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This link has a really good description of all the uses and forms of the word "one" http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/one.htm Excerpt (applicable in this case) Sometimes the pronoun one functions as a numerical expression: Those are lovely scarves. I think I'll buy one....

In a literal sense, I CAN NOT think of a case where "all" does NOT mean "everything". But grammatically, when the word "all" refers to countable nouns, it should be followed by a plural form of verb. Right? I am just puzzled by the choice of "all IS well"....

I don't know what I'd call it. Not an essay, there's no arguement techinically, just an opinion. I wrote it as a practice in writing racticing rather than voicing an opinion, although every bit of it is genuin. I had trouble deciding on the name for the subject matter, but this name,...

I was just interested to know if it is possible to use common fixed expressions like by bus in a different way by saying something more like by local bus . But as I have understood it is not possible to break these fixed expressions and you can only say, for example, by bus , but not by local...

Language is constantly changing - especially English. Grammarians disagree constantly, as Huevos has said. Consider the expression, "Between you and me. . . . " Both pronouns function as object of the preposition. Little kids sometimes say, "Me and him went to the movies."...

To Clive: I guess it means what it says.    When you think about it on a simple level, it seems true enough. - yeah... I know, right?... hehehe Perhaps it is a shorthand way of referring to some subtle linguistic debate. Where did you find this expression? Best wishes, Clive - I really...

This is an example of a grammar issue that is made difficult because frequent usage of the "a lot" construction in informal conversation makes it tricky to say what is correct based on how it "sounds." Whether the nouns are countable/uncountable or singular/plural is beside...

Welcome to the English Forums, Doctor. Thanks for joining us. You may change from "smarting" to "red-faced," because as far as I can tell it's correct. I'm not sure which part of the statement you object to. I think the technical term is "plan drawing," but...

Hmm... this seems to be another case of varying terminology. I have no objection to calling a participle an adjective, I'm just not used to that. Nor am I used to many other grammatical terms used here, like "a noun phrase". Don't get me wrong! I certainly don't mean...

I know that this repeats much of what was said above by others, but with complex topics sometimes just reading the same information with many different phrasings helps a little. I bought it at Target. Here Target refers to the entire company, regardless of which particular store the purchase...