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Grammar Question Regarding "Are the" or "Is the" When Referring to Something that May or May not be Plural

answered May 24, 2019 at 13:00

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English equivalent for Polish phrase meaning doing something fast and poor quality

answered Oct 29, 2018 at 12:58

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Why do ash (trees) and ash (burnt residue) have the same name?

answered Dec 12, 2018 at 13:57

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What is the word for something close to you in a way that you want to have it?

answered May 15, 2019 at 21:11

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Tenses query Past Tense

answered Mar 11, 2019 at 13:56

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Word for a person responsible for collecting and paying expenses of a group

answered Nov 26, 2018 at 14:06

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What does this sentence from the Tempest mean?

answered Jun 11, 2019 at 9:42

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Why did Ylvis use "go" instead of "say" in phrases like "Dog goes 'woof'"?

answered Apr 13, 2019 at 11:27

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What has this tree done, with respect to the fence (picture)?

answered Oct 30, 2018 at 15:10

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Is it "a grammar mistake" or "a grammatical mistake"

answered Nov 22, 2018 at 16:26

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Auxiliar "have" in every sentence

answered Oct 30, 2018 at 14:26

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The different meanings

answered Oct 29, 2018 at 12:01

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What is the meaning and use of "seh" in Caribbean dialects of English?

answered Mar 12, 2019 at 21:20

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Subject of an email

answered Mar 20, 2019 at 15:37

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What does "that ship never left the port" mean?

answered May 9, 2019 at 10:13

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How should I name a table column that shows duration?

answered May 9, 2019 at 11:17

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My mama would rock me in the cradle

answered Jun 11, 2019 at 13:42

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Singular or plural after Subject + modal + base form of the verb

answered Jul 3, 2019 at 9:17

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Origin, history and precise meaning of "banger" in the US music industry

answered May 9, 2019 at 9:25

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Are both forms possible? Present perfect vs progressive

answered Mar 11, 2019 at 12:35

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What to call a mass of meat in English?

answered Mar 22, 2019 at 17:23

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The difference between "would mean" and "would have meant"

answered Apr 8, 2019 at 20:35

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Should I say 'a consequent result' or 'a consequential result'?

answered Mar 19, 2019 at 13:48

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Can I use "should" in this particular sentence?

answered Dec 13, 2018 at 14:53

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Tenses - Differences in meaning of two sentences

answered Dec 14, 2018 at 11:34

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What grammatical construction is it?

answered Jan 28, 2019 at 17:54

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I'd rather + past perfect/present perfect

answered Feb 22, 2019 at 11:14

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Words regarding different types of manipulations

answered Mar 6, 2019 at 16:41

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usage of Shall and Will

answered Oct 29, 2018 at 11:33

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What does the phrase “to be only able to do X for subset Y is unacceptable” mean?

answered Oct 30, 2018 at 15:01

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Grammar Question Regarding "Are the" or "Is the" When Referring to Something that May or May not be Plural

English equivalent for Polish phrase meaning doing something fast and poor quality

Why do ash (trees) and ash (burnt residue) have the same name?

What is the word for something close to you in a way that you want to have it?

Tenses query Past Tense

Word for a person responsible for collecting and paying expenses of a group

What does this sentence from the Tempest mean?

Why did Ylvis use "go" instead of "say" in phrases like "Dog goes 'woof'"?

What has this tree done, with respect to the fence (picture)?

Is it "a grammar mistake" or "a grammatical mistake"

Auxiliar "have" in every sentence

The different meanings

What is the meaning and use of "seh" in Caribbean dialects of English?

Subject of an email

What does "that ship never left the port" mean?

How should I name a table column that shows duration?

My mama would rock me in the cradle

Singular or plural after Subject + modal + base form of the verb

Origin, history and precise meaning of "banger" in the US music industry

Are both forms possible? Present perfect vs progressive

What to call a mass of meat in English?

The difference between "would mean" and "would have meant"

Should I say 'a consequent result' or 'a consequential result'?

Can I use "should" in this particular sentence?

Tenses - Differences in meaning of two sentences

What grammatical construction is it?

I'd rather + past perfect/present perfect

Words regarding different types of manipulations

usage of Shall and Will

What does the phrase “to be only able to do X for subset Y is unacceptable” mean?