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Same thing:
"Revenge is a dish best served cold."
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It should be "so weak" because weak is an adjective so it needs an adverb to modify it.
You could however say:
"He felt such weakness" in which case it would be adjective/noun.
Some more examples to illustrate:
"He felt so powerful"
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My feeling is that the experience being had is of Jeff Corwin by the viewer or listener, so no apostrophe applies.
John.
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I'm with hubby too, although only technically (using "ground" in that way wouldn't catch my attention normally).
I think the "ground" floor is the floor thats resting on the (earth) ground!
Mind you, it could be just the blokes sticking
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A very thought-provoking question.
I'll offer a considered opinion, but not very forcefully. My feeling is that "X and Y" is correct.
My reasoning is as follows: You can say "the lesser of the two"; "the two" refers to a group (i.e. a single
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Number 1 is okay for informal usage. Formal would require that it be "Despite my explicitly mentioning to you ...".
Number 2 is fine.
Cheers
John.
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Take care to distinguish between "loose" and "lose"
Loose means not tight (e.g. She wears loose, comfortable clothes)
Lose means to be defeated; to not win. So someone who never wins is "a loser". Very close in meaning to a failure. Of
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No. Aircrafts with an 's' is wrong.
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It's impossible to answer a question that broad. You need to give specific instances that you're having trouble with.
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Since no Americans seem to be available, I'll do my best.
The spelling is: Massachusetts.
The pronunciation is something like: Mass-a-CHEW-sis
Any residents of the state please feel free to correct me on this.
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