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Need Evaluation Of A Usage Point
"Times the number by a thousand." Is this construction: (1) Rural/regional? (2) Childish...
- 279 Usenet
(Long) Oxford Book
I am reading a book that was sent to me by another poster in aue. The sender will...
- 156 Usenet
These Data, Those Data
Data is both plural and singular. Data is plural. I know lots of people use it as...
- 132 Usenet
The Eve Of An Eve Of An Eve Of ..
"Hallowe'en Eve" flashed the huge strapline on a British television programme on...
- 123 Usenet
IF Or Whether Or Not
Hello, I have a question about some text that I've written, and after sending it...
- 89 Usenet
The Tenseless Modals Verbs Of English...
JTT wrote: Every modal verb in English can operate in past, present and future situations...
Lest Anyone Be Interested
A student of mine showed me a recent (British-produced) English language coursebook...
- 71 Usenet
The Failed Experiment
The America Mr Jefferson envisioned hasn't come about. The country is in a right...
- 64 Usenet
Had Have Had?
OK - consider this sentence: If I'd have had the money I would have bought it...
- 48 Firefly
"A Not Unintelligent Man"?
Dear all, What do you think of the construction "a not unintelligent man"? I know...
- 44 Usenet
Help Please!?
hi friends. i have an exam on wednesday and some questions of exam are here. i must...
"Have Came"
I heard an Englishman on television use this construction. It sounds wrong to my...
- 38 Usenet
Possessives?
This dog is a friend of mine's. Apparently the apostrophe (plus the "s") is modifying...
- 36 Ivanhr
How To Give Head
When it Italy, on the first day of my tour, the tour guide woman ("Big Momma") was...
- 32 Usenet
Intensifiers 27/01?
Dear teachers, 1) Passing my driving test was so good a feeling that … ( is...
- 31 Hela
The Reason Is Because ~?
‘The reason is because ~ ‘ is said to be ungrammatical. One of the reasons is that...
- 30 infinity
Infinitive Without "To"
Something in the back of my mind for some time, but I haven't really thought it out...
- 29 electrum
"Loads Of Thanks" - ?
Hello! My colleague at work asked me to publish a weekly report on a corporate web...
- 26 Usenet
Canadian High School English Diploma
Someone is trying to tell me that Canadian High School diplomas mark split infinitives...
- 26 Usenet
'As To' Vs 'About'?
I read that 'as to' is an awkward construction that should be avoided in writing...