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Hi, Huevos. I'm not quite sure how to apply your advice to this example. What might the implied verb be? Rgdz, and thanks, - A.

Do you mean opinion different from one person to the next, or "one grammar book" to the next? If it's personal opinion, it's almost impossible to have everyone agree on all rules considering that languages are forever evolving one way or the other. But isn't there a...

Whatever you do someone will disagree. In my opinion, if the verb is only implied use the objective pronoun, and if the verb is present use the nominative.In your sentence the verb is implied.

I'd say object of the preposition "like," which is certainly the popular version (like them, like us). I think "such as" takes the nominative (such as they, such as we), but many would use objective (such as them, such as us). - A.

Help me. English was never my goodest subject (yes I said goodest on pupose because it is kinda sorta funny) in high school. Which are the correct pronouns in the following sentence? Guys like (they/them) have no idea what to do with girls like (we/us).

But I think it actually reduces the mod's work since we point this small flaw to them. Anyway, If all think that it's the extra work, then it's fine for me. Even I hate to give them a headache :) Thanks for the reply.

Hi. - Well said. Yes, that's what I meant to say. The site is a work in progress, and that may no longer be true. I guess I could try it out again, but I hate to make extra work for the moderators. - A.

I thought it was a "conjunction", is it not? Here is the text, a text that shows "noun infinitives" used in different ways, in which "but" is catagorized as a preposition: The noun infinitive can be a subject (To eat is fun.); a direct object (I like...

Hi, You might want lo listen to this mp3 file from BBC Learning English (warning: nearly 600kb). Although it focuses on " do'h " ( "I'm stupid!", "oh no, not another time!" ), the speaker also mentions " duh " as an utterance meaning "...

Argumentum ad hominem! Go and read some Causer or Shakespeare. This construction is over 500 years old. Although many 19th century grammars shunned it, almost all 21st century models have embraced it once again. Just a typo. No need for a personal attack. What's the big deal anyway, it...