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I was told that were is used instead of was after as if but check the following sentence: He was eating like as if there was no tomorrow. What is difference between the meaning of the following sentences: 1 : He was eating like as if there is no tomorrow. 2 : He was...

When can we use comma "," and semicolon ";"? I mean what's the difference between comma and semicolon in usage? Thanks

CalifJim wrote: All: I used colons in that context just last week several times. I've been using them for years. Is this a sign that I've become old? Or just old-fashioned? Fascinating! As they say, "You learn something new every day." I have almost reached the half-century mark...

Why does it need a sub-title? It always makes me nuts that people seem to think a title is incomplete with a colon. I like The Stages of Starting Up a Small Business as a title just fine. There's no difference between start a business and start up a business , but (I don't have the window...

1. Why are there no articles in front of the words "legislature" and "parliament"? A majority is the difference between the number of votes or seats in parliament and legislature that the winner gets in an election, and the number ... 2. When you are listing things after a colon, are you...

Hi Giga_d, and welcome to the forum. You asked a very mixed-bag of questions, including word choice, debating techniques, and logic. Not to mention political views. I'm not quite sure how attaining a state of pregnancy is a non-action - many will argue that it's happened only once before,...

Yes! With that colon, I wouldn't be confused at all. Anyway, thank you, everyone. And one more question. How do you native people speakers sense the difference between these? 1:True listening is being open to something new. 2:True listening is to be open to something new. ...

Hello Sextus Here are my efforts: 1) ‘Aim’ is fine; or ‘Aims’. Capitals after a colon is (I think) AmE; BrE usually uses lower case. So it depends which style you’re using. Are ‘ataraxia’ and ‘philanthropia’ lower case because they’re in Greek characters? 2) I would say: “The analysis of...

Hello MrP, how are you? I got the paper back with comments by a referee. So I changed a few things and I have some doubts: 1) “The Pyrrhonist’s ataraxia and philanthropia: On the Aim and Character of Sextus Empiricus’ Skepticism.” Last time you told me that “end” was ambiguous, so I replaced it...

I have seen this woord spelled four different ways, What is the correct spelling if any.Isthere any difference between them. Example: semicolon, semi-colon, Semicolon, Semi-colon Thanks for your imput. Jim Reeve reeve@snip.net