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- Why is zero plural? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I saw this sentence in the math textbook For example, if we choose two 2s, zero 3s, and one 5, we get the divisor Here they said zero 3s and one 5 Two is plural and one is singular, which is ob
- sentence construction - I did well vs. I did good - English . . .
I did well I did good Which one is a correct sentence? Please explain it with reasons Can you please define them?
- Why is damn a swear word while dang and darn arent?
I want to know that why is damn considered a swear word while dang and darn are never considered swear words
- word usage - What are the terms for these types of lines? - English . . .
Just to add to the answers: just "a line" would be fine for a solid line outside of the context of non-solid lines (most people would assume you're talking about a solid line if you say, for example, "draw a line") You should probably add "solid" if there are non-solid lines you could be referring to as well (if you're, for example, talking about a specific line in a set of lines, like in the
- Difference between materially and substantially
In a legal context a "material" and "materially" are technical terms that have very specific meanings A material breach in a contract is one that justifies cancelling the entire contract, not just getting money damages A material misstatement is one that may be a fraud if it works harm (and is reasonably relied on) Material testimony is relevant to the subject at issue in the case Most
- How to refer to the last of more than two elements in a list without . . .
Former is used to refer to the first of two things In Old English “forma” meant “first” or “earliest in time” Meanwhile latter, which comes from the Old English lætra meaning “slower”, was the comparative of læt “late" Sometime in 1500s its meaning shifted to second of two or last Interestingly, Etymonline notes: “ Latter survives mostly in the phrase the latter
- comparison - New adjective in comparative form - English Language . . .
There's a rule about one-syllable adjectives that end in a single vowel and a consonant, that duplicates the consonant in the comparative form: big -- gt; bigger hot -- gt; hotter I've been asking
- Use of Have in questions Do you have or Have you
I've seen it on TV that a guy asking another man, "have you a map?" If I were him, I would probably say, "do you have a map?" I would like to know what grammatical rules it followed in this case
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