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If this sentence originated in the U S then failure to make the number that is the singularity or plurality of the pronoun in this case their match the number of the noun in this case seller is the result of what is termed political correctness Because of this flawed concept many poor writers now...

Milky wrote CalifJim wrote A native tells me that it does occur in such as the second example The native must have misunderstood the question Does it No and if it does why And is it widespread No gonna has to be followed by a verb London isn t a verb I m gonna London is totally impossible CJ I...

CalifJim wrote A native tells me that it does occur in such as the second example The native must have misunderstood the question Does it No and if it does why And is it widespread No gonna has to be followed by a verb London isn t a verb I m gonna London is totally impossible CJ I don t think...

Grammar Geek wrote It makes perfect sense in that context First you dropped my order then you gave me the wrong thing and now Now you have given me the wrong change Yes but in the example Yankee said Now you gave me the wrong change Is that really normal in American English It s not a...

Bokeh wrote Grammar Geek wrote Are you saying that the simple past is not used for recent events in BrE What about I think I saw a ghost GG that example has different context You are specifically stating that the sighting is over if it were not you would use the present tense I think I can see a...

New2grammar wrote I was pleased to discover that the rest of that first week wasn t much different from than the first day Which is correct from or than Please explain Thanks in advance Usage Note Different from and different than are both common in British and American English The construction...

Randy_Tam wrote I am only taking Mandarin as a complusory second language credit course my L1 being Cantonese Chinese now considered a dialect for no justifiable reasons as there has never been a clear distinction drawn between a dialect and a language do the 2 not share the very same traits of...

From Merriam Webster s AIN T Etymology contraction of are not 1 am not are not is not 2 have not has not 3 do not does not did not used in some varieties of Black English Usage Although widely disapproved as nonstandard and more common in the habitual speech of the less educated ain t in senses 1...

nq 2 Whose ideal is this nq nq 1 It is a longstanding principle in English that sentences ending in prepositions should be avoided although such constructions have been common for almost as long nq This is utter Prepositions at teh end of sentences are as old as English Latinising grammarians in...