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I've been a professional technical writer for more than a decade, so words are my livelihood. I do what I can to help.


96 Answers

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How should I describe a woman who serves food and drinks on a plane?
30
Which is correct: “I am drinking ice cream” or “I am eating ice cream”?
17
Using “to” twice in a row
15
Can a hyphen be used without anything on the right side?
14
English term for pre-thinker?
12
What are the most popular gender-neutral pronouns that aren't the same as other contemporary pronouns?
12
Is there a term to describe words missing in a document?
12
Are there any indications that English is going to split into different languages in the next hundred years?
10
“Spontaneous”, “voluntary” and “involuntary”
10
“based in” vs “based out of ”
10
What does “flunked vacation and flunked relaxing" mean?
9
Plurals of acronyms, letters, numbers — use an apostrophe or not?
9
“He all but [did something]”
9
What does it mean to be “in suspense”?
8
How to treat a country name that has a plural meaning
8
What is a “commodity” when referred to as an adjective to describe a particular object?
8
Is the headline of this blog correct?
7
Improper usage of “subsequently” in the latest Futurama episode?
7
When describing a person without siblings, should I say “the -” or “an only child”?
7
Colloquial definition of “douchebag”
7
Do I need to put “the” before “most” in this sentence?
6
Difference between “Excuse me” and “Sorry”
6
What determines whether a sporting event is a game, match, contest, or something else?
6
'Provided that' followed by two conditions
6
Is the following sentence written in a conditional sentence structure?
6
When is correct to capitalise these words?
6
Capitalization of “Internet”
6
Should “round” only be used to describe 2-d objects?
6
Large amounts of English text needed
6
Which preposition should I use here: “thinking of” or “thinking about”?
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