When a user goes to ask a question, the default text in the title bar is this: Should this be changed to reflect the site's intent? In my opinion, this is a place where rules of the English language should be followed, not ignored, especially by the site itself. Could we get proper capitalizati...

I have to write a letter in order to obtain financial aid for a congress but I have some troubles. For me it is easy to write such a letter in French, but I don't know how to begin this kind of letter. Is there any idiomatic expression for this kind of procedure ? Moreover, how can I translate ...

In dictionary for word 'be' it says, be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); Example: "John is rich"; Can someone explain why example not use 'be' and why 'is'?

"Why don't you like?" seems commonly used, but I never hear "Why do not you like?" Are they both acceptable forms? How can one best remove the contraction from "Why don't you like?" Are there any other similar situations where a sentence with a contraction or without changes from being good to ...

I live in the UK and I mostly hear people saying Don't you..., but some people say: Do you not...? What is the difference and which one is more correct? You can put any example really. Something like: Do you not like to come to school with me? Don't you like to come to school with me?

What is the difference between "don't" and "do not" in the English literature as well as spoken English? Are they same? The same question goes for "wouldn't" and "would not", "couldn't" and "could not".

Well, we know don't is the same as do not, right? Therefore, can I say "Do not you know?", instead of "Don't you know?"? Well, I know that chances are I can't do that, but technically that should be correct, no?