Why is the following sentence incorrect then? Why do you think it's incorrect? I think most people would prefer the second quotation mark after the comma (nowhere,'), that's all. With regard to your original sentence, truck is more

Please note that American English likes to place the final punctuation mark inside a title or quotation, even though it doesn't form part of it. The British regard this practice as illogical. AmE: He's always wanted to read "Moby

Leszek L. schrieb: I believe it should be "replaced" because "Jim did not ... agree with the tense of the rest of the sentence. Never mind the tense, "to be replaced" is the passive voice! And "should" is a modal

The word is ' clever'. The word is "clever". Which is the correct way to punctuate the above sentence? Should it be single or double quotation marks? Do the British and the Americans punctuate differently with regard to the above?

The word is "clever." The word is " clever". Which is the correct way to punctuate the above sentence? Do the British and the Americans punctuate differently with regard to the above?

Why do you think I didn't notice it, and why do you think it is curious? Your question makes me think that, even though you noticed the quotes, to the extent that you used them in ... of quotes to question the concept of good English. This is

GW, there are rules for these things (which unfortunately sometimes differ between AmE and BrE usage), and there is an over-riding guideline of clarity: if it gets too messy or iffy, reframe the sentence. With regard to your specific examples: The

Checking the Google definition you can see that they are ... I would prefer "... have it to hand when ..."! Thanks. But - er - what Google definition ? I was talking about number of web-hits found by Google. I didn't know it gave

Playing to Win by Margaret A. Whitney 1 My daughter is an athlete. Nowadays, this statement won’t strike many parents as unusual, but it does me. Until her freshman year in high school, Ann was only marginally interested in sport of any

This is supposed to be a letter to specific group of people Basic objective of this essay is to "present my position with regard to your topic and try to convince the audience of that position." Please advise me how to finish this up