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About the idiom "My pleasure"

Thursday, February 02, 2012

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Mis from the Philippines asked about the expression "My pleasure."

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Ways to improve your English

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

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A number of readers have asked for suggestions about ways to improve their English.

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The meaning of "sibling"

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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Nagasai T. from India asked, “Does siblings mean children?”

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A tricky case of subject-verb agreement

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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Itam12 from Israel asked, “In the definition for hall below, why is lead, the plural form, used instead of leads, the singular form?”

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What's the difference between an appendix and an addendum?

Friday, January 27, 2012

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Reader Felix asked, “What is the difference between an appendix and an addendum?"

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"There," "their," and "they're" and other homophones

Thursday, January 26, 2012

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A reader recently asked: What do you call two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently?

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Which should you use, "toward" or "towards"?

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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Margaret from the US asked when to use toward and towards.

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The difference between "many" and "many a...."

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

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Umesh, from India, asked about the difference between many and many a/an...

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Somehow, somewhat, and somewhere

Thursday, January 19, 2012

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A reader asked about the adverbs somehow, somewhat, and somewhere.

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not only... but (also)

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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Xvtis from Georgia asked about the construction not only....but (also).

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