Is it correct to say "one such family are..." as opposed to "one such family is..." in some circumstances?
Say, for instance as used in the article here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_family
[...] One such family are the genes for human haemoglobin subunits; [...]
The problem occurs wh...
According to the OALD, the standard way to pronounce the H is this one, which is without the "H" sound in its pronunciation.
Although on Wikipedia, it says there is also the other pronunciation (with the "H" sound at the beginning) which, anyway, is considered to be nonstandard.
On this frabjous day, our community manager Rebecca Chernoff has graciously allowed all of us *1 to be her for one day, and one day only. And so, ladies and gentlemen, let me present to you:
We're all Rebecca Chernoff \o/
A userscript dedicated to making all of you Rebecca Chernoffs. Reall...
In syntax, dislocation is a sentence structure in which a constituent which could otherwise be either an argument or an adjunct of the clause occurs outside the clause boundaries either to its left or to its right as in English They went to the store, Mary and Peter.
The dislocated element is often separated by a pause (comma in writing) from the rest of the sentence. Its place within the clause is often occupied by a pronoun (e.g. they).
There are two types of dislocation: right dislocation, in which the constituent is postponed (as in the above example), or a left dislocation, in w...
What does the phrase "put it down on me" mean?
Thanks.
The following kind message is common in programming:
Your password must be at least six
characters long and include at least
one letter and one number
Would an average person understand what that message means?
Is it reasonable to assume they'd understand the distinction between a cha...
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Cube
Dark Matter
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Memento
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The Reader
Hi there,
I'm developing a web application. Some of the entities on that application require to be "approved" before they are considered "valid" by the system. I need to name the state in which they are "awaiting for approval".
Is there a shorter construction to convey the same meaning as "awai...
i see tourists wearing t-shirt that say "its not going to suck itself" with red arrow, in goa. what it means?
I often see questions on Stack Exchange sites which I presume are written by non-native English speakers who use the word "doubt" in place of the word "question". Is this a case of misunderstanding the correct meaning or are people being taught that this is correct usage?
A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question posed for its persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply. Rhetorical questions encourage the listener to think about what the (often obvious) answer to the question must be. When a speaker states, "How much longer must our people endure this injustice?", no formal answer is expected. Rather, it is a device used by the speaker to assert or deny something. (e.g.: "Why me?") While amusing and often humorous, rhetorical questions are rarely meant for pure, comedic effect. A carefully crafted question can, if deli...
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I don't find any results on either COCA or BNC for "it's no use of", as expected, but there are a few on google, and not all are asking about the phrase. For example:
Quote from Zora Neale Hurston
"A warning to humanity"
Lingua Franca
Whether it is used in Uganda or not I can't say, but there...0
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