Arguably it's not necessary in one day's time, either, seeing ... reads strangely. No such problem exists with "two days time". An apostrophe isnt (sic) *necessary* in other places also. No, but that's only way we ever see

Is the comma in the following sentence appropriate? Or should ... isn't the fault of X, it's the fault of Y. (snip advice) What is strange is 'fault of X' in place of 'X's fault'. Depends on what X is. Google hits show

Is their any way we can let Microsoft know that there grammar checker does not understand basicgrammar? I doubt whether *there* is any way that *their* spelling checker would either! Did you read the sentence I had right after that? Quoting it out

... } I didn't want a pause free: You sound like what's his name from that } 1984 book. Perhaps ... 1984 book. I bet you'll demand dashes. You use commas to cue pauses? I've heard of people who do that. Language is meant to be

Bob Cunningham wrote on 07 Sep 2004: Master of the universe and supreme ruler of all living beings wrote on 06 Sep 2004: One of the reasons I prefer the 2nd convention, the ... know of a very few in which its absence does. Mark Israel's FAQ

What has 'sense' got to do with language? Your paragraph implied to me that the "t" isn't capitalized, even at the beginning of a sentence *because* the apostrophe ... strange that you provided an explanation. If it does,

I don't think that makes sense. What has 'sense' got to do with language? Your paragraph implied to me that the "t" isn't capitalized, even at the beginning of a sentence *because* the apostrophe replaces omitted letters.

In the same way that "peanut butter" isn't "butter" and "coconut milk" isn't "milk". According to the COD, edition 10, the white liquid inside coconuts is, indeed, milk. Is this why young men used to

Andrew Gwilliam wrote on 22 Aug 2004: Andrew Gwilliam wrote on 22 Aug 2004: So is his ... hyphen in another post in reply to one of yours. His "do's and don'ts" could be defended (I didn't bother seeing if he had a rule for

Hi, My students asked me if they should say: "He doesn't play sports ." or "He doesn't play sport ." Could anyone help me - I can't find an answer anywhere. Thanks