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- Which is correct: The rest of the staff is or are? The rest of my . . .
I hope you can enlighten me I get varying answers in Google and I need to find out which is the correct grammatical structure for these sentences The rest of the staff is are on leave at the mo
- Whats the difference between well-lighted and well-lit?
Historically, "well-lighted" was overwhelmingly favoured, but it's been in decline for the last 100 years or so, with "well-lit" actually becoming the more common usage (40 years ago in UK, 20 in US) So in fact, Hemingway's usage was simply the norm for his time and his side of the pond
- None of us is vs None of us are, Which is Correct?
Background We have a motivational poster in our office that says: None of us is as smart as all of us I think that it's grammatically incorrect, and here is my reasoning: All of the tigers have
- Why are women called chicks? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Why are women called chicks? Is there a negative connotation, I do assume there are sexist undertones there Any idea about the etymology or origin of the term? Is it derived, in anyway, from 'chic'
- What is a word for someone who has multiple skills talents?
What is the title for someone who has multiple talents and skills? Eg, juggling, pickpocketing, memory expert, sleight of hand etc Thank you
- meaning - Convenient for you vs convenient to you - English . . .
Is there a difference between "convenient for you" and "convenient to you"? And if it is, could you explain it?
- What is it called when you buy something for free?
Why my downvote? Because single-word-requirest that paint themselves into a corner (e g it must be a single noun or a single verb) or that ask for a word which must meet an impossible condition (buying something for free) or that are too particular in the set of requirements (a word for the sense of surprise you feel when someone you don't know is knocking at the door after sunset) are
- Shot or shooted - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Shooted is an obsolete, nonstandard simple past tense and past participle of shoot (source) You should not use this form Shot is proper It's still used sometimes, but it's really obsolete Example: He took his gun and shooted people just like, from one block of LePlaza and two blocks from the main police station of PAP — The Huffington Post, “Georgianne Nienaber: Senator Leahy Calls
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