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I agree with Nona but the article you quote is very awkwardly worded. It took me several seconds of study to figure out what the author meant.

A lot of people get confused about prepositions, so don't worry so much about that. People is more than one person. Unless you are an anthropologist, don't worry about using "peoples." You do need to learn how to use the period correctly. It ends a complete sentence. Use a...

Hi 1) Hi, I thought you needed his biography, so I am attaching it to this email. If you have any questions, please ask me at the meeting. 2) It isn't going to make a hill of beans' worth of difference at the Olympics. 3) They need to be aware of Chinese law. If any group comes to check...

Thanks a lot sir (GG is a lady!), well that means I i don't really have to worry much about grammar grammer? I i can now relax and improve on my next blog post. Thanks for having me here! See you .I hope that's a bit better GG.

Just to clarify about the indefinite article: it's OK to say "stores and restaurants see sharp decline in sales" without the article when using the present tense; in fact it has the ring of a newspaper headline. On the other hand when using the gerund not using the article in this...

(1) As a small child, Sarah witnessed a horsewhipping of one of the slaves and, even at five years old, she detected something inherently wrong. On March 7, 1870, when she was seventy-nine years old, Sarah led a procession through a blizzard to the local polling place. Chicago style guide says...

Hi, It depends on the context, but I think that in most cases you'd use #1. Your grammar is also a little awkward. The definite article suggests that you are talking about a specific policeman. The present tense suggests that you are describing his habits/routine. That all seems like...

Assuming you are talking about the U. S. restaurant chain.To say that he works at one of the restaurants but without specifying which: "He works for Denny's." or "He works for the Denny's restaurant chain."To specify the restaurant: "He works at one of the local...

N2G,You may want to consider another dictionary. Try this link: http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=hobbled&gwp=13 especially definition three.As to "snaked" vs. "marched". "snaked" gives a mental picture of a long line of protesters that extends as far as the...

Hi, In the book named "Longman English Grammar" by L. G. Alexander in the section 8 named "Prepositions, Adverb particles, and Phrasal verbs," I saw this sentence. What does 'case' mean to you? English uses more prepositions than most other European languages, partly...