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14 votes

4 answers

15k views

Difference between "raise" and "lift"

word-difference

asked Dec 19, 2016 at 16:57

13 votes

5 answers

4k views

Is "Not being a cat none of them could catch the mouse" grammatical?

present-participles multiple-negation

asked Dec 14, 2016 at 20:49

9 votes

11 answers

4k views

Idiom for "I have just finished a great job and I'm proud"

idiom-request

asked May 12, 2018 at 12:10

8 votes

7 answers

708 views

Can "Et cetera" make a separate sentence?

sentence-construction

asked Dec 17, 2016 at 11:35

8 votes

3 answers

1k views

"... is called Minkowski space" or "is called the Minkowski space" and WHY?

articles definite-article zero-article mathematics

asked Jul 1, 2016 at 13:06

7 votes

2 answers

1k views

When does one drop the article after "with"?

articles zero-article

asked Jan 6, 2017 at 13:12

6 votes

3 answers

1k views

"Of these two birds the male is that which is colored brighter"

sentence-choice restrictive-clauses

asked Feb 5, 2017 at 12:02

6 votes

1 answer

2k views

May I drop "is" in constructions like "as is shown by the example of..."?

ellipsis grammaticality-in-context

asked Aug 29, 2016 at 17:56

4 votes

2 answers

5k views

"there is no such" vs "there is no such a..." [duplicate]

articles

asked Apr 27, 2016 at 12:37

4 votes

3 answers

11k views

An antonym to "return" in the "return trip"

word-choice

asked Jun 7, 2016 at 12:08

4 votes

1 answer

50 views

"The older a tree is” vs. “The older is a tree"

phrase-request word-order

asked May 25, 2018 at 11:27

3 votes

2 answers

73 views

What article must one use, when the object is specified parenthetically?

articles

asked Mar 28, 2016 at 13:22

3 votes

3 answers

107 views

Does "at the same time" refer only to chronological time and never to logical sequence?

idioms conjunctions

asked Sep 13, 2016 at 12:11

3 votes

1 answer

181 views

Can "each" be substituted by "either" in a construction like "There were two girls, either with a flower"? [duplicate]

word-choice

asked Jul 10, 2016 at 14:11

3 votes

2 answers

1k views

"This question has been intriguing me for years" or "This question has intrigued me for years"?

tense

asked Dec 8, 2016 at 11:02

2 votes

1 answer

486 views

May one say "a question of profound principle"?

phrase-request expressions idiom-request

asked Dec 9, 2016 at 16:44

2 votes

1 answer

716 views

Why is there no (definite) article before "unity" in the mathematical sense?

definite-article mathematics

asked Aug 9, 2016 at 20:21

2 votes

1 answer

669 views

"Should have" in reference to the present

word-usage tense

asked Sep 4, 2016 at 11:39

2 votes

1 answer

2k views

"I bought both a red and a white roses"? Are the articles and the verb correct?

singular-vs-plural zero-article

asked Nov 29, 2016 at 18:48

2 votes

1 answer

261 views

Interpretation of: "I discussed the subject of the paper with someone"

usage expressions

asked Dec 2, 2016 at 9:24

2 votes

2 answers

227 views

Does one "glue a cut together"?, or "stick the cut up"? or what?

word-choice

asked Sep 17, 2016 at 12:39

2 votes

1 answer

452 views

Can "And so on" be a separate sentence?

idioms sentence-structure

asked Oct 2, 2016 at 17:03

2 votes

2 answers

2k views

The word order after "or" in a question

word-order

asked May 19, 2017 at 12:07

1 vote

1 answer

171 views

"You use an obsolete definition of (?) hat". What must stand in place of (?)? [closed]

articles definite-article indefinite-article

asked Feb 12, 2017 at 12:28

1 vote

1 answer

142 views

"I'll give him (a? the?) wonderful name, Macavity"

articles

asked Jan 1, 2017 at 13:07

1 vote

1 answer

50 views

"X is brave. Y also is brave (bla-bla)", or "Y is also brave (bla-bla)", or "Y is brave also (bla-bla)"?

word-order

asked Jan 30, 2017 at 13:55

1 vote

2 answers

182 views

"Concept of Universe" vs "concept of the Universe", what is the difference?

difference articles

asked Mar 23, 2016 at 14:16

1 vote

1 answer

1k views

Is " just as good of a" a sufficiently legitimate expression to be used in academical writing?

usage expressions

asked Jun 15, 2016 at 20:28

1 vote

1 answer

192 views

How to reword "put forward a new criticism"?

word-request phrase-request

asked Jun 22, 2016 at 13:27

1 vote

2 answers

237 views

How to reword properly "Stick to the plan at any circumstances"?

phrase-request

asked Dec 3, 2016 at 12:00

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51 Questions

Difference between "raise" and "lift"

Is "Not being a cat none of them could catch the mouse" grammatical?

Idiom for "I have just finished a great job and I'm proud"

Can "Et cetera" make a separate sentence?

"... is called Minkowski space" or "is called the Minkowski space" and WHY?

When does one drop the article after "with"?

"Of these two birds the male is that which is colored brighter"

May I drop "is" in constructions like "as is shown by the example of..."?

"there is no such" vs "there is no such a..." [duplicate]

An antonym to "return" in the "return trip"

"The older a tree is” vs. “The older is a tree"

What article must one use, when the object is specified parenthetically?

Does "at the same time" refer only to chronological time and never to logical sequence?

Can "each" be substituted by "either" in a construction like "There were two girls, either with a flower"? [duplicate]

"This question has been intriguing me for years" or "This question has intrigued me for years"?

May one say "a question of profound principle"?

Why is there no (definite) article before "unity" in the mathematical sense?

"Should have" in reference to the present

"I bought both a red and a white roses"? Are the articles and the verb correct?

Interpretation of: "I discussed the subject of the paper with someone"

Does one "glue a cut together"?, or "stick the cut up"? or what?

Can "And so on" be a separate sentence?

The word order after "or" in a question

"You use an obsolete definition of (?) hat". What must stand in place of (?)? [closed]

"I'll give him (a? the?) wonderful name, Macavity"

"X is brave. Y also is brave (bla-bla)", or "Y is also brave (bla-bla)", or "Y is brave also (bla-bla)"?

"Concept of Universe" vs "concept of the Universe", what is the difference?

Is " just as good of a" a sufficiently legitimate expression to be used in academical writing?

How to reword "put forward a new criticism"?

How to reword properly "Stick to the plan at any circumstances"?