Gnubie

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1d	comment	“best thing since X” My bad: I meant X doesn't surpass Y.
May 17	comment	“best thing since X” In that case, it implies that Y doesn't surpass X.
May 17	comment	“best thing since X” (otherwise, in the example, that thing isn't that great after all!)
Apr 10	comment	Correct punctuation in song lyrics that aren't necessarily good English Another approach is to add a comma etc where there is a natural pause in the melody, as lyricists often (but not always) fit the words to the meter of the melody.
Apr 3	comment	“In a restaurant” or “at a restaurant” why the downvote?
Apr 2	comment	th followed by an s sound Just as in "Henry the Sixth's throne" :-)
Apr 2	comment	Which is correct: “Filename”, “File Name” or “FileName”? Or "File-name"?
Jan 21	comment	Quoting prices informally @MετάEd: I agree with Timwi that this question can stand sufficiently well without extra context, but if you or anyone else wish to know, I was unsure because I was taught that two pounds forty (pence) is correct though it's common to hear six foot two, instead of six feet two when asked for one's height.
Jan 21	comment	Quoting prices informally Many thanks! +1 for very informative information on other currencies — wish I could give you more points!
Jan 21	comment	Quoting prices informally Thanks, I've heard two pounds and forty pence but not two pounds and forty pence. I wonder how that and two pound forty pence came about.
Jan 3	comment	You are standing into danger Also see oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/stand : [no object, with adverbial of direction] (of a ship) remain on a specified course: the ship was standing north
Dec 26	comment	Term for the sense that something must be true because many people talk about it And 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong too.
Dec 22	comment	Term for the sense that something must be true because many people talk about it "Three men make a tiger" is the closest to what I had in mind, but sadly it's not in English.
Dec 22	comment	Term for the sense that something must be true because many people talk about it @Boofus: This assumes a third party intentionally creates and spreads the misinformation.
Dec 22	comment	Term for the sense that something must be true because many people talk about it But it's not that they wish it to be true. Rather, they assume it to be true because others talk about it.
Dec 22	comment	Term for the sense that something must be true because many people talk about it "Bandwagon fallacy" sounds good, thanks!
Dec 22	comment	Term for the sense that something must be true because many people talk about it @FumbleFingers: That sounds plausible, but I didn't claim that lots of people believe it, just that some people believe it because others talk about it.
Oct 26	comment	But/while/whereas/though/although/however @Mr.ShinyandNew安宇: There's a difference between dictionary definitions and practical usage. In this case, all the words seem to convey the intended meaning but with slight difference is nuance. I feel it is unhelpful to simply downvote a question and state ROFD.
Sep 29	comment	Preposition: “[In] Which city are you located [in]?” You're right; my mistake! I've edited my answer.
Sep 29	comment	OK to use two “there”s in a sentence? Thanks! I didn't know about avoiding the same word in different senses. Isn't that the whole idea of syllepsis to implicitly (without actually repeating it) use the same word in different senses?