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38,100 | 61,343 | 76823_0 | I'm aware of the general origin of "a head of steam" being from old steam- powered trains, but how does it break down? I'm guessing that the "head" is the surplus of motive force necessary to break free from a standstill; does some older definition better meet that meaning? The closest seems to be > a body of water kep... |
38,101 | 189,212 | 76823_0 | I saw this in an article about which British accents sound more intelligent, apparently Yorkshire was once deemed as a place with "trouble at pit". It probably has an origin related to auto racing, but I would like to know the exact meaning and how to use the phrase. |
38,102 | 61,347 | 76823_0 | Which is the correct way to say this? "Please go on the home page to register" or "Please go to the home page to register"? |
38,103 | 61,345 | 76823_0 | What is the word for someone who follows specific instructions or does what he is told? And is there a word for the person who makes someone like this? The maker could be a tyrant or some sort of instructor. |
38,104 | 8,380 | 76823_0 | this is really a question for Americans. When watching US TV or films, it's often my impression that, while using all the other contractions, Americans don't seem so keen on 'don't', but use 'do not' rather more often than we Brits. And I don't think it's only when it is stressed. Any comments? |
38,105 | 119,685 | 76823_0 | I am lost on the usage of inquire. Are any of the following sentences acceptable? If so, which is the most appropriate? > 1. I'd like to inquire if you are still accepting applications? > 2. I'd like to inquire as to if you are still accepting applications or > not? > 3. I'd like to inquire whether you are currently ac... |
38,106 | 119,686 | 76823_0 | when writing a company name in a letter are you suppose to do it this way? Company., Inc., or is it Company., Inc. |
38,107 | 119,681 | 76823_0 | I’m creating a list of families that lists both partners’ names, ages, wedding date, and divorce date if there is one. To do this I have been using: Husband Age Wife Age Marriage Date Divorce Date My cousin got married, and because he is gay _Husband_ and _Wife_ no longer apply as appropriate titles for the list of fam... |
38,108 | 151,143 | 76823_0 | Consonants "t" and "p" are not unvoiced in my native language, which is Hindi. So I pronounce "Paint" with voiced "p" and "t", is it technically correct? It is acceptable, I know. But is it correct? |
38,109 | 151,141 | 76823_0 | Some will say that "the sum of a person" includes: * Actions. * Character, virtues. * Experiences, memories. * Abilities. Is there a single term to mean this? |
38,110 | 192,313 | 76823_0 | Which is correct : date has already passed , or date has already past ? Thanks |
38,111 | 192,314 | 76823_0 | can someone explain this rule to me, please? > A few collective nouns (public,infantry etc) occur in the singular, but are > followed as a rule by a plural verb, though a singular verb is also > possible. This is about agreement of subject and predicate |
38,112 | 73,926 | 76823_0 | I am building a game and trying to give some fancy names to some objectives in my game. So, I was wondering about the difference between the words _pangalactic_ and _transgalactic_? Does any of them mean something that is spawning across multiple galaxies? I am looking for a set of 3 words that go together in the follo... |
38,113 | 1,371 | 76823_0 | Did the word "idiocracy" exist prior to the release of the movie of the same title, or is it a neologism coined by its screenwriters? |
38,114 | 153,058 | 76823_0 | I hear people saying that they're "having a natter" with their friends, or 'If you want to have a natter about starting a project, give me a call!'. On different websites there are different definition: The Free Dictionary \- to talk idly and at length; chatter or gossip Wiktionary \- To talk without purpose. Merriam W... |
38,115 | 22,479 | 76823_0 | Are there other usages of the expression "don't ask don't tell" besides the one from its Wikipedia page? > Don't ask, don't tell (DADT) is the term commonly used for the policy > restricting United States military personnel from efforts to discriminate or > harass closeted homosexual or bisexual service members or appl... |
38,116 | 22,477 | 76823_0 | I'm giving a talk about technology (specifically the Internet) in various governments where freedoms are strongly constrained. I'm a technologist, and I have little experience with words used to described the governments of places like Cuba, China, Iran, N. Korea, Libya, etc. I've learned from reading new articles that... |
38,117 | 26,369 | 76823_0 | My friend claims there are people who have or are perceived to have some disorder where they must watch the news every day or they feel very agitated. Disregarding the truth of such a claim, what would you call such people? He suggested "newsivore" and I would just say "news obsessed." Is there a proper term? |
38,118 | 26,360 | 76823_0 | This is talking about a promise to meet at a certain place. However, is it grammatically correct? Is it badly phrased? It seems that it can be misinterpreted to mean that at a certain place a promise was made to meet, rather than promising to meet at a certain place later. |
38,119 | 26,367 | 76823_0 | Consider the following two phrases which are both about going to some place: > If I can't make it there > > If I can't make it _to_ there Isn't the second phrase grammatically correct, whereas the first is not? If they are both correct and both mean the same thing, then what's the difference, if anything? |
38,120 | 165,763 | 76823_0 | I have this strange ability to be able to control the events and environment in my dream. I know the term lucid dreaming means that you are aware of being in a dream, but this goes a step further. Is there a phrase to describe this kind of dreams? |
38,121 | 165,762 | 76823_0 | For those that do not know, there is a coffee drink that it sometimes called a shot in the dark. It consists of an espresso shot poured in a regular cup of Joe. Suppose that I would like to order two of these drinks, for myself and a friend. The problem crops up when you consider that "2 shots in the dark" may refer to... |
38,122 | 93,224 | 76823_0 | I’m a bit perplexed with the interpretation of the ending line of the following sentence in the December 3rd Time magazine’s article dealing with this year’s Kennedy Center Honors award winners under the title, “Kennedy Center Honors Letterman, Led Zeppelin, Dustin Hoffman” > “The Kennedy Center Honors, in their 35th y... |
38,123 | 118,487 | 76823_0 | I've been looking for the origins of green as the colour of envy. So far all I can get is "green-eyed monster" from Othello and vague, hand- wavey remarks about ancient Green ideas about bile. The Othello line strikes me as being a bit too specific (in "green-eyed") to be an entirely original thought. If green _skin_ h... |
38,124 | 118,488 | 76823_0 | I have read many dictionary definitions and there seems to be two possible sources of the word _trivial_. Online dictionaries say it's from latin _tri_ and _via_ , "three ways" or "crossroad", basically meaning "street talk" or "corner talk", however this Q&A site states it more likely from _trivium_ , which means "fir... |
38,125 | 196,287 | 76823_0 | How do you read section 20.1234 in a regulation by a government agency? For example, the law is 38 C.F.R. section 20.1234. How do you read 20.1234? Do you read it as "twenty one two three four" or "twenty point one two three four? Thanks! |
38,126 | 137,412 | 76823_0 | I'm looking for a comical word that has a meaning like big, humongous, etc. but nothing inappropriate that would contain swear words. For example, I could say: Whoa! That's a ______ spider! Slangs are acceptable, but not necessary. I'm looking for a word that might make a reader giggle at the type of adjective used to ... |
38,127 | 138,263 | 76823_0 | How to address the VP of a company or department? I have been told that addressing by name was not polite. Any clues? |
38,128 | 51,078 | 76823_0 | I am writing my Personal Statement for my graduate school application right now. Coming to the Degree Objective section, I became a little dizzy. Does it require me to write which program degree I want to pursue? Or my goals in achieving graduate degree, like serve the community, self-fulfillment. Can anyone explain wh... |
38,129 | 55,758 | 76823_0 | From here: http://www.loper-os.org/?p=568 > Using Squeak is “like being drowned in Skittles.” I understand that it is a > monumentally great thing if one is able to see past that, but I suspect that > most prospective users cannot do so. I searched for an explanation, but I can't seem to find one. Does it mean that you... |
38,130 | 32,530 | 76823_0 | What does the expression _if you catch my drift_ mean? Where does it originate? I've heard it in the context to signify something like _if you know what I mean_. |
38,131 | 55,756 | 76823_0 | For the life of me I can't recall or even Google the proper term to describe the levels of experience for a given trade. For example let's say there are 5 levels of experience to trade x: * Rookie * Journeyman * Veteran * Craftsman * Luminary What hypernym would describe these levels of experience? |
38,132 | 32,532 | 76823_0 | What does the expression "dressed like a slob" mean? Where does it come from? |
38,133 | 32,534 | 76823_0 | Why don't we use the indefinite article in "what hassle"? I think _hassle_ is used as noun here which means "Irritating or inconvenience". What exactly is the problem with "what a hassle" (as hassle is third-person singular)? |
38,134 | 51,073 | 76823_0 | Can I say "all days" instead of "every day"? And "all persons have the right to live" instead of "everyone" so as to emphasize in the first case and to refer to every single individual? |
38,135 | 51,070 | 76823_0 | A Hungarian colleague of mine just impressed upon me the idiom > An old donkey pulls all the weight all alone. The phrase itself isn't a common English idiom (not to my knowledge, anyway). I think in the translation from Hungarian it has become... well, not less eloquent, but perhaps less English. Though hearing it in ... |
38,136 | 32,537 | 76823_0 | Reading a book, I came across an expression I really can't parse. > For some developers, the invocation of the word plan is cause for alarm. > Endless meetings with pointy-haired bosses creating reams of printed > Microsoft Project plans that nobody understands or uses are a valid cause > for alarm. So, techies often o... |
38,137 | 56,228 | 76823_0 | Is this sentence correct? > I am starting learning xyz. |
38,138 | 147,556 | 76823_0 | I have seen this idiom recently. _Cat in the hat_. What does it mean? |
38,139 | 56,226 | 76823_0 | What is the difference between _at a hotel_ and _in a hotel_? The NYTimes seems to be using both of them. I looked up the ngram on google and it seems _in a hotel_ is used more often than _at a hotel_ , which is kind of surprising to me.  |
38,140 | 56,221 | 76823_0 | Which is correct: _increasingly XXX_ or _increasingly more XXX_ , where _XXX_ is an adjective? A colleague and I are disagreeing. I think the use of _more_ is redundant. |
38,141 | 164,648 | 76823_0 | these two words seem very similar, 'substantial' says in the dic.that 'large in amount or number', numerous says that 'many'. Do they have differences in contexts? |
38,142 | 110,308 | 76823_0 | I'm doing some research in NLP, and thought you guys would be the best to ask this. When looking at an English sentence, it is sometimes hard for a computer to distinguish between proper nouns, such as _Bill_ , and common (non-proper) nouns, such as _bill_ as in _He gave me a bill_. At first I thought, 'Oh, I'll just s... |
38,143 | 167,723 | 76823_0 | Why doesn't the English language have accent marks? I have been trying to understand the critical differences that are present between the English and Spanish language, however I just can not wrap my head around the concept that some languages have accent marks while others don't. Why can't we all be equal? |
38,144 | 167,722 | 76823_0 | Would it be grammatical to say: > **Hers** was also a good point to include a header specifying the contact > person. as opposed to: > It was also a good point she made to include a header specifying the contact > person. |
38,145 | 114,682 | 76823_0 | From wiki page about Michael Crichton": > In 1988, Crichton was a visiting writer at the Massachusetts Institute of > Technology What does exactly the term **visiting writer** mean? Does it mean he was there on a visit once or twice? Or does it mean that he was there a permanent visitor for the whole year(1988)? Or is ... |
38,146 | 110,301 | 76823_0 | I was interested in the line “...most Americans use the word 'gay' now instead of 'homosexual'” in Maureen Dowd’s article titled “Happily Never After?” in today’s (April 2) New York Times: > I’m worried about how the justices can properly debate same-sex marriage > when some don’t even seem to realize that **most Ameri... |
38,147 | 114,681 | 76823_0 | Somewhat prosaically, it was stated that the origin (or at least the coining practice likely used) of the word "sick" to mean "awesome", or "cool", or "astounding" ... itself used the word "cool", which by itself is hardly a positive absolute connotation. In fact, "hot" would be the positive connotation. Hot chick, hot... |
38,148 | 118,158 | 76823_0 | > _He lit the fire Cherokee style._ or: > _He lit the fire Cherokee-style._ I have seen both. Which is correct? And, if it's the second option, then what about "multiple words + style"? E.g.: > _She organized the view spiral staircase style._ versus: > _She organized the view spiral-staircase-style._ (which looks very ... |
38,149 | 104,478 | 76823_0 | I've always used closed-toe (as in: "the toe of the shoe is closed"), but apparently, the different variations are fairly common. I suppose I could see how "closed-toed" would make sense in terms of a type of shoe ("the shoe has closed toes; it is closed-toed"), but it doesn't sound right to me. Which is commonly accep... |
38,150 | 44,685 | 76823_0 | I have learned that in English, some words have been used to mean the opposite of their original meanings, for the purpose of often negative intensions such as sarcasm, irony, ... For example I would think most use of 'way to' these days is used in this ironic way. In English, single-word replies often denote sarcasm. ... |
38,151 | 104,474 | 76823_0 | The risk of asking this question could be like asking the question > What is the origin of the phrase "I love you", or "I need a shower", etc which grew out of spontaneous language use. Anyway, I am willing to take that risk because I have a strong feeling that its origins could be traced to a few or a singular event. ... |
38,152 | 104,475 | 76823_0 | In conversations people often use "not bad". How to interpret this? Are they feeling good or just not bad or somewhere in the middle? Does it depend on the context? E.g.: > X: How are you doing today? > Y: Not bad. You? Does "not bad" mean "good"? E.g.: > X: How was the food in that new restaurant? > Y: Not bad. Are th... |
38,153 | 104,471 | 76823_0 | The phrase “pace and poise” seems to be a sort of idiom, albeit I can’t find any reference of it being one in the dictionaries I can avail myself of. I have come upon the phrase in the following passage taken from the New Yorker (emphasis added): > But something happens to the **pace and the poise** of “Django Unchaine... |
38,154 | 104,473 | 76823_0 | Sometimes I see people on the internet saying something like "Me has a box" "Me does the job", or "I has a box" (or even "I haz a box"). And I'm sure they do it intentionally. Why do people refer to themselves using verbs in 3rd person while using "I" or "me" in front of them? And is there any difference between that a... |
38,155 | 127,024 | 76823_0 | Is it correct to say "She comes of a royal family"? Or should it be "She comes from a royal family"? Both sound correct to me. Could someone explain? |
38,156 | 113,427 | 76823_0 | One way is to say "I spilled the books off the shelf". I am looking for a more suitable usage of words. |
38,157 | 155,246 | 76823_0 | Given the available definition of Americana as pertaining to "artifacts, or a collection of artifacts, related to the history, geography, folklore and cultural heritage of the United States", are there any equivalent terms which pertain to folklore and cultural heritage of locales or cultures other than those of the Un... |
38,158 | 127,029 | 76823_0 | When we make coffee or tea, there are particles that remain at the bottom of the jar. Is it right to call them 'rudiments' or is there another term for this? |
38,159 | 120,555 | 76823_0 | When did the word "bad" become a noun? I assume it was when the cliche "my bad" was invented. When/where did this originate? Are there any other uses of "bad" as a noun? I'm specifically interested in the use of "bad" as in "my bad", which seems to mean a specific culpable action on the part of the speaker/writer. This... |
38,160 | 60,121 | 76823_0 | I would like a generative BNF-style complete description for English grammar. Some of the more subtle stuff leads to awkward questions of grammaticality. The interior rules for forming STATEMENTS must include adjectives formed from gerunds, to make sense of clearly grammatical stuff, like: "The sweating man walked sout... |
38,161 | 118,556 | 76823_0 | You can say: > Let's go to the beach. But I've never heard anyone say: > Let's go to the mountain. So I wonder if it should be: > Let's go to a mountain. Is that acceptable? Is it acceptable to say the following? > "Yes, we can go on a trip. Too bad I can't think of any place right now." > > "How about the mountain?" P... |
38,162 | 60,127 | 76823_0 | We can say "I'm of the opinion that ~" instead of "I reckon that ~" in a formal way. Then, can I say "What opinion are you of?" in place of "What do you reckon?" |
38,163 | 60,129 | 76823_0 | Are _simplify_ and _facilitate_ interchangeable? The Oxford dictionary defines them as: > **simplify** : make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand > > **facilitate** : make (an action or process) easy or easier |
38,164 | 186,298 | 76823_0 | The Daily Mirror recently used the phrase "Pentagon experts on Friday said it was impossible to imagine that the missile could not have been fired without Russian help". This exact phrase has appeared in other news stories as well, likely spread from the original Pentagon press release via newswire. Is the "not" a mist... |
38,165 | 25,120 | 76823_0 | I was attending my college re-union and a speaker just said that "Having an ebook reader is status quo". Apparently, it means that it is in vogue or in fashion. I do not think it is the correct usage. But I am a bit confused. Can someone clarify? |
38,166 | 182,137 | 76823_0 | Where does the phrase "walking on eggshells" originally come from? |
38,167 | 117,086 | 76823_0 | "Surmountable" sounds so much weirder there than "insurmountable".. As in: > Was that a rejection? At the time it seemed like maybe he just had a few > surmountable objections... |
38,168 | 117,081 | 76823_0 | Many nouns that end in _‑f_ are made plural by changing the _‑f_ to _‑v‑_ and adding _‑es_. +----------+-----------+ | Singular | Plural | +----------+-----------+ | half | halves | | leaf | leaves | | shelf | shelves | +----------+-----------+  But som... |
38,169 | 117,080 | 76823_0 | I see that **"hence"** means roughly "from _this_ fact/time/place/source", while **"thence"** means roughly "from _that_ fact/time/place/source". Usage such as "half an hour hence" is typically (although perhaps not universally) used to refer to times in the future, being taken as "from this time" or "[forward] from no... |
38,170 | 117,089 | 76823_0 | I'm wondering if the following sentence is correct? > Please let me know your thoughts on these issues, I welcome your feedback. |
38,171 | 182,135 | 76823_0 | “The Room for Debate Section” of New York Times (July 3rd) deals with “the Right Approach to Reading Instruction,” and throws the question; > “The student-led approach to reading and writing known as " **Balanced > literacy** " is making a comeback in New York City schools. But critics say > students need closer instru... |
38,172 | 193,541 | 76823_0 | What are some sites which have great material to learn idioms , phrases and new words. I want to improve my spoken English skills! |
38,173 | 193,542 | 76823_0 | What is the difference between Anglia and England? When it's used. * * * Some examples of modern usages: * probably coincident, but Anglia in Polish language is England, * there are regions called East Anglia, Mid Anglia and West Anglia, * there are schools such as Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, The College of ... |
38,174 | 193,544 | 76823_0 | Some exercises to practice speaking Vowels? I have noticed that i stutter when i speak vowels. How to improve my speech? |
38,175 | 193,548 | 76823_0 | So I saw a post on a funny pictures site... "In the word "Scent", is the S or the C silent?"  And I thought I could ask about it here. In particular, how does the pronunciation of "scent" differ from "cent" and "sent"? Small audio references would help me in particular. |
38,176 | 166,230 | 76823_0 | There is a particular philosophy that I am trying to find the proper word to describe. An exemple of this philosophy is from a short story I once read (From Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire") is where a man tries to build a fire in the winter, and in his confidence takes his boots off to warm them. Whereupon ... |
38,177 | 167,188 | 76823_0 | If not, what would be a more appropriate word? > Those potatoes had been potatoes eaten by worms. Now, they were nothing more > than lumps of flesh with nothing inside. |
38,178 | 2,455 | 76823_0 | In Nero Wolfe "Before I die", the gangster's sidekick asks for spaghetti and gravy. After Wolfe's chef Fritz prepares him spaghetti with the type of gravy used for roast beef, it turns out that the gangster meant tomato sauce when he said gravy. Looking on the internet there is a lot of confirmation that some Italian-A... |
38,179 | 2,457 | 76823_0 | > I have a feeling that you are angry with me. > I have a feeling that George Washington was commander in chief of the > Continental Army. Can _I have a feeling that_ be used to introduce a fact? If it can be used, what is the difference between the the following sentences, and the previous ones? > I think that George ... |
38,180 | 167,184 | 76823_0 | I came across the idiom 'Done and dusted'. I would like to know what is the origin and meaning of this idiom. |
38,181 | 2,450 | 76823_0 | I have been using the following phrases but I am still not confident that they are grammatically correct and sound right: * "in regards with something" * "with regards to something" * "regarding something" I have also heard/read people using an arbitrary combination of the above (e.g. "in regards to"). Are those correc... |
38,182 | 167,181 | 76823_0 | I have a little international business contact, and sometimes, some people write me a mail and address me as "Dear (my surname)", no "Mr", no nothing. Where is this common and how so? I never knew this. I only know "Dear (first name)" (American) and of course "Dear Mr (surname)", as well as "Dear (first name) (last nam... |
38,183 | 93,911 | 76823_0 | I tried _communicationally_, but the Free Dictionary doesn’t find it to be a word. What I am trying to express is that someone is _communicationally challenged_ , basically meaning they can’t communicate very well. |
38,184 | 93,915 | 76823_0 | The Free Dictionary lists _particular_ and _specific_ as synonyms, but there still seems to be a subtle distinction between the two. What is that distinction? In a phrase along the lines of: > the [particular/specific] card selected from the deck is there any meaningful difference, or should I just use whichever sounds... |
38,185 | 188,993 | 76823_0 | Example: > I don’t know why I didn’t go back to my hometown. I didn’t have any reason > not to—maybe I didn’t have a reason to do [ **so/it** ], either. Should I use _do so_ or _do it_ in the example above? |
38,186 | 194,001 | 76823_0 | I've created an online web form. The web form has a step-by-step guide which asks the user to provide a detailed answer for each question. Once the user has finished the form their feedback will be arranged in a final overview document which they can use as a plan to share with others and help them reach their goal. Wh... |
38,187 | 93,919 | 76823_0 | Please go through this excerpt from "The Story of My Life" by Helen Keller: > The hands of those I meet are dumbly eloquent to me. The touch of some hands > is an impertinence. I have met people so empty of joy, that when I clasped > their frosty fingertips, it seemed as if I were shaking hands with a north > east stor... |
38,188 | 188,995 | 76823_0 | Is there a difference between these two terms, either in terms of definition or connotation? Context is in a business selling an asset or business line. Most of the time I hear divestment, but once in a while someone refers to a divestiture. EDIT: When you look it up, (e.g., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divestment), it... |
38,189 | 161,990 | 76823_0 | About three decades ago I read a book on English usage that was already quite old at the time—I think it was a 1940s book—which pointed out a pronunciational habit that I hadn't noticed before. The word "street" in any location name would have the stress on the other word—BOND Street, OXFORD Street, DEAN Street—while w... |
38,190 | 117,339 | 76823_0 | I want to list 3 things within a sentence in an article, and I don't want to use multiple lines. Is the following OK? "I need to get 3 things from the supermarket: a) eggs, b) milk and c) coffee" Thanks |
38,191 | 61,832 | 76823_0 | I wonder if the following sentence is grammatically correct. > _Foobar_ is a novel, set in a scenic landscape of farmland and ancient > woodland on the banks of the River Foo. I suppose the word "set" is a verb without a subject noun, is it ? The usage of comma in the above clauses is not correct , is it ? |
38,192 | 61,839 | 76823_0 | I am having difficulty with finding the natural word order in the following passive construction: > What are people called who do a lot of unnecessary work? > > What are called people who do a lot of unnecessary work? > > What are people who do a lot of unnecessary work called? If I change passive to active, the senten... |
38,193 | 141,932 | 76823_0 | I just read this sentence "when the wind was in the east a smell came across the harbour" from the Ernest Hemingway's novel _The Old Man And The Sea_ : Two questions: 1. What does "in" the wind mean? Does it mean the wind was "from" the east or the wind was "towards" the east? 2. Should there be a comma after the relat... |
38,194 | 52,036 | 76823_0 | On Meta.Travel.SE, we have a debate whether our 'Korea' tag should be mapped to 'South Korea'. One of the answers - from the moderator who made the synonym mapping - is that common usage of the word 'Korea' often refers to South Korea the country rather than Korea the region, and when people refer to the political enti... |
38,195 | 52,030 | 76823_0 | In the movie Law Abiding Citizen, there is this dialog when Clyde is having meal in the cell at about 48 minutes: > Clyde: Oh, excuse me, waiter? > > [The waiter looks at Cyde] > > Clyde: _You might want to put 30% down for yourself_ , my man. > > [The waiter kind of nods and leaves] What does "You might want to put 30... |
38,196 | 97,214 | 76823_0 | I am looking for a word that describes the relationship between two words that are not the same, are not used in lieu of the other, but are related in what they refer to. Example, _storm/monsoon_. While _monsoon_ may be substituted for _storm_ occasionally, in a rather understated way, _storm_ would not normally be sub... |
38,197 | 141,938 | 76823_0 | > Modifying the causal account so that instead of deriving explanandum E from > law L and true premises P, we derive P from E and L, produces strongly > counterintuitive conclusions. I'm hoping you can tell me if this flows and whether the comma after "...law L and true premises P" is needed. |
38,198 | 105,700 | 76823_0 | I am around a group of people who, for whatever reason, have developed the habit of talking odd tenses. I'm no English or grammar expert but here is what I mean. Instead of saying "Can I borrow your car?", they might say " I was wondering if I could borrow your car." Or, instead of "Is the mechanic's name Robert?", the... |
38,199 | 97,212 | 76823_0 | I talked to a Canadian person yesterday. She used the word "commute" instead of "go" or "get." For example, she said "I commute to work by car." and asked me "How do you commute to work?" It was a bit odd to me to see a person use "commute" instead of "go" or "get." So, I want to know whether is it common to use "commu... |
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