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Blanket term for things we often buy at grocery store that are not groceries, e.g., toilet paper, laundry detergent, window cleaner, saran wrap

asked Feb 24, 2016 at 5:06

10 votes

1 answer

393 views

Historical frequency of parenthetical plural(s)

asked May 12, 2016 at 3:54

7 votes

4 answers

2k views

Ambiguity in Negation: "John did not come because of the rain"

asked Jul 23, 2014 at 2:34

6 votes

1 answer

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Historical frequency of expression "and/or": Corpus search

asked Oct 11, 2012 at 2:25

6 votes

5 answers

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What is the opposite of “simultaneously”? [closed]

asked Dec 9, 2015 at 5:34

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2 answers

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"The mixture was added water": Is "add" a double-object verb?

asked Nov 16, 2015 at 6:02

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3 answers

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S-V agreement: It is not clear what is/are meant by A and B

asked Oct 21, 2012 at 23:11

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5 answers

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Room Temperature: Article “A” or Not?

asked Jan 29, 2013 at 5:10

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5 answers

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3 meter square area vs 3 square meter area

asked May 13, 2014 at 2:57

5 votes

2 answers

1k views

Semicolon: Always required before conjunction if internal punctuation follows, even if no ambiguity?

asked Jul 3, 2013 at 5:28

5 votes

3 answers

2k views

At least two or more: Not always redundant?

asked Aug 29, 2013 at 1:15

4 votes

3 answers

1k views

"Ten and several minutes": Any more natural expression?

asked Sep 26, 2014 at 0:24

4 votes

3 answers

3k views

Does the plural include the singular?

asked Oct 18, 2012 at 1:01

4 votes

2 answers

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Pronunciation of Bank, Tank, etc.: Bay-nk, Ray-nk or Baen-k or Raen-k?

asked Nov 9, 2012 at 6:49

4 votes

1 answer

861 views

"This boys hat": Ambiguity of demonstative with possessive

asked Nov 10, 2015 at 8:56

4 votes

3 answers

880 views

ESL text: "I notice similarities between myself and . . . ": Acceptable use of reflexive pronoun?

asked Mar 12, 2015 at 4:36

3 votes

2 answers

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“Soul Food” as describing non-African-American Food

asked Aug 11, 2015 at 4:52

3 votes

3 answers

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"I leaked nothing to nobody." - SAE? AAVE? Deliberate double negative?

asked Apr 5, 2017 at 1:40

3 votes

1 answer

104 views

"a food-hygienically acceptable substance": Grammatical syntax?

asked Nov 28, 2018 at 1:48

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3 answers

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He considers that X is Y. vs He thinks that X is Y

asked Nov 6, 2012 at 3:11

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3 answers

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Does “intellectual gymnastics” always have a negative connotation?

asked Jan 18, 2013 at 5:35

3 votes

4 answers

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Not only X but also Y are (is?)

asked Apr 24, 2013 at 0:18

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1 answer

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Litotes: Always for Emphasis? Used for Non-committal Hedging? Any Authoritative Source?

asked Mar 26, 2013 at 2:22

2 votes

3 answers

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Can a double negative be used to express caution or uncertainty?

asked Apr 9, 2013 at 6:36

2 votes

1 answer

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Some + Countable Noun: True Only When Plural?

asked Sep 30, 2014 at 4:53

2 votes

2 answers

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The battery, etc., is (are?) included

asked Feb 14, 2013 at 2:56

2 votes

2 answers

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And/or in total negation: "Some people are not able to interpret and/or analyze"

asked Nov 1, 2012 at 6:13

2 votes

2 answers

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Reason for Subject-Verb Inversion: Only in cases where A is B, shall the Company do X [duplicate]

asked Oct 19, 2012 at 5:51

2 votes

2 answers

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Respective Use of "Respective" in English of German Speakers

asked Nov 1, 2016 at 6:39

2 votes

1 answer

108 views

Parsing: "This judge's conclusion" -- "this judge," "this conclusion," either? [closed]

asked Jan 24, 2017 at 3:08

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Blanket term for things we often buy at grocery store that are not groceries, e.g., toilet paper, laundry detergent, window cleaner, saran wrap

Historical frequency of parenthetical plural(s)

Ambiguity in Negation: "John did not come because of the rain"

Historical frequency of expression "and/or": Corpus search

What is the opposite of “simultaneously”? [closed]

"The mixture was added water": Is "add" a double-object verb?

S-V agreement: It is not clear what is/are meant by A and B

Room Temperature: Article “A” or Not?

3 meter square area vs 3 square meter area

Semicolon: Always required before conjunction if internal punctuation follows, even if no ambiguity?

At least two or more: Not always redundant?

"Ten and several minutes": Any more natural expression?

Does the plural include the singular?

Pronunciation of Bank, Tank, etc.: Bay-nk, Ray-nk or Baen-k or Raen-k?

"This boys hat": Ambiguity of demonstative with possessive

ESL text: "I notice similarities between myself and . . . ": Acceptable use of reflexive pronoun?

“Soul Food” as describing non-African-American Food

"I leaked nothing to nobody." - SAE? AAVE? Deliberate double negative?

"a food-hygienically acceptable substance": Grammatical syntax?

He considers that X is Y. vs He thinks that X is Y

Does “intellectual gymnastics” always have a negative connotation?

Not only X but also Y are (is?)

Litotes: Always for Emphasis? Used for Non-committal Hedging? Any Authoritative Source?

Can a double negative be used to express caution or uncertainty?

Some + Countable Noun: True Only When Plural?

The battery, etc., is (are?) included

And/or in total negation: "Some people are not able to interpret and/or analyze"

Reason for Subject-Verb Inversion: Only in cases where A is B, shall the Company do X [duplicate]

Respective Use of "Respective" in English of German Speakers

Parsing: "This judge's conclusion" -- "this judge," "this conclusion," either? [closed]