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- My family *is* or My family *are*? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Possible Duplicate: Are collective nouns always plural, or are certain ones singular? Which is correct: The rest of the staff is or are? The rest of my family is or are? I've done a bit of re
- When is between inclusive and when exclusive?
There is no rule as to when between can be considered inclusive or exclusive, and the grammatical structure of the relevant sentence would not affect this You may be able to make deductions or assumptions from the subject and context of the sentence itself or surrounding sentences, but that would be only assumptions If the question of inclusion or exclusion were critical, the only way to
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- Whats the origin of the proverb Third times a charm?
Martin Manser, The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs (2002) has this entry for the expression: the third time is the charm According to popular superstition, success will come at the third attempt: After two aborted missions, N A S A is hoping that the third time is the charm The proverb was first recorded in 1721 (James Kelly, Scottish Proverbs), but the sentiment it expresses is of
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- grammaticality - I am confused about the use of “that they” in English . . .
Both your examples are grammatical However, that may be omitted from this kind of relative clause when, as in your examples, it is the object (You will see that I have edited the title of your question It’s important to learn the difference between the present participle (confusing) and the past participle (confused)
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