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- phrases - Sometime back or Sometimes back? - English Language . . .
How should I decide between "sometime back" and "sometimes back"? Sometime back I received a call from Mr X Sometimes back I received a call from Mr X Which sentence is corr
- What is the proper use of [square brackets] in quotes?
43 I sometimes see square brackets used while quoting My assumption is that they are replacing a pronoun with what the object of the pronoun, but I never know for sure because I don't usually get to see what the original quote looks like before the modification What are these called and what are the rules of use?
- Where to put sometimes in a negative sentence?
They don't sometimes play tennis at a club on Sundays They sometiems don't play tennis at a club on Sundays So, which sentence is correct? Where should we put frequency adverbs like "sometimes"
- writing - Why are numbers sometimes spelled out and then numerals . . .
Why are numbers sometimes spelled out and then numerals specified as well? [closed] Ask Question Asked 14 years, 3 months ago Modified 12 years, 9 months ago
- When is Y a vowel? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In school we are taught the vowels: A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y Today's XKCD got me thinking about when the letter Y is considered to be a vowel I understand (perhaps incorrectly) that in w
- What word should I use for something that fails intermittently?
When something works, but it is unreliable and intermittently goes wrong, what could it be called? I'm actually thinking of computer software In my work we tend to use the word "flakey", but ther
- Would I say I can sometimes. . . or I sometimes can. . .
Sometimes I can spell complicated words without needing the spellchecker! A lot of the time, I'd say that the version you choose will depend on the word you want to emphasize
- Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesnt - English Language Usage . . .
You know, just saying "Sometimes it happens" already tells you that something happens sometimes and other times it doesn't But, sometimes, I need to make very clear that this "something" doesn't happen always
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