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As I am not a native speaker, I'm not entirely sure of a sentence I just wrote. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Is the following sentence gramatically correct and something you would use as ...

Am I right in thinking that it's possible and correct to use the zero article in contexts like this, when the meaning is general? Even though in dictionaries it's presented as a set expression with ...

I have a faint memory of an old phrase that my mother would use when I was young. It was to do with two people that would happen to just miss each other repeatedly. She would compare them to the man ...

A few years ago at my company, for various reasons if you performed a dangerous action you had to hold a large doll while doing it. This is no longer necessary and the doll is now gone from the office....

Whoever had made whom, one thing was certain: now she had the place put away in her pocket.

At the very end of the live-stream for the nominal SpaceX STP-2 mission, the presenter places what appears to be a baseball cap onto the table. It reads "NORMINAL" (sic). My first thought was how ...

what is the difference between the below sentences 1) i will finish by next monday 2) i will be finished by next monday Is the second one is a Passive voice?

What is the English equivalent of the Hindi saying "Dusre par bill fadna"? The meaning of the Hindi saying is stating a request as though it is others who want it when in fact it is you who want it ...

Which is the correct form for a company name: 1. Digital technologies for logistics LLC 2. Digital technologies in logistics LLC 3. Logistics digital technologies LLC?

When you are replying to a morning greeting ,do you reoly with good morning too or good morning to you too or just good morning

What are some alternative, diplomatic ways to say "beyond reproach", "above question", "of the path that is ethically spotless/sound and cannot be challenged". I was thinking, "unquestionable", but ...

Is this sentence correct? For instance the syntax is that I'm talking with a friend and I'm telling him I don't want to make any excuses for myself. Sounds a bit odd, what can I do to make it more ...

In a scientific paper, when quoting a chemical, is it more appropriate to write its formula or its name? For example: Ion exchange removed nitrate ions from solution. Or: Ion exchange removed ...

can you help me about the exact meaning of the following passage? He had called on university communities nationwide to mix with ordinary people to form a jameeh’e tohidi, or unitary Islamic ...

I learned English autodidactically by reading books , watching movies , video games , etc.... But, there are some things in english that confused me , such as passive forms. What's the difference ...

Is Latin word "porrige", to stretch, connected in any way to "porridge", the cereal made by stretching oats/ grain by adding water?

Do we use "Let's me" or "Lets me". (without the apostrophe) Because if we used the apostrophe, it would mean "Let us me", which wouldn't make sense! Thanks.

Dear all! Can you help me about the exact meaning of the following passage? "Homayoon, himself an eminent journalist, had worked to get past a press law to balance the press freedom with ...

Is the following grammatical? If so, what would you call the phrase after the comma? It sounds somewhat like an appositive but there's no (explicit) noun to which it refers. Bill might assume his ...

I am reading an article titled “Basic needs, basic rights” in which the author emphasises on the need of a robust doctrine of basic rights in addition to fundamental rights. Source: https://www....

The terms 'desiccant' and 'humectant' are opposites of each other. However, both of them have been described as 'hygroscopic' substances. If desiccant and humectant are opposites of each other, how ...

When we talk about nationalities, "Americans" and "the Americans" (or "the American people") are different ways of saying the same thing with the latter two expressions having a collective, global ...

I only recently looked into the etymology of the word "disturb", which means "per-turb", completely (through, thoroughly) + disturb, which translated into "disturb greatly in mind". My question is ...

This is the situation: a younger brother just (badly) finished a rigorous exam and the older brother wants to say something that means "Others must feel the same, don't worry". Is there such an idiom?

Can there be a missing on when I say somebody leaves on some date? For example, is it okay if I say: We'll have to leave September 1st, because we have to be back in school on the 2nd. instead of: ...

I see varying answers over the web on this. Hello John and John, Hello John My last email I went with Hello John, It works as intended and seems like the best way to me.

One day I googled the words and I got the meanings and I remembered them as below East side = poor city West side = rich city Is this correct? I want to know the historical, cultural background of ...

What word could I use to describe a person who is dominating not only physically but also in knowledge, experience, and comprehension? Someone who has a vast amount of experience? Example of a ...

My instincts tell me that the examples below may be correct; however, I could not find in corroborating sources online. She received many 'Get Well Soon' cards. He opened the mail to find yet ...

A famous quote from Stendhal's The Red and the Black is: A novel is a mirror carried along a high road. At one moment it reflects to your vision the azure skies at another the mire of the puddles ...

I am trying to say traveling brings opportunities to develop different skills. Which one is correct? Traveling is good... People would have the opportunity to develop ... People will have the ...

Is the use of "wore at" vs "wore out" the same? Few Google examples: "She was tired of apologizing for the intractability of the land, its people, for the distances that wore at him, the endless ...

This to be used in a sentence with: a somethingish discharge I like "pustulous discharge" but 'pustulous' is of pustules not of their content. 'Pusy' would be a natural but doesn't look like ...

I’d like to understand if there is any difference between attributive nouns and attributive adjectives with regard to ‘-ist’ suffixed words that refer ideologies, belief systems and movements in art ...

When to use which one? 1.answer the question. 2.answer to the question. 3.give answer to the question. 4.GIve answer the question.

What do we call the person who comes back with clever replies when someone insults them? Also what is this ability (personality trait) to cleverly thrash rivals on-the-spot called? Example: ...

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It means: what matters is what something is, not what it's called. I feel like this phrase has a very positive ...

Can someone please tell me the usage of these two words (nitpicking, cherrypicking) in a sentence? Or is there any other forum in stack exchange where I can ask for usage of word/phrase in a sentence? ...

I am going to perform two […] from the “Jesus Christ Superstar” rock opera at graduation party — which noun should be in place of the dots, if I have prepared the instrumental Overture (on piano) and ...

I was reading an article and found the below sentence: I met Ruhail through Facebook last year but I hadn’t saved his number as I didn’t want my parents to know. I believe the author missed commas ...

I noticed some people attack foreigners who say anything negative about their country, yet they themselves criticize their same country and are being negative. What's a word that describes them? ...

How to say that something has an ending in one word? I am looking for the opposite of endless.

I do not know the history of the words affect and effect. I know their use in English, with the words being verbs and nouns respectively, but as a point of curiosity and enthusiasm, I wonder if there ...

Following two sentences includes a confusing grammar in my opinion. Can you help me ? Whatever a man lacks in himself he will seek outside. If I wrote this sentence, I would use "it" after the ...

What is the difference between 'comically tragic' and 'tragically comic'? Or do they mean the same? If they are different can you explain it with an example?

I once heard/read a word for eyeglasses that have no presciption in the lenses. Just plan glass, worn for effect. Can someone recall that word for me?

1 Should you copy passive voice frame if the verb has a pair connected with &? 2 Which is more preferable - screen or display in terms of colorless led surface of small smartwatches? 3 Is it ...

Where did the slang word "yeppers" come from? I have googled it and found dates as far back as the 30s and geographic areas including Florida, the midwest and Pennsylvania.

How do you pronounce this phrase, "as for me"? "æz fɔr mi", "æz fər mi", "əz fɔr mi" or "əz fər mi"?

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