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This tag is for questions about morphology and syntax, the two elements of grammar. DO NOT USE THIS TAG IF YOUR QUESTION IS ABOUT WHETHER SOMETHING SPECIFIC IS GRAMMATICAL. For such cases use the 'grammaticality' tag. Also do not use this for punctuation or spelling (orthography); those are not about grammar, and they have their own tags.
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Regenerate as an adjective
I think that outside of technical writing, "regenerate" is certain to be grokked early and often as the antonym of "degenerate". So, go ahead and use it, but with care.
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Remember myself doing something
I remember reading this book, though I can't remember what it was about.
I remember myself reading this- boy, was I suffering.
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Can I start a sentence with Then?
My point is that grammar is meant to serve the story, to make things more clear (or deliberately ambiguous), to create tension and release. …
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The use of "Their"
The singluar they has been in use in the English language for at least 600 years.
And whoso fyndeth hym out of swich blame,
They wol come up...
-The Canterbury Tales, G. Chaucer (ca 1400)
Every Bod …
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Can you end a list with "e.g."?
I think you are looking for "etc.", which you do put at the end of your list. It means "and other things", "and so on". Informally, you could say it means "and stuff like that".
E.g. means "for examp …
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What are the uses of the modal verb "would"?
What a good question- I would like to know as well!
("Would" is used in expressing the optative mood.)
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