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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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429 Is there a correct gender-neutral singular pronoun (“his” vs. “her” vs. “their”)? Aug 5 '10
217 When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition? Aug 5 '10
119 “Let's” vs. “lets”: which is correct? Sep 23 '10
110 “Email” or “e-mail”? Aug 25 '10
98 “Less” vs. “fewer” Aug 12 '10
76 When did it become correct to add an “s” to a singular possessive already ending in “‑s”? Sep 13 '10
71 “Fill out a form” or “fill in a form” Aug 20 '10
71 “A/An” preceding a parenthetical statement Sep 22 '10
68 When should I use “a” vs “an”? Aug 6 '10
68 Is “everyone” singular or plural? Aug 6 '10
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