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Explanation for “them's”
Recently someone said to me:
Them's the rules
I thought he had the sentence wrong, but as it turns out it is slang. I am learning English as a second language and I would really appreciate if ...
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“Neither Billy nor Suzy look” vs. “neither Billy nor Suzy looks” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Neither is” or “neither are”
Say you take a photo of Billy and Suzy, but they both end up looking funny. Would you say
Neither Billy nor ...
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1answer
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Somebody/someone gets/get *
Which is correct: "Somebody gets punished" or "Somebody get punished?" I have the same question with respect to "Someone gets" and "Someone get." Is there a rule which applies to this kind of ...
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“…as you and I am” versus “…as you and I are”
Which is the correct usage to end the following sentence?
[person] is not as [adjective] as you and I [am/are].
I'd also like to see some good fill-in-the-blanks.
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2answers
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Pants — “is it” or “are they”?
This question has come straight from this great question title: Pants — why is it plural?
I just thought that if somebody hadn't already edited the title, it is either written right, or all editors ...
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'Who all is'…is that grammatically correct?
I often tend to say something like 'Who all is coming to the movies?' and my friends correct me that I should be saying 'Who all are coming to the movies?' So which one is correct?
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2answers
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Historical usage of “was”/“were” with “you”
I was reading letters from a surgeon to his wife during the Civil War and noticed he used "was" as opposed to "were" on many occasions. Examples:
I truly wish you was here with me.
Was you ...
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6answers
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Which is correct, “neither is” or “neither are”?
Bob: "Can I set the font color? Can I customize the text?"
Frank: "Neither of these options is available. Sorry!"
Is "neither is" always correct or should one use "neither are" in some cases and ...
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Is “everyone” singular or plural?
Which is correct?
Everyone were convinced that he would go to the game.
Everyone was convinced that he would go to the game.
I think it's "was", because "everyone" is singular, but I just ...
