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"Everyone has their own stories" vs "Everyone has their own story" - which one is correct?
Which of them is correct?
Everyone has their own stories
or
Everyone has their own story
What I'm asking about is that how could we decide that we should use a plural or singular noun after the word "own"? Is it correct to think that if a…
Phumikriet
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What is the difference between “do” and “make”?
When should I use do, and when should I use make?
I made supper.
I'm doing my homework now.
He made it easier.
Is it true that make implies creation?
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What does "Get a damn room!" mean?
A moment in a movie went like this:
A woman was sitting on a man’s lap and about to kiss him in her room which has extremely thin walls. Her neighbor shouted suddenly, "Just kiss already! Get a damn room!".
Does he mean "I wanna hear the sequel.…
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Use of "Have" in questions "Do you have" or "Have you"
I've seen it on TV that a guy asking another man, "have you a map?"
If I were him, I would probably say, "do you have a map?"
I would like to know what grammatical rules it followed in this case.
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"me [gerund]" or "my [gerund]" at the beginning of sentences?
A.1 The lions reacted to my singing.
A.2 The lions reacted to me singing.
B.1 My singing alarmed the lions.
B.2 Me singing alarmed the lions.
As far as I know, both A.1 and A.2 are grammatical: "me" and "my" are interchangeable, although there is…
user114
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"in more details" or "in detail"
Which one is correct to cite:
To discuss this in more details.
or
To discuss this in detail.
Osha hasan
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Past form of "make do"
Looking for a synonym of 'to get by on", I came across "to make do with" and immediately started wondering what the past form of the latter could be. "Make did", "made do", made did" - they all sound weird — but one of them may be the right usage as…
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"he leaves for New York tomorrow". vs. "he will leave for New York tomorrow"
Which one is grammatically correct?
I don't know when he leaves for New York tomorrow.
or
I don't know when he will leave for New York tomorrow
Is it correct to use the future form of the verb leave and the word tomorrow in one sentence?
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(The) Putin's ratings shot up. Is the definite article allowed here?
In a sentence where the definite article precedes someone's name, as in this example:
The war campaign has boosted the Putin's ratings.
could the definite article be used?
Would the above example be incorrect, if one desired to preserve the order…
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What is this cute pose called in English?
What do you call this cute pose that usually young babies adopt?
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Are double negatives like 'he's never not been in the family' grammatically correct?
I'm asking this question because I was taught not to use double negatives, because they are ungrammatical and that people who use them sound uneducated. However, today here on this site I found an answer with a double negative and asked my self is…
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"responsible of" vs "responsible for"
What's more correct form?
responsible for
responsible of
For example:
The Central nervous system is responsible for the receiving
signals from the Peripheral nervous system.
The Central nervous system is responsible of the receiving signals
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Can "immortal" be used to describe someone that lives forever, yet can be destroyed?
I am aware of the dictionary definition of the word "immortal": (source)
Or in words:
living forever; never dying or decaying
However, that does not directly imply "can't be destroyed", as far as I can see. My logic (which might be wrong!)…
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Clash, crash and crush
I have never run across all those words. They seem not only close in sound but be used in similar situations (according to my research), that I sometimes become unable to choose which one to use.
The Merriam-Webster says…
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Why do you say, "see A doctor", but " go to The doctor"?
I've been wondering for a long time why textbooks say, "see a doctor", but "go to the doctor". What's the difference between "a doctor" and "the doctor". When I go to my usual doctor, should I say, "go to the doctor"? And when I haven't decided…
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