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Proposition or proposal?

Sunday, February 19, 2012

 

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The phrasal verb "come by"

Monday, February 13, 2012

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Natalie in Canada asked:  Is it okay to say, “Please, could you come by to my place for a minute?”

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The possessive of nouns ending in s: Steve Jobs's or Steve Jobs'?

Thursday, February 09, 2012

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Jocie from Taiwan asked: To form the possessive for a singular noun ending in –s, for example, Steve Jobs, which form of the possessive is correct or more widely used, Steve Jobs' or Steve Jobs's?

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Whoever, whatever, and whichever: plural or singular?

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

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Sanjaya in Nepal asked: Which is correct, "Whoever wants..." or "Whoever want..."?

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We didn't do bad? or We didn't do badly?

Monday, February 06, 2012

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Many people get confused between bad and badly. Recently, for example, a reader asked which of these two sentences was correct:

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About the idiom "My pleasure"

Thursday, February 02, 2012

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Mis from the Philippines asked about the expression "My pleasure."

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Ways to improve your English

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

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A number of readers have asked for suggestions about ways to improve their English.

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The meaning of "sibling"

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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Nagasai T. from India asked, “Does siblings mean children?”

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A tricky case of subject-verb agreement

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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Itam12 from Israel asked, “In the definition for hall below, why is lead, the plural form, used instead of leads, the singular form?”

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What's the difference between an appendix and an addendum?

Friday, January 27, 2012

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Reader Felix asked, “What is the difference between an appendix and an addendum?"

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