Don't use commas after list numbers. 1. What are you talking about ? Would it be rude?-- Yes, quite rude. 2. What are you referring to? Would it sound ok?-- Again, rude. Starting with 'what are you' generally is. 3. What are you

I'm a pastor with a question about Hyphens and numbers. In writing a Bible reference with just two verses would you say James 2:1, 2 or James 2:1-2? Of course with a longer reference I'm sure it is James 2:1-3. But what about only two

Hi All, I'm writing a business offer in English, but I'm not a native English speaker, so I've faced a number of trubles. I would like the following things to be corrected if there are any mistakes: 1. Articles (in russian

. The hyphen is used to hyphenate compound words and between non-continuing numbers, e.g., phone numbers. Ex: twenty-five; 386-9205 . The en dash is used to "connect continuing, or inclusive, numbers -- dates, time, or reference

Dear teachers, Until recently I had a job answering simple questions, but have lost it due to my poor spelling and grammar. Below are the answers concerned along with my bosses comments on the errors. I would like to know if all of my boss'

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JonD. wrote on 20 Feb 2005: Can someone tell me which verb form should be used, "is" or "are" with the sentence below.. My name and ... I'm thinking it should be "are" but for some reason "is" sounds

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