Is this comment of mine considered grammatically correct?
Is this comment that I made here grammatically correct?
Correct use of will & would?
What would be the correct use of will & would in these sentences? 1) What will happen if I say to my boss that I will not come tomorrow? 2) What will happen if I would say to my boss that I will …
what word can I use for unclear music?
I am listening radio. But due to some signal error there is lots of disturbances in music. what word can I use for this unclear and noisy music?
“We do is to complain” or “We complain about it”?
I was just reading a News paper. and found this sentence: Our impatient host could not understand that our security personnel are under so mush pressure in such tense red alert situations. They …
Anglicization from Hebrew
How should one transliterate the well-known Jewish Holiday that usually takes place in December (or late November)? Hannukah or Chanukah
Does a comma come after the second-last element in a list of more than two elements?
From Strunk And White, Chapter 2, Lession 2: In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last Thus write, red, white, and …
Present perfect passive voice
I have to put this sentence in passive: She took a long time to write the composition, but at last she wrote it. Trying to write this in passive, I wrote the following, and want to know if it …
“At day five”, “on day five”, or something else?
When considering a set of days and writing about them in a 'diary mode', what preposition should I use in the following example: He died at day 5 of the treatment. He died on day 5 of the ...
Etymology of 'cartesian'
Because of the fact that Rene Descartes developed the Cartesian coordinate system, I would think that the word Cartesian would be named after him (Des-cartes). However, I can't shake the feeling that …
What does “potted” mean in “Potted Potter”?
There is a play called Potted Potter which is a parody about all seven Harry Potter books. What is the meaning of potted in this context?
What does the phrase “switched on” mean in this context?
Recently a colleague of mine said to me that the "Guys who are switched on really annoy me?". Since I am not a native speaker, I do not know what he meant by "switched on". Can you fine folks shed ...
Should the abbreviated forms of Latin terms be placed in italics?
When writing English, one often uses Latin terms, such as exemplī grātiā, opere citātō, and id est, but in abbreviated forms, "e.g.", "op. cit.", and "i.e.". When writing Latin terms in English, one …
“Fetch some water in a quiver” or “Get some water in a quiver”?
What is the most effective and correct way to use the sentences? 1) He requested his friend to fetch some water in a quiver. 2) He requested his friend to get some water in a quiver. Is there any …
What is the origin of the noun “satellite town”?
A satellite town is a town that is located in the outskirts of a major city. What is the origin of this name, satellite town? What does "satellite" exactly mean here?
learn how to [verb] vs. learn to [verb]
"learn to [verb]" "learn how to [verb]" Is [1] merely a less formal version of [2]? If not, does [1] communicate something subtly different? Consider the following: In [2], the object of learning …
Difference between “chest” and “trunk”
According to several dictionaries, a "trunk" is a large case or box that can be used when travelling or for storage, whereas a "chest" is used only for storage. Is that the only difference between the …
In the last hundred years and the last time
Should 'the last time' always be followed by past simple and in the last hundred years by present perfect? Eg., The last time I went to South America, I visited Brazil and Peru. I spent two weeks …
What to call the lump on skin from mosquito bite?
What word can I use to describe the small lump on the skin seen after a mosquito bite?
Can an adjective follow dynamic verbs (“leave”, “declare”)?
I know that an adjective can come after some verbs, such as: be, become, feel, get, look, seem, smell, sound. These verbs are "stative" verbs, which express a state or change of state. For example: …
Meaning and best case usage of 'Out of the blue'
what is the meaning of Out of the blue? I just heard a conversation like below; Jesus. Out of the blue, man. What brought that up? what are the other possible cases that this phrase might be …
Present Perfect vs Present perfect continuous
Could you correct the comments in parentheses, please? Are they right? I have lived in Los Angeles. (A completed action; the person does not live there anymore). I have lived in Los Angeles …
Should I add a “the” before “headmaster” here?
Dr. Peter Spence, __ headmaster of the school, told us, “a fifth of pupils here go on to study at Oxford and Cambridge.” Does it matter whether I add a "the" before "headmaster" here?
Are there any rules in grammar as to why the letter 'r' is silent in some words?
How do I know when to keep r silent in pronunciation? Examples: Not silent cry free friend Silent German iron learn
“Ask me anything” and “Ask anything to me”
There are some sentences I hear regularly: Ask me anything Ask anything to me. If you ask me whether he was right, I would tell you "No". If you ask me about whether he was right, .... …
Differences beetween past perfect continuous and past continuous
I would like to know what the difference is between past perfect continuous and past continuous in the examples below. We were playing tennis when it started raining. We had been playing tennis when …
Pronunciation of “'ll”
How do I read the following sentences (especially in conversational speech)? The dog'll eat the bones. Tom'll go to school. Anna'll come tomorrow. I mean the sound of 'll. UPDATE: Here is …
which word I can use for abundant light?
Which word can I use to describe too much light i.e. when I have switched on 3 bulbs while there was need for only 1 bulb? Thanks,
Disdainful pity…?
My question stems from a conversation on sympathy and pity. My girlfriend and I agreed that sympathy is feeling for someone, but without taking action or desiring to take action. Pity, then, overlaps …
Difference between “activities” and “techniques”
What is the difference between "activities" and "techniques" in teaching methodology?
Is it proper to use ordinal suffixes on fractions?
I know in more formal writing, spelling out fractions is preferred (e.g. two-thirds), and in math no suffix is used, but I frequently see ordinal suffixes being used on fractions (e.g. 2/3rds), even …
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