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I write and teach and run long distances and play a mediocre concertina.

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Is this contraction of 'there is' acceptable to native speakers of English?

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mar 26 at 21:13 Feral Oink 2,604

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When to choose em dash over parenthesis for parenthetical phrases?

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mar 2 at 1:15 Sven Yargs 2,978

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I suggested we go together / I suggested we went together. Which is the correct usage?

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feb 28 at 5:58 A . 1,658

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Which one is correct? “has been taken already” or “has already been taken”

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jan 29 at 21:54 terdon 1,844

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When is it necessary to use a hyphen in writing a compound word?

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jan 26 at 3:02 Eric Nelson 26

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“He didn't know where New Jersey was”

grammaticality tenses past-tense present-tense past-vs-present

jan 23 at 12:01 Barrie England 79.3k

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Literary device: frequently referenced object which never appears

literature rhetoric literary-techniques

jan 14 at 13:37 Robusto 82.7k

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Present simple on temporary action

tenses present-tense progressive-aspect

jan 11 at 21:48 wbg 131

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Use of the superlative when only two items are present

grammar rules comparative superlative count

nov 2 at 20:09 RegDwighт♦ 45.8k

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Which is correct: “one or more is” or “one or more are”?

grammaticality grammatical-number verb-agreement

oct 21 at 22:41 Edwin Ashworth 5,551

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What is wrong in Strunk & White's “Elements of Style?”

list-request writing-style

apr 6 '12 at 19:44 jwpat7 38.2k

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Just how offensive are the terms “retarded” and “gay”?

speech offensive-language

mar 14 '12 at 13:03 Davey J 1

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