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Correct use of "... of yours"

Hello, I'm writing in regarding the correct use of "... of yours". For example, when should I say "I like your watch" or "I like this watch of yours"? I looked on the internet and in my English grammar books but to no avail. Thanks in advance for your...

Re: grammar help!

'They' is commonly used here. This is the so-called 'Singular They', but I read somewhere that this is a disputed usage. I have finally located the site where I have seen it. It is a blog post titled Concord failures/noun-pronoun disagreements?‏ Best regards.

Re: grammar help!

Hi guys, Some points of disagreement as listed below for argument sake:- Should it be "There is a tour"? Please advise. Yes - Should be "There will be a tour" since the message appears to refer to the next one. No, use present tense because the writer is describing an event...

Re: grammar help!

Some points of disagreement as listed below for argument sake:- Should it be "There is a tour"? Please advise. Yes - Should be "There will be a tour" since the message appears to refer to the next one. Prior to September 11th, hardly anyone in the West had heard of it, and...

Re: would have/had

Hi, CalifJim. New2grammar wrote: I had 3 hours to complete atask and expected the experiment to take 2 hours and 1 hour left for writing a report I would have one hour left -- I thnk this would be used when you are talking about one hour being left after you have finished the experiment. ...

Re: Check the sentence please!

Thanks once again, Grammar Geek! You're right. I guess I was being too harsh on Indian Police (I could tell from the context that it is Indian Police that we are talking about)! Thanks for your comment!Regards, Ashish

Re: Best regards, Kind regards, or Yours sincerely, - which is correct

Hi, What about when you end a conversation with something like, "It's been good to see you again, Jack. Please give my best to Doris and the kids. I'm sorry they couldn't come on this trip with you," or "So, you're going to the San Diego office? If you see Sandra...

Re: Best regards, Kind regards, or Yours sincerely, - which is correct

What about when you end a conversation with something like, "It's been good to see you again, Jack. Please give my best to Doris and the kids. I'm sorry they couldn't come on this trip with you," or "So, you're going to the San Diego office? If you see Sandra Evans...

Re: to lose one's shirt

Hi GG, I absolutely agree..:-). Although it has been a while since I have seen this episode, I still have it in fresh memory... Finding of the COD of that boxer was realy funny. It was miracle what he was ableto survive. He was smashed with a crowbar, shot by a crossbow, poisoned by shrimp...

conversation: mistakes

Dear teachers, Would you please help me correct this sentence? He has an appropriate knowledge and way of thinking that helps him have a sensible conversation. These are my views: vocabulary: a) is "appropriate" wrong here and should be replaced by "sufficiant" ? b) is...