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Jeffrey Carney
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I've been a University-level writing and literature instructor since 1986. Since 2019, I have also taught a course in style and usage to non-native speakers. Novelist. Opinion writer. A fan of Geoffrey Pullum, Joseph Williams, and—with some reservations—Fowler & Gower.

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Why is it "your" and not "yours" in "to see your on Amazon account activity"
May 30, 2022
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Is "Being a heavy stick the dog has held it tightly by the middle" grammatically correct?
Dec 20, 2021
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Is it a correct to use passive voice in the following sentence?
Aug 17, 2021
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Is "Occupation Japan" idiomatic? (instead of occupation of Japan, occupied Japan or Occupation-era Japan)
Jul 20, 2022
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What is the grammatical error in "Apart from Federer, I have not seen a stronger player"?
Aug 3, 2021
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"In the mud" or "in mud"
Aug 5, 2021
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Can you use "meet" for wild animals?
Jul 16, 2021
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Is it correct to say "his wife ghosted him although they lived in the same house"?
Jul 26, 2022
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The use of 'their' in academic writing
Apr 7, 2022
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What's the meaning of "pole the strength" in this example?
Sep 21, 2021