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Full disclosure: I have a degree in linguistics, and so I am partial to descriptivist approaches to questions of usage. For me, assertions of correctness or incorrectness that are not reflective of actual usage are highly questionable.

I am a native speaker of American English.

My real name is David Friedland and my e-mail address is david.friedland@gmail.com. Feel free to contact me directly.

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Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun ("his" vs. "her" vs. "their")?
Aug 5, 2010
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When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition?
Aug 5, 2010
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"Let's" vs. "lets": which is correct?
Sep 23, 2010
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"Email" or "e-mail"?
Aug 25, 2010
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"Less" vs. "fewer"
Aug 12, 2010
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When did it become correct to add an “s” to a singular possessive already ending in “‑s”?
Sep 13, 2010
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"Fill out a form" or "fill in a form"
Aug 20, 2010
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How do you handle "that that"? The double "that" problem
Sep 24, 2010
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"A/An" preceding a parenthetical statement
Sep 22, 2010
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Is "everyone" singular or plural?
Aug 6, 2010
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