Brus
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“further” vs. “farther”
Is there a difference between “further” and “farther”? David...
He was sat
Is the dialect expression “He was sat ...” in place of “He w...
“If I was” vs. “If I were”
“If I was the Prime Minister. ...” said Ed Miliband, British...
What happened to who, whom and whose?
Has the English relative pronoun ‘who/whom/whose’ been banne...
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on: He was sat
No way, Porsche. "Both of these are perfectly correct gramma...
on: “This is she” vs. “This is her”
Taking some examples from many years ago of this stuff, may ...
on: “This is she” vs. “This is her”
This reply to the telephone always intrigues me, as the obvi...
on: He was sat
Tessa - 'I like to watch (him) sat at a stool' is "perfectly...
on: On Tomorrow
Warsaw Will - I don't like 'demographic' here because it i...
on: Pled versus pleaded
Jayles asks "are we not all underlings to the spell-checke...
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Agree entirely with your argument, Wackyruss, except the bit...
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Wackyruss he belong to a PC society: "in this PC society, yo...
on: On Tomorrow
Great letter from Wackyruss who I assume has Russian ancesto...
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Ag, Zee! I thought my little offering was impenetrable, but ...
on: On Tomorrow
Ag pleez! I grew up in South Africa where the wonderful spee...
on: Resume, resumé, or résumé?
No, no, you're wrong. It is pronounced "RAY-zoom-ay" and i...
on: Actress instead of Actor
An actress I know told me the answer is that actors are se...
on: Resume, resumé, or résumé?
Oh please!! (exasperated tone). You do not need a Ph.D. or a...
on: Hi all vs. Hi everybody
Well, Saeed, that was a most eloquent and valuable contribut...
on: Computer mouses or computer mice?
Actually not back from travels as I am in northern Laos in a...
on: Computer mouses or computer mice?
MOUSE given it's name? Oh dear, you let yourself down there....
on: “I’m just saying”
Thanks for those typing tips, W.Will. My keyboard, sadly, do...
on: “I’m just saying”
This is an expression used to pad out the otherwise empty ...
on: It is you who are/is ...
Oh no! Horrors! Did I write "It is me who ..." ? Too many ...
on: Resume, resumé, or résumé?
"...pronounced diferrently than the spelling indicates..." -...
on: Resume, resumé, or résumé?
I quote you: "I realize I have tread ...". In England we say...
on: On Tomorrow
Leezie, of course you are right. These phrases are colloquia...
on: Resume, resumé, or résumé?
'Truth Whisperer' suggested in July that 'To spell or pronou...
on: Resume, resumé, or résumé?
Well you're wrong. The dictionary has it as pronounced: résu...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
I was quoting Jasper: "I'd simply add the word still: "If...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
Okay W Will, I go along with what you say. I dispute none of...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
or indeed none of them had been prime minister, surely? D...
on: The use of “hey” in place of “hello”.
AnWulf: I thank you for your most lucid exposition of the ...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
She insists / proposes (that) he should pay for the meal is ...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
W Will thanks for all that very detailed information. I m...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
"Irrealis modality is a modality that connotes that the prop...
on: He was sat
W Will - Norman Mailer a model of Standard English usage? I ...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
Hello Evelyn You ask for advice: ", i have to make a spee...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
OK, Layman, the way to get it right is to remember that ...
on: He was sat
W Will, I think Jackie's point about "like" in place of "a...
on: The use of “hey” in place of “hello”.
W. Will, I apologise if I have offended you by quoting ...
on: The use of “hey” in place of “hello”.
Sorry, Jackie, but to get back to the point of this area of ...
on: The use of “hey” in place of “hello”.
Odd? Old fashioned? Yes - what's wrong with that? Scot...
on: The use of “hey” in place of “hello”.
W Will - not in the slightest personal, no, not at all. Brit...
on: He was sat
Arthur - you are quite right: if you allow "he was sat" you ...
on: The use of “hey” in place of “hello”.
I like "hey" when used as a friendly greeting - the tone o...
on: He was sat
"Brus, however past participles might behave in Latin is irr...
on: He was sat
Er, I said run and flown, no? I like your argument, Warsa...
on: He was sat
Sat and stood do indeed rank with ran and flown. The implica...
on: Pled versus pleaded
DA Wood: Fanshawe is the pronunciation among the cognoscenti...
on: Use of “their” as a genderless singular?
"Your teen is more at risk while on its restricted licence” ...
on: Use of “their” as a genderless singular?
DA Wood: "Well, let's endeavor to stamp out as many (excepti...
on: Use of “their” as a genderless singular?
goooofy says that there is a "long-standing custom" to use "...
on: Use of “their” as a genderless singular?
Jasper's remarks: 'Popular? One day ..?' Is that not what...
on: He was sat
Excellent news, Chloe. As I said before, I think, the firs...
on: It is you who are/is ...
You say it should be "It's you who is wrong" but I disagree:...
on: Use of “their” as a genderless singular?
Hey! I never complained about the name Webster. I just said ...
on: Use of “their” as a genderless singular?
Is that so? Oh dear. Oh well, never mind....
on: Pled versus pleaded
I see you are a Trekkie, DA Wood. Does this mean you have an...
on: Use of “their” as a genderless singular?
I thought the sloppy use of "their" to refer to singular p...
on: Pled versus pleaded
Maybe that is why she is a customer service representative....
on: Pled versus pleaded
South African courts "plead / pleaded" or "ploeg / geploeg" ...
on: Pled versus pleaded
Wikipedia says of the AP Stylebook that "for nearly a quarte...
on: He was sat
Your speech-making headmaster was, I think, trying to curr...
on: Resume, resumé, or résumé?
The French word has acute accents on both letters e. It mean...
on: Use of “their” as a genderless singular?
Webster's was mentioned in song by Bing and Bob, who at the ...
on: Use of “their” as a genderless singular?
I read in today's UK Sunday Telegraph this account in that p...
on: Pled versus pleaded
Thanks, Hairy Scot, for the warning about petty whatever you...
on: Use of “their” as a genderless singular?
Something like this appeared in the newspaper in England thi...
on: Use of “their” as a genderless singular?
The notion that "they" is gender-free is bandied about a b...
on: Pled versus pleaded
Transitive and intransitive do not come into it. You can ple...
on: “We will have ... tomorrow” or “We have ... tomorrow”
Present tense: ‘we have a cricket tournament tomorrow.’ This...
on: Pled versus pleaded
So strongly in agreement with you, Hairy Scot, that I didn't...
on: Pled versus pleaded
What? You mystify me. I am baffled by your latest contributi...
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"English does not have capital letters. The script it uses h...
on: Verb, the process of being
mykhailo discusses gerunds: <blockquote><strong>gerund</st...
on: Verb, the process of being
"He is sleeping". Sleeping is an action verb, although there...
on: “It is I” vs. “It is me”
I have found this one in the archives: I quote: "English has...
on: “It is I” vs. “It is me”
It is suggested "Oh, and perhaps it would help if we tried t...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
Spiceman had some thoughts on April 24: ""It is hig...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
So, jayles "It is high time you went to bed" is not past...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
Hey, Hairy Scot: "the Scots tend to be more grammatically ...
on: “It is I” vs. “It is me”
45 years ago, one night, my housemaster (teacher person in...
on: Pled versus pleaded
An excellent brief introduction to the settlers of the eas...
on: Pled versus pleaded
"Philadelphia" comes from a Greek phrase, but I think that i...
on: Pled versus pleaded
""We have a pharmaceutical company in the U.S. that uses the...
on: Pled versus pleaded
Great history lesson, DAW, and very interesting esoteric inf...
on: Pled versus pleaded
Thank you for all that, DA Wood. Very interesting indeed....
on: Pled versus pleaded
Tuscaloosa. Still sounds great for that song, "Pardon me, bo...
on: Pled versus pleaded
It seems Toosaloosa is a kind of garment or clothing, and no...
on: Pled versus pleaded
DA Wood: you have today written this in your lengthy and mul...
on: Pled versus pleaded
"IBM are...", "The Parliament are...", even "The corporation...
on: Pled versus pleaded
"Everyone deserves our best." I hope they pleaded not guilty...
on: Pled versus pleaded
Porsche, I agree with you entirely, until the last few lin...
on: Pled versus pleaded
D.A. Wood makes a most interesting point about the gender of...
on: Pled versus pleaded
'In North American English, "that" is a perfectly-good subor...
on: Pled versus pleaded
That criticism of spell-checker is well made. These tools ar...
on: Pled versus pleaded
Most words in English that have a gender use the gender that...
on: On Tomorrow
To clarify, I mean that 'subordinate' (people) are not, by d...
on: On Tomorrow
"...people that are subordinate to those whom they take issu...
on: It is you who are/is ...
"Who would of thought" ...? "Would of" !!? "Who would ...
on: Pled versus pleaded
Hi there, D A Wood. Now, I think you need a wee rest a...
on: Pled versus pleaded
Yes, DAW. That's what she was implying, was it? Oh dear....
May 23, 2013, 3:43pm • 0 vote
on: He was sat
Porsche - my point exactly. Tessa quoted with approval "... ...