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| age | 40 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 9 months |
| seen | Sep 16 '11 at 21:17 | |
| stats | profile views | 138 |
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Aug 6 |
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Difference between “ability” and “capability” The etymology of a word does not necessarily have anything to do with its modern meaning. Again, saying that someone is capable of x does not imply that they cannot do x right now. That is simply false. |
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Aug 6 |
answered | Difference between “ability” and “capability” |
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Aug 6 |
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Difference between “ability” and “capability” I disagree. "John is capable of reading" does not imply that John can't read at the moment. |
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Aug 5 |
answered | When referring to a noun, when does the gender matter? |
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Aug 5 |
answered | “May” & “Might”: What's the right context? |
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Aug 5 |
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“May” & “Might”: What's the right context? See comment above. |
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Aug 5 |
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When to use “that” and when to use “which”? added 76 characters in body |
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Aug 5 |
awarded | Editor |
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Aug 5 |
answered | What are the most common English usage mistakes? |
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Aug 5 |
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When to use “that” and when to use “which”? added 2 characters in body; deleted 5 characters in body |
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Aug 5 |
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Is it appropriate to use short form of “have” ('ve) when it means possession? As demonstrated in your second sentence! |
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Aug 5 |
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When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition? This rule has no basis. See several posts above for information. |
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Aug 5 |
awarded | Critic |
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Aug 5 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Aug 5 |
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Can a word be contracted twice (e.g. “I'ven't”)? Yes, nohat is right here. |
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Aug 5 |
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Can a word be contracted twice (e.g. “I'ven't”)? It is not true that contractions should be avoided in formal writing. I'd challenge anyone to find a decent, lengthy piece of formal writing which doesn't use contractions. |
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Aug 5 |
answered | Is it acceptable to start a sentence with “however”? |
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Aug 5 |
answered | When to use “that” and when to use “which”? |
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awarded | Autobiographer |
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awarded | Supporter |
