WHEN IS IT MORE CORRECT TO SAY 'DID NOT' AND WHEN 'DIDN'T'?
Jun 8, 2020 I noticed multiple times, when writing in Microsoft Word that the program suggests a correction, from either form to the other. I can't seem to follow the logic. When is it better to … From english.stackexchange.com
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "THIS IS" AND "IT IS", "THESE ARE" AND "THEY ARE"
Dec 5, 2016 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 … From english.stackexchange.com
MEANING - DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "FEE" AND "FEES" - ENGLISH …
Which is correct: What is the course fee? or What is the course fees? Also, are the two words fee and fees interchangeable? From english.stackexchange.com
WHY IS THE "PH" PRONOUNCED LIKE A "V" IN "STEPHEN"? IS THIS THE …
The source of Stephen is the Greek name Stephanos. This name was borrowed into English long enough ago that the intervocalic [f] sound was voiced to become [v]. This is a regular sound … From english.stackexchange.com
ETYMOLOGY - WHY IS "BLOODY HELL" OFFENSIVE OR SHOCKING? - ENGLISH ...
Nov 12, 2011 It seems to me that if one describes hell as 'bloody', that is simply describing one of the properties you'd expect of it. So, why is 'bloody hell' used as an offensive or shocking phrase? From english.stackexchange.com
ORIGIN OF THE IDIOM "GO SOUTH" - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE STACK …
Sep 19, 2011 What's the origin of the idiom go south? Why is it go south only? Why not go southwest or go east? Are the direction-related idioms go south, go north, go east, and go … From english.stackexchange.com
"IT SEEMS" VS. "IT SEEMS THAT" - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE STACK …
Take a look at this very similar question here on EL&U. Quoting the relevant answer from here- In terms of meaning, there is no difference between these sentences: It seems that they have not … From english.stackexchange.com
Aug 17, 2011 Some people do have an informal contraction this’s, with a much reduced or non-existent vowel in the second syllable, contrasting with a more formal this is with a full vowel in … From english.stackexchange.com
APOSTROPHE S' OR S'S - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE STACK EXCHANGE
Nov 28, 2019 On the use of so-called 'zero genitive', marked by a simple apostrophe in spelling ('), as opposed to the 's genitive, Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech and Svartvik specify in A … From english.stackexchange.com
TERMINOLOGY - TERM FOR THE SECOND LETTER IN SX, DX, RX? - ENGLISH ...
Mar 18, 2016 It seems plausible that the medical convention of using 'x' as the second letter of an abbreviation (in, for example, Dx (diagnosis), Sx (symptom or surgery), Fx (family), Hx … From english.stackexchange.com
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