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- capitalization - Capitalize fields of study? - English Language Usage . . .
Do I say "I study computer science," or "I study Computer Science"? Similarly, "I really liked that computer science course," vs "I really liked that Computer Science course "
- Difference between This is and It is, These are and They are
When I should use "It is" and when "This is"? For example when I show an apple to my son, how is better to say: It is an apple This is an apple What is the main difference between abovementioned p
- Why do we say You are when you is singular instead of You is?
There are two answers to this The simplest is that "are" is the form of "to be" used for first person plural, third person plural, and both plural and singular in second person (with you) Thus, "are" with a singular "you" is also singular It just looks exactly like the plural form The same goes for "were" in the past tense, or for any other verb in second person: The form of the singular
- Why are the donkey and the butt both named ass?
It's a historical accident—they’re really two different words In the sense buttocks, the word goes back to OE ærs, and beyond that to Proto Indo-European: there are cognates in Greek, Hittite and Old Irish This is reflected in the ordinary British English arse —the {r} is dropped only in US English In the sense donkey, the word goes back to OE assa, derived (it is thought) via Celtic
- single word requests - What do you call that little area just inside . . .
Some houses have a little rectangular area just inside the front door You then walk through that little area to get into the main areas of the house This little area is well defined with a wall
- Which is correct, neither is or neither are?
In formal usage, it should definitely be is: Neither of these options is available This is the traditional rule (iirc, Fowler’s discusses this at length) However, in colloquial usage, either option is fine, and are seems to now be somewhat more common, at least on teh internets A commenter here nicely describes the sort of thought process which probably pushes people (usually
- Is vs. Are when using (s) [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
When using (s), should "is" or "are" be used? Regardless of what option(s) is decided or Regardless of what option(s) are decided
- is or A set of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
@DavidSchwartz The complete sentence is "Since it is virtually impossible to objectively define a set of characteristics in a society that is are desirable for everyone, …" But in my understanding (though I am not a native speaker) is, that the is are has to refer either to the set or the characteristics and therefore the beginning of the sentence doesn't matter
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