Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Username

Rik853

Member Since

July 15, 2021

Total number of comments

4

Total number of votes received

9

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Latest Comments

My Walmart

  • July 15, 2021, 2:42pm

Technically he is right. but everyone understands what you mean so hes just being too precise.
A correct way would be: The Walmart i usually go to...

Two egg or two eggs

  • July 15, 2021, 2:38pm

Its not plural because they decided to name the town Two Egg.
Depending on the kind of shop you could do some word play with the Egg being plural. But if you just want the name of the town then Two Egg would be correct.

Sells or sold?

  • July 15, 2021, 2:35pm

I find a pet store that sells ferrets is wrong.
I found(past tense) a pet store that sells ferrets is right.
Sold only if they used to sell them but they do not sell them anymore.

“Let his/him come in.”

  • July 15, 2021, 2:33pm

Let his come in is wrong.
Let his cat come in is right.
If the cat is a he then let him come in is also right. (him referring to the cat)