Vincent McNabb

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74
Do you use “a” or “an” before acronyms?
46
Is “I'd've” proper use of the English language?
37
Why do English writers avoid explicit numerals?
30
Are there rules about using “that” to join two clauses?
27
When do I use “I” instead of “me?”
21
When should I use “a” versus “an” in front of a word beginning with the letter h?
18
What is a good term to describe the last of a dying breed?
16
Favourite untranslatables
15
Where should the comma be placed in the salutation of a letter?
15
In what cases should I use a comma after “please”?
13
“a” or “an” for words that don't start with vowels but sound like they're starting with a vowel
12
Why “mind” means “pay attention to”
10
What does “going forward” mean?
7
What are some expressions that can be used to end an email?
6
“Pissed” vs “Pissed off”
6
Should I refer to “Section 2.3” or “Subsection 2.3”?
6
In the format of A.B. Name, which is the given name and which is the family name?
6
Should you use “who” or “that” when talking about multiple people doing something?
6
“Assume”, “presume”, “suppose”
5
How should blockquoted quotations be formatted?
5
Is it appropriate to use the salutation “Dear All” in a work email?
4
“Also” and “as well” for conversational context
4
“Without reason” or “Without reasons”?
4
About definite article before “Earth”, “Moon” and “Sun”
4
Are there cases where a possessive pronoun is omitted?
3
Punctuation around abbreviations
3
If the result of creating is creation
2
Are actors taught to roll their “r”'s?
1
What usage and meaning of “else” is this
0
What are the rules for splitting words at the end of a line?