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Studied Old English, Middle English, Elizabethan English, and Modern English for 10 years in college and grad school. Taught courses in fiction, poetry, and expository prose for five years at the university level.

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'Rescuers had to wade waist-deep in floodwater.' Why not 'Rescuers had to wade in waist-deep floodwater.'?
Sep 13, 2023
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Why do native speakers sometimes use present continuous when it seems like it should be present simple?
Sep 27, 2023
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Can we say "Mike has a date with Mary tonight" when they have been a romantic couple for years?
Sep 10, 2023
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Is there a difference between "get to the dining room." AND "get over to the dining room"?
Aug 16, 2023
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Can we use "gift" for non-material thing, e.g. "My dad took me to the amusement park as a gift"?
Aug 19, 2023
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What does "that" mean in "is in the richest state that it has ever been in"?
Sep 26, 2023
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What's time in your watch can I say so if I'm talking about the time
Dec 11, 2023
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Does "I came hiking with you" mean "I arrived with you by hiking" or "I have arrived for the purpose of hiking"?
Aug 21, 2023
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'I don't remember saying that' vs 'I don't remember having said that'
Sep 8, 2023
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Meaning of "That was a home word of Pinkerton's"
Oct 30, 2023
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How did "oxen" (plural of "ox") survive as the only plural form with the Old English plural ending -en?
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The usage of "can not" vs. "cannot" in mathematics
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"Just" at the end of a question tag
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Etymology and meaning of the word "stretch" in sentences like "We should eat before the final stretch"
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Would there be a way to make the joke "Ella es mi amiga vieja, disculpe, mi vieja amiga" work in English?