Questions about grammaticality of comparisons
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I can run faster than _____. (1) him (2) he?
Consider the sentence "I can run faster than 15 miles per hour." Its meaning is clear and to my eyes obviously grammatically correct. Now let me present some variations that have given me trouble for ...
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“I so much as look” doesn't make any sense to me
There is a conversation in Californication season 5, ep. 9 where Tyler talks to Charlie and Charlie says:
- I'd love to Tyler, but they watch me like a hawk here
- I so much as look at a ...
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How to compare frequency of word use over time between British and American English?
Google Ngram viewer allows one to compare the frequencies of a set of phrases over time. It even allows you to restrict that comparison to an American corpus, or separately to an English one.
What I ...
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Which is correct: “So far as I know” or “As far as I know”?
Which is more appropriate: "So" or "As"?
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Difference between “affiliated” and “associated”
What is the difference between being affiliated and being associated with a group of people?
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Why is “not as … as” preferred to “not cheaper than”?
In the rephrasing exercise
A is more expensive than B. > A is not _________ B.
The only correct answer is supposed to be "A is not as cheap as B".
However, a student suggested "A is not cheaper ...
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“so long as” vs. “as long as”
I just googled the difference between as long as and so long as. The difference has alredy been discussed here. There are, it seems, two contexts for these expressions:
lengths and physical ...
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“He is better than _____.” (1) I (2) I am?
Which of the following constructions is / are correct?
He is better than I.
He is better than I am.
PS: I'm unfamiliar with this site and its workings, so forgive me if my question fails to follow ...
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Compare usage between punctuation variants [closed]
This got a bit lost in the excitement over my first question, (k+1)th or (k+1)st?, so I thought I'd spin it off into its own question. I'm not sure if this is too abstract to be appropriate for this ...
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“Difference between” multiple choices (vs. “among”) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“between” vs “among”
I learned that "between" refers to two objects or concepts and "among" refers to three or more. However, in situations when ...
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Confusion regarding “I” and “me” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I can run faster than _. (1) him (2) he?
Which one is correct?
He is taller than I.
He is taller than me.
