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 Discussion on question by Henning: "T…

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Kris
Jan 7, 2020 14:01
Maybe Americans are on first name terms by default. Addressing by last name could be a "formal" exception.
 

 Discussion on question by ispiro: "Ou…

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Kris
Sep 8, 2019 01:53
"I felt it I should be formal with my potential supervisor because we are not peers, so addressing him by his first name was a no-no;" "Adam Elga's idea is that if we disagree on a wide-ranging number of issues, then we have good reason to think we are not peers."
Kris
Sep 8, 2019 01:53
Do not bury the main question in a lengthy post. Highlight it.
 

 Discussion on question by ahemmetter:…

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Kris
Nov 29, 2018 00:00
@sumelic As you like it!
Kris
Nov 29, 2018 00:00
Done. Note that there's much to discover (on the lines of the answers below and more), on the Web and elsewhere, sometimes easily, and sometimes not so easily.
Kris
Nov 29, 2018 00:00
"A question as significant as this," with an intensifier. But the structure comes naturally to me all the time.
Kris
Nov 29, 2018 00:00
@sumelic I did not mean "such as this," did I?
Kris
Nov 29, 2018 00:00
@tparker Trying to be of help here: What part of my comment troubles you, grammatically or otherwise?
Kris
Nov 29, 2018 00:00
A very significant question as this deserves at least some background research effort on part of the OP. Voting to close.
 

 Discussion on question by Ricky: Do m…

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Kris
Oct 11, 2018 17:06
@Mazura It indeed was a meteor when in landed. Now it's a meteorite that had landed (as a meteor) long ago. No probs.
 

 Discussion on question by The Wordsmi…

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Kris
Aug 23, 2018 18:51
"Thoughts?" make it a POB.
 

 Discussion on question by Chcr: Colle…

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Kris
Aug 22, 2018 12:38
@MrLister A little more effort and you could make "Vespid" the answer, if you conclude that it works.
 

 Discussion on question by Stas: ETcet…

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Kris
Jul 19, 2018 17:46
NO, "etcetera" should not be pronounces as "exetera". Look up the word in a dictionary.
 

 Discussion on question by Kris: Can s…

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Kris
Jul 18, 2018 22:35
@Drew So was HotLicks' comment.
Kris
Jul 18, 2018 22:35
@HotLicks And take the title back when they ask for their money?
Kris
Jul 18, 2018 22:35
@user1108 The saying goes, "Politicians don't retire."
Kris
Jul 18, 2018 22:35
@JohnFeltz It cannot be a shorter way; it's either correct in some way or not.
 

 Discussion on answer by Dim: ETcetera…

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Kris
Jul 18, 2018 21:51
-1 Were this a comment, as it rightly should be, I could not have down voted.
Kris
Jul 18, 2018 21:51
Please cite your sources. Else I'm afraid it would count for as much a peeve as the question.
 

 Discussion on question by user070221:…

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Kris
Jul 17, 2018 21:05
You have any number of words to go with "money" but nothing comes close to depict the melancholy and pathos of "unrequited" love. The word comes in, as if, to fulfill a need, especially when you need it pretty badly.
 

 Discussion on answer by English Stude…

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Kris
Jun 22, 2018 18:51
I was referring to the answer above, not the post per se.
Kris
Jun 22, 2018 18:51
Does all this belong on ELU?
 

 Discussion on question by Eddie Kal: …

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Kris
May 18, 2018 21:16
It is no more than a scrimping on the preposition of: "children (of) ages 3 to 5", "people (of) ages 15 to 24".
Kris
May 18, 2018 21:16
You can find several instances in formal writing of learned authors.
Kris
May 18, 2018 21:16
No one can categorically say it is ungrammatical, certainly not in contemporary usage.
 

 Discussion on question by Nigel J: Wa…

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Kris
Apr 29, 2018 20:57
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century And what has that to do with the English language and its usage anyway?
 

 Discussion on question by John Joe: W…

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Kris
Mar 23, 2018 13:04
True, maybe. But "religious restriction" is the phrase generally used. This WP article also uses the word taboo: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
Kris
Mar 23, 2018 13:04
"Religious restriction" it is, of course. Taboo works, but is broader -- includes social, community, other such restrictions.
Kris
Mar 23, 2018 13:04
Welcome to ELU. I don't think you can ask "side questions" on ELU, though.
 

 Discussion on answer by Fattie: What …

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Kris
Mar 23, 2018 13:03
Apropos my previous comment, I wonder how this answer garnered all the up votes. Is it not needed to check a dictionary before posting an answer, in the least?
Kris
Mar 23, 2018 13:03
Why does (nearly) every instance of proscription come with the "religious" prefix if it is "religious restriction"? And en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/proscription says nothing about religion.
 

 Discussion on question by Will Njundo…

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Kris
Jan 2, 2018 18:36
Please see the etymology of the word: awry (/əˈrʌɪ/) <-- a + wry (/rʌɪ/). We need to show evidence of background research before posting a question. HTH.
 

 Discussion on question by JK2: Is the…

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Kris
Dec 8, 2017 15:19
These are collective, singular. HTH.
 

 Discussion on question by Puffafish: …

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Kris
Jul 11, 2017 02:46
@Spagirl I wasn't. It's customary, and a convention, if not exactly a rule on ELU.
Kris
Jul 11, 2017 02:46
@Spagirl Doesn't mean we could lift it, though. Lol.
Kris
Jul 11, 2017 02:46
@Spagirl Attribution!
 

 Discussion on question by K. Kyn: Doe…

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Kris
May 9, 2016 13:18
@WS2 Just remember that we are dealing with the modal verb "used to" with its own idiomatic meaning, which has nearly nothing to do with the verb used or the preposition to -- that should give some clarity. The negation of used to can be did not used to / never used to (informal) (Yes, usually with the -d intact!), or used not to (more formal).
Kris
May 9, 2016 13:18
See also: pearsonlongman.com/ae/azar/grammar_ex/message_board/archive/…
Kris
May 9, 2016 13:18
"In very formal styles, we can use the negative form used not to: She used not to live as poorly as she does now." dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/used-to
Kris
May 9, 2016 13:18
@WS2 All are some-grammarians around here. Guess you got the hang of the to in used to by now.
Kris
May 9, 2016 13:18
Used in this sense goes in the phrasal form of used to with the negation used not to. As such, used not to (go) never occurs, rather used to not (go).
 

 Discussion on question by Jon Mark Pe…

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Kris
Feb 13, 2015 12:53
Jon, I s'pose this better be raised on Linguistics
Kris
Feb 13, 2015 12:53
@DanBron I have voted to reopen.
Kris
Feb 13, 2015 12:53
@oerkelens I am not letting the cat out of the bag :) I spent considerably more time in reading and understanding the question than anyone else around, though I understood it the first time over. Take your time.
Kris
Feb 13, 2015 12:53
@DanBron What is incomprehensible about this question? We are on ELU not ELL, by the way.
Kris
Feb 13, 2015 12:53
Once again, not being able to understand a question is no reason to close vote it.
Kris
Feb 13, 2015 12:53
Folks, the question is plain and simple; makes eminent sense. Just read it. It may or may not have an answer, which is a different matter, though. (I wish it does.)
 

 Discussion on question by Janos Hideg…

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Kris
Jan 21, 2015 10:13
Weird, I can't recall the exact idiom/phrase that goes something like "shooting off someone else's shoulder" that should fit quite well here. What was that really?
 

 Discussion on question by Araucaria: …

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Kris
Dec 31, 2014 17:28
"If we use a noun as an adjunct in a sentence does it become an adverb?" -- it functions an adverb.
 

 Discussion on question by Kenny LJ: M…

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Kris
Nov 22, 2014 23:00
'person-hour' has never really caught-on: books.google.com/ngrams/…