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19399
Is "a wide range of features" singular or plural?
5987
Is there any rule for the placement of space after and before parenthesis?
57488
Word for two people who are the same age
97154
What’s the pronunciation of “ s’ ”?
270
What is the correct plural of octopus?
195514
is "is" or "are correct?
88027
What weather! What a pity! - phrases with and without article - why?
53730
"Aren't I" vs "Amn't I"
10705
When do the "-uple"s end?
21616
How are "yes" and "no" formatted in sentences?
21612
Using superlatives for comparing two things
124351
position of "only"
69175
What do you call a person who takes pleasure in the success of others?
45445
"There's something wrong among us" or "There's something wrong between us"?
125405
What do you call it when someone misunderstands a homonym?
46867
Word for application that is both sender and receiver
158716
singular event with singular verb
193820
Does the word "hope" require the use of the subjunctive mood?
193827
Can "sitcom" be considered an "acronym"?
114224
Plural of "uh-oh" and "oh-no"
112956
Choosing between “to experiment with” and “with which to experiment”
13056
"The thing is, is that..."
62084
What's the correct plural of person?
156653
What is the difference between "farthermost" and "furthermost"?
1176
When is it correct to use "yourself" and "myself" (versus "you" and "me")?
23509
Like to vs like + ing
65884
Asking question about position of a person in a list
8543
What is it called when an interjection is inserted inside another word?
92266
"This month" vs. "next month"
55628
"there are still a few administrative i's to dot and t's to cross"
149920
Can "since" and "for" be used interchangeably?
149922
How do definitions of words imbue meaning?
60905
How do I pluralize Italian foods, like pasta noodles (spaghetti, macaroni)?
396
What are the differences between "assume", "presume" and "suppose"
93137
When do you use 'monies' in plural?
143990
by/until which one and why?
180338
Is it correct to say someone "does not so much do something as do something else"
21935
Is "grammar nazi" politically correct?
194317
'Make' vs. 'makes' in "this makes" and "this does make"?
102364
Default gender for pronouns
80599
"s" vs. "z" in BE vs. AE
15700
What is the word that denotes the words preceding these nouns?
9752
Capitalization for a bullet list
30336
"It is me" vs. "It is I"?
143433
How can I improve my comprehension of rapid dialogue?
35214
Use of ‘or’ when it means ‘and’ in negatives
87900
"going to" vs "will"
95796
How to pronounce al- at the start of a word?
43859
"Needs to be X" vs "Needs X"
63028
What expression would be the opposite of "Deal Breaker"?
6776
Where did prefix exceptions originate?
182435
Term for someone who lost something
124115
Why does "lemon" mean "inferior"?
140854
"There Is"/"There are" depends on plurality of the first list element or not?
192576
Asking about date
170911
could have done vs could do
5057
Difference between 'If ..was' and 'If ...were'
38566
What is the practice of pricing goods at numbers such as 3.95, 69.90, 198 called?
175240
A single word for "non-empty" or "not empty"
44223
Verbing, or turning nouns into verbs
44227
What is the word for an unmarried female?
123947
Title Capitalization Help
83631
English expression "pear shaped"
174119
Do you need to get "a" -or- "an" European ID
178471
"Did used to" vs. "did use to"
76209
"Where are you now at?" — grammatically correct?
12580
Creating a new word
185998
Specifying geography with cardinal directions
16000
"We've" vs "We have"
16008
UK English: Is "dived" a valid word?
116353
Using quotations and commas in a list format
90875
'Comes in' instead of 'is coming in' or 'came in'
90874
Capitalization rules for "the"
121970
How do I use parentheses to pluralize something
81383
The difference between "to think about" and "to think of"
192051
Usage of Who and Whom
186457
Are the hyphens necessary in "hard-to-find" or can they go without?
45630
"Dysfunctional" vs. "disfunctional"
42176
"1 out of 100 chickens is" or "1 out of 100 chickens are"?
63256
Which is correct: "has died" or "died"?
21408
Is the past tense correct in "Did you know Fred was a doctor?"
21406
Is it correct to say "Lets Answer me" or "Let's Answer me"?
168543
List of names when there is ownership associated
79724
Is "Betty learned that Albert telephoned after Isaiah visited" ambiguous?
79728
Does modifying a collective noun with a number make the subject plural?
144622
Is there a single word for the conjunction "and/or"?
178734
"is my hair" or "are my hair" when I'm referring to all my head hair?
148995
can't have worked vs mustn't have worked
126344
Data as a plural noun
148025
"I don't understand you" vs. "I'm not understanding you"
110515
Proverb/Idiom for Free from certain problems only to get trapped into other?
115922
If you place an ly adverb after the verb is the meaning different than if it were infront of the verb?
115928
"The above technique is a double-edged sword"
35586
Why is 'that' sometimes optional before dependent clauses?
56471
What tense to use for a dead person's permanent contributions?
138595
Are there two comparative forms of "clear"?
57787
In which form should verbs following nominal phrases like "none of you", "either of you", etc. be?
32058
What is the tense of "I would have been happy to..."?
99957
What is the difference between 'can', 'could', 'may' and 'might'?
75096
"To be mad at somebody" vs. "to be mad with somebody"