| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Capitalization & Conference names | 11/17/2009 |
Q: There's a conference report in which the conference is called "the first International Congress on ...
A: The first link was broken; the following remarks are based on only the second. ~~ I am guessing ...
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| word choices | 11/17/2009 |
Q: I have a few questions about the sentences we discussed earlier. 1. Ex: War is a part of human ...
A: 1. Yes, go with =war=. 2. I don't like =technology controls and economic restrictions=. I ...
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| grammar | 11/16/2009 |
Q: How do I state the name of a Charity in my paper? Do I use quotation marks, italics, or underline ...
A: Just write the name, capitalized. No quotation marks, italics, or underlines. Example: I will ...
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| Capitalization & Conference names | 11/16/2009 |
Q: There's a conference report in which the conference is called "the first International Congress on ...
A: If the group is called International Congress on Pre-Cyrillic Slavic Written Language and ...
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| Pronoun | 11/13/2009 |
Q: I would like to ask you which pronoun I should use when I´m talking about company, supplier, buyer. ...
A: You write: This company.....in 1998, [comma needed]... and it started.... Yes; correct, but you ...
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| essay | 11/13/2009 |
Q: The following is the essay that we discussed earlier. It includes the revision based on your ...
A: become greedier for power become greedier for more power the less empathy they feel for others the ...
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| like - preposition and conjunction | 11/12/2009 |
Q: Webster defines LIKE as a preposition and a conjunction: ...
A: First, some basic uses of =like= (for other readers who are going to your dictionary link). ...
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| Pronoun | 11/12/2009 |
Q: I would like to ask you which pronoun I should use when I´m talking about company, supplier, buyer. ...
A: You probably can use =it= when discussing companies and suppliers. If the sex of the buyer is ...
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| Using dollar amounts in sentences | 11/12/2009 |
Q: What is the rule when using dollar amounts in sentences? Are you supposed to use the decimal (.00) ...
A: In written work (business reports, application and query letters, academic work, newspaper and ...
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| word choices | 11/11/2009 |
Q: I have a few questions about the paragraph below: In my opinion, wars are present all the time. ...
A: (1.) Overall, warfare has always played a significant role in human history. You don't need =as a ...
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| nicknames | 11/11/2009 |
Q: I transcribe children's psychological reports for a school system. I was taught, years ago, that ...
A: Elizabeth "Betty" Anne Jones is correct. It also could be written Elizabeth Anne "Betty" Jones. ~~ ...
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| Letter to the Editor of The Sun | 11/11/2009 |
Q: I would appreciate very much if you could possibly publish my views in your widely read newspaper ...
A: Yes, it's grammatically correct, but it's cumbersome. Because yours is a widely-read newspaper, I ...
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| 2 questions | 11/10/2009 |
Q: I have two questions concering the passage below: As Marina Warner writes, “In this battle between ...
A: Luke! I wonder what stuff you're bringing me this time……ah….. I don't know how Marina said this, ...
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| Is it "call" or "calls"? | 11/10/2009 |
Q: What percentage of euchre players do you suppose call the proposed trump card the hole card? What ...
A: First, you need to fish the true subject of the sentence and its verb from all the words. The ...
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| Fulcrum sentences | 11/10/2009 |
Q: Sorry could you tell me what a fulcrum sentence is? And what it means to add a verb series on each ...
A: I have never heard this term before, so I googled. I came up with this from Jane Bell Kiester: ...
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| how to hiphenate | 11/9/2009 |
Q: i have a homework wherein my teacher wants us to hiphenate words. i have done good so far except for ...
A: If you mean possessive plurals...... Nurses' (belonging to more than one nurse) Nurse's (belonging ...
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| Brief writing help | 11/8/2009 |
Q: I am just writing this as part of community work I've done and just wondering if you could do a ...
A: You need to make sure all the verbs agree, therefore don't use any = -ing = endings and start with ...
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| Edit summary | 11/7/2009 |
Q: I have to write a summary of an article and I don't know if what I wrote is grammatically correct ...
A: quicker more quickly charity Caring Canine charity, [commas needed] Caring Canine, they ...
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| Use of He/Him | 11/5/2009 |
Q: I'm writing the following sentence and I'm uncertain of the correct use of he or him: A draft of ...
A: I am glad you asked this so I can get on one of my favorite soapboxes! ~~ =he= and =him= are ...
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| Use of the word "affirmed" | 11/4/2009 |
Q: I have been transcribing medical reports for the same hospital for the past 20 years. I recently ...
A: Technically, one could stretch the interpretation and say =affirmed= was correct, but as it doesn't ...
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| Punctuating "Hello Martha" | 11/4/2009 |
Q: How does one punctuate the salutation I used for this e-mail? In this situation is "Hello" a ...
A: You need a comma before =Martha=. Hello, [add comma] Martha ~~ =hello= isn't a verb so it can't be ...
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| english writing | 11/4/2009 |
Q: How are you all? Just a sincere favour. I am learning to write english writing. I do hope you shall ...
A: I do not do this type of help, but I will do this for you one time, ok? I help with grammar, not ...
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| my apologies! | 11/3/2009 |
Q: I'm SO sorry...my entire question didn't print the first time! Here it is again: Hi, I work for a ...
A: Ignore last answer, then! I think you are going to have to use commas, even though the eye will ...
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| Comma usage before preposition and a date | 11/3/2009 |
Q: I am a proofer for a worker of mine. She is placing a comma before the preposition "on" and a date. ...
A: She is wrong, alas. I think she is confused because the rule is to put a common AFTER the month ...
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| verb and adjective | 11/2/2009 |
Q: A student of our asks: is there a word that can be both a verb and an adjective? We gave the example ...
A: =is smiling= is a verb construction with a present participle (=smiling=). You could say =girl ...
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| noun clauses used without independent clauses | 10/31/2009 |
Q: my question is about noun clauses. In my grammar book, it teaches that a subordinate clause must ...
A: An independent clause is, by definition, something that can stand alone. A dependent clause ...
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| noun clauses used without independent clauses | 10/31/2009 |
Q: my question is about noun clauses. In my grammar book, it teaches that a subordinate clause must ...
A: You are correct. A noun clause may serve as the subject of a sentence. =is not important= is the ...
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| Him or his | 10/30/2009 |
Q: Pls tell me which one of the two is right? He was a friend of Jeremy He was a friend of Jeremy's ...
A: The first is correct. He was a friend of Jeremy. = He was Jeremy's friend. He was a friend of ...
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| general writing | 10/29/2009 |
Q: please differentiate "illicit" and "illegal" with examples. thank you.
A: =illicit=, in addition to being illegal, has the connotation also of being contrary to accepted ...
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| grammar - over to or over | 10/29/2009 |
Q: Is it correct to say or write "We went over Grandma's house?" or "We went over to Grandma's house?
A: =We went over Grandma's house= means we jumped over (or dived over, or stepped over, etc.) her ...
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| question | 10/26/2009 |
Q: I would like to ask you this question about grammar if you don't mind: what is the difference ...
A: Type A: This sentence means the person bought someone a house. He had bought a house. [we don't ...
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| use of would and asking question | 10/23/2009 |
Q: I would like to know if it is correct to say: " i wish i would ...."? My second question is in ...
A: 1. Yes, this is correct. Example: I wish I would find some chocolate in the house. ~~ 2. It is ...
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| Footnotes and Bibliographies | 10/22/2009 |
Q: I wonder if you could please offer a little advice regarding citations and bibliographies for use in ...
A: Web citations can be long, and they are what they are. The other option is to give the reader the ...
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| Poor grammar? | 10/21/2009 |
Q: Please could you tell me whether it is correct to use the phrase "bad grammar"? I would always ...
A: I think =bad grammar= could be used in informal writing, but you're right. I think it is not the ...
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| Writing help. - resume | 10/21/2009 |
Q: Can you overlook this writing for me please and suggest how to better write this: Amri Interactive ...
A: I am sorry that I do not have time to go over your resume in detail. Another Expert may be able to ...
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| Punctuation | 10/19/2009 |
Q: when addressing an envelope (not to be mailed) I'm always in doubt about whether to use an ...
A: I'm so glad you asked this question!! It is a real problem! =The Wall's= means something that ...
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| word choices and grammar | 10/18/2009 |
Q: 1. Turn around! You are going the wrong way. Make a U-turn! You are going the wrong way. Do both ...
A: 1. Yes. 2. =smaller= would be better; =undersized= has the connotation that the shirt is too ...
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| Grammar / Sentence structure | 10/17/2009 |
Q: I need help understanding the dependent and independent clauses in these sentences below. Also, are ...
A: A clause has a subject *and* a verb. A phrase does not. A clause can stand alone. A phrase cannot. ...
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| verb/adverb agreement | 10/15/2009 |
Q: In the sentence: "Spaghetti Squash really grow well in Western Pennsylvania.", is the adverb/verb, ...
A: Probably, but it's never wrong to write correctly, even for casual use. There is a slight ...
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| word choices | 10/13/2009 |
Q: 1.Ex: Using drugs is more common than before in our society, especially in the youth. Is the use of ...
A: 1. =drug use= and =drug abuse= have 2 slightly different meanings, although, in the end, they're the ...
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| Sahara/sia | 10/9/2009 |
Q: How do you call people who live on Sahara desert? There's a passage: With their unfortified ...
A: If =Saharasia= is the title of the book, then, of course, use that word because you must. If I were ...
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| Sahara/sia | 10/8/2009 |
Q: How do you call people who live on Sahara desert? There's a passage: With their unfortified ...
A: I googled this and came up pretty much with what you did. It could be a term he invented. As you ...
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| Gramma | 10/8/2009 |
Q: Lately I been disturbs by the English Teacher from my son Primary school questions? Here are some of ...
A: This is a strange problem they are giving your son! 1) If you are guessing an occupation, use ...
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| comma | 10/7/2009 |
Q: I find myself not using all the commas that I was taught to use, but instead just write how I would ...
A: If you are writing, it is never wrong to be very precise about exact comma use. =But please keep ...
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| Is vs are | 10/6/2009 |
Q: I understand Singular=is and plural=are but i am stumped on these: Your support and feedback ___ ...
A: Two subjects working on just one verb are called a "compound subject" and need a plural verb: Your ...
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| Grammar | 10/4/2009 |
Q: 1. I Plan to send in my registration tomorrow. I plan to send my registration tomorrow. What’s the ...
A: 1. none 2. =from= or =in= are both correct He suffered from cancer. He suffered from ...
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| I did - or - me | 10/2/2009 |
Q: I'm a mother tongue English speaker. My son goes to a German school and must take English class. ...
A: =Me= is definitely wrong. The proper answer, =I=, is short for =I [verb]=. =Me= is the object of ...
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| quote | 10/2/2009 |
Q: Pascal said: "If our condition were truly happy we should not seek to divert ourselves from thinking ...
A: No, I meant why are reading this stuff?! The book itself may not be written poorly, but if these ...
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| quote | 10/1/2009 |
Q: Pascal said: "If our condition were truly happy we should not seek to divert ourselves from thinking ...
A: Goodness! Who wrote this opaque stuff? No wonder you are having trouble with it! I am, too! ...
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| Colon Usage With Multiple Sentences | 9/30/2009 |
Q: A prior post asked about how to format a list of questions after a colon. As in, "These are the ...
A: It depends on how long the sentences are. It's an eye thing. If the eye is "overwhelmed," it's ...
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| Grammar | 9/30/2009 |
Q: 1. After he had enough practice, ________________. What verb tense should be used in the ...
A: 1. After he had enough practice, he was able to__ Simple past tense in the main portion of the ...
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| How to use yours sincerely, sincerely... | 9/30/2009 |
Q: Greetings from Indonesia. I still don't get it how to use yours sincerely, sincerely, yours ...
A: Any of those is correct. Many of these terms stem from the 1500s-1900s. You wouldn't want to use ...
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| Grammar | 9/27/2009 |
Q: 1. (1.) Ex: We haven’t eaten at that restaurant in a few months. Does it make any difference if I ...
A: 1. (1.) Ex: We haven’t eaten at that restaurant in a few months. Does it make any difference if I ...
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| a sentence | 9/25/2009 |
Q: I have problems with understanding the sentence below: So I rebut the random stranger, Ramana ...
A: That is some sentence. Not at all clear. Perhaps a bad translation. I think it means you present ...
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| meaning of lines | 9/21/2009 |
Q: What does the following lines convey? "I don't know if he knows how to play poker, but he sure has ...
A: The speaker doesn't know of the man's knowledge of the rules and nuances of poker, but he looks as ...
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| essay | 7/31/2009 |
Q: I have to write a college admisson essay and was wondering if this sounds good or not..describing ...
A: Jenn, perhaps you did not know this was bad form, but you should not submit the same question to ...
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| Grammar | 7/31/2009 |
Q: 1. Ex: John’s grandmother didn’t approve of his going to Japan on his graduation trip alone. ...
A: 1. Just =approve= is better. You don't need =of= because the sentence indicates the thing the ...
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| Grammar | 7/30/2009 |
Q: Is the below mentioned sentence grammatically correct? The inconvenience caused to you hereof is ...
A: I would revise: Any inconvenience is highly regretted. OR We regret any inconvenience this causes. ...
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| Punctuation/Capitalization | 7/29/2009 |
Q: Is the following punctuated correctly for dialogue in a short story. I’m also concerned about ...
A: >“The contest director makes the usual comments about how impressed the judges were with the talent ...
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| short text | 7/29/2009 |
Q: Will you have a look at the text below and tell me if it sounds OK? Are there any mistakes? I know ...
A: >All specialists in EFL teachers!!! [This sounds as though it's specialists in teaching people how ...
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| use of 'would' | 7/29/2009 |
Q: As a follow-up, would you please clarify these grammar points for me? 1) Should you ever feel the ...
A: Ok! Here we go! Thanks for your patience!! ~~ 1) I would like to ask you why we use type 1 and ...
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| use of 'would' | 7/29/2009 |
Q: As a follow-up, would you please clarify these grammar points for me? 1) Should you ever feel the ...
A: Asil, this is a HUGE question. Right now I'm on an extremely tight deadline (and getting tighter ...
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| plural/possessive | 7/28/2009 |
Q: Which is correct: girl's high school basketball team, girls' high school basketball team or girls ...
A: It depends on whether you're talking about one girl or more than one girl. ~~ =girl's high school ...
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| Definition | 7/28/2009 |
Q: Hai, do you mind explain & describe to me what this whole sentence means, please "Television sex and ...
A: I think your English is quite good! Rock on! ~~ >Television sex and violence does not mould ...
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| use of 'would' | 7/28/2009 |
Q: As a follow-up, would you please clarify these grammar points for me? 1) Should you ever feel the ...
A: 1) =would= is the verb to use here; it is describing a possibility. =could= would be ability. ...
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| Grammar | 7/27/2009 |
Q: 1.These pants are too big on (or for) me. Does using “for” change the meaning of the sentence? 2. ...
A: >These pants are too big on (or for) me. =on me= means you are wearing them now. =for me= can mean ...
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| English writing | 7/27/2009 |
Q: I want to write a fictional story with a good theme. Can I tell about real people or events?What ...
A: Either is a good theme. ~~ I would not state the theme baldly: The theme of this story is about ...
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| Writing for invoice | 7/26/2009 |
Q: I would like to write this better, please suggest a re-write that I could use. Dear Colin, We ...
A: We mowed the lawns for your 3 x properties on the 18th of July 2009. We have generally always ...
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| use of 'would' | 7/25/2009 |
Q: Would you please help me to clarify the use of ‘would’ in these sentences written in some of the ...
A: I am sorry that perhaps my answer was lost in cyberspace. Supposedly I answered this, but I don't ...
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| Plural/singular use | 7/25/2009 |
Q: I am having problems with the grammar of a sentence: "One key to long-lasting curative effects on ...
A: no The subject of the sentence is =key=, which is singular. =is= is the proper verb. It's easy to ...
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| Writing and Grammar | 7/24/2009 |
Q: I'm a student, and I'm not able to judge where to put punctuation marks like semi-colon, hyphen and ...
A: >semi-colon yes You need a period after =G= and a space after =commas-. Thus: contain commas, ...
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| english grammar | 7/24/2009 |
Q: Is it possible and correct to use 'being'(the participle form of the verb 'be') in the continuous ...
A: I need an example for (1), please. ~~ (2) It's better at the end of the sentence. I would advise, ...
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| Punctuation | 7/24/2009 |
Q: I am concerned about the punctuation in this sentence, especially the placement of the punctuation ...
A: Single quotes are correct, as the speaker is quoting what someone else said. At the end of the ...
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| Writing and Grammar | 7/23/2009 |
Q: I'm a student, and I'm not able to judge where to put punctuation marks like semi-colon, hyphen and ...
A: >I'm a student, and I'm not able to judge where to put punctuation marks like semi-colon, hyphen and ...
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| english grammar | 7/23/2009 |
Q: Is it possible and correct to use 'being'(the participle form of the verb 'be') in the continuous ...
A: Yes. It's possible to use =being= as part of a continuous form, but it's clumsy. ~~ For the ...
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| Order in writing dates | 7/22/2009 |
Q: Please, I need to know what the order is when writing the complete date (day of the week, month, day ...
A: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, was the day I dropped my orange. [make sure there is a comma after the ...
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| Grammar/modifying clause | 7/21/2009 |
Q: In general, where you have two nouns followed by a modifying clause, how does conventional grammar ...
A: ok! We have news from my "consulting attorney." ~~ >>>[mb] Does "this agreement only shall be..." ...
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| Tense of memoir? | 7/19/2009 |
Q: i am writing a memoir, and i'm not sure whether to put it in the past or present tense. for ...
A: could come laughing filled Keep the entire memoir in past tense; it's easiest that way! Then you ...
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| List of multiple questions after a colon | 7/18/2009 |
Q: I've searched for ages for an answer on this. Many people seem to have the same question, but no one ...
A: The bullet list is the most efficient and most clear way of writing this. Other options: 1) Treat ...
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| question 1 | 7/17/2009 |
Q: Yes, I'm translating a certain text and sometimes I'm not sure I understand something, so I ask. ...
A: Boy! What a challenge for you! Whatever this is, the English is really, really, really, really ...
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| Grammar/modifying clause | 7/16/2009 |
Q: In general, where you have two nouns followed by a modifying clause, how does conventional grammar ...
A: It's unclear, however, I think it modifies both. If you think there is a chance of confusion, you ...
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| grammar | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I'd like to ask you something about grammar . If you have time , would you answer my question please ...
A: =none= is always singular, so it takes a singular verb. Most often =none= is followed by a ...
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| Tips on writing well - re-write | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I have written a brief on how to write well, can you review and suggest changes/rewrites where ...
A: I hope this is sort of what you had in mind: At some point in our lives, we have to write to ...
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| prepositions | 7/15/2009 |
Q: When do we use (at)?
A: Not at the end of a sentence, that's for sure! ~~ =at= is a preposition used to indicate a ...
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| Grammar | 7/12/2009 |
Q: 1. We hold a farewell party when we want to say good-bye to a friend or coworker who's going to ...
A: yes Or you could say =We'll see you soon!= or =We hope you'll come back to us soon.= ~~ yes, ...
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| paragraph | 7/12/2009 |
Q: Below is a paragraph. All these words were said by Paul McGuinness - the manager of U2. There are ...
A: (1) SO WHEN POLYGRAM STARTED TO RUN THEIR SLIDE RULE OVER ISLAND THEY NEEDED TO KNOW THAT U2 WERE ...
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| cater to/for | 7/12/2009 |
Q: 'cater for sb/sth : to provide the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants ex: ...
A: =caters to= only ~ I would recast: =They only publish novels which cater to the mass-market= as ...
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| Writing help | 7/11/2009 |
Q: I am trying to write why software testing is imporatnt, can you please review this for me and ...
A: The role of Software Testing is important because it provides higher quality to the software (final ...
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| Use of Commas | 7/11/2009 |
Q: You asked not to be rated but you answered a previous question for me and I appreciated your answer ...
A: ~~ Comma needed after =professionals=, unless you're talking only about the young professionals who ...
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| word choices | 7/10/2009 |
Q: 1. Ex: There are 3 important ways for me to prepare for an important test. Should I write “3” or ...
A: 1. Numbers 1-9 are written out in words. Ten can be treated either way; look at context; have you ...
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| writing help | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I want to inspire my employees, can you give me a brief rewrite of this below (more original) with ...
A: Gosh! This sounds just fine to me! It's all parallel construction, and it builds from some ...
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| Writing help please | 7/9/2009 |
Q: I am hoping you can help me to write the following better for my Resume please: I am ...
A: CTV Binders, Morrabbin, VIC, Australia, Curretnly employed by CTV as a binders assistant, this is an ...
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| Questions | 7/9/2009 |
Q: Here are two sentences in my workbook and I cannot understand. Hope you can help me 1/ teacher's ...
A: 1. Because the falling hair happens before the hidden eyes. ~~ As to adding =when=, this sets ...
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| paragraph | 7/9/2009 |
Q: they helped me a lot and I appreciate your help a great deal! Here's what Paul McGuiness is saying ...
A: 1. There are errors in this text, but you can't change it because you are quoting the book/magazine ...
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| Questions | 7/9/2009 |
Q: Here are two sentences in my workbook and I cannot understand. Hope you can help me 1/ teacher's ...
A: 1) The teacher's hair HAS fallen, and...... You could use =falls=, but I think the above is better. ...
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| blogs | 7/8/2009 |
Q: I am hoping this question will find you seeing that I am getting some confidence back in writing, ...
A: Personally, I am not a user of profanity but some of the meanest blogs are successful because they ...
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| tricky grammar | 7/8/2009 |
Q: I've got few questions regarding the use of 'thought', so which sentence is grammatical correct, "I ...
A: The sentence is wrong bcs you have two negative words ("double negatives"). Two negatives make a ...
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| commas | 7/7/2009 |
Q: In the sentence, "Sorry, no more refunds, Bill" do I need both commas? Or is there a better way to ...
A: =Sorry, no refunds, Bill= is correct. If two commas look strange, try this: Sorry, Bill. No ...
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| Writing help | 7/7/2009 |
Q: Ok, here's the yellow How To category image update steps, stuff, thing. ...
A: First Step: A user is required to log in with one of the Editors / Administration Level accounts ...
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| paragraph 1 | 7/7/2009 |
Q: This is a short paragraph from the early days of U2. This is the summer where it all went off. ...
A: 1. What Bono might mean by saying: Two legs bad, four legs good. Fashionista??? I have no idea, ...
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| paragraph 2 | 7/7/2009 |
Q: It's the second paragraph. (1)As we moved from being outside contenders to most likely to succeed, ...
A: 1. Does it mean that at first no one paid attention to them, they were not important to anyone, but ...
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| tricky grammar | 7/7/2009 |
Q: I've got few questions regarding the use of 'thought', so which sentence is grammatical correct, "I ...
A: I've got few questions regarding the use of 'thought', so which sentence is grammatical correct, "I ...
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| Thank you and question | 7/6/2009 |
Q: I am most sorry I did not say a big thank you, I thought I had rated that answer 10+. Well truth ...
A: Funeral Online - Users shall be able to watch a webcast of a funeral online only if the funeral ...
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| past perfect tense | 7/6/2009 |
Q: Is the past perfect tense necessary when words such as before and after are used in the sentence to ...
A: 1) You could, especially in informal writing. For academic and business purposes, however, my ...
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| Proper use of adverbs | 7/5/2009 |
Q: My sister and I are having a disagreement on adverbs. I think that this is how it is correct for ...
A: You are. =was snoring= is the verb; =loudly= (an adverb) tells how he was snoring. Therefore, an ...
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| flip/musically | 7/5/2009 |
Q: how are you? Thank you for your last answers! "So that song is about torment, sexual but also ...
A: 1) I think =flip= is used here in the sense of change, yes, but it's not very clear!! 2) =in music= ...
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| How can I properly follow a list with a statement in the same sentence? | 7/3/2009 |
Q: Long summer evenings, crisp fall afternoons, the days we played till nightfall with only a glance ...
A: Right; semicolon is the wrong choice. I agree that your revision doesn't have the poetic ring of ...
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| Grammar question | 7/2/2009 |
Q: Is the following sentence correct? The intended meaning is that each child only has one cell phone. ...
A: Plural nouns need plurals all the way through the sentence. Therefore, the direct object must be ...
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| Writing help 3 | 7/2/2009 |
Q: Guide to Auckland will incorporate contextual advertising where by Yellow’s business listings will ...
A: A) Twitter Comments for Guide to Auckland: [if Guide to Auckland is the title, it needs to be ...
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| writing help please | 7/2/2009 |
Q: These are draft requirements for a site that is a Guide in the City Auckland. I am hoping you could ...
A: Tim, I don't even understand it!!!! Give me some help here! ~~ The intention is to build our own ...
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| writing help please | 7/2/2009 |
Q: These are draft requirements for a site that is a Guide in the City Auckland. I am hoping you could ...
A: You know I will help you. My problem is that I don't have a clear understanding of what the content ...
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| Consecutive words that are the same | 7/1/2009 |
Q: What is the term for identical words that appear consecutively in a sentence, for example =Physical ...
A: Apositive is the answer to your question, as I understand it. Example: Mary, the best swimmer, ...
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| Grammar question | 7/1/2009 |
Q: Is the following sentence correct? The intended meaning is that each child only has one cell phone. ...
A: cell phones: The second is correct. The first implies that all children share a single cell phone; ...
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| using or not using "to be" | 7/1/2009 |
Q: I firmly believe it is a grammatical error to drop "to be" from a sentence such as "the dishes need ...
A: Your sentence is correct. Your girlfriend's would be correct if she used =washing= instead of ...
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| sentence structure | 6/30/2009 |
Q: Am I using one's correctly in the sentence below? He actually outlined the two areas of concern ...
A: =One's= is used correctly, but you have two errors: =doing good= means charitable activites. Doing ...
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| addressing Mr. & Dr. | 6/30/2009 |
Q: What is the proper was to address an invitation where the whife is doctor but not the husband. My ...
A: In social situations, titles are not used, so your problem is solved! Mr. and Mrs. John Jones ...
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| Writing help | 6/29/2009 |
Q: Hopefully the last one, really am thankful towards you for helping for re-writes: ...
A: Register with Absent Friends and create an account. Each city in which you offer services must have ...
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| Capitalization | 6/29/2009 |
Q: Should Review Board be capitalized? he is facing a major hurdle in the surgical review boards and ...
A: no; it's a general board. If you said "He is facing....East Lintball Surgical Review Board= you ...
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| Use of such as | 6/29/2009 |
Q: Could you please give me some information on when and where to use such as so as to frame ...
A: This phrase is used to give examples and modifies a noun or something used as a noun. Even famous ...
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| Sounds very unnatural to me ! | 6/26/2009 |
Q: Martha ~ Below are sentences a certain person composed. Can "THAN" be used in this way? And another ...
A: I no longer accept ratings. As you can tell by my answer to you, I spend a lot of time on each one. ...
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| Sounds very unnatural to me ! | 6/25/2009 |
Q: Martha ~ Below are sentences a certain person composed. Can "THAN" be used in this way? And another ...
A: 1) I didn't find the =than= example, so please resend...unless you mean the sentence starting ...
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| Writing help | 6/25/2009 |
Q: Hopefully the last one, really am thankful towards you for helping for re-writes: ...
A: [Tim, this is not a revise answer in content. I just needed to add a tag about using an apostrophe ...
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| Sorry not sure if this got through may be a duplicate - Writing help | 6/24/2009 |
Q: Please suggest how I could write the following better in a more understandable manner: When a ...
A: no, didn't come thru When funeral =directors= [plural because you used =they=] create [plural verb] ...
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| Writing help | 6/23/2009 |
Q: Please suggest how I could write the following better, it is to do with tips on photography and good ...
A: Tips for taking good photographs: Taking “clear” photo’s [photos] has more to do with skill than ...
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| apostrophe | 6/23/2009 |
Q: how would you write the word interest in the following sentence? ADHD is thought to be a problem ...
A: My reading is that ADHD is more an importance-based problem, rather than one that is defined by ...
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| Writing for Resume | 6/22/2009 |
Q: Could you please tell me how I could write the following better on my Resume, am struggling to find ...
A: I do a dual role as Business Analyst / Test Lead. Some of the things I would like to highlight is ...
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| Capitalizing "chapter" in a sentence | 6/22/2009 |
Q: I that if use the name of an association in a sentence the first letter is capitalized. However, if ...
A: 1) If =Chapter= is the name of the organization, you must cap it when it appears, no matter the ...
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| writng tidy up suggestions and help - entity XYZ | 6/22/2009 |
Q: I am putting together a document that will outline a list of things that a user can do on a website, ...
A: I'm still not clear on question 3. Is this what your site will do? Each funeral director can set ...
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| writng tidy up suggestions and help | 6/22/2009 |
Q: I am putting together a document that will outline a list of things that a user can do on a website, ...
A: 1. Users are able to select backgrounds, styles, and formats for thank you cards. [lower case =thank ...
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| writng tidy up suggestions and help | 6/21/2009 |
Q: I am putting together a document that will outline a list of things that a user can do on a website, ...
A: 1. Users are able to purchase a virtual flower as they go through the process of creating a memorial ...
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| drum kit | 6/21/2009 |
Q: !! Because you mentioned before that you know a little bit (or more than a little bit) about music, ...
A: Glad my previous answer was helpful. A drum kit is also called a trap set. It's a set of drums ...
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| periods | 6/21/2009 |
Q: In the sentence, "If you need anything else done,just let me know (Sorry, but no more reports, ...
A: Yes, the presence a noun and a verb is the definition of a sentence, except when the verb is in the ...
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| periods | 6/21/2009 |
Q: In the sentence, "If you need anything else done,just let me know (Sorry, but no more reports, ...
A: Options: 1) If you need anything else done, just let me know....Sorry, but no more reports, Jim. ...
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| lounge classic | 6/19/2009 |
Q: I want to focus on the last two sentences from the text below. A musician says: The oryginal lyric ...
A: =Lounge music= is a genre, such as classical music, folk music, religious music, etc. Within each ...
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| sentence | 6/17/2009 |
Q: Do you think it's a good sentence as far as grammar is concerned? Most of the time I have been ...
A: Is this for a resume? If so, I'd tighten it a little, add just a bit more detail, and remove some ...
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| has become vs became | 6/16/2009 |
Q: Please tell me which one is suitable for the below sentence. Is became and has become ...
A: =It has become= indicates the end of the process of changing (becoming), whereas =became= indicates ...
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| Grammar | 6/15/2009 |
Q: 1. He came back to the office again because he forgot to lock the door. He came back to the office ...
A: 1. He forgot to do it, but he subsequently remember and went back to lock the door. He went back ...
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| Singular or Plural | 6/14/2009 |
Q: 1)Lifetime prevalence rate of alcoholism in country A or in country B is no higher than the lifetime ...
A: You are saying A, B, C, and D have different rates. The rates for A and B are both less than the ...
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| words in a lecture | 6/12/2009 |
Q: Can you please give me an estimate of the number of words needed in a manuscript for a 45 minute ...
A: short answer: no I suggest you take a page for which you know the word count; read it aloud at the ...
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