tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 1 month agothe Yale Grammatical Diversity Project is a good resource about a few regionalisms in N Americaplus-squareygdp.yale.edumessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up114
arrow-up114external-linkthe Yale Grammatical Diversity Project is a good resource about a few regionalisms in N Americaplus-squareygdp.yale.edutigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 1 month agomessage-square0fedilink
netthier@feddit.deEnglish · 2 months ago... no chance of their getting caught.plus-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up114
arrow-up114message-square... no chance of their getting caught.plus-squarenetthier@feddit.deEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6fedilink
loaExMachina@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-22 months agoCan "n't " and " + [pronoun]" be used with any verb?plus-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up121
arrow-up121message-squareCan "n't " and " + [pronoun]" be used with any verb?plus-squareloaExMachina@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square20fedilink
molochthagod@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhen is "Jesus wept" used?plus-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up114
arrow-up114message-squareWhen is "Jesus wept" used?plus-squaremolochthagod@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square13fedilink
hedge@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 months ago📚 Online forum to ask Chicago Manual of Style related questions?plus-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up15
arrow-up15message-square📚 Online forum to ask Chicago Manual of Style related questions?plus-squarehedge@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agoHow do we reteach the populace how to spell advice? Also, chest of drawers. They don't know that one either.message-square12fedilinkarrow-up112
arrow-up112message-squareHow do we reteach the populace how to spell advice? Also, chest of drawers. They don't know that one either.DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square12fedilink
Squorlple@lemmy.world · 4 months agoMy brain defaults to calling this sandwich the “East Coast Spicy Italian” instead of its actual name. Is that because the adjectives are out of order?plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up120
arrow-up120imageMy brain defaults to calling this sandwich the “East Coast Spicy Italian” instead of its actual name. Is that because the adjectives are out of order?plus-squarelemmy.worldSquorlple@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square8fedilink
Favrion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoWhat is the name of the phenomenon in which you confuse a noun with one of its verb tenses? (Example below.)plus-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up111
arrow-up111message-squareWhat is the name of the phenomenon in which you confuse a noun with one of its verb tenses? (Example below.)plus-squareFavrion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square12fedilink
Doctor8@infosec.pubEnglish · 7 months agoEnglish needs a word for the inclusive or, and I'm down for committing robbery against one of our top victims.plus-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up117
arrow-up117message-squareEnglish needs a word for the inclusive or, and I'm down for committing robbery against one of our top victims.plus-squareDoctor8@infosec.pubEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square10fedilink
Kalcifer@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-27 months agoIs it correct to use the present participle to describe what something does rather than only describing/modifying its current state?plus-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up17
arrow-up17message-squareIs it correct to use the present participle to describe what something does rather than only describing/modifying its current state?plus-squareKalcifer@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-27 months agomessage-square7fedilink
Crul@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-29 months ago"much more images" / "many more images"? [SOLVED: "many more images" is correct]plus-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up16
arrow-up16message-square"much more images" / "many more images"? [SOLVED: "many more images" is correct]plus-squareCrul@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-29 months agomessage-square12fedilink
Granixo@feddit.clEnglish · edit-28 months agoExplain yourselves 🇬🇧🇺🇸plus-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up121
arrow-up121message-squareExplain yourselves 🇬🇧🇺🇸plus-squareGranixo@feddit.clEnglish · edit-28 months agomessage-square11fedilink
stravanasu@lemmy.sdf.orgMEnglish · edit-29 months agoAntonym to "procedural"?plus-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up13
arrow-up13message-squareAntonym to "procedural"?plus-squarestravanasu@lemmy.sdf.orgMEnglish · edit-29 months agomessage-square7fedilink
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 9 months agoI'm tired of linking to this great book on the atrocity of the English languageplus-squarewww.amazon.commessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up110
arrow-up110external-linkI'm tired of linking to this great book on the atrocity of the English languageplus-squarewww.amazon.comsome_guy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square3fedilink
wmrch@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoWhy would you say that?plus-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up118
arrow-up118message-squareWhy would you say that?plus-squarewmrch@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square11fedilink
papajohn@lemmy.ca · 10 months ago“A woman evacutes her horse”plus-squarei.imgur.comimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up117
arrow-up117image“A woman evacutes her horse”plus-squarei.imgur.compapajohn@lemmy.ca · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Crul@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months ago"To me / For me" regarding personal opinionsplus-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up18
arrow-up18message-square"To me / For me" regarding personal opinionsplus-squareCrul@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agomessage-square11fedilink
stravanasu@lemmy.caMEnglish · 10 months ago"More fun" or "funnier"?plus-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up111
arrow-up111message-square"More fun" or "funnier"?plus-squarestravanasu@lemmy.caMEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square11fedilink
My Good Fellow@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agoI'm surprised at the BBC....lemmy.mlimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up17
arrow-up17imageI'm surprised at the BBC....lemmy.mlMy Good Fellow@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square12fedilink
