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I am a linguist working on my dissertation. I specialize in morphology and phonology. I studied computer science as an undergrad.

I am from the United States, and have lived in the Midwest and both coasts.


299 Answers

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How should one answer a business phone?
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When is it correct to use “yourself” and “myself” (versus “you” and “me”)?
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Do I have to use the auxiliary before all the verbs?
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How to correctly use the present perfect tense
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What is the difference between “proven” and “proved”?
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Does one differentiate A “from” B, or differentiate A “and” B?
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What's the most appropriate name for non-italicized text: “roman” or “upright”?
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“Well” as an introduction to an argument
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Is a whole cake still a “piece”
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Which is correct: “lying gang of scum”, or “gang of lying scum”?
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Meaning of “all-new” in advertising-speak
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Why are spies called “spooks”?
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Tending to misuse comma
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Subject with multiple verbs
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Pluralizing “personnel”?
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Two octopi? What's the proper plural?
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Is technical copywriting jargon or style?
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What does ‘Sport’ mean when you say ‘the new Apple iPad sports cameras for video conferencing’?
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Is it redundant to append “bye” to “speak to you later”?
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Why haven't we used “it” instead of “he or she”?
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“A million and a half” vs. “one and a half million”
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“Benefit” is to “pro” as what is to “con”?
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Types of things vs. types of thing
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The saying “Hair of the Dog”
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“In orbit” vs. “on orbit”
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Is “bad loser” a valid expression?
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How Should Trademarks be Written?
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How dangerous is the acceptance of common usage on traditional English?
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What is the origin of the phrase “Eastern Seaboard”?
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Do adjectives ending in “-ed” derive from words that were once used as verbs?
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