User Ben Kovitz

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How do you say 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 in words?

answered Jun 23, 2015 at 12:50

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Why do people, incorrectly, begin a sentence with the word "But"?

answered Mar 8, 2015 at 6:03

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How do native speakers 'guess' the pronunciation of the letters in a word they see for the first time?

answered Jun 12, 2015 at 17:34

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'Ask away' - what does 'away' mean?

answered May 26, 2016 at 11:49

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"When you Frankenstein a team together..." - Is "Frankenstein" a new verb?

answered Oct 23, 2019 at 23:20

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Is there any difference between "temporary" and "provisional"?

answered May 30, 2017 at 3:37

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Difference between continuous and simple

answered Mar 24, 2021 at 22:24

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"The books arrived TO you" or "The books arrived AT you"?

answered Mar 29, 2021 at 21:04

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What is the meaning of Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars in a contract?

answered Oct 9, 2015 at 13:49

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What is the soft part of the palm called in English?

answered May 23, 2017 at 6:26

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"We missed the bus, which made us late for school" - erroneous use of "which"?

answered Jan 26, 2015 at 11:44

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Two consecutive gerunds? -ing -ing?

answered Dec 27, 2014 at 13:34

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"has not sold" vs. "didn't sell"

answered May 22, 2016 at 8:43

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

answered Dec 12, 2014 at 7:38

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How should I understand this line from Pulp Fiction?

answered Mar 12, 2015 at 16:10

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Is there any difference in pronunciation between the words "fiancé (a male)" and "fiancée (a female)"?

answered Jun 21, 2017 at 15:10

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"few and far between" meaning

answered Feb 9, 2015 at 7:32

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'Have dinner by candlelight' - preposition 'By' means 'using'?

answered Oct 29, 2019 at 6:24

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What is Latin Grammar?

answered Jan 12, 2015 at 1:55

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Articles at the beginning of sentences in scientific writing

answered Oct 14, 2019 at 16:21

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You can't spell 'Slaughter' without 'Laughter'

answered Jun 1, 2014 at 8:53

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Usage of apostrophe within the words to distinguish substantives from verbs

answered Mar 2, 2015 at 18:23

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Spelling a word with two U's in a row out loud

answered May 24, 2016 at 11:35

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Should I say "She is in the park" or "She is at the park"?

answered Nov 30, 2014 at 14:22

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Is there a simple and clear way to explain the difference between past simple and present perfect?

answered Dec 13, 2014 at 23:29

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How do I understand a sentence without subject and verb in novels?

answered May 28, 2017 at 14:33

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Is there a word with the opposite meaning to "except"/"everything but"?

answered Mar 8, 2015 at 15:11

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What is the meaning of "you know, be the pie"?

answered May 27, 2014 at 18:06

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Do most Americans pronounce 'months' as 'mons', and 'clothes' as 'clos'?

answered May 27, 2016 at 16:14

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A single "of" for a noun and two gerunds?

answered Dec 29, 2014 at 0:01

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How do you say 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 in words?

Why do people, incorrectly, begin a sentence with the word "But"?

How do native speakers 'guess' the pronunciation of the letters in a word they see for the first time?

'Ask away' - what does 'away' mean?

"When you Frankenstein a team together..." - Is "Frankenstein" a new verb?

Is there any difference between "temporary" and "provisional"?

Difference between continuous and simple

"The books arrived TO you" or "The books arrived AT you"?

What is the meaning of Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars in a contract?

What is the soft part of the palm called in English?

"We missed the bus, which made us late for school" - erroneous use of "which"?

Two consecutive gerunds? -ing -ing?

"has not sold" vs. "didn't sell"

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

How should I understand this line from Pulp Fiction?

Is there any difference in pronunciation between the words "fiancé (a male)" and "fiancée (a female)"?

"few and far between" meaning

'Have dinner by candlelight' - preposition 'By' means 'using'?

What is Latin Grammar?

Articles at the beginning of sentences in scientific writing

You can't spell 'Slaughter' without 'Laughter'

Usage of apostrophe within the words to distinguish substantives from verbs

Spelling a word with two U's in a row out loud

Should I say "She is in the park" or "She is at the park"?

Is there a simple and clear way to explain the difference between past simple and present perfect?

How do I understand a sentence without subject and verb in novels?

Is there a word with the opposite meaning to "except"/"everything but"?

What is the meaning of "you know, be the pie"?

Do most Americans pronounce 'months' as 'mons', and 'clothes' as 'clos'?

A single "of" for a noun and two gerunds?