
"in how to" or "on how to"? - English Language & Usage Stack …
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Do you really answer "How do you do?" with "How do you do?"
2011年3月15日 · You could also say it this way: "how do you do" back has been replaced with an equally meaningless reply. It is just an exterior change of convention; etiquette demands that you give only one answer when asked about your well-being in somewhat formal situations: you are doing well, thank you.
"For how long have you been..." vs. "how long have you been..."
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What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in "‑s"?
On the use of so-called 'zero genitive', marked by a simple apostrophe in spelling ('), and the 's possessive with nouns ending with an s, Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech and Svartvik specify in A Comprehensive grammar of the English Language (pp. 320 & 321) that:
What exactly is "I'mma?" - English Language & Usage Stack …
2013年10月10日 · In 2010, linguist Neal Whitman wrote it's the Prime Time for "Imma" commenting on its use in pop lyrics.. In fact, this Imma (also spelled I'ma, I'mma, Ima, and I'm a) is not the contraction I'm followed by a, but a contraction of I'm gonna — which, of course, is a contraction of I'm going to, which is itself a contraction of I am going to.
More formal way of saying: "Sorry to bug you again about this, …
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numbers - What are the correct abbreviations for millions, billions …
I've found answers on the web but also got conflicting answers from financial professionals (coworkers). In metric, you'd use M (mega) for million, G (giga) for billion and T (tera) for trillion.
What is the proper convention for writing onomatopoeia?
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Saying something is "for real" vs just saying something is "real"
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Number agreement when using “ (s)” for optional plural
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