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The word is usually spelled "Greenwich", not "Greenwhich". Unless you are thinking of a particular example that you are sure is conventionally spelled "Greenwhich", you should stick with the usual spelling. There are a number of English place names like this:...

Alienvoord. The fact that an error is made by a large number of people does not make it any less erroneuous. Many Americans also pronounce Iraq "eye-rack". Is that a regionalism as well? In any case, native English speakers don't rely on spelling to pronounce words because the...

Chinese authorities have banned some vehicles from roads in Beijing, in a move to cut down pollution ahead of the Olympics. The ban, effective yesterday, didn't seem to make an immediate difference. The city was as smoggy as before and roads were as clogged. The next move on the pollution...

Native speaker here, asking for perceptions of other native speakers, especially those who have a basic knowledge of linguistics.Of course, I know the rule about pronouncing 'the' as 'thee' before vowel sounds: thee afternoon, thee apple, thee orange, thee hour. However, how...

PEOPLE VERSUS PERSONS When should we use which?STORY STARTS> There is confusion about the best way to describe more than one person. It often feels better to speak of “three people” rather than “three persons”, but this suggests that people is the plural of person. The words people and person...

Hi, Heres my essay, any critiques are welcom. Basically i need someone to edit (spelling, gremmar, ect.). Also tell me what you think about it. is this a good addmisions essay? I have no idea what an Institute like this expects from applicants. However, to me this is a very good essay. You...

Heres my essay, any critiques are welcom. Basically i need someone to edit (spelling, gremmar, ect.). Also tell me what you think about it. is this a good addmisions essay? Thank you My whole life I never felt like I could relate to anybody. Growing up I was always thinking about the future,...

Good afternoon, Students who enjoy learning and aim at success never accept purist teachers, ie such who correct them all the time, whenever possile. Although, I agree that tutors need limit their own mistakes in spelling, still some of those might achieve far more than others... The number...

The sentence - "The 2 and a half story house was burnt to the ground." - does AP style reccommend spelling out 2 1/2 or simply using the numerical form? Thanks

Thanks , why did you change the words:"It is " to "its"?something else about it :"You must remember to use capital "I" for the personal pronoun. " - you mean also if i have "," after it will be capital letter ?- for example :"I wrote the...