Which is correct, neither is or neither are? In formal usage, it should definitely be is: Neither of these options is available This is the traditional rule (iirc, Fowler’s discusses this at length) However, in colloquial usage, either option is fine, and are seems to now be somewhat more common, at least on teh internets A commenter here nicely describes the sort of thought process which probably pushes people (usually
word choice - What is the name of the symbols - and gt;? +1, I like that this is the first answer to address the multiple Unicode code points involved However, I think you might mention that regardless of the characters' names or official prescriptions for use, the less-than and greater-than signs are commonly used as a type of brackets, probably because they can easily be typed and their display is more widely supported than that of the other symbols
Is there a single word for people who inhabit rural areas? Even today, _____ have been living in the past ( ____ = habitants of rural areas) Note- The inhabitants can be sophisticated or unsophisticated, literate or illiterate They should just live in a
Have to be or are to be: difference in meaning? The piano and the pipe organ have are to be tuned for the show Here both seems fine to me but the choice question wants me to choose one Is there any prominence for one answer Please help
What would you call this fenced training area for horses? [ODO] () has << paddock noun 1 A small field or enclosure where horses are kept or exercised >> But this is obviously a hypernym 'Fenced training area for horses' works reasonably well, but 'paddock' is less of a mouthful