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Bookmark or Share- grammar - Is there any vs. Are there any - English Language & Usage ..."Is there any notebook on the desk?" "There isn't any notebook on the desk." I read these sentences in a worksheet made by someone whose native language isn't English. Are these sentences
- punctuation - What's the difference between using single and double ...The practice in other English-speaking countries is often the reverse: single marks are used first, then double, and so on. 11.35 Quotation marks in block quotations. Although material set off as a block quote is not enclosed in quotation marks, quoted matter within the block quote is enclosed in double quotation marks—in other words, treated ...
- word choice - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeStack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.
- "I and someone", "me and someone" or "I and someone we"To add to the other answers, a trick for the native speaker to see whether to use "I" or "me" in a sentence is to take away the "someone" from the sentence and see which option sounds best. Do we say. My partners and I are interested in investing in your product, or. My partners and me are interested in investing in your product?
- Non-medical or slang synonyms for female reproductive organs"Womb" makes me think of motherhood (which is the last thing I want to come to the readers' minds while reading these scenes) or animals. "Gash" sounds like it would be better used to describe flesh wounds. "Hole" sounds very ominous and generic. Other words like "pussy" or "c*nt" are too slang-ish, even offensive.
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