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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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Is there a better way to say, "explain to themselves"?
The sentence is not incorrect. Thus, you do not need to re-write it. Word processor grammar checkers don't actually speak English; instead, they use rules and heuristics that have exceptions that are …
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Does "influx" require that whatever is coming in have come from somewhere else?
I recently encountered a usage of the word "influx" that I found questionable:
The mayor promised to investigate the influx of crime to the area.
My first thought was that the writer should have …
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What's the male version of "hottie"?
Merriam-Webster has a gender-free definition of "hottie:"
a physically attractive person.
A quick Google search on "he's a hottie" yields many results.
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'It is, isn't it' OR 'it is, is it not?'
They are both correct, but the second seems less typical for American English, which typically uses contractions in tag questions. but the intonation will help decide whether or not the tag question i …
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Usage of Spur vs Spark
Merriam-Webster lists as one of the verb senses of spur:
to incite to action or accelerated growth or development: stimulate
And for spark:
(1) to set off in a burst of activity: activate. …
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Comma before "yet" when used in statements like: "We'll make a man out of you, yet."
The word yet in your example sentences could be Merriam-Webster's sense 2c:
2c: at a future time : eventually
or sense 3:
3: nevertheless, however
M-W gives several sentence examples for yet, but …
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