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“Recommend considering upgrading” [duplicate]
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“I have been keeping ignoring you.”
The following sentence sounds odd to me, however I cannot think of any rules that would make its syntax incorrect:
"I would ...
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When to put a verb ahead of its doer?
I have read this at the Science.com, and it's in the second line of the last paragraph.
A bow and arrow or an atlatl allows users to attack prey—and enemies—from a safer
distance than does an ...
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Wrong usage of “myself ”, or just putting emphasis on “me”?
I was writing the following sentence, and I realized it somehow sounds odd:
I am constantly trying to remind myself to think carefully before speaking, but those moments I forget to do so end up ...
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Is it correct? I “am trying fixing this”?
Actually, I'd like to know if is correct to say: "I am trying fixing this", or should use the more obvious "I am trying to fix this"?
If the first one is correct, is there a name for this kind of ...
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“You have until X to do Y” — is this grammatically correct?
I have a question regarding the following sentence:
You have until June 6th to go there.
Is it grammatically incorrect?
Consider the following:
You is the subject, have is the verb, until June ...
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4answers
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What is correct syntax with 'entail'?
My instinct is that when it means "to have as an inescapable consequence", entail must be followed by a noun. In all the grammatical examples I have come across this is how it is used — without ...
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2answers
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Syntax in poetry
Could you please explain why the syntax in the following stanza is wrong?
Surrounded
by that sturdy assertiveness
that walled England the din
of traffic in my mind quietens,
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What rules make “Remember me, who am your friend” grammatical?
An acquaintance recalled this specific example from an English textbook, but it is jarring to my native ear. Is this an example of prescriptive grammarians gone wild?
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Is “believe you me” proper English?
I understand the phrase "believe you me" to be an emphatic version of "believe me" but how did it come to be? Is it a poor translation into English?
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“It would not do to confuse the nurses with the patients”
From http://www.debate.org/debates/School-uniforms-ought-to-be-worn-in-primary-and-secondary-schools./1/:
For many of these, the reason for wearing a uniform is clear: so that they are easily ...
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1answer
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“used word” or “word used”?
The word used in that context should be gusto.
The used word is wrong.
Is it correct to place used after word? When should I use word used, and when used word?
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Should an adverb go before or after a verb?
For example:
The word rarely turns up outside of those contexts.
The word turns up rarely outside of those contexts.
Which one is correct and why?
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Is it incorrect to say, 'Give me it'?
Is it incorrect to say, 'Give me it' ? I am told that it is and one should always say, 'Give it me'?
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“He thought that that might be awkward.”
"He thought that that might be awkward."
I know this sentence is a bit awkward, but is it grammatically incorrect?
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Is “as” used correctly in this sentence?
Young, naive and trusting as I was, I
believed every lying word he said.
From what I learned, "as" used the way here should mean "though". But if it means "though", the meaning of this sentence ...
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Is it incorrect to place the adverb after the verb? “Handsomely win” v. “Win handsomely”
I have seen both forms in usage.
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Is “choose from one of four options” wrong?
I need backup in pressing my case that the phrase “choose from one of four options” is grammatically incorrect. Is there some resource that can prove my case, that the incorrect phrase should be ...
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Is there a comparative form of “well”?
Is there a word that means "more well", in the same way that "better" means "more good"? In common parlance most people just use "better" for this purpose, but this seems incorrect and is a nagging ...
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Any error in the following statement?
Any error in the following statement?
Scenario :
Earlier, I have informed the other person that the event is not yet approved but later on I realized that I am wrong and I need to convey it. So I ...
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Is “Me neither” incorrect?
I've heard that "me neither" is incorrect. Instead one should say "neither do I." People definitely say "me neither" conversationally, but is it technically incorrect?
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Using the word 'Only'
I am confused about using the word only. I often hear it being used in many contexts that sound wrong to me - but I'm not sure if it's me or them.
Let me give some examples:
A: Where were you ...
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Is there some rule against ending a sentence with the contraction “it's”?
I heard this lyric in a song the other day and it just sounded so wrong that I assumed it must be incorrect grammar, but I can't find any specific prohibition that applies.
That's what it's.
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