In the Star Spangled Banner, the opening line/question is "Oh, say can you see..." Is that grammatically correct? Why isn't it "Oh, say you can see...?"

Got into an argument with someone I know about this. I think "shouldn't of" is incorrect and comes from people typing the phrase the way they're used to pronouncing it. He believes both are correct. Thoughts guys?

Are there any indications that (global) English is going to split into different languages in the next hundred years?

Fictionary, adequately described here, is a favorite with both the school age kids and the “grown ups” in our extended family. We often use Mrs. Byrnes Dictionary. When we had a Japanese Woofer staying with us we played Cooperative Scrabble, in which tiles were not hidden and everyone worked t...

I am looking for a dictionary of US English words with their British English equivalent. For instance: US - British color - colour organize - organise My only requirement is that this dictionary must be available in digital format (spreadsheet, comma-separated values file...). If you don...

Possible Duplicate: How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another? Could anyone suggest to me a good online source to help me with the concepts of English tense? I've tried searching with Google but haven't found anything. I'm looking for material which starts from ...

Sometimes, I find it easier to learn so many English vocabulary and expressions and usage by watching movies. If you're a non-native English speaker, you probably noticed some of them that help you learn. What are good movies you watched that are great for learning English? (Expressions, usage, ...

I am very bad at English Grammer! Because it is my second language and in School i was not a attentive student. Now, I want to improve my gramatical skill. How and where i can get some instruction to improve my gramatical skill? Mr.Moderator plz don't close this topic or close after some valua...

It often works to your advantage when you can express yourself meaningfully in everyday (or special!) situations. A few years ago I would hardly have been able to put that sentence together. I used to read Sherlock Holmes, and although it presents quite an archaic form of English, it is still re...

I've read and heard thing such as "British English", "American English", "Australian English", etc. I know there is a difference in ascents and word choices but is there a larger difference that makes the nationally named Englishes any different than the regionally named Englishes? For example, I...

I assume it's not just me: Why have some users added special characters to their usernames? The list includes: Kit (now KitΘδς) z7sg (now z7sg Ѫ) JSBangs (now JSBᾶngs) Martha (now Marthaª) aedia λ Alain Pannetier Φ Rhŵdri RegDwight Ѭſ道 ♦ Matt Ellen Д Mr. Shiny and New 安宇 Robusto, now Robusto 初夢

A scissors grinders looks like this: Obviously used to sharpen scissors and knives. If so, why isn't it called "scissors sharpener?" What made it called a "scissors grinders?"

Take this example: Hundreds of pieces were used to create it. What if the amount were something like 20 or 30? What would the equivalent sentence be that would sound natural?

Confusion about feeble and petering out in this context And the feeble recovery is petering out . I will bold confusing parts. Their prescription for a weak economy is a large slug of austerity Why do we use article a instead of the since it's talking about specific slug? And what do...

I get that awake is the opposite of asleep, but what is the opposite of tired?

A scissors grinders looks like this: Obviously used to sharpen scissors and knives. If so, why isn't it called "scissors sharpener?" What made it called a "scissors grinders?"