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There is no difference. (There isn't any difference.) I've heard it said that there is a tendency to use the first pattern with abstract ideas and the second pattern with concrete objects. It's not completely clear to me whether this is true. I'm not aware of any study that has...

I think the p's and q's argument is most salient here. The apostrophe is used for the sake of clarity. While conventionally used for the possessive, the apostrophe is also used to indicate vernacular omissions and contractions, such as in the cases of "Ol' Dirty ***" or...

Not really a difference. It's essentially an idiomatic suggestion, nowadays. "Let us" would literally translate as "allow us", but it more closely means "we should/should we/how about we/why don't we". Saying "let us" only differs from "let's" in nuance. They mean exactly the same thing. "Let...

Hi F11, I'd say yes and yes. I believe the shortened version is colloquial - certainly not formal. A compromise would be the contraction, You'd better do your homework. Is syntaxically a word? I was thinking syntactically. I'd better look it up! Regards, - A. Edit. Ha! I was right! ...

Encountered is much more formal than met, but both are correct in your sentence. Ran into is not correct in your example, but run into (very informal) would work. (Ran is simple past tense. Have run is an example of the present perfect tense. You've is the contraction for You have.)

Q Once I saw a person who typed the sentence "I will meet you very the soon". Is the usage of definite article correct in the above mentioned sentence in quotation? No. It should be 'very soon'Q What is the difference between 'especially' and 'specially'? 'especially' means the...

Look: if you say "Did you find out who's responsible?", why can't you say "Can I help who's next?" Because, although I would say "Did you find out who is responsible," I would not say "Can I help who is next;" instead I would say "can I help whoever is next." Okay, although I can't explain it...

Hi all, I just wanna say that your answer is probably right. I know it means like dat and once I've known dat it means an article a as a contraction of course , for example I'ma murder weapon. but when use it as 'will' or 'gonna' we make double M, I'mma you see the difference , it's not really...

It seems you knew the answer before you asked the question. The point I was making has nothing to do with any specific rule. It has to do with the fact that it is a "rule". "Rule" 14827739 (or whatever number you want to give it): Subjects and verbs agree in number. "Rule" 40378299 (or...

Hellow! Might I get an anawewr to the question below: - What is the correct answer in the sentence below: - Most of the things Harrods sells are cheaper in other shops, (but, however) rich people like shopping here every day. Please tell me if it is possible to use (however) here or not. Is...