Daniel Harbour

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I’m a cognitive scientist, specializing in language, at Queen Mary University of London. I teach an Intro to Latex course each year from incoming graduate students. I’ve undertaken several substantial editorial jobs in latex and am always looking to improve my tex skills.


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What are the components of a word called?
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“Instable” or “unstable”?
11
Two horses - singular or plural
10
When to use “lives” as a plural of life?
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Why is “str” sometimes pronounced as “shtr”?
8
Why drop the “i” in “explanation”?
8
“Its” as a Possessive Pronoun
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What is the correct spelling of the Arabic name سعد in English?
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“Than I” or “Than Myself”
7
What do “a sort of moral attention” and “riotous excursions” mean in this quote from the Great Gatsby?
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Does “renege” have any racial overtones, or is it otherwise offensive?
6
Is ‘then’ of ‘now and then’ past or future?
6
Was “book” to “beek” as “foot” is to “feet”?
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Why is the plural form of “life” “lives”, while the plural form of “still life” is “still lifes”?
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Can all question words be followed by “the hell”?
5
Less colloquial version of “(X), never mind (Y)”?
5
How to avoid ambiguous wording: “Each has the same number of each type of flower”
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Term for convincing yourself words are spelled incorrectly?
5
What does the term 'fatal conceit' mean in this instance?
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Is the expression “Be flattered that” right? Couldn’t it be “Be flattered to do sth.”?
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A noun adjunct / the possessive case
4
What irregular verbs are there in Early Modern English?
4
Usage of “been to” in perfect tenses and in other tenses
4
Quotation mark usage in the sentence given
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word for bringing a number to its absolute value
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Are meals classified by time slot or sequence?
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Meaning of “herding the cats”
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Can itself be used for a group of people?
3
What is “plaice” in the US? Would love a good fish and chips
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Which would you place in parentheses: the expansion or the abbreviation?
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