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From Merriam Webster's: AIN'T Etymology: contraction of are not 1 : am not : are not : is not 2 : have not : has not 3 : do not : does not : did not -- used in some varieties of Black English Usage: Although widely disapproved as nonstandard and more common in the habitual speech of the less...

1. "Worse" is the comparative of "bad" while "worst" is the superlative. bad-worse-the worst His new movie is worse than his last. Your cooking is getting worse! (compared to before) Among his movies, the newest one is the worst. This is the worst of all! 2. I'm reproducing Taiwandave's post...

I sympathize with Jeff. When I was learning English--that's decades ago--I read a grammar book delineating the same rule as Jeff brought up. As years passed, I realized that's a rather weird rule. I checked it with native speakers, they said in unison to the effect that I should forget the...

Looking at Bright Side It is natural that everyone keeps cherishing high expectations before starting off in a career, but realizing them is not difficult for those who fulfill the criteria. Quality (isn’t the word hackneyed?) Accuracy, correctness, accurateness, exactness, exactitude, and...

The problem with English is that what is considered correct grammar in American English may not be ok in British English and vice-versa. In Philippine English, "officemate" is a synonym of "colleague" or "coworker" but it's not even listed in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. British: I...

Usage is the only factor that makes for correctness. A grammar book is a collection of rules for how to speak and write the way most educated people are speaking and writing at any given point in time. People speak and write English differently in different places and at different times. That's...

It is perhaps better to dispense with the idea that there is only one English that is correct. In a nutshell American and British English are but two dialects of ENGLISH. "They have enough respect for the language to use correct spelling, clear enunciation and to observe the correct use of...

Lupa, This is correct, not wrong. About thirty years ago (the time of "traditional rules"!) the only correct form according to grammar books was "With whom did Carol go?". Since then grammarians have admitted defeat, so to speak, and grammar books now allow all three forms, which Miriam...

The main difference between British English and American English is that in the former there is perfect grammar even in the spoken form. But in the latter, there is no grammar at all and everybody can speak as they like. The next unappropiate thing is the double negation which is...

Mirapence, your help is just priceless!!! I'm really sorry for having given you so much labour; I defiinitely overdid. I am, however, very thankful for your explanation. After this "injection of knowledge" you gave me, I decided go on phrases and hope to get through them with your help. I...