Need Evaluation Of A Usage Point
"Times the number by a thousand." Is this construction: (1) Rural/regional? (2) Childish...
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These Data, Those Data
Data is both plural and singular. Data is plural. I know lots of people use it as...
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"Have Came"
I heard an Englishman on television use this construction. It sounds wrong to my...
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Can Have + Past Participle?
Is such construction correct? And if so, what's the difference in usage between ...
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BEING + Adjective?
Could you explain the specification of the usage of this construction? He is...
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Just Because ... Doesn't Mean
"Just because you want to go to the movies doesn't mean you can." "Just because you...
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Enallage
Was, Were And Ain't Certainly we would all agree today that the use of "AIN'T" is...
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"Can't Help But Not"
Hi, I have a question about "can't help but not" phrases. I was talking about someone...
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Following As An Adverb?
I am writting an essay about a reseach topic on Computer Science and a doubt has...
Proud Of Versus Of Which We Are Proud
Would like help with a sentence construction as I'm unsure about the "rule" that...
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My Second Story-Summary Named Alice In...
Hi, my name is Pua. This is my second story-summary named Alice in Wonderland. I...
His, Her, And Their?
I just noticed this on the recent action page: hollerinloud updated "their profile...
Must Needs?
I was reading "Kim" by Rudyard Kipling, and I came across a strange usage of the...
Hi, The At Construction Is?
Hi, The at construction is rather more vivid and tends to conjure up a stronger...
Usage Of "Which" Or "That" When Referring...
Hi, I seem to have some problem in understanding the usage of "that" and "Which...
To Blame?
Why do we say "Mr X is to blame", when "Mr X is to be blamed" seems to be the grammatically...
Please Give Me Suggestion If There's Any...
The Technology for Sustainability in Building and Environmental Design....
Subjunctive Mood?
I am trying to categorize all possible cases of usage of the following construction...