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Better wording for “Among other [stuff]”
I have the following problem. I need to say
Among other information, [the message] will contain information about the following...
I don't like the repetition of "information" here. I thought ...
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2answers
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Should we say less or fewer “fruit and vegetables”?
Fruit is uncountable but vegetables is countable, so we should use less or fewer before them together?
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Could you lend me any/a little/../money?
I would like to know how to say that correctly and whether some/any could stand as a subject in the sentence:
Could you lend me ... money? Sure, If I find some/any.
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2answers
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“Is there” versus “Are there”
Are there any questions I should be asking?
Is there any articles available on the subject?
My instinct is that in the two questions above, it should be 'are' as the subjects of the sentences ...
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5answers
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Is “there're” (similar to “there's”) a correct contraction?
Q: "Do you have any juice?"
A: "Yes, there's some in the fridge."
Sounds perfectly fine to me, but:
Q: "Do you have any towels?"
A: "Yes, there's some in the closet."
Does not.
I asked ...
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2answers
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Using an uncountable noun and 'none'
Today I came across the following sentence:
We asked for help and were given none.
It feels and sounds right to me. However, after decomposing none into not one, it becomes apparent that you ...
