User Ilmari Karonen

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Is "I will do yoga for good" ambiguous because of the phrase "for good"?

answered Jan 9, 2022 at 14:12

25 votes

Is it OK to say "a cat is on the table"?

answered Oct 23, 2021 at 14:37

23 votes

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A speaker is actually starting a video "right over there", why does he use the subjunctive mood?

answered Sep 25, 2021 at 14:04

18 votes

Could 'a' and 'single' be used together?

answered Jul 17, 2020 at 14:16

14 votes

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What does "if anything" mean in "no, if anything, [...]"?

answered Feb 1, 2022 at 23:14

10 votes

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Idiom "to eat like a pig"

answered Oct 6, 2014 at 12:59

9 votes

Article Confusion Again! Why is there an 'a' instead of a 'the'?

answered Aug 19, 2014 at 17:58

8 votes

Why "stepped off the train" instead of "stepped off a train"?

answered Dec 7, 2022 at 12:06

8 votes

"Look at the pictures" or "Look at these pictures"?

answered Dec 9, 2021 at 15:11

7 votes

Why don't you use Would for past states?

answered Aug 12, 2018 at 19:49

7 votes

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Grammatically correct: 'are you hurt' and 'do you hurt'

answered Nov 10, 2015 at 6:55

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Why is this not a pronoun error? "To those of us who had heard the principal [..] the news of the staff cuts was not surprising."

answered Dec 4, 2015 at 15:21

5 votes

“I’m too tired to drive”: Why does removing 'too' make this sentence ungrammatical?

answered Dec 11, 2014 at 16:04

5 votes

Why do we say how much if asking for the price?

answered Dec 18, 2021 at 20:51

4 votes

What is the more elegant/shorter replacement for wrapper (technical)

answered Dec 2, 2018 at 13:41

4 votes

what is the opposite of the word 'flat'?

answered Dec 10, 2014 at 13:44

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"Dracula when I saw was the last movie." Why is this sentence wrong?

answered Oct 30, 2014 at 18:51

4 votes

“I just see” or “I just saw”? (Or neither?)

answered Apr 17, 2014 at 19:35

3 votes

'I wish' and counterfactual

answered Feb 11, 2014 at 13:44

3 votes

What's the meaning of "aeroplane of light"?

answered Apr 17, 2014 at 16:01

3 votes

How to say that you are a teacher because of your education?

answered Dec 1, 2014 at 23:42

3 votes

Should I use "as yours" or "your"?

answered Apr 15, 2016 at 14:16

3 votes

Is it true that if we start a sentence with 'the', this 'the' can be omitted?

answered Oct 5, 2019 at 18:40

3 votes

Does "I saw a blue car and bus" mean "blue bus" or any coloured bus?

answered Sep 24 at 9:39

2 votes

If I had a daughter who (is/were/was) cute, I would be very happy

answered Jun 10, 2019 at 18:21

2 votes

Which meaning of "but" is the correct one in "You are no longer a slave but a son?"

answered May 10, 2014 at 17:17

2 votes

What sentence should I use talking of people I see while taking a walk?

answered Apr 8, 2013 at 16:17

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Exceptions: “Bring” and “Take” for Future Events

answered Nov 6, 2014 at 13:47

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Why there is no article in 'I was out of town'

answered Jul 4, 2016 at 15:32

1 vote

be killed in the war vs be killed by the war

answered Dec 24, 2016 at 0:13

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Is "I will do yoga for good" ambiguous because of the phrase "for good"?

Is it OK to say "a cat is on the table"?

A speaker is actually starting a video "right over there", why does he use the subjunctive mood?

Could 'a' and 'single' be used together?

What does "if anything" mean in "no, if anything, [...]"?

Idiom "to eat like a pig"

Article Confusion Again! Why is there an 'a' instead of a 'the'?

Why "stepped off the train" instead of "stepped off a train"?

"Look at the pictures" or "Look at these pictures"?

Why don't you use Would for past states?

Grammatically correct: 'are you hurt' and 'do you hurt'

Why is this not a pronoun error? "To those of us who had heard the principal [..] the news of the staff cuts was not surprising."

“I’m too tired to drive”: Why does removing 'too' make this sentence ungrammatical?

Why do we say how much if asking for the price?

What is the more elegant/shorter replacement for wrapper (technical)

what is the opposite of the word 'flat'?

"Dracula when I saw was the last movie." Why is this sentence wrong?

“I just see” or “I just saw”? (Or neither?)

'I wish' and counterfactual

What's the meaning of "aeroplane of light"?

How to say that you are a teacher because of your education?

Should I use "as yours" or "your"?

Is it true that if we start a sentence with 'the', this 'the' can be omitted?

Does "I saw a blue car and bus" mean "blue bus" or any coloured bus?

If I had a daughter who (is/were/was) cute, I would be very happy

Which meaning of "but" is the correct one in "You are no longer a slave but a son?"

What sentence should I use talking of people I see while taking a walk?

Exceptions: “Bring” and “Take” for Future Events

Why there is no article in 'I was out of town'

be killed in the war vs be killed by the war