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“Most” vs. “most of”
During most of history, humans were too busy to think about thought.
Why is "most of history" correct in the above sentence?
I could understand the difference between "Most of the people" and ...
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meaning and usage of “in order the more” [closed]
I have just come across a phrase I have never seen before:
I do not so in order to undermine the status of xy but, on the contrary, in order the more securely to identify certain aspects.
A ...
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Is “all total” grammatically correct?
We have three apples all total.
All total, we have 75 bananas.
How many cucumbers do we have all total?
I have heard many sentences like this. I always wonder, is this grammatically ...
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Is “I'll when” proper form? [closed]
A friend of mine keeps using a contraction like this and I keep correcting him by asking "I'll what?". He doesn't get it though, and no matter how much I try to explain it doesn't seem to sink in.
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What is meant by saying “X, not to say Y”?
When someone says "X, not to say Y", do they mean "X, but not Y" or do they mean "X, and even Y"?
Normally I would assume it's the first, but I've seen a few examples where it seems ambiguous. Or ...
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Which is correct: “drive safe” or “drive safely”?
Which one is correct? Similarly, is "do good" correct?
