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This tag is for questions specifically related to the English language as spoken and written in the USA. If you are interested in a difference between American English and British English, please use transatlantic-differences.
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What's the difference between comma + "-ing modifier", and "-ing" modifier alone?
I am studying English, and I came across this example.
In theory, international civil servants at the United Nations are prohibited from continuing to draw salaries from their own governments; in pra …
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Can two "it" in a sentence refer to two different nouns?
I am studying English, and I came across this example.
"It would hardly be fair for the meatpacking industry to blame
regulators for the harm that it has inflicted upon itself in the
sub-prime meat s …
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