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- sentence construction - I did well vs. I did good - English . . .
I did well I did good Which one is a correct sentence? Please explain it with reasons Can you please define them?
- Why is damn a swear word while dang and darn arent?
I want to know that why is damn considered a swear word while dang and darn are never considered swear words
- Why is zero plural? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I saw this sentence in the math textbook For example, if we choose two 2s, zero 3s, and one 5, we get the divisor Here they said zero 3s and one 5 Two is plural and one is singular, which is ob
- What sense does I approve of this message make?
It's a reference joke which has become a meme On American Television, when political candidates make campaign commercials, the law requires that the candidates themselves say in their own voice: My name is X, and I approve this message This part of the ad stands out so much compared to the slickly produced stuff before, and they're so commonplace in election season, that "I approve of this
- articles - How to figure out when to use a and when to use the for a . . .
Australia doesn't set a limit for the number of the Working Holiday visas issued each year; Canada sets the limit for a number of WH visas issued each year Which usage of a the is correct, and, ho
- Difference between materially and substantially
In a legal context a "material" and "materially" are technical terms that have very specific meanings A material breach in a contract is one that justifies cancelling the entire contract, not just getting money damages A material misstatement is one that may be a fraud if it works harm (and is reasonably relied on) Material testimony is relevant to the subject at issue in the case Most
- How to refer to the last of more than two elements in a list without . . .
Former is used to refer to the first of two things In Old English “forma” meant “first” or “earliest in time” Meanwhile latter, which comes from the Old English lætra meaning “slower”, was the comparative of læt “late" Sometime in 1500s its meaning shifted to second of two or last Interestingly, Etymonline notes: “ Latter survives mostly in the phrase the latter
- comparison - New adjective in comparative form - English Language . . .
There's a rule about one-syllable adjectives that end in a single vowel and a consonant, that duplicates the consonant in the comparative form: big -- gt; bigger hot -- gt; hotter I've been asking
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