Possible Duplicate: 'Which', 'whose' or something else? Is the word 'whose' referring to an inanimate object correct in this sentence? Usage of “whose” not referring to a person. Referring to some attribute of an inanimate object — use “who's”? What is the po...

I've seen many people make reference to LEGO as Legos. e.g. "I enjoy playing my Legos". But from my understanding this is incorrect and should be referred to simply as LEGO (in capitals as per company standards) i.e. "I enjoy playing with LEGO". There is no reference to the terms Legos on the o...

There's no way we could know. It could refer to a contract with a company whose initials are "ARE". It could refer to a product whose initials are "ARE". It could be a code name. It could refer to a contract involving the United Arab Emirates. Without full context, all we can do is guess.

I would like to know which is correct and why: There is a new search of which I've become aware. or There is a new search I've become aware of.

Like many others, I commonly find myself ending a sentence with a preposition. Yes, it makes me cringe. I usually rewrite the sentence, but sometimes (in emails) I just live with it. To, with... you know who you are. Should I keep fighting myself on this one, or is it okay in some circumstanc...

Where does the expression "ta" come from? Wikipedia has only this to say: "ta!", slang, Exclam. Thank you! {Informal}, an expression of gratitude but no additional information or links about its genesis. I have only ever heard it from englishmen and -women. Is it used anywhere else in the...

First of all, I'm not a native English speaker, but in school I learned that these is used if referring to something near, and those is used when referring to something far away (temporally or locally). But now I'm sometimes watching English movies and notice sentences like "Have you seen those b...