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german tourist or German tourist? [closed]
I have learned that 'german' as a noun, written with upper case letter whilst 'german' as an adjective should be with lower case letter. Please guide me more by posting the rules if necessary, thank ...
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Should I fix typos/grammatical errors in quotation?
When writing papers, I meet typos/grammatical errors in references now and then. Should I correct them, or leave them as they are?
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Trouble coming up with a good starting sentence for an essay [closed]
I am writing an essay for class and I want to write something about my power-lifting regimen. The problem is that I can not come up with a good starting line. Every thing I come up with seems clumsy ...
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Cleaning up / formatting verbatim quotations
Frequently, I have situations where I am in need of the ability to quote an individual who has written something verbatim that has some type of grammatical error. Although I would like to write it ...
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Rephrasing a Run-on Sentence
I am having trouble phrasing some of my thoughts into a decent sounding sentence. I particularly do not like the use of and twice: I believe this may make the sentence a run-on. Also in previous ...
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Quoting poor English in a news article? I don't often see “[sic]”
I don't stumble upon "[sic]" as I read newspapers. I think it's safe to assume that plenty of those who are quoted in articles have botched their grammar more often than not. Here's what I'm asking:
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How to indicate “Our remark”?
I have a sentence:
Before the Greeks, the ancient Egyptians used it (Golden Section - remark is ours) in the construction of their great pyramids.
In that sentence the words "Golden Section" was ...
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Can “along with” be used to mean “as a consequence of”?
I have this sentence:
Along with something (cause), something else (effect) happened.
From text books I know that parts that are connected by “along with” should be in the same form and in the ...
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Are English language books translated to contemporary English? [closed]
Were Shakespeare books translated to contemporary English? Which version is more common? Is there a rule to choose which books will have its language updated? Are poems updated too?
From which year I ...
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Can you use “(sic)” in other contexts?
In Polish you can use sic to indicate not only erroneous spelling (uncorrected for editorial reasons), but also to note that the sentence should be as it is when it comes to its meaning (e.g. "The ...
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Syntax for marking incorrect examples of language
I have noticed various marks in example sentences to denote incorrect examples of English:
This is correct.
*This incorrectly.
The former is left alone; the latter has an asterisk marking ...
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When to use “just”
The word just is one of those overused words that carries little meaning and appears to just clutter up a sentence (oops, did it again).
When is the use of just justified?
What are better, clearer ...
