Is "a wide range of features" singular or plural?


Is there any rule for the placement of space after and before parenthesis?


Word for two people who are the same age


What’s the pronunciation of “ s’ ”?


What is the correct plural of octopus?


is "is" or "are correct?


What weather! What a pity! - phrases with and without article - why?


"Aren't I" vs "Amn't I"


When do the "-uple"s end?


How are "yes" and "no" formatted in sentences?


Using superlatives for comparing two things


position of "only"


What do you call a person who takes pleasure in the success of others?


"There's something wrong among us" or "There's something wrong between us"?


What do you call it when someone misunderstands a homonym?


Word for application that is both sender and receiver


singular event with singular verb


Does the word "hope" require the use of the subjunctive mood?


Can "sitcom" be considered an "acronym"?


Plural of "uh-oh" and "oh-no"


Choosing between “to experiment with” and “with which to experiment”


"The thing is, is that..."


What's the correct plural of person?


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


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


Like to vs like + ing


Asking question about position of a person in a list


What is it called when an interjection is inserted inside another word?


"This month" vs. "next month"


"there are still a few administrative i's to dot and t's to cross"


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


How do definitions of words imbue meaning?


How do I pluralize Italian foods, like pasta noodles (spaghetti, macaroni)?


What are the differences between "assume", "presume" and "suppose"


When do you use 'monies' in plural?


by/until which one and why?


Is it correct to say someone "does not so much do something as do something else"


Is "grammar nazi" politically correct?


'Make' vs. 'makes' in "this makes" and "this does make"?


Default gender for pronouns


"s" vs. "z" in BE vs. AE


What is the word that denotes the words preceding these nouns?


Capitalization for a bullet list


"It is me" vs. "It is I"?


How can I improve my comprehension of rapid dialogue?


Use of ‘or’ when it means ‘and’ in negatives


"going to" vs "will"


How to pronounce al- at the start of a word?


"Needs to be X" vs "Needs X"


What expression would be the opposite of "Deal Breaker"?


Where did prefix exceptions originate?


Term for someone who lost something


Why does "lemon" mean "inferior"?


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


Asking about date


could have done vs could do


Difference between 'If ..was' and 'If ...were'


What is the practice of pricing goods at numbers such as 3.95, 69.90, 198 called?


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


Verbing, or turning nouns into verbs


What is the word for an unmarried female?


Title Capitalization Help


English expression "pear shaped"


Do you need to get "a" -or- "an" European ID


"Did used to" vs. "did use to"


"Where are you now at?" — grammatically correct?


Creating a new word


Specifying geography with cardinal directions


"We've" vs "We have"


UK English: Is "dived" a valid word?


Using quotations and commas in a list format


'Comes in' instead of 'is coming in' or 'came in'


Capitalization rules for "the"


How do I use parentheses to pluralize something


The difference between "to think about" and "to think of"


Usage of Who and Whom


Are the hyphens necessary in "hard-to-find" or can they go without?


"Dysfunctional" vs. "disfunctional"


"1 out of 100 chickens is" or "1 out of 100 chickens are"?


Which is correct: "has died" or "died"?


Is the past tense correct in "Did you know Fred was a doctor?"


Is it correct to say "Lets Answer me" or "Let's Answer me"?


List of names when there is ownership associated


Is "Betty learned that Albert telephoned after Isaiah visited" ambiguous?


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


Is there a single word for the conjunction "and/or"?


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


can't have worked vs mustn't have worked


Data as a plural noun


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


Proverb/Idiom for Free from certain problems only to get trapped into other?


If you place an ly adverb after the verb is the meaning different than if it were infront of the verb?


"The above technique is a double-edged sword"


Why is 'that' sometimes optional before dependent clauses?


What tense to use for a dead person's permanent contributions?


Are there two comparative forms of "clear"?


In which form should verbs following nominal phrases like "none of you", "either of you", etc. be?


What is the tense of "I would have been happy to..."?


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


"To be mad at somebody" vs. "to be mad with somebody"


“Bachelor of ” vs. “Bachelor in”


What is the correct usage of "bring" and "take"?


Can you overuse the word "that"?


"Knocked up" to mean "woken up"


Number who or number that?


What gave "terrific" a positive connotation?


"He has yet to" vs. "he is yet to"


Words delimiter or word delimiter?


Why "a quarter of nine" to represent 8:45?


what is the difference between " get in the bus" and " get on the bus"


Half doesn't or half don't?


Where does the saying "made from scratch" originate?


the difference between fast/quick/rapid


A word to describe a situation where something said has multiple meanings?


Compound subject verb agreement


“Due to” vs. “owing to”


Chainsaw-equipped or chainsaw equipped?


Difference between "anyone" and "everyone"?


A Friend of Suzie's What?


"Short End of the Stick" Origin


Longest word in English without repeated letter


Possessive form for words ending in "y"


The times are a-changing? Why a-?


"right" vs "correct"


What does “leaning in” mean as basic qualifications of women in the pursuit of positions in the workplace?


Neither A nor B could bring themselves to say something


Should one stick to American style of placing punctuation marks within quotes if one uses the American spelling?


An (consonant) object


"That... be" construction


“Thank you very much” vs. “Thank you so much”


Is it appropriate to use "the" before an abbreviation?


Plurals of foreign words


Why was _to_ verb_+ing_ used in this case?


Can "who" as a relative pronoun sometimes be omitted?


"My goodness" expressed after hearing sad news?


Is there a grammar rule behind the hyphen in the phrase 'one-act play'?


A noun that really does not have a plural


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


Which nouns can be used as verbs?


Noun following "everyone's"


How do I deal with quotation marks, parenthesis and period all at the end of a sentence?


A does the same B as does C


Reflexive love: where does "love me some ..." come from?


Why is it "take something with you" and not "take something with yourself"?


"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."


How to punctuate a range of hyphenated numbers?


What is the difference between "photo" and "image"?


'How to' vs 'How do I'


"If I go.." vs. "If I will go.." referring to the future


English from Icelandic?


Flight arrived "in" or "at"?


Understanding "so as"


Nested/embedded quotations (quoting quotes)


Ambiguity of "quite"


Is the diaeresis legal in “naïve”?


What is a word/idiom for 'unable to decide'?


Analysis of "It is like a dream come true"


which one is correct sentence?


"In time" versus "on time"


How to pronounce FAQ? ˈɛfˈeɪˈkyu or fæk?


"Instant" vs. "instantaneous"


Should I use a question mark at the end of a question fragment?


Is it could or can?


How should rhetorical questions be punctuated?


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


Name and origin of writing with period after each word


Comma before quote marks around article title?


"Oriented" vs. "orientated"


Why to Use The Present Indefinite Tense and Not Past Tense?


Beautiful and Awful?


Commas and Semicolons with Nonrestrictive Clauses


"Replace with" versus "replace by"


What is an antonym for "sin"?


"Effect" vs. "Affect"


confused about the use of the


Complete or Completed


What is the origin of the phrase "not to mention ..."


Should it be capitalized? "The state of Michigan has many lakes."


Lights go out or go off?


Do I need to use a comma before "everyone" to set off the vocative?


Should I use a "the" in front of this proper noun?


When is it appropriate to use the title "Miss" as opposed to "Ms."?


Usage of "whose" not referring to a person


Ask Question or "Ask A Question"?


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


Is it proper to use a colon followed immediately by a hyphen?


Usage or abusage?


Evolution of irregular verbs over the last century


"All right" vs. "alright"


God save the Queen


Why is a w a "Double u", but an m is not a "Double n"?


"Try to save" or "try saving"


Should we use "not to" or "to not"?


Is "Are you getting late?" an incorrect question?


What's the correct way for pronouncing "route"


The general 'it'


"Solution for" vs. "solution to"


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


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


Which is correct?


Difference between "invest in" and "invest into"


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


How are pronouns resolved?


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


Difference in usage of "advise" and "advice"


"provided me" or "provided to me"


Is it really incorrect to start a sentence with "and"?


Why does the placing of a y-sound at the end of a name or surname express a friendly or laddish affection


Where can I find words and expressions which are dated and not found in today's dictionaries?


"Maximum" vs. "maximal"


Comma usage after a direct quote?


Difference between the two sentences?


Fractions as phrasal (compound) adjectives


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


Use 'Two dollar word' or 'Ten dollar word' or other?


What determines the pronunciation of the prefix 'arch-'?


What is the difference between "I can't get any sleep" and "I can/'t get no sleep"?


There is no headache strong enough, that a good coffee won't relieve


What punctuation belongs before a list?


When to use or omit periods in acronyms, abbreviations, and initials


"Thirty times weaker": Using a multiplier to describe the lack of something


What is a comma splice?


In English, how do we use the polite form of address to somebody?


Is "gypped" really (historically) a racist term?


"Lunch" vs. "dinner" vs. "supper" — times and meanings?


How to say that you are going to do something really soon?


Should I use 'or' or 'nor'?


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


Omitting "nothing" in "nothing but"


Proper punctuation?


How do I obtain a list of compound words as nouns?


"Near St. John's church" vs. "near the St. John's church" vs. "near the St. John church"


How Would One Use A Semicolon (;)?


Capitalizing can be a form of respect or always seen as an error and sloppiness?


How to reply on telephone conversation


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


How to punctuate a question within a thought


Difference between "ten years old" and "ten-year-olds"


Verb, gerund or participle?


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


What word means "to speak something into existence"?


Usage of brackets for missing or unclear transcription


When to use "programming's" vs. "programming is"


Are these sentences both structured correctly?


Why use an indefinite article in “It’s a hot and uncomfortable 33 degrees”?


Increasingly + positive or increasingly + comparative?


What is the exact syntax format of "substitute this for that"?


Is it wrong to say "from whence"?


Importance and relevance (and accuracy) of the distinctions of the two forms of the future simple tense


Quotations that skip paragraphs


meaning of runneth in 'as the swift moon runneth'


with/without "-ed" for the compound adjectives formed by "adj.+noun"?


What does "waxed rhapsodic" mean?


How many meanings of "run" do we really have?


Is "I am sat" bad English?


"It isn't" versus "it's not"


Contracting "Should not have"


"To work for" vs. "to work in" vs. "to work at"


Which is correct: "your -ing" or "you -ing"?


More eloquent word or phrase


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


What's the difference between "if" and "whether"?


If you're using a quote with a period but do not want to end the sentence, do you keep the period?


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


"Pending" vs "Impending". Are they synonyms?


How to pronounce "beach" and "bitch"? What's the difference?


"to be all but X"


"The Hypercube algorithm is so ..." or "Hypercube algorithm is so..."?


Single Markers Used For Punctuation of Plurals


How to distinguish between uses of words like 'Marry'?


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


If I invent a word, what language is it?


When to use "me and my __" and "my __ and me"?


The same word used to define itself


What does “you blue blistering barnacles” or "Billions of blue blistering barnacles" mean?


What's the difference between "teeter totter" and "seesaw"?


Is "quite unique" correct?


How to write decimal values in words


Non-offensive substitute for a swear word


When can an adjective be postposed?


Generalization of "player" and "team" in sports


'All that' vs 'all what'


Is using passive voice "bad form"?


Should there always be a comma after "therefore","However" etc.?


Difference between "OK" and "okay"


Has English adopted any common morphemes from languages that are not Greek, Latin, or French?


ZOMG -- I get the OMG part, but Z?


Which term correctly identifies those who enjoy programming/technology: "geek" or "nerd"?


Swear words and fricatives/plosives


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


When should I use "amount" as opposed to "number"?


"need to do" vs "need do"


Adverb for "friendly"


Late Night vs Early Morning


"I will do it by Monday". Does it mean before the beginning or before the end of Monday?


Is there an accepted rule for naming all of our various distant relatives (Kinship Terms)?


What is the story behind "a-" prefix / suffix?


Multiple continuous verbs


How archaic is the use of a question mark mid-sentence?


Meaning of "Subject to" in context


ten versus teen


When should end punctuation go inside quotes?


"Logged-in", "log-ined", "login-ed", "logined", "log-in-ed", "logged in"?


What is the term used to describe the relationship between two words that are both the opposite of another word, but also the opposite of each other?


"There is no rule" vs. "there isn't rule"


Which preposition comes in the phrase "assistant professor in English"


"all but one refused to do" means everyone do it or only one did it?


What are the rules that govern the attribute given to someone as a result of where they come from?


crisscross, dillydally, riffraff, etc


Is it wrong to refer to 18:00hs as "eighteen hours" while in a 24-hour clock country?


What does "Dear" mean in an email?


"She be given" vs. "She is given"


"have to" or "must"


What is a group of fish?


Outside my control or outside "of" my control


What is the origin of using the letters 'ZZZ' to symbolize a person sleeping?


Words that define a type of word and also obey that definition


Origin of the phrase, "There's more than one way to skin a cat."


What's up with all the words ending with "-eth" in the Bible?


Must had vs must have


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


Why do we say "I win" instead of "I won"?


Capitalisation of titles


"Like something more" or "like something better"


What article should I use here?


Two dots on the "i" instead of one?


"In the roads" vs. "on the roads"


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


Apostrophe-“s” vs “of ”


Single word for thing which will never repeat in life


When is it appropriate to end a question without a question mark?


Word Combination question


Why is "str" sometimes pronounced as "shtr"?


What are the parts of speech in "he's fifty years old"?


Determining which good sentiment to wish at each holiday


Origin or explanation of using "the same" when you mean "it"


Is there a word for a person who gives out too many extraneous details?


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


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


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


literally as a hyperbole


What's more appropriate to use-- make or made?


What is the antonyms of "capitalize"?


Preferred list ordering


Comma after quotation in parentheses


What do Americans think of using 'cheers' to sign off an email?


"Dazzling images do not a shining nation make"


A single word for a psychological bias


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


Administer or administrate?


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


Is the proper phrase "Be Discovered" or "Get Discovered"?


Reference for oral expression of mathematics


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


what is the word or term used calling kleenex for tissues or pampers for diaper


Is there a clear delineation between the usages of 'this' and 'that' in American English?


Is there a dash between "n-second"


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


Why is the phrase "should have went" so widely used?


Which punctuation to use in "I wonder _ could there be..."


Is this salutation correct, "Hi, <name>-"


What's the point in saying "I could care less"?


"An answer to the question" vs. "an answer for the question"


What is the meaning of "O" in "7 O'Clock"?


Being capable enough to do something "in anger"?


Exclamation marks in the middle of a sentence


Usage of comma before quotes


Why someone use this?


"In office" or "at office"?


Use of "compute" and "calculate"


Why himself and themselves, not hisself and theirselves?


Name given for use of capital cities to represent the government


What is the pronunciation of parenthesized ‘read’?


What do I call a person who is participating in a survey?


suspended hyphen usage


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


In windows 8 vs on windows 8?


"I need to wash my hands bad[ly]"


How to know when to use "someone" or "anyone"?


Referring to two or more choices


Meaning of "take a stab at doing something"


Saxon Genitive or adjective


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


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


"to school" versus "to garage"


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


Double possessive


Ending sentence with etc in parentheses


Exclamations that aren't appeals to a deity


Can "anyways" be used at the beginning of a sentence?


"Vs." vs./v. "V."


Usage of 'yesterday' for future


Is the apostrophe (') supposed to be omitted in names like 'King's Cross', 'King's Singers'?


Who is whose sister or brother?


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


"Clause" vs. "phrase" vs. "sentence"


"Paul would later transfer to McKinley High and join Kevin and Winnie."


Need for using the article "the" before "United States of America"?


Is "in [some period]" different from "within [some period]"?


A more succinct expression for "The day before yesterday"


"he is too young to go to school, is he " or "he is too young to go to school, isn't he?"


Differences among expression and idiom, as well as colloquial and vernacular


Using two and’s in one sentence, and starting a sentence with “To”


Where did "You know what thought did!" come from?


A special use of "should"?


Future tense usage: "When you see it ..."


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


Question mark(s) when asking about a quoted query


"I've just arrived" vs. "I just arrived"


What is the proper apostrophe placement when using the letter N in place of the word "and"?


Is it "shouldn't we?" "No, we should not" or "Yes, we should not". And why?


"My brother or one of my sisters" — singular or plural?


When do we use “had had” and “have had”?


Do you need a comma before a subordinating conjunction (like if)?


When should the word "God" be capitalized?


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


The Thames and Lake Erie


Singular or Plural Verb


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


Version control messages: what tense?


What's the difference between "imbalance" and "unbalance"?


Why pronunciation of "Crooked" is "Crook-ked"?


Laws for the usage of me VS. myself?


between 8:00 am to 8:30 am


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


Twenty-Fifth or 25th?


Is it correct to say "The reason is because ..."?


What would you call a person from India?


Origin of the meaning of joe


What does "this industry blows" mean?


"Made of" vs "made from"


What is the possessive form of "what"?


"Be them" or "be they"?


How Should Trademarks be Written?


Is it "that's the same story, know?" or "that's the same story, no?"


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


Shortest correct sentence in English- use of contractions


Origin of "hating on"


Can I say "He is at graduate school."?


How to check what type a noun is


"Datasets" or "data sets"?


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


How do I pronounce "ratio 1:1"?


What is a single word that means both 'Import' and 'Export'?


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


Punctuation with Abbreviations


Word to describe applying human name to actions


Why is 'more than one' considered singular?


Why is 'to' not used before 'home'?


Looking forward/forwards to your reply


What is an alternative to "Bless you" after sneezing?


"<verb> off of" expressions


"Thus" vs. "Thusly"


Can a "because clause" be a subject clause?


What is the object called that does the activity of collapsing — "collapser" or "collapsor"?


Do we use a singular or plural noun when referring to a common thing that many things have?


Using contractions like "I'm" in text


Is 'As per our discussion' and 'As per your instructions' wrong?


Is the antecedent of a relative pronoun in a prepositional 'of' phrase a matter of choice?For example,


Pronunciation of "the"


the primary determinant for deciding you should use 'the' or not


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


Which is correct — "a year" or "an year"?


How do you ask about color preferences?


For the verb 'focus' why is the gerund form 'focusing' with a single S, instead of 'focussing' with a double S?


Can less be used without any comparison?


Family name pluralization


Past-tense verb + that clause: clause has to use past tense?


This needs to be reprinted vs. this needs reprinted


Should I change the structure of a sentence/add filler words to make sure that the sentence always starts with a capital letter?


Using exclamation points as part of a brand name


Female or Male pronouns matter in this case?


What is the difference between "impossible" and "implausible"?


Is "audience" singular or plural?


What's the difference between i.e. and that is?


Comma Usage After Locations


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


Why are not "infamous" and "inflammable" the opposite of "famous" and "flammable"?


Placing the preposition


"Emigrant" vs. "immigrant"


Entry(s) or Entrie(s)?


I was wondering or I am wondering?


What does “get down with the kids” or “be down with the kids” mean?


Is "available for the world" OK?


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


Why is The Mall (Westminster, London) pronounced like mawl?


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


What do you call those divisions of a book bigger than a paragraph but smaller than a chapter?


"Any" or "some" in various questions?


Which is correct — "email me [on/at] x@y.com"?


"occur" vs "occurs" with a singular collective noun


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


Idiom, word, or expression meaning an easy-to-do task


Is the construct "[subject] allows for [object] to [verb]" correct?


For each vs for every


What style should I use in e-mail salutations to superiors, colleagues, or juniors?


Is it "fewer than one person" or "less than one person"?


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


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


What is the word for an action that is "considered to be frowned upon"?


"Four years are" vs. "four years is"


Where to put the periods when using a parenthetical sentence?


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


How do you native speakers pronounce @ in an email address?


Which preposition to use in “communication [over, by, through, via, with] email”?


What are the differences among ‘Rules’, ‘Standing Rules’, and ‘Bylaw’?


What do you call a circular paved protuberance added to a paved street?


"Rules" vs. "principles"


"Back up data" or "back data up"?


Structure - Would that ... were true


Italic or quote marks for ideas and concepts


use of articles with personal names modified by adjectives


How to use would or could in English?


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


"People who" vs "people which"


Why can we use "inadequate" but not "inspecific"?


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


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


Use of verb to give is used alone or with preposition "to"?


What is the English word for the Hindi word 'Jugaad' which means attaining a result in a crude/easy way?


How do you parse a sentence containing only "buffalo" n times for different values of n?


Why do some words have two past tense forms (e.g. "dreamed" vs. "dreamt")?


Why “shrink” (of a psychiatrist)?


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


Word to describe a native English speaker who mixes up words and miscommunicates


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


Hypernym for cash flow directions


There is no ticket or there are no tickets?


Hiscore vs Highscore


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


Character vs Charm - Pronunciation


Can a dependent clause undergo inversion in English?


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


How do the rules of English inform understanding of one of our language's most disputed sentences?


English word list with pronunciation


Is it ok to say “Your barracks is finished”?


Difference in meaning in "insulation" vs. "isolation"?


is "Where are you going to?" correct


Which words may start with "al-"?


Is it acceptable to write "Best Regards" with a capital "R" and not followed by a comma?


(Parentheses (inside parentheses))


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


Preposition confusion


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


What's the origin of the swear words like the 'F' word?


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


Is it third person singular or plural?


"Catch" vs "Take" a Bus/Train


What does the word "momentarily" really mean?


What does the expression “rabbit-out-of-a-hat” mean?


Singular or plural "set"?


Why doesn't "its" have an apostrophe?


Words Within Words


"Nothing to tell" versus "nothing to say"


Whta's the difference between "relation" and "relationship"?


attacker is to defender as challenger is to ..?


Difference between have to and should


Be notified VS get notified


Is there a gender-neutral word for [aunts and uncles], parents' siblings?


"Use" vs. "usage"


Describing a person who values the unimportant while ignoring the important


A word for "similarity to reality"?


Simple word related to "a group of intellectuals" or "a group of smart learners"


similar to & the same as


"cu" for "see you", "ic" for "I see" - what do you call those?


Can we use "you" to refer to a general person?


Other expressions for "to be the devil's advocate"?


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


"A variety of X is" vs. "a variety of X are"


What's the meaning of the noun "lucker"?


Should I repeat “the” by enumeration?


which of the following sentences are correct


Which is correct, "Questions such as these" or "Questions such as this"


"click on the image" vs. "click the image"


May I please help who(m)ever is next


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


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


How is "all your data are belong to US" grammatically correct?


proper way to use a comma separating 3 (or more) words in a sentence


Scientific article style: present or future


Which is correct: "drive safe" or "drive safely"?


How are (any) phrasal verbs used with nouns?


"North" or "Northern" as adjective


Which of "calf's-foot jelly" and "calves'-foot jelly" is appropriate?


how did the epithet "nigger" come into usage?


Might would? if i could?


To come undone, what does it mean?


"But had events gone another way"(grammar)


Term for "Every 2 weeks"?


What is the difference between summarizes and summarises?


Why does 'dead on' mean 'very accurate'?


What's the difference between "creek", "brook", "run", and "river"?


is "I've never said that nor thought it" correct?


Are 'consecutively' and 'successively' the same?


"You was trouble"?


How to pronounce "tuple"?


Is there a non-pejorative word for opportunism?


Is there an antonym for "delegate"?


Using "fair enough" without disagreement


Omitting the last "to" in "All {I need to / have to / must} do is (to?) do something"


"Texted" as past tense of "text"


I still remember it as if it ... yesterday


"I never went to poker yesterday" - Is this grammatically correct?


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


"book available at" or "book available on?"


Does "nineteen-hundreds" refer to 1900–1909 or 1900–1999?


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


What does “Japan-lite problems” mean?


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


How to use however in a contrarian statement that ends with a question?


Picking up my daughter


What words are commonly mispronounced by literate people who read them before they heard them?


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


"am having/ are having" or "have"?


Singular or plural verb after "what"


Members’ Benefits vs Member’s Benefits


Is this correct: "Water will be being drunk by Michael"?


Capitalization of  X in "X-ray"


Use of definite article referring to figures and tables


the correct usage of verbs"lie" and "lay"


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


What exactly is an "adverb"?


Which of “press” or “depress” the enter key is the more correct choice?


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


How many types of English are there?


How offensive is a word f**k in English?


(k+1)th or (k+1)st?


A rhyme bait-and-switch


Is there a term for a word that serves as its own antonym?


"help achieve" usage (verb licensing)


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


Capitalization of bpm/BPM meaning beats per minute


"Toward" or "towards"?


Where does "beat around the bush" come from?


Colons and semi-colons


Some kind of + (singular or plural)?


When quoting speakers of another English dialect than your own, should you spell things their way?


"or" versus "xor" in English


What does one call the twisting of a proper name into a pejorative?


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


Word for “only caring about oneself ”


What is second person?


Using verb tenses correctly


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


Is "mens" a valid word?


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


"enables no policy" vs. "does not enable any policy"


Why Does $ Come Before the Number But % Comes After it?


How do you correctly say large numbers


Do we use "which" or "that" when referring to the preceding main clause as a whole?


Origins of possessive pronouns


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


"Alternately" or "alternatively"


Word for “Woman Who Hates Men”


"to what extent" vs. "to what level"


Is there a word for a person who can understand difficult concepts or ideas quickly?


"Trainer" is to "trainee" as "mentor" is to what?


What is the term for someone who has a last name that can also be a first name?


Analogy: "as if" vs. "as though"


Up my street and down the lane


How do you decide which phrase to use when asking people to repeat what they said?


Do contractions (e.g. "don't") and full phrases (e.g. "do not") have the same meaning?


Single word for a person who is addicted of using internet


What word can be used to describe someone you're following?


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


"talk to" vs "talk with"


Are there pangrams shorter than ‘the quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog’?


Quoting lyrics or lines of poetry


Is there any link between tada and toda--Hebrew for thank you?


Pronunciation of "a" in "make a difference"


How can I distinguish "can" & "can't" from pronunciation?


I need a word that means "easily understood or relatable to the common man"


Pluralisation of Latin Words


A synonym for 'rich' (varied) without connotations of wealth


How does English decide whether foreign words need to be transliterated?


Does there exist an EBNF-like description of English?


Is there a word meaning unexpected pleasure?


"I am" vs "am" - When should they be used in a sentence?


Question of Initialisms vs Acronyms


parts of the sentence(syntax)


Is using "fruits" as the plural of "fruit" acceptable?


Smaller vs. less vs. lesser


Use of the "&" symbol


Verbs with prepositions in subordinate clauses?


How to use "tens of" and "hundreds of"?


your/yours, her/hers etc


"Paintings on walls and ceilings" and "painting of portraits, landscapes"


What is the best salutation to use in cover letter when I don't have contact information?


Is it "island of ###" or "island ###"?


"Using" vs "by using"


Hypernym for "film" and "TV series"


Can "in" be replaced by "with"?


Use of "I", "we" and the passive voice in a scientific thesis


Meaning of 'no earlier than X days after Y'


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


good AT vs. good IN


Which one is correct: "was/were dead" or "is/are dead" years ago?


What part of speech is “worth”?


What is the distinction between “role” and “rôle” [with a circumflex]?


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


"Email" or "e-mail"?


Question followed by statement


Is there a name for this type of sentence structure: "She looks as though she's been poured into her clothes, and forgot to say 'when'"?


1st or 3rd person in CV/résumé?


What is the correct name for 'soda'?


Why must "not" frequently be paired with "do"?


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


What are some slang words for "police" in countries besides the US?


How is punctuation used after dashes?


Is it correct to use the term paranoia when expressing overrated reaction due to fear of something?


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


fait accompli – to italicize, or not to italicize


When referencing attached documents at the end of a sentence in parenthesis do you capitalize the first letter?


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


The word or term for inserting the wrong word into conversation


What do you call a person who's just been released from jail?


Term for person who forgets directions or routes


Does adverb placement change the meaning in the following phrase?


What do we call the tenses?


Is funner a word?


"An abandoned cute little kitten" or "a cute abandoned little kitten"


What is the analogue equivalent of 'digitally'?


Life or lives of others?


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


"Congratulation" vs. "congratulations"


What are "real stores" called in English, as opposed to "online stores"?


"Idealistic me decided otherwise"


"Launch a missile at" vs. "in" vs. "from"


"Is likely to be" vs "are likely to be"


"Sold" in the meaning of "bought"?


Is it mandatory to use a comma before a coordinating conjunction uniting the two independent clauses in a compound sentence?


Is it correct to say "There's many a ..."?


"To have a dinner" vs "to have dinner": which one is correct?


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


Which tense after 'would I... if.... ?'


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


100k "thank yous" or 100k "thank you's"?


Why do we have the prefix "be" in "befriend"? What's the rule?


How did the term "dongle" come into use?


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


Uses of "Cyclic" vs. "Cyclical"?


Term for minimum or maximum


Usage of phrase "revert back"


what form of grammar is the word "why" used as a pause?


Does the word "Intellectual" imply intelligence?


"The Netherlands are" vs "The Netherlands is"


Explain about present perfect tense


Missing the trees for the forest


Do we use the subordinator where or when for circumstances?


'The fact that' versus just 'That'


"Can not" vs. "cannot"


Is the opposite of 'within', 'without'?


"A wrong answer" vs "the wrong answer"


Thee or thou in these sentences:


Origin of the word "Yahoo"


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


Where is standard American English derived from?


Capital Letters from 1700


Best practice for reply to thanks?


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


What is the term for neglectful spelling of words such as "you" as "u"?


"How did you sorted among such large number of t-shirts?" Correct or not?


What is the origin of the word "goodbye"?


City names with articles


Rules on encapsulating additional information:  use commas(,.... ,)or dashes (- ... -)?


"It's not raining today, isn't it?" vs. "it's not raining today, is it?"


Is this present participle or gerund?


Is “five” an adjective?


Who, the subject or the object of the main clause, does the subject pronoun of a subordinate clause refer to?


Singular or plural pronoun for an antecedent of the form "A, B, or C"?


Because vs. due to with adjectives?


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


What are: province, territory, protectorate, state...?


Past tense of RSVP


How would you define the relation between (for example) "Italian" and "languages"?


Why are you "On a train" yet "In a car" when you are inside both vehicles?


Is "ship" a feminine word?


"Have another think coming" vs. "have another thing coming"


Should we use "like" as a conjunction?


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


I like dog or I like dogs which is correct and why?


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


Rules about prepositions and duplicating 'to'


Is it redundant to use "or not" at the end of a sentence weighing two options?


"that one consider" or "that one considers"?


Necessary and unnecessary articles for proper nouns


Is the word tenfold a misnomer?


Repetition of hyphen in shared prefixes


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


"I'm not" or "I amn't" or "I am not"?


Word that means "the opposite of what you would expect"


Prof Doe in/at the Department of, in/at the Faculty of, at/in the University of [my preferences are to the left of the slash]


What is antonym (?) for vengence/revenge?


86 it ! using 86 as a verb


"Got it at" or "Got it in?"


"With us this morning is Peter"


Is there any difference in "doing / having / making a guest spot"?


Laid—Had Laid ... Which is correct?


What are the similarities and differences between "irony" and "sarcasm"?


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


Why is "go" spelled with the same vowel as "do" and "to" since it is pronounced differently?


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


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


Is Midnight at the start or the end of the day?


Before it had dissolved vs Before it dissolved


Is using "she" when the gender is unknown ungrammatical?


Is the question mark misused in affirmative sentences?


Nuances in variants of “I should/would/∅ think so”


A pest is one who pesters


Shortest complete sentence in English


"Freshwater" as opposed to salty water


Why "qu" is pronounced "qw" (as in quit, question)


What is the sponsored party called?


"PIN Number" — why do we say it?


A word for converting numbers to (number / 1000) + K


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


"Authoring" versus "Writing"


Is [Its'] a word? (Note the apostrophe at the end.)


"Expected of" vs. "expected from"


Can I use "guy" and "man" with female?


British term for 'washroom'?


Singular verb with plural numbers


If 'pre' is previous, 'post' is after, what is current?


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


When to hyphenate open-form compound nouns


Is there a rule that dictates the usage of the ending of adjectives as in: symbolical vs. symbolic; economic vs. economical; mythic vs. mythical?


"If a huge quake was to hit" — what is it grammatically?


What to say when someone says, "What's up?"?


How to say "I'm sorry" to express sympathy for misfortune without inviting "It's not your fault"


What do you call a female that cannot stand other females?


Difference between a 'medicine' and a 'medicinal'


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


What's the opposite of a greeting?


Grammatical complements for "allow"


What is a term for describing words that sound similar in a pleasing manner when used together?


Difference between "therapy" and "treatment"


Confused by until


When did "gay" become associated with homosexuality?


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


Do I need to put “the” before “most” in this sentence?


"Describes me to the 'T'" - why not the to the "E" or some other letter?


Salutation for job application


Capitalization of "Internet"


Correct pronunciation of either?


Stop if you feel faint or pain!


Why is "does" sometimes pronounced "is"?


Almost Vs. Hardly


Do all variations of this sentence seem grammatically correct?


Where does "Santa" in Santa Claus come from?


To become (a) soloist


When is "Y" a vowel?


Origin of the idiom "go south"


Play piano vs. play the piano


Comma after "first"


Expression for a choice which isn't really one


"By foot" vs. "on foot"


Addressing women with "Sir"


Appropriateness of two spaces inbetween words


Does 'flight attendant' refer to men, woman or both?


Word for expressing someone whose experience is mid-level?


Must the "b" in "Boolean variable" be capitalized?


L versus LL in British versus US English


Character pointer correct pronunciation


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


24-hours notice vs. 24-hour's notice vs. 24-hours' notice


Quoting a fictional character from a Book


What does "day's" mean?


Since when did kidnapping come to include adults too?


When should the word "master's" or " bachelor's" be capitalized with apostrophe s?


Saying for not doing something because it is futile


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


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


Starting a sentence with because


Interrogative sentences without auxiliary verbs and declarative sentences with auxiliary verbs


What is another word for "likes to try new things"


How to write dashes in "a 2-4-room-apartment"?


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


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


A term for words used out of habit


Is there a better name for this than "emphatic and"?


Can I use the phrase "Can I get x please" and have it considered 'proper' english?


If something is not an Oxymoron, what is it?


What is the correct form of address for a police officer?


Difference between "distinctive" and "distinct"


Why are some words combined into a single word while others stay as two words?


What effect do polysyllabic words have on register and why?


Does anyone know all the meanings of "should have + p.p."?


The occurrence of comparative degree


How to say the total amount?


Garbage/stuff words


Good verb for "to make more concise"?


Send versus sends; and has versus have


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


A short term for something like "satisfaction + frustration"


Unreal situation in the past


Simple past vs past perfect


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


"To start" vs "to get started"


What is the significance of combining "Gangnam" with "Style"?


Help understanding this sentence structure: "many a congressman was"


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


What was the first English acronym?


Can “however” be used in middle of a single clause?


1607 writ by Edward Coke - Relative pronouns?


What is a foolproof way to remember and apply the correct use of me or I?


Arguable ("susceptible to doubt") vs arguable ("susceptible to being supported")


Usage of "What" + verb without auxiliary one


What sort of thing?


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


Hyphens in verb construction containing prefix such as "re"


How can I distinguish between the singular and plural of "species"?


When is it appropriate to use "scare quotes"?


How should pluralised inline code be highlighted?


Is it okay to write i.e. at the beginning of a sentence?


"Tabled", US vs UK


how to introduce a girl who is friend and not girl-friend


"Can hardly wait" versus "can't hardly wait"


Is “pregnant couple” proper terminology?


"had hit" vs "hit"


When to use Might & May?


"Call me through/at/on this number"


Meaning of twenty testosterone-charged men


What is a "nice" word to express the time during 25 to 27 or 8?


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


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


What part of speech is "there", as in "...there could be"


Need another relative word for "Female"


How do you politely ask for someone's gender?


Does not show one's potential


"Knowledge of" vs. "knowledge on"


Word for person unwilling to share information


Meaning of "modulo the fact"


How can a written language develop with unspoken letters?


Term for choosing to believe a falsehood


Is the phrase "for free" correct?


When writing user stories, should there be a comma after "As a User", and before "I want"?


Difference between "while" and "whilst"


"My brother along with his wife was present in the party" or "My brother along with his wife were present in the party"?


Why do some "ing" verbs change tense to "ung" while others go to "inged?"


Why do we say "was supposed to" for "should have"?


What is the rule of using semicolons in this sentence?


Rhyming conventions of Early Modern English


Good morning vs. Good night


Difference between "fluid" and "liquid"


Tag question for a sentence starting with " A/The  number of"


We taste tastes, smell scents, hear sounds, see sights, but is there a word for things we feel with our skin?


What is the usual form of "Please do the needful"?


Can the word "facing" be used both ways?


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


Is the sentence "We're done" grammatically correct?


Past simple or present perfect?


“peak” vs “summit”


Origin of "son of a gun"


Difference between “this” and “that”


Question about the proscribed use of “have” along with “get” or “be”


"in which" vs "where"


How and when did “give it up for someone” start to mean asking for applause?


Using apostrophes with plural and possession


Am I a graduate or a Masters graduate?


till vs. until in "from Apr. 21st till/until Apr. 28th"


Is there a term for switching syllables of words?


What do you got?


"Situated" vs. "located"


Origin and name for horizontal line hiding date or place name


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


Is the term "errored out" a grammatically correct phrase, or just a colloquial one?


Pronunciation of "'ll"


'to' / 'rather than' / 'but'


Inversion in Wh-questions


Corresponding Descriptive Word For Unable To Distinguish Flavors


"Ending with" vs "ending in"


Word for "distance in time"


Did English ever have a "you" plural?


needn't = don't need to?


Etymology of progressive forms


When should a singular word ending in "y" end in "ies" plurally?


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


Is there a word for a song in your head?


"He'd so much as touched" meaning


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


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


Pronunciation of '-ing' endings as '-een'


Electrical/electric


What is the opposite of postpone?


"The news is good." Why?


Single word for denoting "various divisions of the day"


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


Did she judge him "wrong" or "wrongly"?


"Please explain" or "explain please"


What does 'period' mean when someone says "something, period"?


What's the difference between "another" and "other"?


"Will have already" vs "Will already have" - which is correct?


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


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


The use of hyphen in consecutive compounds


When and why did the number reading order change


Should 'I' be capitalized or in lower case?


Hwat, hwere, and hwy?


Word for "able to be smelled"


Nonstandard English Syntax


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


A word for two very different things juxtaposed?


Difference between "due to" and "thanks to"


"All the good people" vs. "all of the good people"


“Zoe” or “Zoë”: which is the correct spelling?


Is the construction, "He is a great player, is Tendulkar" grammatical?


business competition purposefully attack the competition


What is the IPA for "trade"?


Where an ellipsis exists, is there a term for the missing text?


Is the sentence 95% of timelines is met incorrect because the noun is plural?


what does "are organized" mean in this sentence?


Is there a word for someone who posts a "comment"?


What is the meaning of "build off of"?


Usage of "to", "for" and "of"


Heterogeneous vs. inhomogeneous


What do you call a person who collects branded things?


Can "Apple" be an adjective?


Difference between "at" and "in" when specifying location


Is "Don't you know? " the same as "Do not you know?"?


Pronunciation differences between "finite" and "infinite"


Cause for vs cause of


More natural noun for someone who you chat with


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


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


How does one deal with one word in parenthesis at the start of a sentence?


Meaning of "stackexchange"


Watch someone doing or watch someone do?


What is the origin of the term "throw the book"?


"them" vs "the"


Why is "blood" pronounced the way it is?


What does "what's the catch" mean?


What is the plural of Prius?


'Made of' vs. 'Made from'


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


Why do we say "last night" and not "yesterday night"?


Is it safe to use the British standard for numbering in a novel with a worldwide audience?


"Employee" is to "employer" as "dependent" is to what?


Use of prepositions in strings of conjunctions


Why and since when does William = Bill and Richard = Dick?


Which preposition should follow "guide" here — "on", "to", "for"?


How to properly say that a given day/date does not exist?


Different Meanings of 'Jumper' (Transatlantic embarassment)


Is "sushis" the plural form of "sushi"?


Definite article with plural nouns


Words that are members of multiple classes of words (without changing form)


Better way to express "X and [A and B] Y" than "X as well as A and B Y"?


Ending sentences with "etc"


Why does the verb "be" have so many forms?


Sincerely [comma?] name


How does a word come to have two completely opposite meanings?


best grammer book for someone who wants to learn how to write better


He began to breathe deep / deeply


Genitive case or noun as adjective


How do you pronounce "GUI"?


Is “-th” still a productive suffix in English?


Difference between 'we both have' and 'we have both'


“To enable him to escape” vs. “to enable him escape”


Under which cases should an article (a/an/the) not be used?


puzzled in one part of speech known as "adverb"


What is the difference between "I work in a project" vs "I work on a project"?


"Who wrote ... ?" or "Who did write ... ?"


Is there a word that contains all the vowels?


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


What is the meaning of “till death do us part”?


Words with different meanings in American and British English


Does one use spacing before and after a / slash in a sentence?


Can a sentence start with "Because"?


How to read a year?


"The contents are" or "the contents is"


Similar words that change from "-ter" to "tre"


Is there a canonic term for "the one whose birthday party is being celebrated"?


Is it proper to have consecutive adverbs?


I need one word with two etymologies


Do I use "argued" or "argues"? Past or Present?


What is the origin of idiom "Keep your hair on"?


Hypernym for buildings, fossils, spiders and particles


What is the opposite of "Destination"


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


Appropriate dash to use when attributing a quotation?


word usage 'understand each other'


Difference between "transparent" and "translucent"


'Depend upon' or 'depend on'


How to write “till now” in a résumé?


Term for words with identical spelling but different meaning and different pronunciation


Does "within an hour" mean before, after, or both?


Singular or plural after optional parentheses


An idiom for deriving pleasure from another's suffering


"Dear Sir (or Madam)" when gender unknown?


Why is "albeit" pronounced the way it is?


Word for "reading carefully"


"Both the first and the last [plural]" vs. "both the first and the last [singular]"


"Thank you for coming" and "Thank you for your coming"


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


Why don't Americans have British accents?


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


Does 'rhythm' have one or two syllables?


Capitalisation of hyphenated words in title


How should I use quotation marks in sections of multiline dialogue?


In the past 2 years


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


get as far as doing something


Difference between "a few minutes" and "few minutes"


the late so and so


Question beginning a sentence


"Your order has shipped"


What are the correct plural forms of "penis"?


Is there another way of saying 'user-unfriendly'?


Pronoun to refer to "Mrs. Jeffrey's class" — "it" or "them"?


Rules to pronounce "cha-" words


Another word for a troll not on the internet


Unitasker words like "crossbones"?


Origin of "I see, said the blind man, as he waved his wooden leg"


"They're not" vs. "they aren't"


Correct spacing used between numbers and abbreviations


How are 'marry', 'merry', and 'Mary' pronounced differently?


"running on windows" vs "running under windows"


Should "Good Morning" always be used as the first greeting of the day?


What does it mean "may you never take a single breath for granted"


«Should I» or «Shall I» or …?


How to say "She/He is my girlfriend/boyfriend" without the possessive "my"


The origin of "been to" and "gone to"


Question X Doubt


Differences between begin and start? How to use them?


Ones or one's: Which is the correct usage?


I've been seeing good movies or I've been watching good movies?


Setup or "set up"?


Could you help me to do a syntax analysis of this sentence?


Is cheque and check interchangeable when referencing a checking account?


english language - present perfect


Word for a parent whose children have all died


Term for words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings


30 v. the 30. Which would be more correct?


"Art developer" or "arts developer"


Active to Passive voice: "Go to School Now"


Which sentence is grammatically correct?


How to split words into syllables


How do you call a full day (24 hours)


having problem with different dialogues of english movies


Why does American English pluralize certain singular nouns?


"Page Not Found" - is it grammatically correct?


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


"Is it not raining" vs. "Isn't it raining"?


Possessive form of "one of [a list]"?


Difference between "my whole life" and "all my life"?


Tense to use with "would"


"Relevant for" or "Relevant to"?


The use of "real" in the following cases


What is the courteous alternative of "Do you understand what I say?"?


Meaning and usage of "bite me"


Why is a zero score in tennis or squash called love?


Contractions With "Has"


What is the correct spelling: "wrapable" or "wrappable"?


What's the origin of the meme "and so can you"?


"Perry and he" vs "He and Perry"


"A different one" when we have 3 objects - other/another?


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


When is it appropriate to use the original pronunciation of a foreign word versus the English pronunciation?


what sounds idiomatic


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


Can you say "more quickly"?


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


When do I use the comma?


Are 'effectually' and 'effectively' completely interchangable?


Correct punctuation with two nouns?


Is it correct that "etc." can not be used together in a sentence with "for example" and "such as"?


What are the rules for deviation from the Subject–Verb–Object rule?


"The service is temporarily unavailable" vs. "...not available"


What is the antonym of register?


Non-vulgar, informal verb for defecate


Why do we spell "eureka", not "heureka"?


"sit back and relax" vs. "kick back and relax"?


Interpreting the meaning of 'but' as an implication for exclusion/inclusion


How would you abbreviate surnames starting with Mc/O/D?


Definite article, repetition in lists


Unusual word order in "Fear not this night"?


Which of these two words is proper in denoting a friend?


"in any situation" vs "in any situations"


"I'm only grandfathering you in because of Serena."


"I am full to die." — Is this sentence correct?


Should I capitalize the starting sentence after a greeting that ends in a comma (e.g. "Hello,")?


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


If I "assign" someone a task, what is the correct verb for "unassigning" them?


"Firstly" or "first"?


Silent 'h' words


Meaning of various valedictions or closing expressions


Annual version of the word "eve"


Proper use of "TV"


"Nobody ever joined" vs "Nobody joined at all"


Can you use an article in front of the word "software"?


What's the meaning of "get one's finger in the air"?


What is the origin of the term "nose bleed" section?


Why does the writer use multiple hyphens?


"in America in the 21st century" or "in the 21st century in America"


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


What does "it is but X" mean?


Why does "right" have the same two meanings in both English and French?


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


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


"Me neither" - why oblique case?


"I've been working here since two months ago"


In which case are items written in a different order than they are read aloud?


"Anachronism" is to "time" as what is to "space"?


Manifest vs. Manifested in relation to the glory or presence of God


How do I explain the difference between these two sentences? She's worked... She worked


programme or program


Word with meaning of "taking advantage of somebody"


How to pronounce "often"


Is there a reason behind the ordering of letters in the English alphabet?


What is the plural of the word "index"?


"Would you mind to do something?"


Term for words which change meaning when a space is added


Said Monday vs Said on Monday


Why are the United States often referred to as America?


Term for "constantly unsatisfied soul"


I will or I would have left by this time tomorrow?


How do I correctly write distance?


What it the morphological classification of the ending -ump?


When "most is" and when "most are"?


Single word for a very small amount of time


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


Phrase for when something only broken when you need it to work


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


What does a single letter "J" mean in emailing?


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


"I'm lovin' it"


Are the words "soul" and "spirit" synonymous?


What's a reception room / parlor / parlour / drawing room?


"Agree" vs. "concur"


Difference in application of "in" and "at"


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


Ending a declarative statement with a question mark?


Usage of "will" and "would"


Can anyone tell me meaning of given sentence


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


Is " ... and was wondering ..." correct?


"Feel committed to [gerund/infinitive]"


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


How to refer to specified 'criteria', as singular or plural?


How to use AP Style commas after dates


Resources on writing grammatically and clearly


Singular noun objects of plural subjects


Should I capitalize "chemical engineering department"?


Adjective that means "disableable"?


English regulators?


Is “of ” necessary in “all of ”?


Difference between "goal" and "objective"


Proper capitalization of titles


How to say 100,500


Why is there omission of subject in sentences like "Thought you'd never ask."


Can you say "feel to" do something?


What's a word for "stopping a habit"?


The difference between "to someone" and "for someone"


Any difference between "past" and "last"?


Can "me, too" be used to reply to a negative statement?


Why do close cousins like terrific and terrible have totally different meanings?


What is meaning of "on the fly" in computer science?


What is the difference between "none of ..." and "neither of"?


What is the origin of the word "wog"?


"I'm not sure what the right way is"


"I forgot" or "I forget"


Correct use of "consist"


General rule for pronouncing initialisms?


Connotation of "intestinal fortitude"


Incriminating others vs. Incriminating the others: Is this sentence correct?


A word that means "of few words" or "without words"


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


What does "deader than a doornail" mean?


Is it correct to say Person A is the "spitting image" or the "splitting image" of Person B?


Indian English usage of "na"


th followed by an s sound


Are commas necessary between coordinate adjectives?


What does 'tickety boo' mean?


What is the difference between "task" and "assignment"?


What is the origin of using '-wise' as a suffix?


Name for a word whose sound is contrary to its meaning


Can "here" be an adjective?


How many hyphens are appropriate in "Vietnam war veteran turned performing artist Joe Smith"?


"In the Internet" vs. "on the Internet"


Should I say 'What I wanted to say is' or 'What I wanted to say was'?


What public domain thesauruses are available?


What is the origin for meaning of "Wild-card"?


What's the difference between "well-lighted" and "well-lit"?


What's the difference between 'envy' and 'jealousy'?


What is this an example of: "a napron" becomes "an apron"?


"Being myself of the feminine gender...." Gender ? Or sex?


I was wondering why there are multiple prefixes for the same meaning


Any examples of where a full-stop can't replace a semi-colon?


How do I greet someone in a different timezone when my morning is his evening?


English dialect used in titles


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


What's the difference between programmer and developer?


How to use "you know"


horrible vs terrible


When should I use 'sounds like, and when 'sounds as if'?


Archaic conjugation of imperative verbs


use of might be vs could be


Why is news said to be "breaking"?


On the usage of "etcetera"


What is the difference between an expression and a phrase?


Were contractions less common in olden days?


Nouns of plural form preceding another noun


Relating to or related to?


What word describes what to do when you have run out of credit on the phone?


Equivalent of "Man up" for a female


What literary device is this?


Difference between 'all' and 'all the'


counselor attorney at law makes sense?


What does this mean: 'Chuck Norris can lead a horse to water AND make it drink'? Why is it funny?


What is the meaning behind: ''Mind your Ps and Q's" - how did it originate?


Definition of "albeit" and how it's different from "although" (if it is)


Where does the idiom "whole cloth" come from?


"Vendors and consultants, each of which" or "... each of whom"?


"shall" vs. "will"


Is it "on top of sth" or "in top of sth"?


What is the correct punctuation for this sentence?


"Why Can't I" and "Why Can Not I"


A Revelation (?) from MS Word


Schadenfreude and its direct opposite


Pronoun Case in Noun Phrases used as Direct Objects


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


What is the difference between "information on", "information of", "information about"


Usage of "In the hope that"


So long as they aren't answering


What is the category name of words that can take 2 objects?


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


What to use instead of "discardation"?


Is using "and/or" recommended for formal writing, or is it frowned upon?


What is the origin of the suffix: 'ship'?


"Recommend considering upgrading"


once, twice, thrice... was there more?


Word order with 'used to'


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


Using Multiple Sentence Stoppers?


"Backward" versus "backwards" -- is there any difference?


Did anyone see you or Did anyone saw you?


all we have are or is each other


Difference between "idiom" and "proverb"?


Is there a quick and easy way to pronounce "W" letter?


What is the meaning of "every other time"?


When is it appropriate to use "Yeah" and "Yep" as variants of the word "Yes"?


What exactly are the differences between "diligent", "assiduous" and "sedulous"?


What does absent fraud mean?


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


Is "homework" countable?


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


"Where am I?" vs. "Where I am?"


Is it correct to say "that place is like 5 miles from here"?


Why are redheads called "gingers" when ginger is yellow?


Dictionary search engine by pronunciation


Adjective form of "integrity"


What does "as good a film as the Coen brothers...have ever made" mean?


A Comma Here Or Not?


Pronunciation of "Short-lived"


Word or phrase for capitalizing pronouns referring to gods


Seat of My Pants


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


Can the feminine pronouns be gender-neutral?


Inverted commas used around a letter or single word


Is "is" an auxiliary verb?


Is "even if..." followed by present or future tense?


When do you use "talked" and "spoke"?


Using both “one’s” and “their” to refer to the same entity


Etymology of "by half"?


What is the meaning of "I got you"?


How to say that food is hot (temperature) without the listener thinking that I mean "spicy"?


What is an appropriate greeting to use at night time?


"Would you have liked to have been" vs. "would you have liked to be"


Is there a word describing a functionally obsolete design choice?


Why *are* pants?


When can I use "as well" as a synonym for "too" or "also"?


"Corrie had better get used to it." Correct?


People who can't sleep at night


Should I use "everyone's", "everyones'" or "everyones"?


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


What is the name for a word that is both singular and plural?


made of vs made up of


Is there any subtle difference between "to study" and "to learn"?


How to use articles with scientific words, such as mass, force, impulse, field and others?


What word describes things that are similar yet different?


What is the difference between "above" and "over"?


Is "We used enough due diligence to prepare" the proper usage of the term due diligence?


"Don't got" — how common is it in American usage?


What is the best answer to the question "How are you" in business meetings?


Is it absolutely necessary to use "than" over "then" in a comparison?


What's the correct way of writing a higher education title (MSc or M.Sc.)


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


What are the historical reasons for the conventional sequence of footnote symbols?


Why do we say "Hear! Hear!"?


"In the wiki" or "on the wiki"


Is plural-possessive needed before "organization"


Usage of and equivalents of Sir


Is it "when he's massaging me" or "while he's massaging me" : which one is correct?


Can one compensate down? Is that an appropriate use of the word compensate?


What is the word for an applied template?


What do you call words that look like a negation but are not?


What is the difference between the phrases below?


Pants — "is it" or "are they"?


Should I use capitalization when mentioning a domain name?


How to reply to question tags


What does "Google-fu" mean?


Origins of the "‑cede/‑seed/‑ceed" suffix


Prepositions after objects


When should I use "your", and when "you're"?


What is the opposite of the word "confirm"?


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


In what cases should I use a comma after "please"?


Verb form of "to blacken" versus "to brown"


Is there a word that means "make someone (or something) redundant"?


Word for “good smell”


Is "performance" singular or also plural?


Should proper nouns be capitalized when used as verbs?


Mixed tenses in a sentence


What is the origin of the "should of" instead of "should have" mistake?


Yoda's sentence structure


Bring (the) lost back


Who is Greek president vs Who is THE Greek President


Specific word for "grown-up children"?


Where does the phrase "balls to the wall" come from?


Why do we say "lowest common denominator" when we mean "greatest common divisor"?


Where did the singular "innings" come from?


Why is this ‘loved’ italicized?


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


Is "tri-quarterly" a real English word meaning 3 times a year?


Is there a single word or a phrase that can be used to denote either Before or After?


Meaning of 'within' in "the task has to be submitted within a month"


The different ways to call someone you love


Get or fetch when the object might not be there?


The specific meaning of 'spices' when describe a kind of perfume


Why does "I ain't doing nothing" translate to "I am doing nothing"?


“I feel it my duty” vs. “I feel it *IS* my duty”


Why does the 'b' in absorb change to a 'p' in absorption?


Use of "ahoy" before "hello"


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


Is there a website/game builds a sentence for the given word?


What's the category name of "city" and "rural"?


'Who' or 'which' in reference to companies


When to use "has lived" vs. "lived" vs. "had lived"


When should a syllable be stressed?


"All that is gold does not glitter"


Why does "go spare" mean "get angry"?


Comma or semicolon after "No" when responding to a question


Use of "Drop me a line"


What do you infer from this sentence "X is not Y or Z"?


Questions becoming statements


Why is "won't" allowed?


Is "faster speed", "faster performance" correct?


Two-part phrases: official term?


Correct form of object of sentence with grouped possessive and personal pronoun?


Is it correct to say "12:00am"?


Meaning of the phrase "Four pounds if he's an ounce"


Is it true that which clause should always start with a comma?


What does "I know, right?" mean?


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


Plural of input


Dot (.) usage in Latin Words?


If annual means one year, is there any word for two,three, four.. year


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


Adverb placement in "Let's simply share"


“May I know your good name?”


Correct usage of words?


What is the third 'quote' (inverted comma) called?


Meaning of "just about everybody else has" in this context


More than one adjective modifying more than one noun


Where does "shhhhh" originate?


rule of thumb for using 'yet' in the middle of a sentence?


Why are certain single word compound nouns pluralized in the middle


Difference between "are you done" and "have you done."


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


Position of "now"


Semantic question about the definite article


Origin of "no." abbreviation in meaning of "number"?


"Obama is in town this weekend" or "Obama will be in town this weekend"


Why "the ipad" and not simply ipad


“Cannot believe what he saw” versus “cannot believe what he was seeing”


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


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


How has the usage of 'should' varied over time?


"Had spent" vs. "has spent"


What exactly is "verbal irony"


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


"#@$%!" What is a word for these?


Word for partner you are living with but not married to


Which tense should I use in this situation?


Difference between «so that» and «such that»


How can I describe a person who does not get to the point?


She was carrying twins and a bulky bag in her hands


What's the Best English word for 6 months in this group: daily, weekly, quarterly, 6 months, yearly?


What word means what many people think 'ironic' means?


Can alumnus be used for both men and women?


"What are missing" vs "what is missing"


What is the correct counterpart to fed, for liquids (water, milk etc)


What's the term for when a word is said so many times it sounds weird?


"Grayed out" or "Greyed out"?


Someone who doesn't learn from the mistakes he made


What is a word that includes clothing, accessories, shoes, undergarments, outerwear, etc.?


Term meaning 'with written words'


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


Why are clothes “hung” but men “hanged”?


What term means "one who enjoys learning"?


"Do's" and "don'ts" or "do's" and "don't's"?


present continuous or be going to?


What does "Have fun with 'em homies" mean?


How to use possessive form for proper nouns that already have an apostrophe


When to use 'no good'; when to use 'not good'?


A murder of crows?


Why do we say "odd" when describing numbers?


How to pronounce "Jobs's..."?


a part vs. part


"types of data" vs. "data types"


usage and meaning of "à la mode"


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


"He doesn't" vs "He don't"


"I'll have the Mesclun Salad," please


How to refer to people of mixed race?


Who is the authority -- scientists, or linguists -- on the definitions of everyday words referring to types of animals?


might thus be - correct usage?


Meaning of "fresher than fresh"


grammar age question


Use "to" or a dash between numbers indicating a range?


Formal alternative for "suck"


Rules for forming demonyms


Using "and" with numbers


When to use had rather


Saying "programming" vs "coding"


Is there any difference between “like” and “as”?


Can "latter" be used to refer to the last of a list of names that is more than 2?


How to name a part of a piechart


Problem with -ance/-ence


Usage of the abbreviations "w/" and "w/o" in presentations


Placement of acronym vs words spelled out


Plural and Singular Parallelism


"Utilisability" vs. "usability"


Is it incorrect to say "...it's not, is it? Or is it?"


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


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


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


The meaning of "save with"


Fire (at, on, in, to) target


Is ''thanks'' singular or plural?


"Are they American?" or "Are they Americans?"


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


Idiom for random/arbitatry decision making


"that which" used together


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


Is "That would be great" conveying a touch of unwillingness?


Difference between "zeros" and "zeroes"


Possessives ( 's )


What do you call your grand-father's brother? (grand- v great-)


"Wait on" vs "wait for"


"Big black eyes" vs. "big and black eyes"


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


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


All in one word


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


"Myself" vs. "by myself"


Etymology of 'teaching grandma to suck eggs'?


How obsolete is the word "overmorrow"?


Thanks for having me


Formal synonym for "badass" as a noun


File kept on/at the server?


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


thirsty to quench = hungry to?


Use of the term "maths"


Comma before "respectively" — Is it needed?


What is the difference between "don't care" and "don't mind"?


Reading discount rates


Use of "it" and "its" for people and animals


Punctuation to introduce a list: comma vs. colon vs. nothing


How to describe the feeling you get when something exceedingly irritating, irritates you?


When to use articles and when not to?