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This tag is for questions about correctly using a word. The word has to be provided within the question. The question should be limited to the usage of one word. For the usage of complete phrases there is the tag phrase-usage.
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Using the word "hypothetical' conditionally [closed]
Allow me to explain my question. So 'hypothetical', according to Merriam-Webster, is defined as follows:
: involving or based on a suggested idea or theory : involving or based on a hypothesis
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Using "to" instead of the word "for"
Okay, so I was writing a story, or editing a part of a story, and the grammar checker I use told me that I was using "for" where I should have been using "to." But, I don't agree. Could anyone explain …
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Past tense means politeness?
The tense used when asking such questions is not the simple past tense, rather it is the conditional tense, which is used "to speculate about what could happen, what might have happened, and what we w …
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