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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: Pled versus pleaded
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Today, tomorrow and yesterday: no preposition. Days...
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on: Pronunciation of “Nova Scotia”
Nova Scotia = New Scotland. Old Scots word for Scotland: S...
on: The use of “hey” in place of “hello”.
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Stand back, Mediator. He's got him on the ropes. How much of...
on: Nother
Did I say European? I mean exotic - shark's fin is not Europ...
on: Nother
a whole nother story = a-whole-nother story = another story ...
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Now there's a bit of a thing! Okay, that's enough from m...
on: of a
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BrockawayBaby (brilliant name - not on so brilliant with sin...
on: He was sat
Thank you. I could perhaps have written " who could att...
on: He was sat
Hamish, I would like to congratulate you on the impeccable r...
on: He was sat
Hamish, I would like to congratulate you on the impeccable r...
on: He was sat
If you reckon the BBC doesn't use Standard English then you ...
on: He was sat
Try watching or preferably listening to the BBC. They do it....
on: Pled versus pleaded
I am really pleased to catch on to your much earlier corresp...
on: Pled versus pleaded
Synesis may not bother you too much, but I sure am pleased t...
on: He was sat
Good points, Goofy. I agree with much of what you say. Your ...
on: He was sat
Right enough, Derek, I agree wholly with what you say. I rec...
on: He was sat
Because it is incorrect: it is dialect, not Standard English...
on: He was sat
Yes Goofy, I know. Or as I call it, dialect, as opposed to S...
on: Pled versus pleaded
DAWood is right to talk about the terrible quality of Engli...
on: Pled versus pleaded
"How do you plead?" - "He pleaded not guilty". Correct Engli...
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In Scotland (and possibly England) it would be understood if...
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Yes AnWulf, but the man in the pet shop didn't know that bec...
on: He was sat
Euro English? I do not think there is such a thing. "He was ...
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mouse - mice. computer mouse - computer mice. goose - geese....
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OED is describing an ugly use of the word "source" because i...
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Shaune has my total agreement: it is refreshing to read that...
on: On Tomorrow
Shaune has my total agreement: it is refreshing to read that...
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At the school in Scotland I attended as a youth, one large, ...
on: On Tomorrow
"We will have a staff meeting tomorrow" is just as bad a thi...
on: Green eyes
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on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
Valentina, you hit the nail on the head. The politicians s...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
Who wrote this nonsense in the American Heritage Book of Eng...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
Valentina raises interesting questions. Is the preference fo...
on: Prepositions at the end of a clause
If you prefer "This is her" instead, "her" is being used dis...
on: It is you who are/is ...
Does 'who' refer to "it" or to "you"? It is, you are. You ar...
on: What happened to who, whom and whose?
Perhaps it is useful to ask how the word "that" translates i...
on: Idea Vs. Ideal
Maybe that is why he is a Pastor. ...
on: Two Weeks Notice
Notice of two weeks = two weeks' notice. The apostrophe is t...
on: It is you who are/is ...
No, someone has purloined my identity. The last three messag...
on: It is you who are/is ...
It is I who am ...; it is you who are ....; It is he who i...
on: It is you who are/is ...
It is I who am ...; it is you who are ....; It is he who i...
on: It is you who are/is ...
It is I who work. = I work. Who relates to I....
on: Prepositions at the end of a clause
Yes Anwulf I enjoy German, love it, performed with distinct...
on: Signage
Anwulf "Under urgency!" Horror! Where do they get these ph...
on: Prepositions at the end of a clause
Anwulf you say you do not know what Latin has had to offer ...
on: It is you who are/is ...
"C'est moi", rather than "C'est je." The grammatical explana...
on: Prepositions at the end of a clause
Anwulf makes a great virtue about the Anglo-Saxon contributi...
on: It is you who are/is ...
It is, you are, who is, who are. "It is" singular because 'i...
on: Signage
The indiscriminate use in New Zealand of "signage" to mean s...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
Have now done so. Cracking good read! I suggest that you use...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
Merriam–Webster's Dictionary of English Usage is a usage dic...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
'If I was a cad' allows the possibility that maybe I was ind...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
Goofy English usage and correct (as you say, formal) Englis...
on: “think of” vs. “think to”
To think to act, meaning thinking of acting, wondering wheth...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
Re: “If I was” vs. “If I were” Perfect pedant: If I was an...
on: Idea Vs. Ideal
Nan, really enjoyed the one about getting one's drawers i...
on: Green eyes
Othello: Iago: Desdemona: "beware the green-eyed monster, j...
on: Just because..., (it) doesn’t mean...
The "it" nicely summarises the first clause to act as a conc...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
"If I was a hopeless cad, I would apologize." This means th...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
"If I was the Prime Minister, I would change the law." This ...
on: “think of” vs. “think to”
'Think to ..." is wrong, no doubt about it. It is dialect, n...
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Enjoyed greatly the notion that "o'clock" is from the German...
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Thank you all for giving me the best laughs for years, readi...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
If I was ... I would ... has one indicative verb (was: factu...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
Good one, "I wish I were .....". Now, why is it "I thought I...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
Good one, "I wish I were .....". Now, why is it "I thought I...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
Good one, "I wish I were .....". Now, why is it "I thought I...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
OK, I found idiolect on Google dictionary, and its definitio...
on: What happened to who, whom and whose?
Who for people, which for things. When the relative pronoun ...
on: What happened to who, whom and whose?
Who for people, which for things. When the relative pronoun ...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
I do not know which writers have been using 'was' and 'were'...
on: “If I was” vs. “If I were”
I don't think it needs an education in a decent UK school, j...
on: “for long”
A nice question but there are other words which have to have...
on: Two Weeks Notice
If "notice of two weeks" is an alternative, then "two weeks'...
on: “My writing books” or “Me writing books”?
Hey, goofy, a gerund IS a noun, that is why it is a gerund a...
on: “My writing books” or “Me writing books”?
Why must we add the word "the"? What does this lend to make ...
on: “My writing books” or “Me writing books”?
They do not appreciate my singing the national anthem. *The...
on: Specifying time duration without “for”
Perhaps it would help to think about whether it is the runni...
on: Specifying time duration without “for”
Perhaps it would help to think about whether it is the runni...
on: What happened to who, whom and whose?
To clarify : In other words, people use "that" in the first ...
on: What happened to who, whom and whose?
To clarify : In other words, people use "that" in the first ...
on: What happened to who, whom and whose?
Matt P: Fill in the missing word from the ones on the list ...
on: What happened to who, whom and whose?
Eat your words, Entomophagist! You spelled 'minutiae' and 'w...
on: What happened to who, whom and whose?
Spellcheck is one culprit, then. I said in the first place t...
on: What happened to who, whom and whose?
Spellcheck is one culprit, then. I said in the first place t...
on: What happened to who, whom and whose?
"The Man that fell to Earth" or "Ladies that Lunch": "people...
on: What happened to who, whom and whose?
"Normal" English? It is certainly very common!...
on: What happened to who, whom and whose?
Carol: quite right, not all Americans use "that" in place of...
on: What happened to who, whom and whose?
Good point - the Americans are better than the English at ge...
March 20, 2012, 5:36pm • 1 vote
on: Pled versus pleaded
Aye, D.A., ye're fair going your dinger the nicht, as we say...