Tuesday December 22nd 2020
What should we say when talking about money: how much or how many?
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Rakesh
,
India
Tuesday December 15th 2020
What is the difference between 'distinct' and 'different'? How are they used?
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Learners Everywhere
Thursday December 10th 2020
What is the difference between "knowledge" and "information"?
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Shivam
,
India
Friday November 20th 2020
Why does "excessively" have only one L while "physically" has two Ls?
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Priya
,
India
Friday November 13th 2020
What does "My night was nothing to write home about" mean?
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Chinny
,
Nigeria
Thursday November 5th 2020
What does "entitled to" mean?
—
Jineen
,
Jordan
Friday October 30th 2020
Hasan and Sabina (has/have) taken rest in the garden. Which is the correct answer here?
—
Mohammad
,
Bangladesh
Friday October 23rd 2020
In the sentence "Unfortunately, there were ___ accidents," which is correct to fill in the blank, "few" or "a few"?
—
Clau
,
Argentina
Friday October 16th 2020
How do you use "how much" and "how many"?
—
Joe
,
Mexico
Thursday October 8th 2020
If you are comparing time should you say "she lasted longer then I did" or "she lasted longer than I did"?
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Tiffany
,
United States
Monday September 21st 2020
What does "on edge" mean?
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An English Learner
,
United States
Monday September 14th 2020
What is the difference between "on the go" and "on the way"?
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Ammy
,
India
Tuesday September 8th 2020
What is "count" and "noncount" in your word of the day?
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Paul
,
Canada
Monday August 24th 2020
Is it "Can you join Duncan and I in the field?" or should it be "Can you join Duncan and me in the field?"
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Duncan
,
United States
Tuesday August 18th 2020
Is it "He and his family are coming home" or "He and his family is coming home"?
—
Anu
,
Andorra
Monday August 10th 2020
How is contagious different from infectious?
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Juniper
,
United States
Tuesday July 28th 2020
When should I use don't and doesn't? For example, is it "he don't like ice cream" or "he doesn't like ice cream?"
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Learners Everywhere
Monday July 20th 2020
What is the difference between 'advice' and 'advise'?
—
P. B.
,
India
Monday July 13th 2020
What is the difference between a memoir and an autobiography?
—
Marcia J.
,
United States
Tuesday July 7th 2020
Explain the difference between a HOME and a HOUSE.
—
Mercy
,
Nigeria
Friday June 26th 2020
Which one is the correct verb? The first chapter and the second chapter (is/are) exciting.
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Basina
,
India
Friday June 19th 2020
Should I write "Us children walk to school every day" or "We children walk to school every day"?
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DJ
,
Canada
Friday June 12th 2020
What is the difference between 'differ' and 'differentiate'?
—
Nabilla
,
Algeria
Friday June 5th 2020
Are school subjects proper nouns or common nouns and when should they be capitalized?
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Tanisha
,
India
Tuesday May 26th 2020
What is the plural form of 'faux pas'?
—
Dipankar
,
India
Friday May 22nd 2020
Can collective nouns be plural?
—
Adnan
,
Bangladesh
Monday May 11th 2020
What is the difference between "their" and "there"?
—
Gayathri
,
India
Monday May 4th 2020
Do I use 'has' or 'have' when used in a sentence with two names for the subject?
Example: Al and Sue ('has' or 'have') purchased a new home.
—
Sue
,
United States
Friday April 24th 2020
Which one is correct? "Jenny and I got our walk in this morning." or "Jenny and me got our walk in this morning."
—
Beverly
,
United States
Thursday April 16th 2020
When discussing whether or not a set of data indicates a particular outcome, which form is correct: "the data don't" or "the data doesn't" indicate that outcome?
—
Richard C.
,
United States
Wednesday April 8th 2020
What does 'subject to' mean in a sentence?
—
Emtiaz
,
Bangladesh
Wednesday April 1st 2020
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
—
Steven B.
,
United States
Friday March 27th 2020
My teacher told Terry and (I/me) to collect the books. Which is correct?
—
Modou
,
United Kingdom
Friday March 20th 2020
What is the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic?
—
Laura
,
Kuwait
Thursday March 12th 2020
Are school subjects proper nouns or common nouns? In my workplace yesterday, we had an argument where I maintained that school subjects are not proper nouns because their initial letters are not capitalized, except when they refer to courses. What's the answer?
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Victor
,
Nigeria
Tuesday March 3rd 2020
What does "cc" mean in an email?
—
Fama
,
Pakistan
Tuesday February 25th 2020
When do you use a comma vs. a semicolon?
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Simran
,
United States
Friday February 14th 2020
Please explain the use of 'a' and 'an'. What is the difference in how they are used?
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Afroj
,
India
Friday February 7th 2020
What are some other ways to say "I'm fine"?
—
Taha
,
Morocco
Friday January 31st 2020
Which one is correct: "get home safely" or "get home safe"?
—
Julie
,
United States
Friday January 24th 2020
Is it "My feet don't smell" or "My feet doesn't smell"?
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May
,
Philippines
Friday January 17th 2020
Can we say prides of lions or herds of cattle?
—
Uma
,
India
Wednesday January 8th 2020
What is the difference between present perfect and past perfect?
—
Laxman
,
India
