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I get “the” train and “a” bus

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Plural of "that's my boy"

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Wage vs. salary

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What do "lay down" and "as the eleventh commandment" mean?

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Difference between 'sympathy for' and 'sympathy at'

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“the joy of not being sold anything”

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college admissions tests - why is "admissions" in the plural?

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Difference between these 'killing' words

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weep "to have" that which it fears to lose

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A fantastic excerpt for learning the usage of prepositions

answered Jul 31, 2014 at 15:37

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Request a context for a hypothetical use of "could"

answered Jul 3, 2014 at 19:10

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Anyone can find the answer himself vs. anyone can find the answer themselves: what reflexive pronoun should I use with anyone/anybody?

answered Jul 2, 2014 at 18:33

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I heard this very often, "...aren't I"

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Using the definite article with company and company group names

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how can a gaze "whisper"

answered Sep 16, 2014 at 18:42

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Discerning between in a way that, in such a way that, and in doing so?

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How to understand the structure of this sentence?

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please explain these sentence and why we use being?

answered Jul 18, 2014 at 17:10

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How would you refer to a Warlord?

answered Jun 27, 2014 at 18:52

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'Would' vs 'should', expressing expectation on the part of the speaker

answered Jul 5, 2014 at 22:55

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Some good alternatives for "I mean"

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Why I can't use “enough” in this sentence?

answered Jun 27, 2014 at 18:11

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The preposition after verbs in special questions

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Words that differ only in the suffices -cal vs -able

answered Jul 22, 2014 at 20:44

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Can "above all" trigger subject-auxiliary inversion? (Translation from German, 1788-1860)

answered Sep 22, 2014 at 4:53

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The nuance of using the word 'home' as an adverb/noun with or without prepositions

answered Sep 18, 2014 at 6:10

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"Every" or "Not one"?

answered Dec 14, 2020 at 16:18

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Why should "rip a man apart like a rag doll" be read "... like [it can rip apart] a rag doll" instead of "... like a rag doll [can rip apart a man]"?

answered May 25, 2021 at 15:16

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Similar ways of saying “You understand me?” and “You hear me?”

answered Aug 1, 2014 at 15:58

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'affect' as a noun

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I get “the” train and “a” bus

Plural of "that's my boy"

Wage vs. salary

What do "lay down" and "as the eleventh commandment" mean?

Difference between 'sympathy for' and 'sympathy at'

“the joy of not being sold anything”

college admissions tests - why is "admissions" in the plural?

Difference between these 'killing' words

weep "to have" that which it fears to lose

A fantastic excerpt for learning the usage of prepositions

Request a context for a hypothetical use of "could"

Anyone can find the answer himself vs. anyone can find the answer themselves: what reflexive pronoun should I use with anyone/anybody?

I heard this very often, "...aren't I"

Using the definite article with company and company group names

how can a gaze "whisper"

Discerning between in a way that, in such a way that, and in doing so?

How to understand the structure of this sentence?

please explain these sentence and why we use being?

How would you refer to a Warlord?

'Would' vs 'should', expressing expectation on the part of the speaker

Some good alternatives for "I mean"

Why I can't use “enough” in this sentence?

The preposition after verbs in special questions

Words that differ only in the suffices -cal vs -able

Can "above all" trigger subject-auxiliary inversion? (Translation from German, 1788-1860)

The nuance of using the word 'home' as an adverb/noun with or without prepositions

"Every" or "Not one"?

Why should "rip a man apart like a rag doll" be read "... like [it can rip apart] a rag doll" instead of "... like a rag doll [can rip apart a man]"?

Similar ways of saying “You understand me?” and “You hear me?”

'affect' as a noun