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Where were “should”, “shall”, and “must” in the 18th Century?

dec 3 at 13:24 Hugo 31.6k

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Why is “bicycle” pronounced differently from other obviously related words?

pronunciation orthography

jul 8 '11 at 0:08 Kosmonaut 31.5k

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Why do English writers avoid explicit numerals?

writing-style numbers

apr 13 at 9:41 John M. Landsberg 3,403

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What are your favorite English language tools? [closed]

learning resources

may 24 at 19:25 Sam 439

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When should I use “a” versus “an” in front of a word beginning with the letter h?

pronunciation grammaticality indefinite-article

aug 12 '11 at 1:48 Community♦ 1

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When should I use “a” vs “an”?

word-choice articles indefinite-article

mar 13 at 22:45 David M W Powers 394

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What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in “‑s”?

punctuation possessive apostrophe

feb 24 at 11:09 kiamlaluno 29k

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Should the number “0” be pronounced “zero” or “oh”?

pronunciation

dec 17 at 16:12 HaL 5,549

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Pronunciation of the English alphabet

pronunciation history

aug 12 '11 at 11:46 JSBձոգչ 32.4k

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Meaning of “native speaker of English”

linguistics

mar 17 '12 at 4:31 Community♦ 1

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Pronunciation of “have” in “I don't have to” [do something]

pronunciation

dec 3 '11 at 7:25 Theta30 1,441

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What's the difference between using single and double quotation marks/inverted commas?

differences punctuation quotation-marks

oct 3 at 14:52 RegDwighт♦ 45.7k

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Is the adjective “abject” ever found with any word other than “poverty”? Does it mean something other than “very” or “utterly”?

meaning adjectives

jul 1 '11 at 15:05 Community♦ 1

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How should I address someone with a known name and unknown gender?

ambiguity salutation

apr 11 '11 at 3:43 Lauren 192

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Why are there 3 different ways to pronounce “oo”?

pronunciation orthography

aug 5 '11 at 18:37 Stavros Macrakis 1

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“More clear” vs “Clearer”: when to use “more” instead of “-er”?

word-choice adjectives comparative

mar 28 '12 at 17:20 jwpat7 38.2k

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What is the pronunciation of “the”?

pronunciation american-english british-english

apr 13 at 14:58 REL 1

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How to explain accent variations to students

pronunciation accent teaching-aid

jul 4 '12 at 18:47 T.E.D. 8,901

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Pronunciation of “Blessed”

pronunciation

dec 16 at 2:33 Community♦ 1

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Pronunciation of “er” in “farmer” vs. “earth”

pronunciation american-english vowels rhotic

oct 4 at 2:20 tchrist 36.7k

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When are “if” and “whether” equivalent?

word-choice if-whether

oct 2 at 14:00 RegDwighт♦ 45.7k

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How should I address a professor in the US?

american-english politeness conversation

sep 27 '11 at 17:36 snumpy 4,689

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Is it poor form to start too many sentences with I?

style personal-pronouns sentence-starts

oct 22 at 10:24 RegDwighт♦ 45.7k

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When is it appropriate to use the title “Miss” as opposed to “Ms.”?

greetings honorifics

jun 14 '12 at 2:46 Dianne 21

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How do you proceed from pronouncing “t” in the regular way to t-glottalization, as found in various English accents?

british-english linguistics phonology

aug 24 at 2:23 Mechanical snail 814

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How do I know when a word with “ch” is pronounced hard or softly?

pronunciation

jun 6 at 22:53 Community♦ 1

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Is it true that a word ending in -y is more likely to be an adjective than a noun?

part-of-speech morphology

sep 14 '11 at 2:27 belisarius 471

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“He recommended that they are separated” - is this valid?

grammar infinitive

apr 29 at 4:50 Jess 8

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Can “hence” be used at the beginning of a sentence?

conjunctions writing sentence-starts

nov 28 at 4:32 jlovegren 3,516

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How to ask a knowledge question without causing offence?

politeness questions offensive-language

may 13 '11 at 1:44 Josh Caswell 318

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