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Is there an alternative however + adj/ adverb? However hard the task, they’ll finish on time. Will the meaning change if one says it like this : It does not matter how hard the task is, they’ll ...
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I talked to my friend about how bad the Spaniards were in the Philippines. I told her: If you talked against the government, you’d be imprisoned or killed. Can I use against with the verb talk? ...
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I have a question about when to use plural vs. singular objects with plural subjects. I know this is determined case-by-case; this case involves avoiding repetition in a comparison between two income ...
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Full transparency: I’ve been an independent LSAT tutor for 20+ years. I appear to be in the minority in my belief that the LSAT is not a pure logic test, but a test of English prose featuring logical ...
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I was confident the following usage was correct, based on two rules. However, if we have that sensitivity to our own needs and what our realistic limits are on our time and energy, then there are ...
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How come one can say: Cash only But not : Only cash I watched a video about how to put only in a sentence and how it changed the meaning of a sentence. They said that you put only next to a word one ...
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Years ago, I watched a Johnny Depp Movie called Sleepy Hollow. I would like to know if it’s proper to say: It was not I who controlled headless horseman. I am wondering if it’s gramatically correct to ...
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I’m seeking guidance on a question related to my current project. I’m working on a crowdfunding campaign for a roleplaying game. For the sake of example, let’s call it Mordor: The Roleplaying Game. On ...
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I don’t understand why watermelon doesn’t have plural form in this sentence : I am making a fruit salad. I am mixing mangoes, watermelon and oranges. If I made the watermelon in plural form, would ...
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I am wondering if I could say: I would like to have a salad. In a restaurant I heard a girl say to the waiter, ordering a side dish from the menu for herself: I would like salad. My understanding ...
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Can it be translated like this when used on the map? Will this translation cause misunderstandings? What other translations are there?
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As a Minneapolitan protesting ICE terrorism and ethnic cleansing, I made a sign reading “Jonathan, who gave you leave to be such a coward?” Except for the initial vocative, the question comes from H. ...
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I was sick yesterday, which meant I couldn't go to work. I was sick yesterday, meaning I couldn't go to work. Can you use the words "which meant" and "meaning" interchangeably ...
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I noticed it was very widespread among Indian speakers. "I did this, and post that, I did that." Is that correct English ?
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I am a Japanese student. My school’s AI checker said this sentence is wrong: We can ask AI questions about what we study. It said the sentence should be “about what we are studying” instead. Why is “...
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