"log into" is not terrible, but it doesn't sound as good because it sounds like you're actually going inside something. For example, "I walked into the store." "login" is the noun and adjective …

2015年12月1日 · For my money, log on to a system or log in to a system are interchangeable, and depend on the metaphor you are using (see comment on your post). I suppose there is a small …

You can use won't to say that somebody refuses to do something: I've tried to give her advice, but she won't listen. The car won't start. (=the car refuses to start) Ibidem, pp. 68–69: Somebody …

In the last two weeks I haven't had much time, so I haven't got that quotation for you. In the last two weeks I haven't had much time, but I expect to be able to address your question soon. In …

A recent Language Log post by Mark Liberman linked to an interesting article by Johan van der Auwera & Lauren Van Alsenoy, "On the typology of negative concord". Van der Auwera & Van …

2025年2月9日 · The full OED's primary definition for coda is 1. 1740– Music.Esp. in classical music: an independent and often elaborate passage which follows the end of the main part of …

2014年12月6日 · I would naturally spell it as "shaln't". I see on Wiktionary that "shalln't" (with two "l"s) is listed as an archaic spelling and shouldn't be used. All other resources I've found …

2012年10月1日 · No rules per se. "Don't" is shorter to say. "don't" is less formal than "do not". In written form some writers will move towards "I do not" even if they would usually use "I don't" …

2011年12月25日 · Also put as that old dog won't hunt, it originated in the late 1800s. The Facts On File Dictionary of American Regionalisms by Robert Hendrickson says: that dog won't hunt …

They do -> They do not -> They don't -> Who don't Implies that "who" is plural. The same applies here, but opposite. The obvious answer is "They don't". If you answer a singular, "He doesn't", …