'Neither' and 'either' are singular and require singular verbs. However, sometimes, especially in interrogative constructions, 'neither' and 'either' can take a plural verb if followed by 'of'. Are either

Yeah, I guess you're right. I just had to confirm if someone else hears the word 'Palestinian' as well. I thought it came a bit out of the blue...

I'm trying to figure out what the woman in this short excerpt says but there are something like two words I just can't make out and transcribe. It's a really short excerpt and the tricky part starts at 00:03. It starts with something

I don't think that the British example is actually a poke towards the cooks per se, but to the whole British cuisine.

Just use plural in that case. Apropos, when do you people think that a pronoun which encompasses both sexes unfolds itself? It is bound to happen in some time, I reckon. After all, there have been a few suggestions already which, however, have

Agreed. Shakespeare is a must. As you mentioned, many and many of the phrases are still valid nowadays. All those conspiracy theories, however, are rather futile in my opinion. One should focus on the words, words and words instead. And plagiarism

So, I'm looking for a word which has to do with manufacturing processing. I know what an assembly line is, but I'm looking for its counterpart (Not sure, though, if it really is its counterpart). In other words, what is the process called

An interesting question. The range of choice is very, very vast. Who knows, perhaps people's blogs gain some heritage and they are the canon of 21st century.

Is there any hard-and-fast rules how italics should be used, especially with foreign words; or is it just a matter of taste? For example, in an academic literary essay, if I desire to use not so common a phrase such as 'faux pas' or

In the context of talking about morality and keeping up appearances, what does "convincing noises" and making of the noises mean? Does it just mean lies and other uttering ways of protecting one's facade? Cheers.