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

York

Member Since

April 22, 2008

Total number of comments

4

Total number of votes received

10

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Latest Comments

Usage of ‘I have doubt that’

  • August 30, 2008, 5:53am

In addition to the previous comments and suggestions, the statement would read better if "may" were replaced with might.

You’re not going to the game, are you?

  • August 30, 2008, 5:47am

Correct, but in casual speech you might appear annoyingly pedantic.

“This is she” vs. “This is her”

  • April 22, 2008, 1:51am

Correction: The verb "to be" does not take an object. "This is she" is the correction form.

“This is she” vs. “This is her”

  • April 22, 2008, 1:49am

The verb "to be" does take an object. "This is she" is the correct form.