word for (sounds like) 'manual' labor/task

What is the word for a non-creative task?


What is the word for : "A person who, in general, does not agree with the general/popular opinion"?

Is there a word for someone who is usually in the minority?


Good, Better, Best vs. High Higher Highest


Can “whose” refer to an inanimate object?


How do I make this sentence use a true past tense?

Can I use a present-tense verb when writing about a past event?


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


How to avoid ambiguity when referring to a 24-hour period?


having problem with different dialogues of english movies


What is the difference between "easy" and "simple"?


What's the difference between "someone" and "somebody"?

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


Is wrong to say "two and two are not five"...?

Should I use the singular or plural verb in mathematical formulae ("Two and two make/makes four")?


how do I transform "that can be used" into active voice?


A single word for "non-empty" or "not empty"


Do I say "I am going" or "I will be going"?

Differences between ways to express future actions


Correct usage of "is" or "are" in this sentence

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


Using article "THE" in writing scientific papers


Does the noun "structure" require an article in this case?

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


Is it "a sombre look" or "sombre looks" when there are many people having (a) sombre facial expression(s)?

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


Is it "she's a vegetarian" or "she's vegetarian"?


Which is the correct phrase, "I am on Palmyra Atoll," or "I am at Palmyra Atoll?"

How small does a land-mass have to be before you live "on" it, rather than "in" it?


Prof Doe in/at the Department of, in/at the Faculty of, at/in the University of


Why do some people put an extra "DO" in a sentence?


"I wish I didn't do" vs. "I wish I hadn't done"


Is the following usage of 'an' article correct?


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


The Passive Voice when referring to time

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


Is this a compound adjective, and if so, what parts of it should be capitalized in a title?


Help identifying the word(s?) that describe or define this description:

Word for "moving up one conceptual level"


Which one is correct? I am working in a bank or I am working at a bank


Is "More than one teacher..." singular or plural?

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


What is the right way to spell the title "Diana and Tom's Grill" or "Diana's and Tom's Grill"?

Use of the possessive apostrophe in a list


Must I use "their" or "them" in the following instance

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


"Boatload of things" - singular or plural?


meaning of "no earlier than x months from ....."

Meaning of 'no earlier than X days after Y'


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


Dictionary search engine by pronunciation

Online tools to look up words from pronunciation


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


Placement of question mark for a question quoting a question

Quoting a question at the end of a sentence which is itself a question


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


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


"Page Not Found" - is it grammatically correct?

Struggling to understand headlines that use ellipsis


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

A term or phrase meaning "to explain in simple words"?


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


Is it "combinations between" or "combinations of" in the following context?

Difference between “combination of ” and “combination between”


Meaning of “for” in “For the very nature”

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


What do you call "Your blood-related brother's wife"?


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


"I wish you wouldn't drink so much" vs. "I wish you didn't drink so much."

Difference between ''He wishes it didn't...'' and ''He wishes it wouldn't...''


Why is there still no gender-neutral third-person singular pronoun?

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


How were 'eyes' and '-ies' pronounced in Shakespeare's times?

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


Need a word for someone that makes requests of others, but doesn't do that for the other person

What is the word for a person who does the opposite of what he speaks?


Why do the words hundred & thousand require "a" before them, where ten & ten thousand do not?

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?


Five-metre square, five-metres square -- which is correct

Are units in English singular or plural?


What is the exact meaning of "call" resounding in the US media


Is there a word for "one who is spoken to"?


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

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


Word/phrase for something that perpetuates/sustains/exacerbates something else?

Is there a word for when an action has an effect opposite to the one intended?


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


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


Who or whom in "by other people whom I know"?

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


What is the word for someone who has been recommended?

What is the person called whom you give a recommendation?


Word/phrase to mean something that just happens once


Whats the meaning of the phrase "Whats not to like"?


My grandma believed that the Sun "revolves" or "revolved" around the Earth?


Who vs whom in "Who is the right person to turn to?

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


Bringing word into existence just by calling and using it


Does "up to [date]" include the end date? What about date ranges ("the week of...")?


"Social media post" or "social-media post"?


Is there a word for words formed of repeating sounds?


"An High Priest of Good Things to Come" -- why "An"?

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


Can 'who' refer to an inanimate object such as a government body?

What is the correct relative pronoun for "government"?


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


politically correct term for "poor man's ___"

Alternatives to the expression "poor man's <noun>"


Subject-verb agreement question after WHAT


Can you ever have a question mark after a full-stop/period?

Is it acceptable to omit the last period of an acronym?


What is difference between "gray" and "grey"?

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


"Ready when you're." or "Ready when you are."

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


What is the best word for possessive determiner his/her

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


Why not an s on "speed" in "Ukraine speed to test new-look Germany defence"

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


"My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner"


What type of pronoun shoould I use before a gerund?

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


What is the difference between "Distribution Worker" and "Distributing Worker"?

"Distribution worker" vs. "distributed worker"


Comma after "intuitively" at the beginning of a sentence?

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


Why use the term "Sister sites" instead of "Brother sites"?

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


Ending a sentence with "because [noun]."


Knocked up, two very different meanings. But why and how did the phrase split?


What is an English noun for whom you have a conversation with?

Shorter way to say "conversational partner"


What is the word for a person who does different jobs?

What is a synonym for "jack of all trades, master of none"?


In the following sentence , should locally owned have a hyphen?

Should I use a hyphen after -ly when modifying a verb in the past participle verb?


Sentences ending with something that already contains a period/full-stop

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


David’s friendly demeanour, brilliant sense of humour and warmth, "make" or "makes" you feel right at home.


Why does "moot" have two nearly opposite meanings


When I use numbers, when should I spell the word as opposed to just using the number?


How do I describe higher language verb types?


"The committee has" vs. "the committee have"


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


"The number of residents has grown" vs. "the number of residents have grown"


"Put me in touch with whomever created it"?


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


what does "it's time I told you" mean and why past tense here?


I need to comment on Bill Gates's blog. In my comments I would frequently want to refer to him (I don't want to address him) with respect

I want to refer to Bill Gates on his blog with respect in the comments section


"As I had intended to" at the end of a sentence

Using (or not) the word "to" in a sentence ending with "be able"


What is the real pronunciation of “postman”?

Why is "man" in "Snowman" pronounced differently than in "Frenchman" or "Englishman"?


Was "the mother of all" a common expression before Saddam Hussein used it?


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


Determining which good sentiment to wish at each holiday


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


Item queue vs items queue? Files list vs File list?


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


Conjugation of answer to "How much money is there?"


Seeking an appropriate antonym to the word Miracle


Is there a word for "considering multiple view points"


Is "Her coming home was unprecedented" correct?

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


Use of the preposition "by" along with "which"


Should the surname 'de Menezes' be capitalised on beginning a sentence?

Initial capitalization of foreign surnames when starting a sentence


What is an adjective to describe someone who constructs their moral views based on convenience?

Word for person who always judges their actions positively


How do you list items that are both singular and plural

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


What is the nicest way to say "old person" while still being polite and non-offensive?


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


Use of Semicolon in this sentence and way of spliting it

Which punctuation is correct in this case (colon, semicolon, or period)?


Do not say that you are 'sorry for' something


Is there an exceptional use of the article ‘a/an’?

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


Idiom for things going wrong one after another

Idioms for saying when one's bad situation compounded with more problems


What to say when someone is going to sleep during day?

Alternatives to "Good Night" when sleeping in the afternoon


Use of "have/has" when you don't know if the subject will be singular or plural

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


What is the answer? Amount or Quantity or Number


“COVID-19 changed / has changed / has been changing the everyday life of people”

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


A proverb that means "using big measures/actions for small things"

Saying for using an overly powerful tool to fix a minor problem


I'm using three questions in a list inside quotation marks, would I separate with a comma, semicolon, or nothing? Are the question marks even needed?

What is the best way to punctuate a list of questions in a declarative sentence?


Confused with the real meaning of "QUITE"


Word for a cushy position awarded to a crony?

Word meaning a job someone is installed in where they don’t do anything


Should these sentences actually use 'whom' instead of 'who'?

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


Word for when I present a graph to support my point but it refutes it?

Is there an aphorism for doing a self-defeating act?


The difference between "qualified to" and "qualified for"


Agreement between subject and verb in a number of / the number of

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


What’s the difference between arbitrary and random

The use of "random" to mean "arbitrary", "unidentified", "unknown", etc


Trouble understanding the usage of word "whose"

How does one identify the antecedent of a relative pronoun?


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


Whats the single proper word for spelling mistakes are done for style?

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


Does a fronted preposition in a relative clause create an exception to the "that" vs "which" rule?

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


Does this sentence have too many subjunctives?


How to describe the use of 'them' with nouns?

Use of "them" as an article, not a pronoun


What does "apostrophe s" stand for in "What's it all mean"?


Should the Present Perfect be used instead of the Simple Past in the sentence "I was with my sister"?


Shouldn’t the sixth “buffalo” in the famous buffalo sentence be in the third person and thus take an “s”?

How should I parse the sentence "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo."


I'm a stay-at-home person—but who <or whom> isn't these days?

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


HP Lovecraft's "A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson" - Seemingly random capitalization in a sentence

What were the rules for capitalising nouns in the 17th and 18th centuries?


Do you always need a comma before 'and' when there are two independent clauses?

Is it mandatory to use a comma before a coordinating conjunction uniting the two independent clauses in a compound sentence?


Possessive form of Mrs. (with full-stop/period)

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


why present perfect tense used in below sentence and why there is no subject for word found


When addressing a general audience, some of them may be


Is there a word to describe something that is only capable of doing one thing?


Why a sentence can use '-ing' verb without prepositional phrase?

On the structure of "search for weapons and bands of pro-Hussein fighters still holding out"


Which is better, "a guide to travel procedures" or "a guide on travel procedures"?

Which preposition should follow "guide" here, "on," "to," or "for"?


How do they express the time, in American and British English?


Is "flu" the only disease usually accompanied with "the"?


Where does the phrase, "to stop on a dime" come from?

When and how did we start getting "off the dime"?


Product selection or products selection?


Need polite phrases expressing disagreement with the information/conclusions of another person, especially an educator


Can someone respond to a question by just saying "I´ll" instead of "I will"? Why or why not?


Hyphen: “well defined” vs. “well-defined”

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


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


Word for someone who tries to manage, or oversee everything

Word for a person who continually tries to teach you when it's not necessary


Is there a comma needed before quotation?


What does this mean - "Please call me in 30 minutes"?


Different from x Different to x Different than

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


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

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


What is the English term for a word meaning a shortened/contracted version of itself?

Is there a well-known term for the synonym or near-synonym "telescoping" words?


"Impregnable" and "impregnate" seemingly opposites?

Why does "impregnable" mean 'cannot be impregnated'?


Any rule for using nationality as a noun?


Non-residential vs non–residential (short or long hyphen)

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


What is it called when single letters are used as words in a sentence?

Is IOU an abbreviation, an acronym, or an initialism?


What is the correct verb for "driving" a boat?

What is the verb used to indicate that you have travelled from point A to B by motorboat?


Can "wonder if" be followed by a subjunctive clause only?


What is the term for someone who thinks their race is inferior to other races?


Difference in meaning between: “his son will return” and “his son would return”

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


Point, points, or points' distribution in space?


Why doesn't the word 'confirm' have "3rd person -s" in this text?

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


which is more grammatically correct on date 26/6 or in date 26/6?


Referring to the Seasons correctly: Summer versus Summers


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


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


Can I have multiple question marks in one sentence?


Legality of sentence involving the word "real"

Can "real" be used as an adverb to describe an adjective?


Confusion over the general rules governing the use of the hyphen in English

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


Is there an idiom for being consistently unlucky through no fault of one's own?

Is there a word (or phrase) that describe a series of mishaps/misfortunes in one's life?


What kind of dash should I use to end dialogue abruptly?

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


Should names of styles or genres be capitalized?


Is There A Single-Word For Describing Someone Who Sticks To Their Guns?

What to call the attitude of pursuing something


"To whom it may concern" or "To whomever it may concern"?


How to call articles, online courses, educational videos with one phrase?


What is a one-word synonym for "science lover"?


A word to describe dislike caused by not knowing a person

A single word for someone who is quick to hate others


Is there a phrase to indicate the other party said something obvious

What is the idiom for "as anyone can see" or "clearly"?


Can the relative pronoun "whose" be used for animals, things and countries?


Is there a term describing a fish's mouth action as it breathes?

Word for "opening and closing the mouth?"


Why do you write setter and getter with double t


Watergate and Marathon -- Any other invalid, but common back formations?

Term for words like Snowmageddon, Nipplegate and even cheeseburger?


Neither do I / Nor do I / Me neither / Me either


Term for a word used to pad a sentence while the speaker thinks of what to say next

What do you call superfluous filler words like 'So' 'Anyhow' 'Anyway'?


Capitalising the definite article in names


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


When do we use the gerund and when the noun form?


The deal between "Mary and me" vs. "Mary and I"

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


Is it good to start a sentence with 'And'?

Using "And" at the beginning of a sentence


Stressed syllables in "ostentatious" and "adventurous"


Can I use the possessive to indicate the origin of products?

Is using the possessive 's correct in "the car's antenna"?


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


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


The usage of "could" and "can" in questions


Are there one or more words that take only a singular form?

Does English have any singularia tantum besides mass nouns?


Word for a desire that you can not do anything about

Word for something difficult or nearly impossible to achieve


The function of "young"in these sentence


What's an everyday or colloquial word for "trivia"?

What is a single word for "point(s) of personal information"?


Ignoring me the whole day or for the whole day

"Skyscrapers are of various shapes" vs. "skyscrapers are various shapes": Preposition Deletion


Any slang word for "debt-collector"?( specially among gangsters & criminals!)

What do you call a person who is given money to cash your check, usually using force, when the indebted people refuse to give your money back?


Possessive of a word that is already possessive


What is the difference between "can not", "cannot", and "can't"?


Does "either A or B " preclude "both A and B"?


Should I use a question mark when the second independent clause of my sentence is not a question?


"was" or "were" when there is number mismatch between subject and predicative complement

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


Does "but one" mean "only one" or "except one"?


Why is the past tense used in "I was wondering if you would like to come for dinner?"


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


"Is there any news" or "are there any news"?


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


What's the difference between have/has been and was?

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


Should noun be singular or plural in a phrase like "... one (if not many) [noun]"


I have bought and will buy another or I'm going to buy

Differences between ways to express future actions


Salutation in motivation letter for academic purpose

What is the best salutation to use in cover letter when I don't have contact information?


Making question and negative form with "used to"

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


Is it normal to use “absent” as a preposition instead of ‘without,’ or ‘in the absence of’?


Is "performance" singular or also plural?


Is there always a comma before and after a year in a sentence?


Descriptive word for someone who is ignorant

Someone who just thinks they know what they're talking about


Plural form of abbreviation ending with "s"

Plural of an initialism that ends with the letter S


Which one is better (or correct) expression? "go up 5 percent'" or "go up by 5 percent"

Omission of 'for' with various quantified time intervals: influence of verb


Can you use a plural of Life as Life's when using as "Life's Boat" or "Life's Boat's"

Why is the plural form of "life" "lives", while the plural form of "still life" is "still lifes"?


Is it really incorrect to start a sentence with "and"?


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


Conditional sentences - which is correct?


What's it called when someone insults you for not knowing something that you've never learnt or that's not in your field?

Someone who gives unsolicited explanations in a condescending way


Definite article when referring to named works

Definite article with proper nouns, titles followed by a common noun


A word the encompasses errors, issues and inaccuracies

What's another way to say "problem area"?


Which one is more correct in this case? He or They?

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


Article Usage in Standard American English

'The average person' or 'an average person'?


Does the word 'law' need to be capitalised?

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


English word for days/weeks/months where there is a skip between each days/weeks/month?


What is another word or phrase for state?

What are: province, territory, protectorate, state...?


Is there a real word to replace "examplary"? (note: not exemplary)

Adjective for serving as a typical example, validity of exemplative


Locally(-)injective mapping--hyphenate or not?

Adverb-adjective compound premodifier with or without hyphen?


Word order: already had been or had already been...?

Should an adverb go before or after a verb?


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


Can "I'm" be used to end a sentence or clause'?

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


"I hold doors open just to see people do that little run" - do vs doing

Non-finite clause complementation of complex transitive verbs


The meaning of the structure *to be + said + verb (infinitive)*

What does "can be said to do / to be" something mean?


Feminine form of “son” when used as term of endearment

Familiar form of address for a young, subordinate, woman that connotes respect (Female equivalent to 'Son')


Word that means "fashionable thinking of the day"

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


Can something become "increasingly smaller"?


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


Why does the adjective "few" change the plurality of the noun it modifies?


Why do we say "Eastern Europe" but "East Asia"?


Is "must have four cats" the same as "must have got four cats"?


Do you need a period if the last word in the sentence ends with a .?

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


A word for a person who tells you information, instead of letting you find it out by yourself

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


Is it appropriate to use a forward slash (`/`) to separate more than single words?

How to use a slash to describe two options, one of which is made up of two or more words?


How to use this and that in daily conversation. For example: 'this' or 'that is a good question'


Passive Voice with ''to be to be and past participle''


Smith and Johnson's approach [123] vs. Smith's and Johnson's approach [123]

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


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


What's the difference between may and can in the context?


Is there a word for something (a parameter not a person) that is being affected?

Noun form of "affected", meaning things that are affected by X


Indirect speech - which statement is correct?

I received an email saying documents are /were


"Is" or "are" when linking two subjects with different plurality

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


Where did "nightingale" get its second N from?

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


Sentences with two verbs with the second verb negative


Is 'please tell me how can I help you' grammatically correct?

Can you please tell me what is the food choice / what the food choice is? (inversion)


Which is the correct sentence using the word 'Let'?


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


Service will be 'unavailable Saturday' vs '...unavailable on Saturday'

Is it correct to omit preposition before date?


The English equivalent of the Danish word "lykkeridder"

What's a good word for a person, or a state, when a person is constantly waiting for life to get good, but does nothing to actually make it happen


Is 'long time no see' grammatically correct?


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


Single word for object that is addictive


Birth of a universe vs birth of an universe


Is the gerund and (present) participle form always the same (spelling)?

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


Proverb, quote or phrase which convey that the approach, ideas that are meant to improve the system or process are the onces which fail them

The solution to the problem is more complicated than the problem


Is "Black" correct, incorrect, or could it be used as either "Black" or "black"?

Are "white" and "black" ever capitalized when referring to people?


"States Party to" or "State Parties to" or "States parties to"?


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


Use of object pronouns after the verb "to be" and in the presence of a conjunction.

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


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


Need adjective to describe certain kind of speech or communication

What is a term or idiom for "blah blah blah" talk?


Is there a word with phobia suffix for fear of waking others up?


How to quote a book that has a quote in the text that I'm quoting?


Is an apostrophe appropriate for denoting plurality in ABC's?

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


Comma before "include:" preceding list: right or wrong, and why?

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


devote herself to caring for poor people vs. devote herself to care for poor people

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


Neither do I / Nor do I / Me neither / Me either


A term to describe a phrase that can be changed without having to know the origin

Term for words like Snowmageddon, Nipplegate and even cheeseburger?


"When" or "Where" when refering to scenario?


"He was a considerable cut above the leagers" meaning

What is the origin of "a cut above/below the rest"?


Is there a word or fixed phrase / idiom for a vicious circle of obtuseness?

Idiom/phrase which means "to pretend not to understand or know"


Adjectival noun - singular or plural or both?

should a list of tokens be called a "token list" or a "tokens list"


Should I say "a LSM-tree" or "an LSM-tree"?

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


"A History of Britain": Why the indefinite article?

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


Why do we say a "hotel room" and not a "hotel's room"?


Is "myriad" not prevalent in "day to day speech"?


Verb form of "drive" after "see" in a sentence

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


When someone asks 'No milk?' How should I answer if I don't want milk?

Answering a negative question with one word


Is it "policy(ies)" or policy(s)" for an optional, parenthetical plural suffix?

Parenthetical pluralization of words ending in '-y'


Why is it 'a Ukulele' and not 'an Ukulele'?


Can "you've" be used as a possessive "have"?

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


When do I use 'to' and 'ing'? For example, the verb is read

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


"my brother, *who/whom* she later married": Which is correct?

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


I'm very confused of using that have/had

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


Are there words that specify that a number was pronounced 'six double zero ' vs 'six zero zero'?

How do I say whether or not a number was pronounced like a telephone number (or zip code). Are there words for this?


tell me where I am or where am I? In this situation

Can a dependent clause undergo inversion in English?


This is going to be hard because of him/his needing to be there very early

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


Use of Apostrophe s to show possession when the noun is singular but ends with s

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


How to refer to United States of America?

Need for using the article "the" before "United States of America"?


What tense is the 'come' in this sentence?

Postmodification using participle: Is it grammatical?


Using "the" before a company name whose first word is "The"

Should the article "the" be used twice with a proper noun starting with "the"?


What's the difference between present perfect and present perfect continuous?

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


What is the difference between "tried closing my eyes" and "tried to close my eyes"?


Why using gerunds and infinitives as a noun when the verb has its own noun?


Is there a proverb in English to convey the meaning "Attempting to catch a flying bird by accidentally releasing the one in hand."?

What's a good idiom or saying to say "don't leave your current job before getting another"?


A word or a phrase that encompasses TV shows and movies


'Should've seen it glow' or 'should've seen it glowing'?


Do I need any article in the following case?

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


Should I use 'the' before the word 'banking system'?


What is the tense/modality of these two sentences?


Grammatical number of compound subjects with indefinite pronouns

Do compound subjects like "everyone ... and everyone..." take singular or plural verb agreement?


How to know if 'uncouthed' is a word or not?

Can one ever say for certain a word does not exist?


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


Comma after or before "parenthetic" and?


Is there a single word for someone who seems saintly but is not?

What is an idiom/slang for "someone who pretends to be good when they're not"?


What is the term for a founding member of a group that gives its name to the rest of the group?

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


Is it essential to use comma in a big number?


What is the place of "say" between 2 direct speeches

“He said, X” vs. “X, he said” vs. “X, said he”


What’s the word for the recount of events used to solve a mystery?

Word or phrase for the moment/reason/motive you reveal to someone why you had acted a certain way prior to parting ways


doctors appointments or doctor's appointments or doctors' appointments

"Doctor's appointment" or "doctors appointment"?


What term to use to say "family" that includes relatives, not in same household sense but blood-connection sense

The most common way to refer to non-immediate family?


Do native speakers ever make pronunciation mistakes?

What words are commonly mispronounced by literate people who read them before they heard them?


Tooth removal vs removing a tooth / molars removal vs removing of molars


Grammar: Participle clause after preposition


Does an adjective apply to both nouns when they are joined with 'and' [or 'or']?


is affect both a passive and an active verb?


Is it correct to say "he had to withdraw due to a knee injury"?

Can “due to” and “because of ” be used interchangeably?


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


What is best to use in written language: 'that is' or 'this is'


How to use hyphens appropriately when listing multiple hyphenated terms?


What do you call the behaviour where someone is a bit too hasty and takes an action without any preparation

Single word to express "over-eagerness" in a negative sense


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


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


Is there a word for making a shoddy version of something just to get it working?

Is there a single word to describe a solution that hasn't been optimized?


Is there a word meaning positive envy in English?

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


A word to distinguish between father's and mother's sister


it’s important that all of that body <is/be> supported by acid, tannins, or both

What is the difference between "It is necessary for him to do something" and "It is necessary that he do something"?


"I am really not into it" vs "I am not really into it"

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


Is it acceptable in American English to pronounce "grocery" as "groshery"?


not followed by nobody (double negation)


"I found that, on average, there are...." or "I found, on average, that there are..."?

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


In general, is it acceptable to capitalize Googled?

Is it acceptable to lowercase 'google' in all verb forms?


"Let us wait, and she will do what we want." Are these 2 clauses both independent?

What is the conceptual distinction between coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions?


Is it grammatically correct to use "baby" as a proper noun


Comparing negatives (It is nice not to be rude.) vs. (It isn't nice to be rude.)

Do the following negations mean the same thing?


Is there no subject in a sentence like "Under the tree is a dog"?


A word for: something good that came out of something bad

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


What is a single-word to describe a person who refuses to apologize or admit when they're wrong, especially when dealing with others?

What is a word for "cannot-be-wrong" attitude?


Will/shall - I _____ never go there. With reason

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


What is the verb for earning money though bad ways or illegal?

What do you call money earned through unethical sources?


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


In the phrase "my dog wiggles it's butt" is the use of the apostrophe correct?

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


adjective order: "long boring report" or "boring long report"?


What's the proper and formal way of asking "Didn't we used to do ..."?

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


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


What is the difference between "off" and " off of"?

Difference between get "off of" and "off"


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


What is anti-money and how do I launder it?

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


Should I use 'or' or 'nor' after a negative statement?


Pronunciation of a (article) /ə/ vs /eɪ/


What is an appropriate response to "what's up" greeting?


Word for someone who pays attention to details


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


What do you call those divisions of a book bigger than a paragraph but smaller than a chapter?


After I abbreviate do I need to use "the" before?

Using the definite article with acronyms and initialisms


Possessive of a word that is already possessive


"Ourselves" versus "Us"—sentence-specific use?

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


Neither vs either in a negative statement

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


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


Can "individual" be referred to as "it"?

Is it appropriate to refer to a person of unknown sex by "it"?


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


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