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Ask the Editor Archive: 2013

Is there a difference between NO later than and NOT later than?
Monday December 30th 2013
Is there a difference between NO later than and NOT later than?
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Idiom: To leave no stone unturned
Friday December 27th 2013
What does the idiom "to leave no stone unturned" mean?
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Comparing may and might
Monday December 23rd 2013
What is the difference between may have been and might have been? —  Alfered, Australia
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Did + Main Verb: Base Form or Past Tense Form?
Wednesday December 18th 2013
did + main verb: base form or past tense form? — Umer, India
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Hear, hear!
Thursday December 5th 2013
What is the meaning of the expression "Hear, Hear!"? And how do you use it? — Ella
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It's nothing to write home about.
Monday December 2nd 2013
What does it mean when someone says, "It's nothing to write home about"?
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The difference between USED TO and WOULD
Tuesday November 26th 2013
The difference between USED TO and WOULD — Trinh Pham, Vietnam
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Why is the symbol # called the hashtag in Twitter?
Tuesday November 19th 2013
Why is the symbol # called the hashtag in Twitter?  — eliznurse, United States
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What is the difference between idioms and proverbs?
Wednesday November 13th 2013
What is the difference between idioms and proverbs?
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"How are you?" in an email
Thursday October 31st 2013
What are some common ways to ask someone how they are doing, in an email message? — P. Shyamkishor, India
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How to thank someone for a quick reply
Tuesday October 15th 2013
What's the best way to politely thank someone for a quick answer? — koeppl.a, Germany
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How IS your family? or How ARE your family?
Tuesday October 8th 2013
How IS your family? or How ARE your family? — Hsin Yi Chen, Taiwan
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What's the difference between a house and a home?
Tuesday October 1st 2013
What's the difference between a house and a home? — Hamza, Pakistan
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What does "a buck fifty" mean?
Tuesday September 24th 2013
What does "a buck fifty" mean?
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What is a noncount noun?
Tuesday September 24th 2013
What is a noncount noun?
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"One of the cars IS red" or "One of the cars ARE red"?
Monday September 16th 2013
"One of the cars IS red" or "One of the cars ARE red"? — Dammi, Sri Lanka
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What does "on autopilot" mean?
Tuesday September 10th 2013
What does "on autopilot" mean?  — Rugvedmahajan, India
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What's wrong with "I use Internet every day"?
Tuesday September 3rd 2013
What's wrong with "I use Internet every day"?
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Did you buy? vs. Have you bought?
Monday August 26th 2013
Did you buy? vs. Have you bought?
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How do you write the plural of "princess"?
Monday August 19th 2013
How do you write the plural of "princess"?
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Is the sentence "I don't know what is the point of doing that" correct?
Monday August 12th 2013
Is the sentence "I don't know what is the point of doing that" correct?
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What is a "QWERTY" keyboard?
Monday August 5th 2013
What is a "QWERTY" keyboard?
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What is the difference between "under" and "below"?
Monday July 29th 2013
What is the difference between "under" and "below"?
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"How about...?" and "What about...?" Are they the same?
Monday July 15th 2013
"How about...?" and "What about...?" Are they the same?
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The opposite of
Tuesday July 2nd 2013
The opposite of
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Don't count the chickens
Monday June 17th 2013
Don't count the chickens
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Do the phrases “I used to” and “I am used to” have similar meanings?
Wednesday June 12th 2013
Do the phrases “I used to” and “I am used to” have similar meanings? — Asoka, Sri Lanka
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Can a plural noun act as an adjective?
Wednesday June 5th 2013
Can a plural noun act as an adjective?
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Pretty, fairly, really, very, and quite
Thursday May 30th 2013
Pretty, fairly, really, very, and quite
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What's the difference between further and farther?
Tuesday May 21st 2013
What's the difference between further and farther?
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What's the difference between "folks" and "guys"?
Monday May 13th 2013
What's the difference between "folks" and "guys"?
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Sentences that begin with "Not until..."
Monday April 29th 2013
Sentences that begin with "Not until..."
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Can I say, "She is kind of like the same"?
Thursday April 25th 2013
Can I say, "She is kind of like the same"?
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Preventive or preventative?
Wednesday April 17th 2013
Preventive or preventative?
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Can the word "handsome" be used for women?
Wednesday April 10th 2013
Can the word "handsome" be used for women?
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Monolingual and bilingual dictionaries
Tuesday April 2nd 2013
Monolingual and bilingual dictionaries
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The difference between "in the way" and"on the way"
Friday March 22nd 2013
The difference between "in the way" and"on the way"
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Is it correct to say "on the list" or "in the list"?
Thursday March 14th 2013
Is it correct to say "on the list" or "in the list"?
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Comparative adjectives: "stricter diets" or "more strict diets"?
Thursday March 7th 2013
Comparative adjectives: "stricter diets" or "more strict diets"?
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Is "business" a count noun?
Monday February 25th 2013
Is "business" a count noun?
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What is the difference between "anything" and "any thing"?
Wednesday February 20th 2013
What is the difference between "anything" and "any thing"?
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When do you use "ask" and "request"?
Monday February 11th 2013
When do you use "ask" and "request"?
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When do you use "said" and "told"?
Tuesday February 5th 2013
When do you use "said" and "told"?
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What is the difference between "girl" and "daughter"?
Monday January 28th 2013
What is the difference between "girl" and "daughter"?
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What does "ad hoc" mean?
Monday January 21st 2013
What does "ad hoc" mean?
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What's the difference between specially and especially?
Wednesday January 16th 2013
What's the difference between specially and especially?
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What's the difference between idioms and proverbs?
Monday January 14th 2013
What's the difference between idioms and proverbs?
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How should you write it: United States, U.S., or US?
Wednesday January 9th 2013
How should you write it: United States, U.S., or US?
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Everybody should mind his/her/their(?) own business.
Wednesday January 2nd 2013
Everybody should mind his/her/their(?) own business.
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