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No, it isn't literary. One can use it in conversation, IMO. -- small hours Function: noun plural : hours of the early morning immediately following midnight -- used with the http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com --

New2grammar wrote: I check my email every few hours. => The reason for the singular 'email' is because it is refering to email system instead of each individual email, isn't it? Would you say "He smsed me yesterday" or simply "He sms me yesterday"? This might be correct in...

Kooyeen, If you want to know how that idea is expressed in real spoken American English, here's how: They are almost always reworded to avoid a possessive adjective ( my , your , etc.) joined to another noun by and . Because of this, the 'problem' you pose is almost entirely...

If you want to research this topic on the Internet, the following terminology may be useful to you: To leave the word "that" out in a sentence is called that-omission. As far as I know, this happens in two particular instances, restrictive relative clauses and that-clauses (a type of...

Davidrock65 wrote: Dear teachers I came across these in a novel that I'm reading : " What 'd you do? "and " Why 'd you do that?" A. Is it commonly used in conversation and writing? B. Can I say or write " How'd he do that?" instead of "How did he do that?" and ...

Thank you. Would you say that having a descriptive?? adjective like the ones underlined below in front of this type of variable noun (I will leave up to you to think of those types of noun), it usually follows that an article, whether it be definite or indefinite, will be attached? Words:...

Hi, If you wanted to say "I saw a dog", you will also need to state when you "saw the dog". E.g. "I just saw a dog" or "I saw a dog five minutes ago". It's true that you wouldn't just walk into a room and say 'I saw a dog'. However, you might have a conversation like this. A: Hi, How...

Anonymous wrote: Hyphens can be tricky. I hope the following helps... Hyphenated nouns -- In the case of nouns formed from two or more words joined by hyphens, usually only the last word forms a plural. However, there are a few cases in which only the first word forms a plural. For...

The pronoun who is used as a subject in a sentence, while the pronoun whom is used as an object in a sentence. Example of using the word who in a sentence: 1. Who is at the door? 2. Who is that over there? To check yourself, just answer the question using he for the pronoun who ....

Davidrock65 wrote: A. What's the difference between walk on the street and walk in the street ? Regional, probably, but to me a walk "on" the street ("On the Street Where You Live" from My Fair Lady ) is "along"..'in' being actually in the street. B. I don't know what's outside the window...