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| age | 40 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 1 month |
| seen | Apr 13 at 0:23 | |
| stats | profile views | 4 |
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Apr 12 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Sep 6 |
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More than 1000 gallons of paint is/are sold each day +1. Like Bob, I agree that singularity/plurality depends on the context. I think the real determinant of context is the verb sold. Paint is sold individual gallon packages, so the action is a repeated (plural) one. Contrast with this sentence: More than 1000 gallons of water is pumped daily to irrigate this field. |
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May 3 |
awarded | Editor |
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May 3 |
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Is it correct to say “12:00am”? added 210 characters in body |
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May 3 |
answered | Is it correct to say “12:00am”? |
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Apr 20 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Apr 19 |
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Origin of the phrase “send tell”? I wouldn't be surprised if the commands in early MUDs and MMORPGs were based on earlier chat software. |
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Apr 19 |
answered | Origin of the phrase “send tell”? |
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Apr 19 |
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“Inquiry” vs. “investigation” Investigation or analysis. |
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Apr 19 |
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“Skills that are useful” or “skills those are useful”? Drop the word "skills" and see which sounds right. |
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Apr 18 |
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Is it awkward to use the word “aubergine” instead of “eggplant”? I first heard "aubergine" a few years ago from a British speaker and had no idea what she meant and was too embarrassed to ask. I later made the connection when reading a cookbook. |
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Apr 18 |
answered | Meaning of “I would venture” |
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Apr 13 |
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An idiom meaning someone's doing something useless and has no result at the end Rather than finding an idiom to substitute, you could just say "pointless". |
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Apr 12 |
awarded | Supporter |
