dogreed
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on: “Anglish”
What are you people babbling about? I thought this was a web...
on: Prepositions at the end of a clause
Have your ears checked. There is nothing wrong in ending a s...
on: What can I do besides...
The word "beside" is a preposition, therefore it has no plur...
on: Semicolon between sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction
Brus, I disagree. A semicolon, when used to join two phra...
on: Semicolon between sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction
You need know only this: a conjunction is not needed after a...
on: Semicolon between sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction
I stand by my comment. Punctuation, at its best, does not le...
on: Semicolon between sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction
I hope you kept the receipt for this book, as it is rubbish....
on: “Anglish”
What are you talking about? And to whom?...
on: It’s Official: email not e-mail
I have always advocated against the hyphen in this case. I b...
on: “My writing books” or “Me writing books”?
Carolyn: You are right, both sentences are awkward. Moreo...
on: “Anglish”
Ængelfolc: This site concerns itself with English, which ...
on: On Tomorrow
I am not bothered by "on tomorrow." Its meaning is clear—as ...
on: “I’ve got” vs. “I have”
The answer to your question is yes and no. There are instanc...
on: On Tomorrow
Willie Mead: I’m more bothered by the phrase “black-educ...
on: gifting vs. giving a gift
I think "gift" as a verb is a vogue word that will die under...
on: Pronunciation: aunt
Shawn: Have you ever been in Boston? It it's a mostly b...
on: Everybody vs. Everyone
And by "out familiarity" I clearly meant "our familiarity." ...
on: Everybody vs. Everyone
The words "everyone" and "everybody" are not entirely interc...
on: How do I write out .25% ?
The answer is: "a quarter of a percent." The problem is t...
on: all _____ sudden
Slobby: what's your point? That Kipling meddled with the idi...
on: all _____ sudden
Kipling truncated the idiom to "of a sudden." I suspect, Slo...
on: “On accident” and “study on . . .”
ahoff: I was, I think, intemperate in my comment. You are...
on: “On accident” and “study on . . .”
Ahoff said: "It is my job as an English teacher to 1) uph...
on: Afraid not
nappidesignm offers this: "Furthermore, American English ...
on: “Anglish”
For those only now noticing it, I point out that loan-words ...
May 23, 2012, 12:58am • 0 vote
on: “As per ....”?
We hear this a lot in the US too. I think it's business-spea...