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- single word requests - What is the name of the area of skin between the . . .
What is the name of the area that is between the nose and the upper lip, circled in figure 1 below? source of face image I have found that the area circled in figure 2, the small indentation under
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Difference between This is and It is, These are and They are
When I should use "It is" and when "This is"? For example when I show an apple to my son, how is better to say: It is an apple This is an apple What is the main difference between abovementioned p
- 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
- grammar - If you or somebody you know . . . are is . . . ? - English . . .
What is the correct grammar for a sentence such as the following: "If you or somebody you know is an experienced such-and-such, please contact us " Vs : "If you or somebody you know are an exper
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