Jonathan Leffler

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Long-time Informix user and developer, experienced in C and Unix (many variants). Email: jonathan.leffler@gmail.com

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Issues with articles
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When does a mistake become standard usage?
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Should there be a comma before “though” when it occurs at the end of a sentence?
12
“Worse comes to worst” or “worst comes to worst”
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Use like something in a sentence
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Why is it “on *the* one hand”?
3
Were contractions less common in olden days?
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What does “the D word” mean in the context of discussing the pros and cons of marriage over co-habitation?
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“Forgot” vs “Forget”
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What's the difference between “yet another” and “another”?
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What's the difference between “You have my word” and “I promise”?
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What is the difference between “that's odd”, “that' s weird”, and “that's strange”?
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Is there a hypernym for debit/credit?
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Difference between “abase” and “abash”
5
Is it proper grammar to refer to four digit number in hundreds?
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“Between A and B” or “from A to B”
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What's the difference between a tune and a melody?
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Different size or different sizes?
4
Is “it is no calculus” correct grammar?
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In a conditional sentence where the condition contains a list, which serial punctuation mark is used in the list?
3
How can I give a project quote politely?
2
What's the story with the British use of “miss not having” vs. “miss having?”
3
Punctuating and constructing a confusing list
3
What does it mean to be “hard done by” - a phrase I heard from a Canadian friend
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Any term pertaining to geography, but not to toponymy?
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Other meanings for “punctual” besides “on time”
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What are the important differences between Canadian and American (USA) English?
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Have grammar rules changed through the history of the English language?
3
Proper punctuation for “and what's more”?
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Cultural connotation of American English - some examples?
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