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in no uncertain manner — Does this mean in a clear manner? (I have . . . No one seems to have remarked on the fact that the use of the word "no" to negate an adjective is itself rather quirky You can say "it was no mean feat", but you can't say "The feat was no mean" It really means "it was not a mean feat", and "in no uncertain terms" means "in terms that were not uncertain"
modal verbs - Will probably or probably will - English Language . . . Adverbs can be placed in four positions in a sentence: 1 At the beginning; 2 At the end; 3 After the verb to be and all auxiliary verbs: can, may, will, must, shall etc 4 Before all the other verbs In case of modal verbs (have, can, will, shall, may, must, might), the adverb follows the verb So, the better choice in your example is We will probably order another box of earphones, please
Hasnt He vs Didnt He? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange The verb in a tag question is a callback to whatever verb was previously used, implied, or what would fit For example: He went, didn't he? "Went" is the past tense of to go, so he did go, therefore you would ask " didn't he?"
Provide information on, of or about something? Which is grammatical: "it provides information on something", or, "it provides information of something", or, "it provides information about something"? Or if all are grammatical, which one is used
numbers - Is 1rst a valid abbreviation for first? - English Language . . . Yeah, I doubt the "21rst century" would crop up much in fantasy novels But 1st, 2nd, or 3rd might As that chart shows, all those abbreviations were much more common a century or two ago But @JamesK's point re "french speakers who use 1ere" is bang on the money for me I looked at some written instances of 1rst - all 10 on the 1st page were either french or canadian
at in on summer break - English Language Learners Stack Exchange You know there are some breaks when students don't go to school for a while like Thanksgiving break, summer break, spring break, winter break, etc My questions are what preposition is used before