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

swabbyk

Member Since

May 17, 2022

Total number of comments

3

Total number of votes received

2

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Latest Comments

The company 'are'

  • December 24, 2024, 1:24pm

I'm having trouble with 'woke' English. I don't think it is precise enough. For example: I saw a computer generated message the other day on Instagram. It said something like: "Lois sent their pictures to the Wall Street Journal." Whose pictures? In reality she sent 'her' pictures, not "their" pictures. The only way I knew it was "her" was because I was familiar with the situation.

The company 'are'

  • June 30, 2022, 12:50pm

Dyske, I don't disagree with you. I would probably use 'it' though, since 'it' was used already (Google said 'it')

Pronunciation: aunt

  • May 17, 2022, 1:38pm

I live in Michigan. Most say 'ant' here, but most black people I know say 'awnt.' My friend from Maine also says 'awnt.'

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The company 'are' May 17, 2022