Search is not available for this dataset
query
stringlengths 1
13.4k
| pos
stringlengths 1
61k
| neg
stringlengths 1
63.9k
| query_lang
stringclasses 147
values | __index_level_0__
int64 0
3.11M
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
is there a big difference between a young and old teacher? | The differeences between teachers are not because they are young or old, but are related mostly to attitude and perspective. I have known excellent teachers who had just graduated from college and excellent teachers who were ready to retire. I have also known newly graduated teachers who were very bitter and sour and angry in their perspecitve and older teachers who were the same. \n\nJudging or characterizing anyone, teacher or other, by their age is the same as judging someone by their color, It is a form of prejudice. | is your friend 60 or 06??\nif you go in being kind of short with the boss there is a possibility that you will never be welcome at that establishment again.\nbe yourself? | eng_Latn | 16,700 |
Is there an age limit to applying to a phD program? | Is 32 too old to start a PhD program? | Is there a future for someone with a PhD who wants to become a computer science professor? | eng_Latn | 16,701 |
What are the first physical signs of aging? | What are the first signs of getting old? | How old is not too old? | eng_Latn | 16,702 |
Is age a problem for pursuing Phd? | What age is considered too old to get a PhD? | What is the average age of PhD graduates by discipline? | eng_Latn | 16,703 |
Is 20 years old still young? | Is 20 years old young? | Is 30 old? | eng_Latn | 16,704 |
average age of grad students | The average graduate student today is 33 years old. Students in doctoral programs are a bit older. However, the average graduate student in the late 1990âs was just under 33 years. In fact, according to the Council of Graduate Schools, the age of graduate students has remained static over the last few decades. While there is no increase in age, there is an increase in non-traditional students. | Statistics of Accepted Applicants. 1 Average GPAâs: Accumulative (3.66), Overall Science (3.64), Last 45 Semester/67 Quarter Units (3.77) 2 Average GRE scores: Verbal 80%, Quantitative 74%, Analytical Writing 73%. 3 Average Age: 23 (age range 20-38) | eng_Latn | 16,705 |
average age for a senior in high school | Report Abuse. The average age for seniors in highschool is 18. work it down from there. For college it is freshman 18 or 19 and 22 or 23 for college (university) senior in a four year college.Brian · 5 years ago.eport Abuse. Most kids start primary school (elementary) at around 5-6 years of age. From there it gets a little weird for middle school (jr. high), some place start it in the 6th year, others the 7th, then in high school, it starts at the 9th year, so freshmen are usually 13-14 years of age and graduate at 17 or 18. | How old is the average high school senior? year 8 = 13 year 9 = 14 year 10 = 15 year 11 = 16 year 12 = 17 (senior) --------- Sometimes, people start school late/early, get held-back/bumped-up.o for a high school sen ⦠ior, they'd be anywhere between: 17-19 Average students end high school in their 18th year of life (meaning, the year they turn 18). | eng_Latn | 16,706 |
minimum age for the senate | A Senator that serves in the US Senate has to be 30 years of age. A senator that is serving in a state legislature will be defined by that state's constitution. | Someone who wants to become a United States senator must be at least 30 years old. The designated minimum senator age was not fully debated by the 1787 Constitutional Congress delegates. | eng_Latn | 16,707 |
age of us representatives in congress | The other youngest House delegations in the country are Arkansas at 45 years, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Hawaii at 46, Nebraska at 48, Rhode Island at 49, and the single-member state of Montana at 50. Overall, the average age of the 433 U.S. Representatives currently serving in the House is 57 years old. The average aggregated state delegation age for the nine Northeastern states is 58 years old, with the 16 Southern states and 13 Western states at 55 and the dozen Midwestern states at 52. Average Age and Birth Year of U.S. House Delegations by State, 113th Congress | The 111 th Congress, which took office in 2009, was the oldest in U.S. history, with an average age of 57 in the House and 63 in the Senate. (The sitting 112 th Congress is only slightly younger.) At the time, many reporters pointed out the creeping gray in the U.S. Capitol and speculated about the significance of changes in the ages of our representatives. | eng_Latn | 16,708 |
what is the age of narendra modi? | Modi is 62 today! He got married in 1968, i.e. 44 years ago. Subtract 44 from 62, which means he was around 18 when he got married. In 1960s getting married at the age of 18 wasn't conventionally wrong. Moreover, an 18 year old getting married to another 18 year old cannot be categorized as child-marriage! | As India celebrated its 70th Independence Day on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from Red Fort in New Delhi and asserted on the importance of good governance. Chief Ministers across India took the stage in their states and spoke to the people on aspirations, reforms and more. | eng_Latn | 16,709 |
age of us senator | In order to be a senator, a person has to be 30 years old or older, and has to be a citizen of the United States for 9 years or more. He or she must also live in the state they represent at election time. | Nor is the presidency the only important American office with an age requirement. To become a Representative in the US House, you have to be 25. To become a Senator, you must be 30. Various states set minimum age(s) for holding important office. This highlights what people believe about the importance of certain offices. In modern times, it's less about the age, than sending a message: this is important stuff. | eng_Latn | 16,710 |
what age is a good age for marriage | And the Church dictated that both the bride and groom must be at least 21 years of age to marry without the consent of their families; in the certificates, the most common age for the brides is 22 years. For the grooms 24 years is the most common age, with average ages of 24 years for the brides and 27 for the grooms.While European noblewomen married early, they were a small minority and the marriage certificates from Canterbury show that even among nobility it was very rare to marry women off at very early ages.071 § 1 no. 2), which in case of sensible and equal laws regarding marriage age is regularly not granted. The permission by the ordinary is also required in case of a marriage of a minor child (i.e. under 18 years old) when his parents are unaware of his marriage or if his parents reasonably oppose his marriage (can. | Cultura/GretaMarieâGetty Images/Cultura Exclusive. A new study suggests that people should get married between the ages of 28 and 32 if they donât want to get divorced, at least in the first five years. | eng_Latn | 16,711 |
what is the median age at marriage | The oldest-marrying states are New York (28.8 for women, 30.3 for men), Massachusetts (28.8, 30.1), Rhode Island (28.5, 30.2), Connecticut (28.2, 30.0) and New Jersey (28.1, 30.1). But D.C. politicos seem to have the hardest time settling down, with the median age of first marriage at 29.8 for women and 30.6 for men. As for the youngest-marrying states, Utah takes first place with the median age of 23.5 for women and 25.6 for men. Others include Idaho (24.0 for women, 25.8 for men), Wyoming (24.5, 26.8), Arkansas (24.8, 26.3) and Oklahoma (24.8, 26.3). Eileen is a writer living in New York. | Barely half of all adults in the United Statesâa record lowâare currently married, and the median age at first marriage has never been higher for brides (26.5 years) and grooms (28.7), according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census data. In 1960, 72% of all adults ages 18 and older were married; today just 51% are. | eng_Latn | 16,712 |
dating age differences | The Dating Equation: ½(your age) + 7. Tweet Share Email Article. A common rule of thumb, at least on the internet, is that itâs okay to be interested in someone âhalf your age plus sevenâ years. According to this rule, it would not be creepy for a 30 year old to date a 22 year-old, but an 18 year-old would be off-limits. | Recently, the children of two close friends have begun dating. One at age 16. Another at age 12. And it made me realize that we, as parents, have a pretty wide range of ideas on what age kids should be allowed to start dating and even on what dating means at various ages.y parents said 16. I would say earlier if it is a group thing. It also depends on your relationship with your kid and how well you trust him/her, plus the boy/girlfriend and other friends. Brenna: Portland, Ore. The dating sneak attack. My Dad always said no dating until I was 16. | eng_Latn | 16,713 |
what age can women marry | So, when is the right time for a woman to get married? The answerâwhen she finds the right man! The best thing you can do when looking for love is honor a great match when you're lucky enough to find one. According to the US census, the average age a woman gets hitched is 26, and 28 for men (in 2012). Whether you are younger or older is not what matters; that is just statistical data. | After all, you can't always get what you want. It turns out that, on average, women tend to be married to men a few years older than themselves (2-5 years). However, younger men (i.e., in their 20âs) tend to be married to someone of a similar age, but as they get older their wives get younger. For example, by their 50âs the average male has a wife who is 10 years younger than him. | eng_Latn | 16,714 |
what is the average age to start dating | According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, kids are starting to date earlier than ever before, with the average age 12-and-a-half for girls and 13-and-a-half for boys. While dating age depends on a number of factors, and varies from child to child, many parents agree that dating should begin slow and supervised. Safety is a major concern, and dates should be appropriate for the childâs age. | Dating customs have changed since you were a teenager. The most striking difference is the young age at which children now begin dating: on average, twelve and a half for girls, and thirteen and a half for boys. However, you might not recognize it as dating per se. The recent trend among early adolescents is for boys and girls to socialize as part of a group. | eng_Latn | 16,715 |
at what age is considered over the hill | What age is considered over the hill, 40 or 50. kgb answers » Jokes » What age is considered over the hill, 40 or 50. Over the hill is considered to be 42 years of age. Some prefer to take a different perspective. 40 is the new 20! Ask us anything! | And I miss the way you make me feel, and it's real. We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill. Fifteen years old and smoking hand-rolled cigarettes. Running from the law through the backfields and getting drunk with my friends. Had my first kiss on a Friday night, I don't reckon that I did it right. But I was younger then, take me back to when. | eng_Latn | 16,716 |
average time of marriage before divorce | College educated women date guys for an average of 14 months before they become roomies. For non-college educated women, the waiting time is more like six months, because the lure of a single rent check is just too irresistible. Obviously, that situation is more prone to problems. | Share. While it might be an average of nearly 18 months before divorcees are totally content, they start feeling better about their life after 16 months and 11 days. This could be down to meeting someone special-as Britons typically start dating again 15 months and 26 days after a divorce. | eng_Latn | 16,717 |
does age matter when dating | Some single adults have observed that age does matter to others in the dating pool. âUnfortunately, the majority of society, at least what I know of in the LDS dating world, make (age) into a matter,â stated one female friend in my mid-singles ward. âMost guys I've met who are within one year or more younger than me refuse to consider me as a dating option. | 5 Xper mho 13%. I think its fine...Many 16 and 17 years old these days are dating older guys. Mostly because they are tired of the immature 16/17 year old boys. These girls look for someone to actually talk to and learn from and since a 20 year old is only 3 or 4 years older they can learn from 16/17 year olds as well. am 20 year old guy and I want to date 16-17 year old girls. | eng_Latn | 16,718 |
how many people are married | 2.3 million couples wed every year in the US. That breaks down to nearly 6,200 weddings a day. the average age of a bride in the US is 25.3. average age of a groom is 26.9. average number of guests invited to a wedding is 178. one-third of those getting married each year have been married before. | For a space trip of 200 years, perhaps eight to 10 generations, his calculations suggest a minimum number of 160 people are needed to maintain a stable population. This would produce around 10 potential marriage partners per person, he says, and if this seems a small number, âthink about how many people you dated before you got marriedâ. | eng_Latn | 16,719 |
american indians average age | Median age at first marriage for American Indian and Alaska Native men and women age 15 to 54, respectively, in 2010. For the population as a whole in this age range, the respective numbers were 28.7 and 26.7 years. The difference in the median age at first marriage between American Indian and Alaska Native women and women overall is not statistically significant. | Six-in-ten Americans ages 50 or older share this view, while 34% disagree; those younger than 30 hold the opposite view, with just 37% saying American culture is superior and 61% saying it is not. Opinions are more divided among those ages 30 to 49; 44% in this group see American culture as superior and 50% do not. | oci_Latn | 16,720 |
average marriage age for women in the united states | Barely half of all adults in the United Statesâa record lowâare currently married, and the median age at first marriage has never been higher for brides (26.5 years) and grooms (28.7), according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census data. In 1960, 72% of all adults ages 18 and older were married; today just 51% are. | The average age to get married, as per the available data is believed to be 27.5 years for men and 25 years for women in the United States of America.f we go back a few years and consider the statistics of the year 1990, then we find that the average age of marriage for men and women was lower at times. In this year, the average age for men was around 26.1 years and that for women was 23.9 years. | eng_Latn | 16,721 |
average age to become grandmother in uk | Val Haywood: âMy family are important to me, but so is my life doing other thingsâ. By Sarah Womack, Social Affairs Correspondent. 12:01AM BST 28 Jul 2005. The average age of a first time grandparent is just 49 and most are likely to be grandparents for at least 35 years, it is disclosed today.iven that the average age of a first-time grandparent is 49, the blue rinse image of grandparents is greatly out of kilter with the reality.. | the minimum age of consent to get married in the UK is 17, with your parents/guardians permission and 18 without. I am not one to question your feelings for your boyfriend, but being so young and to get married may mean you regret it later on in life. | eng_Latn | 16,722 |
at what age are people most attractive | Men have slightly different numbers. They look most attractive when they are 34 years old. Signs of aging appear at 43 years. They cease to be attractive at the age of 58 years and look old at 59. It is worth mentioning that women and men (readers of the Allure magazine) have almost agreed to the scientistsâ findings. | 5. Be âyoung. â If you are trying to attract an older woman, donât get stuck on the idea that you need to act like a man their age might act. Many women in their 40s admit to seeking younger men because they are more open-minded, adventurous, and romantic. | eng_Latn | 16,723 |
average age of women who get married | nbc americans are getting married later and later the average age of first marriage in the united states is 27 for women and 29 for men up from 23 for women and 26 for men in 1990 and 20 and 22 in 1960he average age of first birth for this group is lower than the average marriage age for women who dropped out of high school the average age of first birth is 20 while the average marriage age is 25 83 percent of first births in this demographic are to unmarried mothers | Follow. Comments. The average age at which a woman gets married for the first time climbed from 29.9 years in 2008 to 30 years in 2009, figures published by the Office for National Statistics said. This is the first time that the symbolic age barrier has been reached.ollow. Comments. The average age at which a woman gets married for the first time climbed from 29.9 years in 2008 to 30 years in 2009, figures published by the Office for National Statistics said. This is the first time that the symbolic age barrier has been reached. | eng_Latn | 16,724 |
dating age difference | That being said, there is nothing like a bit of an age difference to bring out the insecurities in a man in a relationship with a young woman. If youâre dating a girl 10, 15 or 20+ years younger than you, then itâs often natural to feel that this is too good to be true and the relationship wonât last. | Dedicated to the over-50 crowd, Our Time is a dating site for single seniors in the United States and Canada. Whether youâre looking for a pen pal, friendship, travel partner, dating or marriage, this mature dating site has many options.ating in your 50s, 60s or 70s (and beyond!) is different than dating in your 20s or 30sâand this site caters to those differences. The site layout is straightforward and communication with other site members is no-fuss and no-frills. | eng_Latn | 16,725 |
what is open marriage mean | open marriage. n. A marriage in which both partners agree that each is free to engage in extramarital sexual relationships. open marriage. n. a marriage in which the partners are free to pursue their own social and sexual lives. oâ²pen marâ²riage. n. | Mean age at effective marriage. The Mean age at effective marriage is the age at consummation of marriage. In the 18th century the minimum legal age to marry was 14 for men and 12 for women, in most of the regions. Worldwide average marriage age for men is 28.7 and 26.8 for women. In India average marriage age for men is 26 and 22.2 for women. | eng_Latn | 16,726 |
what is the age limit to get married | If the legal age for a man to become sexually active is 18 and legal age to get married is 21, what should he do in the 3 interim years? In terms of gender equality, why is it that in India (and maybe other countries), the marriage age is 18 years for a girl and 21 years for a b... Should the legal marriageable age for girls in India be changed from 18 to 21? | Cultura/GretaMarieâGetty Images/Cultura Exclusive. A new study suggests that people should get married between the ages of 28 and 32 if they donât want to get divorced, at least in the first five years. | eng_Latn | 16,727 |
Calucate age from birth date in mysql | Get Age of a person in MySQL | Date Not Saving in Mysql from Php Registration Form | eng_Latn | 16,728 |
Introduction to Special Volume Language Contact, Hybrids and New Varieties: Emergent Possessive Constructions | On alienable and inalienable possession | Lack of Marburg Virus Transmission From Experimentally Infected to Susceptible In-Contact Egyptian Fruit Bats. | kor_Hang | 16,729 |
Anyway, it was all, 'my people' this, and 'my people' that. | Oh well, it was all about "their people" only. | We talked about lots of topics and not once did he mention "his people." | eng_Latn | 16,730 |
Yes, it is Mrs. Inglethorp's. | Yeah, it does belong to Mrs. Inglethorp. | No, it doesn't belong to Mrs. Inglethorp. | eng_Latn | 16,731 |
(All of which apply to Alec.) | All of these apply to Alec. | None of which apply to Alec. | eng_Latn | 16,732 |
She's right, of course. | Of course she is correct. | She is obviously incorrect. | eng_Latn | 16,733 |
That's why they have to be used correctly,' she said. | She advised them why they need to use them as intended. | She told them to be creative and use them as they wished. | eng_Latn | 16,734 |
And I-' | Me also. | Not me. | gle_Latn | 16,735 |
One does, mister. | A person does. | They don't. | eng_Latn | 16,736 |
What is the demonstrative adjective in the following sentence that hat is his? | Which of the foloowing sentence cotains a demonstrative adjective A which is one is that B This is his C This hat is his D whose is this? | Which of the foloowing sentence cotains a demonstrative adjective A which is one is that B This is his C This hat is his D whose is this? | eng_Latn | 16,737 |
When would it be useful to use pronouns? | What pronouns would you replace out these nouns megan chelsea tranpoline? | 5 sentences of personal pronouns? | eng_Latn | 16,738 |
How many parts of speech are there? | There are nine parts of speech A noun is a word used to name something: a person/animal, a place, a thing, or an idea. For example, all of the following are nouns. Leah, Ignacio, Lan, Marek Japan, Venezuela, Atlanta, Kroger, the Gap pencil, store, music, air biology, theory of Relativity, Pythagorean theory Hint: They are sometimes preceded by noun markers. Noun markers are also called determiners and quantifiers. They are words like a, an, the, this, that, these, those, each, some, any, every, no, numbers (1,2,3,etc.), several, many, a lot, few, possessive pronouns (his, her, etc). See determiners for more information. &Nouns are classified in several ways� Nouns can be singular or plural. Singular nouns name only one person, place, thing or idea. One apple, a pencil, the book Plural nouns name two or more persons, places, things or ideas. Most singular nouns (Not ALL) are made plural by adding �s. For example, (pencil is a singular noun. The word pencils is a plural noun.) Exception #1: If a noun ends with the �s, sh, ch, or x like the words, kiss, church, ash or box, then they are made plural by adding �es (kisses, churches, ashes, and boxes). Exception #2:There are also irregular nouns that do not follow any rules. For example, the plural form of the word child is children. Nouns can be Proper Nouns or Common Nouns A. Proper nouns refer to specific people, places, things and ideas. A person's name (Leah Graham) is a proper noun, for example. Other examples are names of places (Atlanta, Georgia) and names of things (the Navy). They are always capitalized! People�s names and titles- King Henry, Mrs. Smith Names for deity, religions, religious followers, and sacred books- God, Allah, Buddha, Islam, Catholicism, Christians Races, nationalities, tribes, and languages- African American, Polish-American, Black, Chinese, Russian Specific Places like countries, cities, bodies of water, streets, buildings, and parks Specific organizations- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), �. Days of the week, months, and holidays, Brand names of products Historical periods, well-known events, and documents- Middle ages, Boston Tea Party, Magna Carta Titles of publications and written documents b. Common nouns are all other nouns. For example: cat, pencil, paper, etc. They are not capitalized unless they are the first word in the sentence. Nouns can also be collective. Collective nouns are nouns that are grammatically considered singular, but include more than one person, place, thing, or idea in its meaning. Words like team, group, jury, committee, audience, crowd, class, troop, family, team, couple, band, herd, quartet, and society. Generally, collective nouns are treated as singular because they emphasize the group as one unit. The committee is going to make a decision. Nouns can also be either count or non-count. Nouns that are non-count cannot be counted. For example, one cannot go outside to have two fresh airs. One goes outside for fresh air. 5. Nouns can be Abstract or concrete Concrete nouns are nouns that you can touch. They are people, places, and some things. Words like person, court, Georgia, pencil, hand, paper, car, and door are all examples of concrete nouns. Abstract nouns are nouns that cannot be physically held. For example, things like air, justice, safety, Democracy, faith, religion, etc. 6. Nouns can be Gerunds A gerund is the �ing form of the verb and is used as a noun. For example, Running is good for you. Running is the noun/gerund and is is the verb. My crying upset him. Crying is the subject and upset is the verb Note: A noun can fit into more than one of these categories. For example, the noun Angela is a singular, concrete, count, p | Quote by Chuck Palahniuk: “Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight ...” Chuck Palahniuk > Quotes > Quotable Quote “Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club! Third rule of Fight Club: if someone yells “stop!”, goes limp, or taps out, the fight is over. Fourth rule: only two guys to a fight. Fifth rule: one fight at a time, fellas. Sixth rule: the fights are bare knuckle. No shirt, no shoes, no weapons. Seventh rule: fights will go on as long as they have to. And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.” Read more quotes from Chuck Palahniuk Share this quote: | eng_Latn | 16,739 |
What is the reflexive form of the singular personal pronoun 'I', where 'me' is the objective form? | Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns stand in for nouns and thus can function as anything a noun can function as. Most can also be used as determiners–that is, preceding and modifying a noun as a unit. Personal Pronoun � May show case, gender, number � Must agree with its antecedent in gender and number � Have corresponding noun possessive forms ("long forms" in bk): mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs Subjective Objective Poss � Incorrect case and hypercorrection of case are common: Examples *Sarah and me are leaving right now. *Her and I will arrive late. *They gave Marshall and I the best seats. *It was difficult to decide between Jim and I. (* = incorrect usage) Reflexive Pronoun � Ends in -self in singular or -selves in plural � To form 1st or 2nd person reflexive pronoun add -self or -selves to the possessive case of the personal pronoun. � To form 3rd person reflexive pronoun add -self or -selves to the objective case of the personal pronoun. � Used for objects (direct, indirect, object of preposition) when the subject-antecedent is the same person � May not be used as the subject � May also be used to intensify a noun or pronoun to indicate a contrast � Often u sed–either hypercorrectively or for purposes of self-aggrandizement–in compounds in lieu of subjective/objective case Singular Plural Example: This is my hat. That bothers me. Those can�t be mine. Indefinite Pronoun � There are lots of these . � Mostly indefinite entities or quantities � Often combinations including one, any, some, body, and thing � Most are singular in usage, even if they have plural meanings (such as everyone, everything, and everybody) Example: Everybody is happy. � Some, like collective nouns, can be singular or plural in usage, depending on whether context. Example: All of it hurts. (Here, "All" is singular because it is not countable.) vs. All attend church on Sundays. ("All" here are countable and thus plural.) | Learn and talk about Princess Odette (Swan Lake), 1876 compositions, 1877 ballet premieres, Ballets by Lev Ivanov, Ballets by Marius Petipa Swan Lake#Odette From a merge : This is a redirect from a page that was merged into another page. This redirect was kept in order to preserve this page's edit history after its content was merged into the target page's content. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated) nor delete this page. For redirects with substantive page histories that did not result from page merges use {{ R with history }} instead. From a fictional character : This is a redirect from a fictional character to a related fictional work or list of characters. The destination may be an article about a related fictional work that mentions this character, a subsection or a standalone list of characters. For redirects named for fictional places use {{ R from fictional place }}, and for those named for fictional elements (objects or concepts) use {{ R from fictional element }}. To a section : This is a redirect from a topic that does not have its own page to a section of a page on the subject. | eng_Latn | 16,740 |
What is a indefinite singular pronoun? | What are examples of indefinite pronouns that is always singular? | What is indefinite pronouns and give a 2 examples of sentences? | eng_Latn | 16,741 |
When do you add 's' at the end of a word? | Add an s or 's to plural words? | Add an s or 's to plural words? | eng_Latn | 16,742 |
How do you make bosses possessive? | Is the word boss's plural possessive? | Is the word boss's plural possessive? | eng_Latn | 16,743 |
Give some examples of personal pronoun? | What are two examples of a personal pronoun? | What are two examples of a personal pronoun? | eng_Latn | 16,744 |
Singular form of ox? | Is the word dice a singular noun? | Plural word for box? | eng_Latn | 16,745 |
What does it mean when you are alone but there are people? | Are the mycenaean people nice? | Dependent clauses cannot stand alone in a sentence? | eng_Latn | 16,746 |
Is scarfs the plural of scarf? | How do you spell the plural of scarf? | How do you spell the plural of scarf? | eng_Latn | 16,747 |
Oneiromancy is the divination of what? | oneiromancy - definition of oneiromancy in English | Oxford Dictionaries Definition of oneiromancy in English: oneiromancy [mass noun] The interpretation of dreams in order to foretell the future. Example sentences ‘In Mortal Coils, an interaction of oneiromancy and mediumism was embodied in multiple projections among slowly twisting ropes, as if something were dimly viewed while transpiring underwater or in a netherworld.’ ‘One in every five believes in oneiromancy (dream divination), and one in every four takes astrology seriously.’ ‘This was a recognised art in ancient times and was called ‘oneiromancy’.’ ‘How about general broadcast oneiromancy, like the popular bedtime suggestion ‘Sweet Dreams’?’ ‘You know, I've heard about oneiromancy, which is divination by interpreting dreams, kind of hard to get accurate -’ Pronunciation Matching verbs to collective nouns Which of these sentences is correct? The committee has reached a decision. The committee have reached a decision. Which of these sentences is correct? The police is appealing for witnesses. The police are appealing for witnesses. Which of these sentences is correct? Each group is choosing a topic. Each group are choosing a topic. Which of these sentences is correct? The crew is made up of experienced sailors. The crew are made up of experienced sailors. Which of these sentences is correct? Her class has surpassed expectations. Her class have surpassed expectations. Which of these sentences is correct? The gang have escaped. Which of these sentences is correct? Some people hate technology. Which of these sentences is correct? The interview panel comprises three women. The interview panel comprise three women. Which of these sentences is correct? His platoon are advancing on enemy positions. His platoon is advancing on enemy positions. Which of these sentences is correct? The audience is taking its seats. The audience are taking their seats. You scored /10 practise again? Retry Most popular in the world Australia | MVR - Maldivian Rufiyaa rates, news, and tools MVR - Maldivian Rufiyaa Maldives (Maldive Islands), Rufiyaa The Maldivian Rufiyaa is the currency of Maldives (Maldive Islands). Our currency rankings show that the most popular Maldives (Maldive Islands) Rufiyaa exchange rate is the MVR to INR rate . The currency code for Rufiyaa is MVR. Below, you'll find Maldivian Rufiyaa rates and a currency converter. You can also subscribe to our currency newsletters with daily rates and analysis, read the XE Currency Blog , or take MVR rates on the go with our XE Currency Apps and website. | eng_Latn | 16,748 |
What is the collective name for a group of toads? | So Many Frogs! A group of fish is called a School of Fish. A group of geese is called a Gaggle of Geese. A group of sea gulls is called a Flock of Sea gulls. A bunch of cows and bulls is called a Herd of Cattle. But what do you call a group of frogs? Answer: An ARMY of Frogs! And what do you call a group of toads? Answer: An KNOT of Toads! Wild about Words? Check here for more animal language fun! | Swahili Plural Swahili Plural Swahili Lessons Swahili Plural If you're trying to learn Swahili Plural which is also called Kiswahili, check our courses about Plural and Singular... to help you with your Swahili grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Swahili . Enjoy the rest of the lesson! Swahili Plural Learning the Swahili Plural displayed below is vital to the language. Swahili Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. Grammar Tips: mtu amekuja( a person hascome), watu wamekuja( persons have come) msichana ameingia( a girl hasentered), wasichana wameingia ( girls have entered) daktari ametoka( the doctor hasgone ot) Madaktari wametoka( doctors have gone out) This class is called A-WA class as you cansee from sentence construction. * In this class many nouns have prefix m- inthe singular and wa- in the prulal. However there are very many irregular nounsthat don’t follow this rule. E.g Rafiki( friend) Daktari( doctor) Kiwete(lameperson), Rafiki(a friend) becomes: marafiki ( friends) Mwanamke(one woman) becomes: Wanawake (manywomen) Hilii ni gari langu lekundu (this is my redcar) becomes: Haya ni magari yangu mekundu (these are my red cars) Here are some examples: | eng_Latn | 16,749 |
I'm curious if the order implies anything here. I'm pretty sure "Mom and Dad" is standard in English. The issue was hard for me to google, so I'm asking it here: Is using "Dad" before "Mom" incorrect, or is it just not often seen/bad practice? I see both, but "Mom and Dad" is far more prevalent. Edit: What puzzles me is that usually masculine comes before feminine. The given umich article on word order is quite instructive, and I have yet to read all of it. In Chinese and I think Spanish, the father comes first usually. Now that I think of it, I think German features "Mutter & Vater" more often. Probably carried over into English. Edit 2: Some reveals that "Mom and Dad" is far more prevalent during 2005-2013. It can make a difference though, as in an example I found: "I became my girls’ Dad and Mom when one was four years, the other three months old." This is quite clearly in the voice of the father, as shown . | Is there a word or phrase for two nouns or adjectives joined by a conjunction (usually "and") in a fixed sequence? alive and well fast and furious hat and gloves pen and pencil law and order wit and wisdom salt and pepper bacon and eggs horse and carriage Adam and Eve ladies and gentlemen loud and clear heads or tails yes or no dead or alive | The entire site is blank right now. The header and footer are shown, but no questions. | eng_Latn | 16,750 |
As a non-native speaker, i wonder whether there are any guidelines concerning the usage of hyphens. Would you write Task-planning for robots ... or rather Task planning for robots ... | Someone has asked for answer to these topics. However, I still want someone to provide me with simple and universal answers. I recently read a sentence from the English-speaking person. It is in an article. It is, ' The available options for mitigating pad cratering are not universally effective (see link below), but they may be helpful on a case by case basis until more crack resistant laminates are developed and become available. ' If I am to write this, I will use 'a case-by-case basis until more crack-resistant laminates' Can anyone tell me when to use a hyphen to coin a new word? | What is the person called who always thinks negative? E.g. Mr. X always thinks negative. Mr. X has negative attitude. What we can use either? Is there any particular word for this? | eng_Latn | 16,751 |
I'm going to name my new business, I got an idea from another company called "ZZZ Men Supply" and come up with "XXX Gentlemen Supply" for my business. Since the word Gentlemen slightly longer I want to use the abbreviation for it, which one is better: "XXX Gent Supply", "XXX Gent's Supply" or "XXX Gents Supply"? Thanks | I've been living in Ireland for almost a year now and I start noticing they use the word "mens" a lot. I can see it used in: Shops, to denote the area where you can find men's clothes In sport, when they talk about "mens team". My guess is just that they are lazy about the use of quotes, so that mens should actually be men's. However, there may be some rule I'm not aware of. So, is "mens" only limited to Irish English? When I'm allowed to use it? | S(x), which stands for “x is a surgeon” P(x, y), which stands for “x is a patient of y” R(x), which stands for “x recovers” H(x), which stands for “x is happy” 1>"A surgeon with no patients is happy" means: for any person xx, if xx is a surgeon and there is no person yy for which yy is a patient of xx, then xx is happy. 2> "A surgeon is happy if all her patients recover" means: for any person xx, if xx is a surgeon and - if for every person yy for which yy is a patient of xx, we have that yy recovers - then xx is happy. I have these as solution: 1:∀(x) ( S(x)∧ ∀(y)P(y,x) → H(x) ) 2: ∀(x) [ { S(x)∧ (∀(y)P(y,x) ∧ R(y)) } → H(x)] Are these okay? And how do prove that 1 follows from 2 by resolution (not by drawing a truth table)? | eng_Latn | 16,752 |
Why is $\{\emptyset\}\not\subseteq\{\{\emptyset\}\}$ true? My book "Introduction to SetTheory" says $\{\emptyset\}\in\{\{\emptyset\}\}$ but $\{\emptyset\}\not\subseteq\{\{\emptyset\}\}$ When we say $\{\emptyset\}\not\subseteq\{\{\emptyset\}\}$, we mean that $\emptyset$ is not listed amongst the elements of $\{\{\emptyset\}\}$. I was under the impression that every set contains the empty set. Hence, the elements of $\{\{\emptyset\}\}$ would be $\emptyset,\{\emptyset\}$. If that were true, wouldn't the assertion that $\{\emptyset\}\not\subseteq\{\{\emptyset\}\}$ be false? | Is $\{\emptyset\}$ a subset of $\{\{\emptyset\}\}$? $\{\emptyset\}$ is a set containing the empty set. Is $\{\emptyset\}$ a subset of $\{\{\emptyset\}\}$? My hypothesis is yes by looking at the form of "the superset $\{\{\emptyset\}\}$" which contains "the subset $\{\emptyset\}$". | Is $\mathbb{R}$ a subset of $\mathbb{R}^2$? Is it correct to say that $\mathbb{R}$ is a subset of $\mathbb{R}^2$? Or, put more generally, given $n,m\in\mathbb{N}$, $n<m$, is $\mathbb{R}^n$ a subset of $\mathbb{R}^m$? Also, strictly related to that: what is then the "relationship" between the set $\{(x,0)\in\mathbb{R}^2,x\in\mathbb{R}\}\subset\mathbb{R}^2$ and $\mathbb{R}$? Do they coincide (I would say no)? As vector spaces, do they have the same dimension (I would say yes)? If you could give me a reference book for this kind of stuff, I would really appreciate it. Thank you very much in advance. (Please correct the tags if they are not appropriate) | eng_Latn | 16,753 |
entailed him / his being - use of pronoun vs possessive determiner The position entailed him/his being in Chicago most of the time. The bonuses were based on him/his reaching the quota. It had nothing to do with him/his being privy to the information. His fondness for sports resulted in him/his assuming that position. In the above sentences which one is grammatically correct, him or his, and why? | When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive adjective/determiner? I assume that the following sentences are grammatically correct: He resents your being more popular than he is. Most of the members paid their dues without my asking them. They objected to the youngest girl's being given the command position. What do you think about his buying such an expensive car? We were all sorry about Jane's losing her parents like that. I'm still getting used to this possessive gerund structure. It sounded so weird to me at first. Is the structure used in both formal and informal contexts? Are there any alternative structures that result in the same meaning and are more frequently used? (Examples taken from ) | Set theory: difference between belong/contained and includes/subset? This is a total noob question. I am reading , and I'm having difficulty to understand something which seems to be trivial. In the first chapter he writes: If $x$ belongs to $A$ ($x$ is an element of $A$, $x$ is contained in $A$), we shall write $x\in A$ I understand this. Then, he write: If $A$ and $B$ are sets and if every element of $A$ is an element of $B$, we say that $A$ is a subset of $B$, or $B$ includes $A$, and we write: $A \subset B$ I understand this too. Then he says: The working of the definition implies that each set must be considered to be included in itself ($A \subset A$); this fact is described by saying that set inclusion is reflexive. I understand this too. But then: Observe that belonging ($\in$) and inclusion ($\subset$) are conceptually very different things indeed. One important difference has already manifested itself above: inclusion is always reflexive, whereas it is not at all clear that belonging is ever reflexive. That is: $A \subset A$ is always true; is $A\in A$ ever true? It is certainly not true of any reasonable set that anyone has ever seen. And this is where I don't think I understand anything. There is not more elaboration on this point in the text. I tried to skip this but it seems it is quite fundamental for understanding what follows in the book. Could someone explain what is meant here? | eng_Latn | 16,754 |
Why does "President of the United States" have a "the" before "U.S", but "President of Russia" doesn't? Some other examples: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom President of Russia President of the Russian Federation Emperor of Japan | Need for using the article "the" before "United States of America"? Usually, we do not use the definite article, the, before names of countries but we use the before "United States of America". Is there a specific reason for using the article before the country "United States of America"? | Precedence between implication and bi-implication I came across this question: Let p, q, and r be the propositions p : Grizzly bears have been seen in the area. q : Hiking is safe on the trail. r : Berries are ripe along the trail. Write these propositions using p, q, and r and logical connectives (including negations). If berries are ripe along the trail, hiking is safe if and only if grizzly bears have not been seen in the area. I see an If r,q iff ~p where If r,q is the part "If berries are ripe along the trail, hiking is safe" and ~p is "grizzly bears have not been seen in the area" and I came up with (r -> q) <-> ~p But the answer given is: r -> (q <-> ~p) Can someone please explain the difference in precedence? | eng_Latn | 16,755 |
i, b, s or em, strong, del | What's the difference between and , and ? | Showing $\sup \{ \sin n \mid n\in \mathbb N \} =1$ | eng_Latn | 16,756 |
How to make questions using "who"? I extracted this from L.R.H Chapman grammar two book. An example was given like this : Question : Who did jack meet at the station? Answer : Jack met his uncle at the station I am not sure whether is it correct to make every question like the example format given above. Is this sentence correct? Question : who did the rich woman pay yesterday? Answer : The rich woman paid her servants yesterday. I assume that the correct sentence would be "To whom did the rich woman pay yesterday?" Here are the sentences for questions to be made : The rich woman paid her servants yesterday. I saw a lot of soldiers outside the palace. The angry man hit the boy. Mary wrote a letter to her aunt. The teacher helped the weak pupil. The old man knew everybody in the village. | What’s the rule for using “who” and “whom” correctly? I can never figure out whether I should use who and whom. Most people use who for both colloquially, but some people say this is not correct. What’s the rule for using who and whom correctly? | A very easy probability problem but opinions diverge greatly. Need some help. The question itself is a very easy one: Somebody has got two kids, one of whom is a girl. Then what's the probability that he's got at least one boy? My answer is that, since he's already got a girl, then "he's got at least one boy" amounts to "the other kid is a boy", whose probability is apparently $\frac{1}{2}$. But my friends argue that the probability should be $\frac23$: they say this is a binomial distribution, all the possible cases are (girl,girl),(girl,boy),(boy,girl) which yields that the probability is two cases out of three and is thus $\frac23$. But I think this is totally unacceptable. I don't think it is a binomial distribution at all, at least not what my friends explained to me. However, I just can't disuade them of their opinion, nor can I prove that I am wrong. So what on earth is the probability? and why? Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance. Esp. Can anybody show why my explanation is wrong? Isn't it that whether the other kid is a boy or a girl a 50/50 event? EDIT: Thanks for all the help you provided for me, and special thanks will go to @HammyTheGreek and @KSmarts, who have made it clear to me that there is in fact some ambiguity in my statement in this problem. As is pointed in ,two distinct interpretation of the statement "one of whom is a girl" that gives rise to ambiguity: From all families with two children, at least one of whom is a boy, a family is chosen at random. This would yield the answer of 1/3. From all families with two children, one child is selected at random, and the sex of that child is specified to be a boy. This would yield an answer of 1/2. | eng_Latn | 16,757 |
"is" vs. "are" after a group of items grouped using "or" Do not use X if A, B, or C is sufficient. Do not use X if A, B, or C are sufficient. X, A, B, and C are nouns. The reader have a choice to use A, B, or C (the exact choice depends on the external circumstances; e.g., use A if sunny, use B if rainy, use C if cloudy) or X. X is the all-purpose and very powerful solution. However, using X is overhead and generally it should be avoided. Which sentence should I use? | Singular or plural verb after a series connected by "or" The following sentence refers to an apocalyptic story where money no longer has any value: A can of sardines, radio batteries, or a bicycle is/are more precious than money. Should I use is or are after the series? | Precedence between implication and bi-implication I came across this question: Let p, q, and r be the propositions p : Grizzly bears have been seen in the area. q : Hiking is safe on the trail. r : Berries are ripe along the trail. Write these propositions using p, q, and r and logical connectives (including negations). If berries are ripe along the trail, hiking is safe if and only if grizzly bears have not been seen in the area. I see an If r,q iff ~p where If r,q is the part "If berries are ripe along the trail, hiking is safe" and ~p is "grizzly bears have not been seen in the area" and I came up with (r -> q) <-> ~p But the answer given is: r -> (q <-> ~p) Can someone please explain the difference in precedence? | eng_Latn | 16,758 |
Erik says that x+2/x-2 is is simplest form, Phil says that x+2/x-2 can be simplified to -1. Which student is correct? Use algebra terminology to defend him. What was the incorrect student's mistake? | x+2/x-2 \n= (x^2 - 2x + 2)/x [BODMAS rule]\nSo Eric is correct. | Teacher: "Joey, what is the plural of Ox?"\nJoey: "teacher, the plural of ox is oxen, 'I saw many oxen in the fields'".\nTeacher: "Very good Joey. Now Brian, what is the plural of box?"\nBrian: "uh... Boxen? 'I saw many boxen at the store'"\nTeacher: "no brian, the plural of box is boxes. Joey, what is the plural of Goose?\nJoey: "The plural of Goose is Geese, "I saw many geese flying."\nTeacher: "Very good Joey. Now... Brian.... what is the plural of moose?"\nBrian: "MOOSEN! no, MEESEN! I SAW MANY MOOSEN IN THE WOODSESES!" | eng_Latn | 16,759 |
Is As per our discussion, ... and As per your instructions, ... wrong, and are they poor grammatical constructions? As per our conversation, I will tender my resignation on Friday. Per our conversation, I will tender my resignation on Friday. Do I use Per or As per in these constructions, or is neither preferred? If neither, what are viable, concise substitutes? | I've read and have heard of both 'as per' and 'per' being used conversationally, both with the same connotation of either 'according to' or 'on authority of' Examples: "Tell Ron to start molding new rollers for the mecanum wheels, as per me" "Per Mr. Crane, you need to start the molds for the new rollers." They both establish the same context by setting that something should be done on the authority of someone else (or the speaker, per the first example (see what I did there?)). Or it acts as a way to cite a source of a statement, directive or fact in conversational speech. My question is, what is, if any, the functional and syntactical difference between as per and per. If there are no differences, which is apropos to use? | Is there any specific word for a person who is always online on the Internet? I am just curious to know because staying online is like a profession nowadays. | eng_Latn | 16,760 |
Lehman Brothers (is/are) now taken over by some other company Lehman Brothers (is/are) now taken over by some other company. My answer is is. My approach to finding the correct answer is that according to subject–verb agreement rules, if both of them refer to same subject, we use a singular verb. Thus: Lehman Brothers is now taken over by some other company. Is my approach right according to subject–verb agreement rules? | Conjugating verbs for nouns referring to groups of people Possible Duplicate: Frequently when reading tech articles, I see sentences like "Microsoft have released ..." or "Apple have announced ...". This seems wrong to me because the nouns are singular; Microsoft and Apple are individual companies, even though they refer to groups of people. I have not seen this usage outside of tech journalism, but it's pervasive enough that it makes me wonder: is this actually the correct usage? As a follow-up question, is it correct to use a plural pronoun for a singular antecedent like this? For example, "Apple has announced they are changing their name to Orange" or "Apple has announced it is changing its name to Orange". The second form seems technically correct but sounds awkward. | Usage and origin of "sister" in expressions like "sister company, sister ship, sister site" etc The term is often used figuratively to refer, for instance, to a “sister company” for a company within the same group, or to a “sister site” for sites that belong to the same family. This connotation as explained by the means: belonging to a pair or group of similar and related things, such as businesses, usually owned or operated by the same person or organization: our sister company in Australia. also, from : You can use sister to describe something that is of the same type or is connected in some way to another thing you have mentioned. ⇒ ...the International Monetary Fund and its sister organisation, the World Bank. ⇒ ...Voyager 2 and its sister ship, Voyager 1. This usage appears to be common with things that are regarded as feminine and are associated, as if by kinship, with other similar things that belong to the same group. An early usage example of this is the "sister" referred to ships: the US battleship Missouri and her sister ship, the Wisconsin. In other instances, the "feminine" issue is less explicit as in the case of internet sites, so I guess this usage has to do with the fact that English is less gender specific when it comes to things or abstract entities. Questions: Does “sister” apply to whatever entity that belongs to the same group irrespective of its real or perceived gender? or could "brother" be used instead? Where does this usage come from? | eng_Latn | 16,761 |
Combining generic "one", "he" or "they" in a convoluted sentence What is the best and what is acceptable from the following sentences? If one finds oneself in a situation where one's own life is at stake, one should think of oneself first. If one finds himself in a sitation where his own life is at stake, he should think of himself first. If one finds themselves in a situation where their own life is at stake, one should think of themselves first. | he or she vs their when using 'one' as a pronoun Mindfulness allows one to cope with their daily challenges. Is "one" correct with "their" here? I want to know if it is okay to user their (instead of he or she) when using 'one' as a pronoun. | If you get stuck in research, at what point in time should you ask for help? It's always worthwhile to take some time to try to figure it out by yourself. But eventually there's a point where you're unsure how much more time it would take to figure it out by yourself (which could take far longer than you originally think), and when asking for help could be more helpful. So for analytical or computational research, what are some guidelines for when you should ask for help (from either your adviser, other grad students, or other researchers) when you get stuck? | eng_Latn | 16,762 |
Why do more sentences start with 'data' as a plural, than when it is within the sentence? | Is the word "data" now considered singular? If so, what about "datum"? | Is "data" treated as singular or plural in formal contexts? | eng_Latn | 16,763 |
How can i merry my feonce's wife's husband.? | You are from UTAH aren't you...lol polyamory.I'll wait whil you look that up.. | I'd start by learning the english language and how to write it. That way, maybe someone could understand your question.\n\nIf you use proper spelling, learn how to structure a sentence, then maybe you'll get an answer to your question! | eng_Latn | 16,764 |
Originally asked by the great Bernard Pivot, of Apostrophes and Bouillon de culture | I get inspired by painting, drawing, media, acting, potential, love, intelligence, patience,versatility, and perseverance. | I like this...it's what makes the marriage work. LOL\nThey both have a problem with short term memory loss. So they both forgot what it was they wanted. I got the impression that the wife would have been unhappy with whatever he brought home. Like if he brought home potatoes and sour cream; she would have said, "You forgot the chives." Just because she didn't remember what she had asked for originally. But then again, neither did he. \nGood use of a dangling modifier!! | eng_Latn | 16,765 |
he was taking several glances at a girl wearing a skirt.\nWhen he realize I was looking at him ( looking at the girl) he acted defensive. | Weeell, i've been there before. it upset me a lot because he didn't just "look", he gave "several glances" to "several girls" "several times" whenever we were out.no matter what anyone says, its awful.its also absolutely rude to you.i'll guess, not only were you jealous, you felt insulted.the thing i worried most about was, if the girl and other people noticed what he was doing,they'd ask themselves why and check me out, too.maybe even feel sorry for me.i didn't like that thought one bit.i'll tell you what, there are men who are real gentlemen who wouldn't do that.if you're he's girl, he should give you undivided attention, have eyes only for you when you're together.that's what he'd also want from you.no, its absolutely normal that you're upset.i think its just really rude what he's doing.you wouldn't want to be rude enought to check other guys out infront of him, would you?although he does deserve an equal dose of his own medicine.honey, if you're beginning to feel insecure all the time, its not always because there's something wrong with you, although you can help yourself and do something about it.but most likely there is something he's doing to cause it | I don't know the origin of this peculiarity of usage It may have something to do with the origin of community transportation vs. individual transportation, but I'm not certain. The following statements are correct:\n\nShe is on the bus.\nShe is on the train.\nShe is on the airplane.\nBUT\nShe is in the car.\nShe is on the bicycle. (This one makes sense, as she is not literally inside the bicycle)\n\nIn some cases of simple location, both forms would be acceptable. For example:\n\nAfter looking everywhere, they finally found her on the train.\nAfter looking everywhere, they finally found her in the train\n\nAlthough to my ear, "on" sounds more correct. The second sentence suggests they found her IN the train, as opposed to on top of the train, under the train, etc.\n\nIf I had to guess, I would say that the "on" form comes from colloquial usage for public transportation - "getting on board". Therefore, it should generally be used *unless* the final sentence, as read, could cause some confusion.\n\nFor example:\n\nShe is sitting on the train. This could be used to describe a woman on the roof of a train, legs dangling over the side.\n\nShe is sitting in the train. Pretty unambiguous.\n\nThe sentence "She is reading on a train" suggests to me an abbreviation of the thought "She is reading while (located) on a train." - hence, the "on" form of the sentence.\n\nDon't take this as authoritative. In fact, don't even take the grammatical "rule" being described as authoritative. It's a usage rule, not a grammar one - the same as "I'm engaged to a woman" as opposed to "I'm engaged with a woman". One is obviously natural in English, but both are technically grammatically correct. (I believe I read the second usage as a common error made by German speakers of English as a second language.) | eng_Latn | 16,766 |
My Harddrive is called E . The slave is called C(it was original hardrive) is this a problem? | not a problem at all. you can have multiple drives each with its own letter designation | Consider this: \n1. How does it sound when you yell it out the back or front door for your child to come home from playing somewhere in the neighborhood?\n\n2. How upset would your child be if she goes by the name Jackie and she has a teacher who insists that she has to write her full first name out on every paper she ever turns in (some children realize very quickly that a shorter name is nicer than a longer name). \n\n3. You like all these names, but why not plan on calling one daughter Eunice Marie, one Jacqueline, one Jean, one Ethel, rather than attaching all the names you like to one child. I still have one name that I really like, but haven't used. So when and if I have any other children I have a name in reserve to use.\n\n4. One other person you have to consider, your spouse! How will he react to that name attached to his child. My husband and I had an agreement. Since I was having the child, I chose the first name, he chose the 2nd.\n\n5. How will this name sound with the child's last name.\n\n6. What will her initials look like. You don't want to give a child intials that spells out something like MAL - bad in French, APE, EEL, etc.\n\nJust my own personal opinion on the name is that it is too long and a name is forever (granted she could change it when she gets older, but why make her go through all the legal maneuvering). | eng_Latn | 16,767 |
English valedictions typically contain the possessive pronoun `` yours '' . | English valedictions often contain the possessive pronoun `` yours '' ; for example , Yours truly . | He praised other moments in Act 1 ( especially the mad scene ) , and was in raptures with the music of Act 2 , singling out the entrance of the Wilis and the viola solo played through Giselle 's last moments . | eng_Latn | 16,768 |
Terrible grammar - misspelled words and missing words too. | The incorrect grammar drove me crazy ... particularly the "____ and I" vs. "______ and me." Ugh. Although it is mentioned at the end of the book that the grammar was not correct, it was just grating and glaring to read it. | I looked at the reviews and they were mixed, so I downloaded the sample chapter. And I am glad I did! See the other reviews about second person. I counted 11 times that you/your was used in the 1st paragraph. For some I am sure that they can read a book like that, I cannot :( | eng_Latn | 16,769 |
My Grammar Is Good — You? | Fortunately we have a few grammar wonks on staff (Sarah). Without them, our writings could be really badly. So it is in their honor that offer copyblogger's "5 Grammar Mistakes that Make You Sound Like a Chimp." You'll have to click through for the full list, but here's one to get you riled up: "An historic" I always get argument on this one, but I'm going to put my foot down anyway. Not only is putting "an" in front of a word with an audible H grammatically incorrect, it's also uncommonly annoying. If you're bristling at this one, ask yourself if you'd say, "an horse" or "an house." What would people think if you went into the store and said, "I'll have an half gallon of milk, please"? | NPR's Rachel Martin talks about the plight of hoarders with Barry Yourgrau, author of a new memoir, <em>Mess: One Man's Struggle to Clean Up His House and His Act.</em> | eng_Latn | 16,770 |
So I was teaching and came up with a sentence like this. I'm British and it seems like something I could imagine saying but the grammar seems weird and the students didn't like. I'm NOT TALKING ABOUT POSSESSIVES BEFORE A GERUND which has been answered here. Are sentences like this possible? If so what is going here? 1.. Him saying that annoyed me. You doing that caused so many problems. | I assume that the following sentences are grammatically correct: He resents your being more popular than he is. Most of the members paid their dues without my asking them. They objected to the youngest girl's being given the command position. What do you think about his buying such an expensive car? We were all sorry about Jane's losing her parents like that. I'm still getting used to this possessive gerund structure. It sounded so weird to me at first. Is the structure used in both formal and informal contexts? Are there any alternative structures that result in the same meaning and are more frequently used? (Examples taken from ) | This question is here just to avoid you choosing the wrong Ubuntu version number. So, this is not about: nor about nor nor nor nor . So in the answer below a simple guide as to what Ubuntu version is good for you, independent of future releases! | eng_Latn | 16,771 |
The "main" type of these can stand alone as a sentence; the "subordinate" type can't | Types of Clauses - CliffsNotes Grammatically complete statements like these are sentences and can stand alone. ... are part of longer sentences, they are referred to as independent (or main) clauses. ... Here, the independent clause is followed by a clause that can't stand alone: ... A subordinate clause has a subject and verb but, unlike an independent... | All My Sons: Top Ten Quotes | Novelguide ... complete summary analysis, author biography information, character profiles, theme analysis, metaphor analysis, and ... Novelguide: Search by Title ... This reflects the role that Joe has played in having Steve sent to jail for a crime that he himself committed. ... Sure, he was my son. But I think to him they were all my sons. | eng_Latn | 16,772 |
The word, phrase or clause a pronoun must agree with | Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement A word can refer to an earlier noun or pronoun in the sentence. The pronoun his refers back to President Lincoln. ... The pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number. Rule: A singular pronoun must replace a singular noun; a plural pronoun must replace a plural noun. | Samuel Goldwyn - Wikiquote I don't think anybody should write his autobiography until after he's dead. ... Reported in Paul F. Boller, John George, They Never Said It (1990), p. ... Anyone who would go to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined! ... Anything goes!". | eng_Latn | 16,773 |
The following use of apostrophe is correct. Gita is Sita's sister. But suppose Sita is name of two twin sisters and Gita is their younger sister. So how should we write that? 1) Gita is Sitas' sister. Or 2) Gita is Sita's sister. It seems to me, that in certain cases, the apostrophe comes after the s, though I might be wrong. | In the sentence below, are the usages of apostrophes correct? In research about parent stereotypes, the correlation between parents’ beliefs about their early elementary age children’s’ mathematics abilities and the children’s actual abilities increased as children aged. | When clicking help, you get this: First, it shouldn't have a button to return to the main site, as this site isn't attached to any other site. Second, What's Meta's wording should be changed, because again, there is no main site. | eng_Latn | 16,774 |
Lately I have been listening to a local morning show, the sports analyst for this show, when referring to "Runs Batted In", always says (Rs - B - I) instead of (R - B - Is). I shudder every time I hear this because it just doesn't sound correct. What is the proper way to say this and why? | For example, if I wanted to write the equivalent of There are many automated teller machines in this city. Would it be There are many ATMs in this city. or There are many ATM's in this city. (could get confused with possessive form or contraction). or just There are many ATM in this city. (assuming the final s is included in Machines represented by M). Maybe something else? | some more examples: "And she gave me that aren't-I-just-gorgeous smile." "The I-did-it-my-way approach." "A from-this-day-forward-I-have-no-son scene." | eng_Latn | 16,775 |
Consider the sentence "Please gather information on who can serve as a proctor." The he/him, she/her test gives conflicting answers here: One would say "Please gather information on her", but "He can serve as a proctor," and the entire sentence can't be accurately replaced with such a pronoun. Which rule should be used? I know 'who' is acceptable regardless in colloquial English, but would it be valid to use 'whom' as well in this scenario? | Which of the following two sentences is correct? He must decide who to be. He must decide whom to be. I can think of arguments for both sides, but I'm not sure. To elaborate, is who(m) the object of decide, the subject of be, or the object of be? Does the infinitive form of be have any bearing on the answer? And is there anything else to consider about the position or role of who(m) in this particular sentence that would inform the answer? The answers to the linked question say to "substitute he and him for who and whom." However, that doesn't give a clear answer in this context, because neither of those pronouns sounds right: "He must decide to be he"? "He must decide to be him"? Normally we'd use a reflexive pronoun here ("He must decide to be himself") and it's not clear what case that corresponds to. | Sometimes I wonder if he is actually/really as lavish as he pretends to be. I know that this sentence can work without either actually or really, but if we were to use one of them to make an impact on the listener, which one should it be? | eng_Latn | 16,776 |
I am writing a technical letter for my (and my lab partner’s) senior design project (we are engineering majors) and I would like some help on properly phrasing part of the letter. The project belongs to my partner and I. I was always taught in school that in cases of dual possession, I should always proceed the other possessors. Suppose for a moment that the project was just mine. Then in that case, the sentence below would be grammatically correct. Attached to this email is my project selection. Now if the project only belonged to my partner, this sentence would also be grammatically correct. Attached to this email is my partner's project selection. However, since this project belongs to both of us, I need to phrase the sentence accordingly. The sentence below doesn’t appear to be correct in my opinion. Attached to this email is my partner and I's project selection. This one sounds better, but doesn’t follow the rules I was taught. Attached to this email is mine and my partner’s project selection. So which phrase (if any) should I use to be grammatically correct? Thanks | I just stumbled upon a : My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner. How does it look? Sure enough, the top comment immediately points out that it should be "my wife's and my". However, a cross-post to the Grammar subreddit produced : It's fine as it is written. "my wife and I" is a noun phrase, functioning as a subjective pronoun in the singular and made possessive with the apostrophe. It is exactly the same as "our". It seems weird because you would never use "I's" on its own but it is not on its own here - it is part of a noun phrase. That's a rather intriguing argument. Does it hold any water? | When clicking help, you get this: First, it shouldn't have a button to return to the main site, as this site isn't attached to any other site. Second, What's Meta's wording should be changed, because again, there is no main site. | eng_Latn | 16,777 |
Can we say: His mother forbade his going out at midnight. In some countries, women's wearing tiny skirts is totally forbidden! But I don't mind (my) smoking here. here can we add "my"? Somebody told me forbid+act so we can't say like that is that true? Thanks very much! | I assume that the following sentences are grammatically correct: He resents your being more popular than he is. Most of the members paid their dues without my asking them. They objected to the youngest girl's being given the command position. What do you think about his buying such an expensive car? We were all sorry about Jane's losing her parents like that. I'm still getting used to this possessive gerund structure. It sounded so weird to me at first. Is the structure used in both formal and informal contexts? Are there any alternative structures that result in the same meaning and are more frequently used? (Examples taken from ) | The various modern revolutions in physics, in psychology, in politics, even in literary style, have not escaped his intelligent notice, but they can scarcely be said to have influenced him deeply. Could you please explain the following? They can scarcely be said to have influenced him deeply. Or, I can not understand such a structure like the following: In contrast, prices set by a central planner are necessarily arbitrary, since there is no standard against which they can be said to be correct or incorrect. d'oh! | eng_Latn | 16,778 |
Which one is correct: I and my father are going to the market. Me and my father are going to the market. | I've always been taught to put myself last when referring to myself in the same sentence as others but the usage of "me and..." seems to be everywhere these days. The misuse of the word "me" instead of "I" aside, is there some new rule I haven't heard of? Shouldn't we put ourselves last regardless of the "me"/"I" usage? Examples of "correct" usage: My friends and I went for some ice cream. Did you see my friends and me at the ice cream stand? Examples of "incorrect" usage: Me and my friends went for some ice cream. Did you see me and my friends at the ice cream stand? Note: I was also taught that the only person who could put themselves first was the queen. | You're too clever a man to imagine this. The above sentence was , a man of excellent rhetorical skills. Since he said it, I doubt it's wrong, grammatically. But, I wonder if there is an explanation for this. Because adjectives always come after the article not before it. e.g. You're a clever man. How could this be, grammatically? | eng_Latn | 16,779 |
In my PhD thesis, I often used the first person singular during the description of the problem and the discussion of the results. One comment from the reviewer states that because I did not use the third person, the entire thesis must be revised accordingly. I understand that in a journal article one should use the third person to describe the problem and discuss the findings. However, I always supposed that one can use the first person in a PhD thesis because I saw many researchers doing so. Could anybody give me a suggestion about how to deal with the reviewer who doesn't accept my choice to write in the first person? | Is there a non written rule to which person to use in the PhD thesis, 5 years of using "We" in the papers have brought me to the innate necessity to do it every time I describe something. Recently, though, one of my lab-mates told me that I should use I, since it is your work, if the thesis were co-written, then it would be a different story. Is there any standard in your universities, or do you have any preferred practice. | From what I can gather, there are three categories: Never use GET and use POST Never use POST and use GET It doesn't matter which one you use. Am I correct in assuming those three cases? If so, what are some examples from each case? | eng_Latn | 16,780 |
If the title of the magazine is plural, eg "Reflections", "Homes and Gardens" - should I write: "Reflections" explore the issue ... or: "Reflections" explores the issue... Is a singular or plural form correct? | 1) "The book 'The Three Musketeers' is a wonderful example of..." Here we have a proper noun, a title that happens to end in a plural, and I have no sense that the verb should be plural. "Musketeers"/is seems proper/natural/correct, and 'are' not at all. However, such certainty begins to wane in other examples: 2) "'The Heidi Chronicles' is a wonderful example of..." doesn't completely shake my confidence, but it moves the needle, at least a little bit. But, practically speaking, I wouldn't have a second thought about correcting a student who used 'are' instead of 'is'. Here's the one that really bothers me: 3a) " 'The Basement Tapes' are a wonderful example of..." I don't think this sounds any less proper/natural/correct than 3b) " 'The Basement Tapes' is..." In fact, 3a seems less awkward than 3b. Why? | Some conditions require that a person lie in bed all the time until recovered. Is there a name for such conditions or people experiencing them at the moment? For example, I am currently <bed sick> and can't help you with your homework. I tried looking for bed sick but hit a dead end. | eng_Latn | 16,781 |
I did my English homework and I searched this sentence. They said that it's "Elvis has died age 79" Can I use "Elvis died at the age of 79" instead? Is it still correct? Can you explain? (I hope my grammar isn't wrong.) | Most instructions for equipment and software make a habit of shortening sentences by dropping words of certain parts of speech - usually definite and indefinite articles. For example: PULL (THE) LEVER TO OPERATE CARS MAY BE TOWED WHEN (THEY ARE) PARKED ILLEGALLY PLEASE USE (THE) OTHER DOOR Is there a name for this custom? And what is the best way to describe it? | 1) a ten years old boy is sitting on the couch. 2) a ten year old boy is sitting on the couch. 3) a ten-years old boy is sitting on the couch. 4) a ten-year old boy is sitting on the couch. Which is correct? | eng_Latn | 16,782 |
Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, speaking by the invitation of the Speaker of the House of Commons in a , quoted a Financial Times article and, in passing, 'corrected' its grammar. Quoting the article, Rees-Mogg said of entries on a Wikipedia list (of entries in a table) that 'none are' from Europe and then corrected the article saying that it should be 'none is'. 'None' may refer to 'not one' in which case I would say it is singular. But 'none' may also refer to 'not any' in which case I would suggest it is plural. Thus I think that Mr Rees-Mogg is not correct in correcting the FT article. 'None of the entries' (that is, not any of the entries) are from Europe' seems quite correct to me. 'Not one of the entries is from Europe' is also correct, I would say. Is Mr Rees-Mogg correct ? entry for 'none' : a. Not any (one) of a number of people or things. Also: neither of two persons or things (now regional). ====================================== EDIT : I have read the suggested duplicates and they are inconclusive. I was hoping for a definitive (and thus an academic), decisive answer to the question. ======================================= | In my grammar book (English Grammar, HarperCollins Publishers), I read that none is occasionally treated as plural, but it is usually regarded as singular. Can you give me an example of sentence where none is used as plural pronoun? | The entire site is blank right now. The header and footer are shown, but no questions. | eng_Latn | 16,783 |
Is "kind", as a noun, singular, or plural? People nearly always say "these/those kind of (things)" rather than "this/that kind of (things)" makes more sense. | I have a question about the following text: Last week Alex Knapp at Forbes published an article criticizing my Nikola Tesla comic. I don't normally respond to these kinds of thing, but since it's' Forbes I figured a proper response was in order. I would rather say "this kind of things" rather than the version in the text above. | Learning and using English I'm always confused about what word to use for referring to things that have been described by me a few sentences earlier: "that" or "this". Confusion comes from the fact that only the equivalent of "this" is always used in my native language for such referring. But I've noticed that in English for such referring "that" is used as often as "this" (or maybe even more often). Some examples for illustrating (just tried to google something appropriate to convey my idea better): We assess local... the demographics of the local population. What are the natural traffic drivers in the area. Things like cinemas and pubs and retail and office and all that type of things and we now put together a bit of a matrix and actually give a weighted score to each of the things we know help our business. That helps us decide in a more scientific fashion. or: The problem of Cervantes' origin became after that into a tough matter. Some experts believed that the Cervantes from Alcázar, in the times of the Lepanto Battle, was in the age of a child, more concerned about gathering nests and that type of things than about fighting as a soldier. and for "this": I believe lot of people who involved fishery industries in Mexico Gulf are suffering now but as for economic issues, U.S government and other countries will support them and give an utmost response to it. Important thing is that we learn from this mistake and make sure this type of things will never happen in the future and protect nature environment thus we have to take this technology to get energy from water very seriously. I really hope this technology will be available and used for everybody as soon as possible. Is there a rule describing proper usage of these words in cases like this? (or should I have written "..in cases like that"?) | eng_Latn | 16,784 |
Why is it "runners-up", as opposed to the naïve "runner-ups"? Is there a rule to remember for these situations? | This is purely a curiosity, but I'm fascinated by mid-word pluralization, even if the word in question is a compound word. For example, passersby or standersby. No others have occurred to me. Can you provide other examples, or a link to a resource that enumerates them? I'm particularly interested in compounds that do not include spaces or hyphens. | Example sentence: I love when your dog just lets you sit there to pet them. You don’t necessarily know if they are enjoying it, but they love you enough to just sit there with you for a bit. Is this correct? We assume the words "you" and "your" refer to the speaker of the sentence, and not to the listener, as second-person usually does. But it also refers to dog owners in general. I have always been curious about this. | eng_Latn | 16,785 |
I am baffled by a sentence that I came across in a book recently. "Americans are a very practical people". Why do we need the article "a" here? | The plural of "person" is "people". The plural of "people" is "peoples". Person-people-peoples is the only sequence like this that I know of, but I'm looking for another. (The equivalent question is, is there another plural noun which has become a singular countable collective noun?) EDIT For those of you that think that people is nothing but a collective noun (and not an irregular plural, like mice), I urge you to consider: Do you treat other collective nouns as plurals? One person, two people, but one star, two galaxy? Do you treat other plurals as collective nouns? You can certainly say "a galaxy of stars" but do you say "a mice of mouses"? For those of you that think the customary plural of person is persons, try it on the next three, uh, persons you see: "Finish this sentence: 'one person, two _ ?' " | What article should be used in the following sentence? He was English by [a/the/] blood. I feel there should be a zero article here, but I was taught that the zero article is impossible in English. | eng_Latn | 16,786 |
I am still confused about how to use the word everyone. I have this sentence on a test: Everyone wants to do their part. Everyone wants to do his part. Everyone wants to do our part. I think the answer is version with their. | Is there a pronoun I can use as a gender-neutral pronoun when referring back to a singular noun phrase? Each student should save his questions until the end. Each student should save her questions until the end. | Example sentence: I love when your dog just lets you sit there to pet them. You don’t necessarily know if they are enjoying it, but they love you enough to just sit there with you for a bit. Is this correct? We assume the words "you" and "your" refer to the speaker of the sentence, and not to the listener, as second-person usually does. But it also refers to dog owners in general. I have always been curious about this. | eng_Latn | 16,787 |
From Alice in Wonderland: She waited for some time without hearing anything more: at last came a rumbling of little cartwheels, and the sound of a good many voices all talking together: she made out the words: 'Where's the other ladder? Why did the writer add an article with the plural noun voices? | In "Seeing like a state" of James C.Scott there is a sentence at the beginning of a paragraph (Acknowledgements xi): There are a good many scholars whose writings opened up new perspectives for me or provided outstanding analyses of issues that I could not have hoped to study so comprehensively on my own. What worries me is a good many scholars. Is this some type of inversion or ancient English? Is this grammatically right? Why is a here? I thought that appropriate version would be There are many good scholars. Am I wrong? | In other words, can I do something like for() { for { for { } } } Except N times? In other words, when the method creating the loops is called, it is given some parameter N, and the method would then create N of these loops nested one in another? Of course, the idea is that there should be an "easy" or "the usual" way of doing it. I already have an idea for a very complicated one. | eng_Latn | 16,788 |
"That is me." Why is this incorrect and why should we use "that is I" please? I think we can't say the pronoun "that" can't act as a subject: That is a keyboard. Who is she? Here, too, "who" is not considered as the subject apparently! Is its reason the same as above? What makes her happy? But here "what" is considered as a subject! I suppose the issue related to the problem is in the use of "to be" words, in the first two sentences above. Do you agree? All answers and comments are warmly welcome, I also would like to see StoneyB's answer. :-) | It is me who am to blame. It is I who am to blame. Which one is correct here? I am bewildered about these two sentences. | The sentence Women driving cars is, of course, such a foreign sight to a society like Saudi Arabia The subject is not "women" (otherwise, the verb would have been 'are'); the subject, as I mean to use it, is the rarity of seeing women driving cars. The subject, in other words, is "women driving cars" as a thing. Does this give me licence to use 'is' here? Thank you. | eng_Latn | 16,789 |
Which of the following two sentences is correct? He must decide who to be. He must decide whom to be. I can think of arguments for both sides, but I'm not sure. To elaborate, is who(m) the object of decide, the subject of be, or the object of be? Does the infinitive form of be have any bearing on the answer? And is there anything else to consider about the position or role of who(m) in this particular sentence that would inform the answer? The answers to the linked question say to "substitute he and him for who and whom." However, that doesn't give a clear answer in this context, because neither of those pronouns sounds right: "He must decide to be he"? "He must decide to be him"? Normally we'd use a reflexive pronoun here ("He must decide to be himself") and it's not clear what case that corresponds to. | I can never figure out whether I should use who and whom. Most people use who for both colloquially, but some people say this is not correct. What’s the rule for using who and whom correctly? | Which of the following two sentences is correct? He must decide who to be. He must decide whom to be. I can think of arguments for both sides, but I'm not sure. To elaborate, is who(m) the object of decide, the subject of be, or the object of be? Does the infinitive form of be have any bearing on the answer? And is there anything else to consider about the position or role of who(m) in this particular sentence that would inform the answer? The answers to the linked question say to "substitute he and him for who and whom." However, that doesn't give a clear answer in this context, because neither of those pronouns sounds right: "He must decide to be he"? "He must decide to be him"? Normally we'd use a reflexive pronoun here ("He must decide to be himself") and it's not clear what case that corresponds to. | eng_Latn | 16,790 |
I haven't ever read "Here is the potatoes." but I have read/heard sentences like "Here's the potatoes." and "Here are the potatoes." Look at the following sentences: Here's the details. Here’s all the ways you can look at this problem. Here’s some things you should know. I found the following, but it's difficult to find more than plain opinions. Actually, though, there’s no prohibition against using “here’s” before a plural. As with “there’s,” you could make the case that putting “here’s” before a plural is standard in common speech -- idiomatic. So I’m not critical of people who make that choice unless they happen to be members of the media writing for publication. News organizations strive to avoid sloppy, informal, ungrammatical forms. They hold themselves to a higher standard, which seems like a good idea to me. () I acknowledge it is not convention or purist to do so, but rather how English is used by a dominant percentage of English speakers around the world (arguable). QUESTION: Can you provide some literature that explains the phenomenon, and provide some insight on whether the use of "Here's" is legitimate before plurals while expressing colloquial English? | Here is the documents needed. Here are the documents needed. Which is grammatically correct and why? My guess would be the second one because of the plural form. | Here is the documents needed. Here are the documents needed. Which is grammatically correct and why? My guess would be the second one because of the plural form. | eng_Latn | 16,791 |
I'm a bit lost in gender neutrality. Please see the example below. A: What, I got a child‽ B: Sooner or later *he or she* will show up. From my own research, people put preferences this way: they > she > she or he > he. I think that they, she and he should not be used as it is only one child and we do not know anything about the gender. So she/he does seem to be the most suitable for this sentence. Or is it not? PS: Would you rather write "he/she" or "he or she"? (I find she before he less natural than vice versa, although people on the internet say...) | Is there a pronoun I can use as a gender-neutral pronoun when referring back to a singular noun phrase? Each student should save his questions until the end. Each student should save her questions until the end. | Is it possible to change he/she (he or she) in a sentence into one word? For instance: When a student comes in, ask him or her to... | eng_Latn | 16,792 |
Is it "No one will notice but you and me" or "no one will notice but you and I" ? | From some comments in the answers for (now deleted, 10k only), there's confusion around the usage of I vs. me: While the sentence, "the other attendees are myself and Steve," is agreed to be incorrect, there's confusion about whether the correct form is "the other attendees are me and Steve" or "the other attendees are Steve and I." (I've always used the heuristic of removing the other people from the sentence, so I always thought "the other attendee is me" would be correct, instead of "the other attendee is I." Is this true, or am I using a flawed heuristic?) | This was posted on facebook and people are saying it is incorrect, it should be: "...as you and I" Which is correct? | eng_Latn | 16,793 |
Background We have a motivational poster in our office that says: None of us is as smart as all of us. I think that it's grammatically incorrect, and here is my reasoning: All of the tigers have spots. All of us are here. None of us are dead yet. The three examples all sound correct when using the plural "are", rather than "is". Question Unfortunately, some of my coworkers disagree with me. They believe that the quote is correct when it uses the word "is". So my question is this: Is the motivational quote grammatically correct or should it say "all"? | In my grammar book (English Grammar, HarperCollins Publishers), I read that none is occasionally treated as plural, but it is usually regarded as singular. Can you give me an example of sentence where none is used as plural pronoun? | Which is correct? Everyone were convinced that he would go to the game. Everyone was convinced that he would go to the game. I think it's "was", because "everyone" is singular, but I just wanted to check. | eng_Latn | 16,794 |
In the chorus of the song "Gone Country" by Alan Jackson, there is this sentence: She/He's gone country, look at them boots How come them is used instead of their? I am not a native English speaker so I am interested in knowing about this peculiar (at least to me) word choice. This would tend to indicate that them can be used for that, but look at that boots don't really make sense? | Background Nowadays, I see "them" used to mean "those" a lot. I don't know if it was as common in the past. For example, take "one of ". On researching about it, I found some people say it comes from a dialect of British English. Some others say it is a "non-standard" usage. I see this usage in Canadian English also, and it seems some people use it in a sarcastic way. Moreover, I have seen a song titled "one of them days". I also read, in the book called "A Broken Promise", "" Finally, Wikipedia says that it is a usage in (a common name for the Southern Midland dialect of American English): Pronouns and demonstratives "Them" is sometimes used in place of "those" as a demonstrative in both nominative and oblique constructions. Examples are "Them are the pants I want" and "Give me some of them crackers." Question(s): What would you say about the usage of this word? Is it correct? Could we use it in daily speech? Could this usage go beyond a specific dialect and be used in other dialects, regions, etc.? Does it really originate from Appalachian English? Why did this usage become popular among other English speakers? Note: I have already seen a similar question: However, it only says, "ungrammatical," there. This question is specific to this situation only, and there is more to it. | Should I use 'was' or 'were' in this example? I was always delighted when my brother or one of my sisters was/were asked to do them. | eng_Latn | 16,795 |
Which is correct: "The teacher spoke to my father and I" or "The teacher spoke to my father and me"? I don't have any solid reason but I feel "The teacher spoke to my father and me." is the correct one out of the two. But some claim that the latter is the correct version, i.e. "The teacher spoke to my father and I". Could someone please give reasons as to which one is correct and why? Thank you! | I was listening to the song by Eminem. I've listened it before many times but from the time I've started learning English grammar I am getting confused while reading or listening English. This time I got stuck at the line "Too much pride, between you and I Not a jealous man but females lie". The phrase "between you and I" always sounded correct to me. But recently I learned that me is only used as an object and hearing that phrase sparked my head. Then I searched over the net and found on that it is actually a hypercorrection. says, "...according to many grammarians and stylists a pronoun in a prepositional phrase in English is supposed to be in the oblique case... ...though there is still disagreement on whether the phrase itself in today's language is grammatically correct or not." My first question is, why is there a disagreement? Don't we always use the object form in the oblique case? If not then what are those cases? Secondly, I want to know how common the phrase "between you an I" is? Is it used colloquially by common native English speakers. By common speakers I mean who don't bother grammar. I searched on and got some results, e.g. . I found the phrase in another song -- . Is it a common mistake among native English speakers or is it used to give some special linguistic affect? I think this phrase has some linguistic affect that is why the singer would have given the name of her song "Between You and I". Because no one would like to use incorrect English in the title of a song, it must have some purpose. | Example sentence: I love when your dog just lets you sit there to pet them. You don’t necessarily know if they are enjoying it, but they love you enough to just sit there with you for a bit. Is this correct? We assume the words "you" and "your" refer to the speaker of the sentence, and not to the listener, as second-person usually does. But it also refers to dog owners in general. I have always been curious about this. | eng_Latn | 16,796 |
I read the following sentence, "My mother won't put up with my sister or I swearing." My question is, should the sentence say, "my sister or I" or "my sister or me"? | I just stumbled upon a : My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner. How does it look? Sure enough, the top comment immediately points out that it should be "my wife's and my". However, a cross-post to the Grammar subreddit produced : It's fine as it is written. "my wife and I" is a noun phrase, functioning as a subjective pronoun in the singular and made possessive with the apostrophe. It is exactly the same as "our". It seems weird because you would never use "I's" on its own but it is not on its own here - it is part of a noun phrase. That's a rather intriguing argument. Does it hold any water? | Example sentence: I love when your dog just lets you sit there to pet them. You don’t necessarily know if they are enjoying it, but they love you enough to just sit there with you for a bit. Is this correct? We assume the words "you" and "your" refer to the speaker of the sentence, and not to the listener, as second-person usually does. But it also refers to dog owners in general. I have always been curious about this. | eng_Latn | 16,797 |
What is the difference between "someone is waiting for me" and "somebody is waiting for me?" Please make it clear for me. | Are there any subtle differences between "somebody" and "someone", or can they be used completely interchangeably? Similarly, can you imagine a situation in which you would prefer "anybody" to "anyone" or vice versa? | When reading about on the OALD, I saw the following note: The difference between someone and anyone is the same as the difference between and . Look at the notes there. The note that I read for some is the following: In negative sentences and questions any is usually used instead of some: I don't want any more vegetables. Is there any wine left? However, some is used in questions that expect a positive reply: Would you like some milk in your coffee? Didn't you borrow some books of mine? Does that apply to someone too? Should I use someone in a question when I am expecting a positive answer? Does someone know the answer? | eng_Latn | 16,798 |
Myself is Divya.. i am new to Linux/Unix.. i have a question on user and group management.. I read that for deleting a group a group must be empty.. I want to delete a primary group without deleting the users(as they belongs to other groups which is their secondary group) for example I want to delete a group called ABC which contains the users U1,U2,U3,U4 whereas U1 and U4 belongs to another secondary group called DEF and GHI respectively. ABC is the primary group for U1 and U4. let me know he command/s.. Thanks | I added a user account to the admin group and discovered I added wrong user. So I now have to remove the account from the admin group. How can I remove an account from a group without deleting the user? | When one wants to list various cases/classes/categories/types of objects in a string of conjunctions, is it preferable (or even mandatory) to keep on using (the same) preposition in front of each one them? Moreover, does singular or plural form of the word "case", "class", "category" make any difference in the previous question? Examples: In the present article, we study the case of X, of Y and of Z objects. (in this example, as in most of the ones I have in mind, it is the preposition "of" which is relevant to my question). We study the cases/classes of X and of Y objects. vs. We study the cases/classes of X and Y objects. Although it is rather clear that, in the singular case, the absence of "of" in later conjuncts may lead to a logical confusion (e.g., mistakenly taken as the one class/case of objects which are both X and Y), when it comes to plural of the words "case", "class", etc., this might not be an issue. Still, there might anyway be a rule in the plural setting as well. | eng_Latn | 16,799 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.