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Is this a proper use of the word “vested?”
Does the following sentence use the word "vested" correctly?
Those vested in keeping you from creating change want you to believe that change is futile.
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“It is” + present simple
If it is build here, it will be next to a large housing estate.
Can anyone tell me if "it is build" in the above sentence is correct?
And if so, why isn't it in the form "it is" + past ...
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“Belated happy birthday” or “happy belated birthday”?
What's the correct sentence?
Belated happy birthday!
Happy belated birthday!
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“Far enough removed” vs. “far removed enough” vs. “removed far enough”
Which of the following word orders is grammatical?
Games based on real life are sometimes not far enough removed.
Games based on real life are sometimes not far removed enough.
Games based ...
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Usage of past participle in “He said he thought it having had seen my medical record” [closed]
I'm trying to work out if this sentence is correct, especially the usage of "having had seen".
He said he thought it having had seen my medical record.
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“Time elapsed” or “elapsed time” [closed]
In a document I have a plot where one of the labels represents the total time taken for the process to complete. Should I label it as "Elapsed Time" or "Time Elapsed"? Which one is correct?
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“Enthused” vs. “enthusiastic” [closed]
Is it grammatically correct to say "I was enthused" rather than "I was enthusiastic"?
If so, what is the difference between the two?
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“After downloaded” vs. “After downloading” [closed]
What is the difference between "After downloaded" and "After downloading"? Are they both grammatical?
After downloaded, I start running this program.
After downloading, I start running this ...
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Past participle after noun: “proposed cost” vs. “cost proposed”
I have the following two examples:
Our proposed cost is expensive.
Our cost proposed is expensive.
Is there any difference between them? Or is the second sentence wrong?
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Is this correct grammar: “[…] cash can't be beat.”
I found the following phrase in a NYTimes article and I was pretty surprised that it wasn't corrected or edited out: "But when it comes to privacy and freedom, cash can't be beat.".
I am under the ...
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2answers
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Is it “quit” or “quitted”?
What is the correct (grammatical) simple past and past participle form of the verb quit? Is it quit or quitted?
She quitted her job. (She has quitted her job.)
or
She quit her job. (She has ...
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“Broadcast” or “broadcasted”
I'm not a native English speaker, so sorry if this is a very basic question. Is broadcast a verb? If it is, what is the simple past and past participle: broadcasted?
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Why is the phrase “should have went” so widely used?
Rarely do we hear "should have gone" in common speech.
Some background: My father immigrated to the US in the late 60s. He learned English first overseas, British English. Then he studied extensively ...
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“Inputted” or “input”
I have used the word inputted in an assignment and am being forced to change it to input. However, both the Oxford English Dictionary (I am in New Zealand so this is most relevant) and MS Word list ...
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How to use “text” as a verb
–verb (used without object) Digital Technology.
15.
to send a text message: Texting while driving is an accident asking to happen.
Can I use:
I text to her but she didn't text me back.
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“Experimentally determined” vs. “determined experimentally”
Which of the following sentences is correct?
The numbers are experimentally determined.
The numbers are determined experimentally.
Are both (not) correct and if only one of them is ...
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Which is more correct: “burgled” or “burglarized”?
Which is more correct:
We were burgled yesterday.
or
We were burglarized yesterday.
I'm from the U.K. and never use burglarized but my friend from the U.S.A. seems to think it's OK.
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Is “misconfigured” a word?
I use the word "misconfigured" all the time, but MS Word, Chrome, and the two dictionaries I checked don't list it as a word.
I'm going to keep using it instead of "configured incorrectly" because I ...
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Would you use the word “swum” these days?
Would you use the word "swum" these days? I mean, grammatically, it is the past participle of the verb "to swim", but it seems to me that no one uses it anymore. If it's the case, how would You ...
