1. She is one of those women who speaks well of others. 2. She is one of those women who ... which is correct 1 or 2 and why? Can you break it down into it's parts, subject object complement etc. Case 2 is correct. She is one of ( those women

(snip) According to both AHD and MW, 'eve' can mean either the evening (time after dusk) or the whole day before a special day. Really? You amaze me. So "Christmas Eve" has two meanings? "New Year's Eve" has two

I've seen it variously called influenza, flu or 'flu. Like in a recent email I got: "The University has made ... (at least AFAICR) seen it called flu' or 'flu', though the latter is the only logical contraction. Any idea

I've seen it variously called influenza, flu or 'flu. Like in a recent email I got: "The University has made arrangements this year for members of staff to receive the 'flu vaccination free of charge, if they wish for it."

Would you agree that there's more of what appears to us as formality in their ordinary talk? No, that has not been my observation. The Indian students in the groups I am currently teaching use the fashionable ... have been true of previous

I'd = I had (and I would) There isn't a contraction for I did.

While it was 27/10/03 5:24 am throughout the UK, Mike Epstein sprinkled little black dots on a white screen, and they fell thus: Oral "hu". 1. "Hu" is omophonic with the name Hugh. I don't think that there will be much

what is the contraction for I had and I did?

Once again, it sounds too much like "you". AND, while well-intentioned, this (obviously needed) morpheme has had numerous suggestions throughout the past century. None have caught on, although I tend to prefer "sie" and

I'm not sure if I send this correctly or not so excuse my errors. I have extras questions on this topic. Does it matter if I use "got" with contractions of have like "I've" and then it is proper? For example,