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Does first of all always go with second of all?

asked Mar 13, 2014 at 3:04

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Conditional in the past -- "If Vietnam would fall..."

asked Dec 11, 2013 at 8:49

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4 answers

19k views

"This book reads very well."

asked Feb 3, 2014 at 9:28

16 votes

3 answers

57k views

Why is 'enjoy to [verb]' incorrect?

asked Feb 10, 2014 at 18:36

15 votes

6 answers

2k views

Meaning of "to will a parking spot"

asked Sep 16, 2014 at 23:55

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"I'm a large." (Seinfeld)

asked Apr 1, 2014 at 9:35

11 votes

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Is the article "a" justified in "they are wearing a cape"

asked Mar 5, 2014 at 10:48

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"I had not noticed." but "I did not know."

asked Mar 26, 2014 at 11:57

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If we remove 'the' in "Gone with the Wind"

asked Apr 3, 2014 at 16:06

10 votes

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'maybe not us' or 'maybe not we'

asked Aug 20, 2014 at 5:14

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1 answer

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"their having a mind"

asked Nov 17, 2013 at 22:57

9 votes

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What does it mean "I've been meaning to phone Jane"?

asked Jun 8, 2013 at 9:18

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"It has been on the news" vs. "it was on the news"

asked Jun 10, 2013 at 16:13

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"It works" vs "It is working"

asked Nov 20, 2013 at 14:42

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Can I say "attention hooker"?

asked May 8, 2014 at 18:13

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"could not [verb]" might strictly imply that attempts were made

asked Mar 25, 2014 at 12:42

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"Not to put too fine a point on it"

asked Jul 19, 2014 at 13:53

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Explanation of "did was [verb]" structure

asked Mar 2, 2014 at 10:17

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5 answers

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Question sentences involving negation

asked Mar 21, 2014 at 12:43

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"See somebody do" and "see somebody doing"

asked Feb 20, 2014 at 16:42

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3 answers

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"If you were to do" compared to "If you did"

asked Jun 28, 2013 at 1:38

6 votes

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"No chance of finding him sober now; he will have been drinking all day."

asked Jun 22, 2013 at 7:39

6 votes

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He mustn't / couldn't have been hungry

asked Jun 23, 2013 at 6:52

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"It's time something was / were done about the problem."

asked Jun 23, 2013 at 22:01

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"is said to" causes ambiguity

asked Nov 20, 2013 at 15:24

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Does `remembered to do` imply doing it

asked Feb 12, 2014 at 4:26

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Auxilliary "do" with the subject in questions

asked Nov 21, 2013 at 10:37

6 votes

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Meaning of "to betray your age"

asked Nov 18, 2013 at 1:50

6 votes

1 answer

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Can I omit "the" in this sentence?

asked Nov 17, 2013 at 22:37

6 votes

4 answers

84k views

Why not 'heading' in "Where are you headed?" [duplicate]

asked Oct 26, 2014 at 5:49

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Does first of all always go with second of all?

Conditional in the past -- "If Vietnam would fall..."

"This book reads very well."

Why is 'enjoy to [verb]' incorrect?

Meaning of "to will a parking spot"

"I'm a large." (Seinfeld)

Is the article "a" justified in "they are wearing a cape"

"I had not noticed." but "I did not know."

If we remove 'the' in "Gone with the Wind"

'maybe not us' or 'maybe not we'

"their having a mind"

What does it mean "I've been meaning to phone Jane"?

"It has been on the news" vs. "it was on the news"

"It works" vs "It is working"

Can I say "attention hooker"?

"could not [verb]" might strictly imply that attempts were made

"Not to put too fine a point on it"

Explanation of "did was [verb]" structure

Question sentences involving negation

"See somebody do" and "see somebody doing"

"If you were to do" compared to "If you did"

"No chance of finding him sober now; he will have been drinking all day."

He mustn't / couldn't have been hungry

"It's time something was / were done about the problem."

"is said to" causes ambiguity

Does `remembered to do` imply doing it

Auxilliary "do" with the subject in questions

Meaning of "to betray your age"

Can I omit "the" in this sentence?

Why not 'heading' in "Where are you headed?" [duplicate]