Finding Handedness-Neutral Wording (Left...
In times past, bias against left-handed people was conscious and acceptable. Lefties...
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Cricket Lingo
More from Henry Blofeld this afternoon (India are playing Pakistan here), for those...
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How Would You Punctuate This?
Is there some better way to punctuate the following sentence? He would sit in his...
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Can "Remain" Implement The Passive Voice...
For example, [link] and active voice.htm Asserts that you can identify the use...
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Two Flags - As Described By My EFL Students
POSTED FRIDAY - REPOSTING AS IT WAS NOT PROPAGATED - APPEARS TO HAVE GOT LOST Calling...
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Interpretation Of A Sentence
The following sentence is from a monograph on Chinese writing: 'If one were to label...
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Dear Reverend Father
I saw a letter today that started "Dear Honored Guest:". Besides the capitalization...
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Singular They
Sentences like "Everybody is required to show THEIR ID when THEY cross the gate....
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Adjectives Following Nouns In English
"After the 1st of March there will be no sunsets earlier than 6:00 PM." The adjective...
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Noun On First Syllable; Verb On Second
Is there any concise name for words that are nouns or adjectives when the accent...
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What Are Abstract Noun Of Following Adjectives...
strong, wide, broad, high, young, true, wise, free, poor, humble, short, good, proud...
Articles Are Adjectives?
Why are articles considered adjectives? They do not describe the property or condition...
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Speaking Of Voice-Over (Sin City)
so, I argued with hubby that the fact that none of the women characters had their...
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Adjective Or Verb?
1) Two people were seriously injured in the accident. 2) The meeting was very...
Identifying A Part Of This Sentence?
Hi: I asked this question a long time ago, but I have one question remaining, if...
Adjective Of 'Trough'?
I'm just curious because, so far, I haven't been able to find the adjective of 'trough...
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Help With Collocations, Please
This fine morning I'm working on the e-learning project on studies skills for Doctoral...
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"Dear" Meaning "Expensive"
What is the status of using the adjective "dear" to mean "expensive" rather than...
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Adverb Vs Adjective With Intransitive...
Hello everybody, I have a question about a point of English grammar that I have...
Pantywaist?
I have occasionally heard the word "pantywaist" used as a derogatory adjective, often...
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