Thursday December 30th 2021
What does "rain check" mean and how can I use it? — Josemari, United States
Ask the Editor Archive: 2021
Tuesday December 21st 2021
What is the difference between 'effect' and 'affect'? — Tim, United States
Tuesday December 14th 2021
How do I write sentences using "how many" and "how much"? — Yusuf, Dominican Republic
Thursday December 2nd 2021
What is the meaning of "never judge a book by its cover"? — Kris, Mexico
Wednesday November 24th 2021
What's the longest word in the English language? — Lily, United States
Thursday November 18th 2021
My aunt invited my friend and I to dinner. Is this sentence correct? — Surbhi K., India
Thursday November 11th 2021
What is the meaning of "people who live in glass houses should not throw stones"? — Felicity, Cameroon
Thursday November 4th 2021
How many ways are there to pronounce the word "the" in the English language, and what are they? — Ganesh, India
Wednesday October 27th 2021
When should I use "you and I" and when should I use "you and me"? — Mong, Cambodia
Wednesday October 20th 2021
Can you give me some vocabulary words about the weather? — Selma, Namibia
Wednesday October 13th 2021
What's the difference between 'tourist' and 'tourism'? — Setareh, Iran
Tuesday October 5th 2021
Should it be "a eucharistic minister" or "an eucharistic minister"? — Lesley, United States
Tuesday September 28th 2021
On May 4th 2020 "Ask the Editor" notes to use "has" with third person singular, and "have" for the rest. Does that mean that "everybody" is regarded as third person singular, or is it the exception when using "has"? — LJ, South Africa
Friday September 17th 2021
What is the correct verb form in this sentence? "The keys to the car (are, is) on the table." — Shel, Philippines
Friday September 10th 2021
When should I use don't and doesn't?
I ____ like apples.
My friend ____ eat fish.
This college ____ have a sports hall.
Ahmed and Natasha ____ live in Sharjah.
The university ____ need lazy students.
Her parents ____ let her go to the mall alone. — L., Oman
Wednesday September 8th 2021
"Mary has many cows on her farm." or "Mary have many cows on her farm." Which one is correct? — Melesha, Jamaica
Monday August 23rd 2021
Which is correct, "I have few words to say" or "I have a few words to say"? — Chiamaka , Nigeria
Thursday August 19th 2021
What is a prepositional phrase? — Learners Everywhere
Monday August 2nd 2021
What is the rule when adding "th" or "st" or "nd" or "rd" when typing dates such as "July 4th"? — Betty, United States
Friday July 30th 2021
Can I call the sibling of my spouse 'brother'? — Rajan, India
Friday July 16th 2021
What is difference between 'possible' and 'probable'? — Yao Yuan-chao, Taiwan
Tuesday July 13th 2021
A herd of cattle is or are? — Suchita, Nepal
Monday June 28th 2021
Should I use "I" or "me"? — Learners Everywhere
Monday June 14th 2021
Which word is correct in this sentence: He will easily ........ to it. (adopt/adapt) — Kiran, India
Wednesday June 9th 2021
If I were to say "I am biased towards dogs," would that mean I either favor or am against dogs, or would it only conclude that I favor them? — Morgan, United States
Tuesday June 1st 2021
"She's much more better than he is." What is wrong in this sentence? — Jaggi, India
Friday May 28th 2021
Do we use me neither and me either only in the negative sense? Or I still can use me either in the positive sense? For example, if someone says "I love this meal" can I say "me either"? — Boshra, Morocco
Wednesday May 19th 2021
What is the proper response to the question, "Are these ___?"
Should we say, "They are ____" or is it better to say, "These are _____"?
For example,
Question: Are these mice?
Answer: Yes, these are mice. OR Yes, they are mice. — Katy, Japan
Monday May 17th 2021
When do we use 'past' and when do we use 'passed'? — Learners Everywhere
Thursday May 6th 2021
Which is correct: How much exercise do you do? or How many exercise do you do? — Win, Indonesia
Friday April 30th 2021
"The meeting was attended by John, Ron and I/me." Which pronoun is correct? — Imke, South Africa
Friday April 23rd 2021
Do we say "The family was eating dinner" or "The family were eating dinner"? — Suha, Iran
Thursday April 15th 2021
"Most of the equipment was/were defective." Which one is correct? — Harpreet, India
Wednesday April 14th 2021
What makes a compound subject singular or plural in a sentence? — Hannie, Sierra Leone
Thursday March 25th 2021
In what ways is the word 'fish' used as singular and plural? — Cole, Nigeria
Tuesday March 16th 2021
Why do we say, "She slept in the bed?" instead of, "She slept on the bed?" Obviously, we sleep on the bed, not in the bed. Or, is it in reference to 'sleeping in the bedroom?" But, what if the bed isn't located in the bedroom? — Benny, Kenya
Wednesday March 10th 2021
What is the difference between "I invited them in" and "I invited them" (without 'in')? — Salomon, France
Friday March 5th 2021
Is the word 'garden' an adjective when used in the sentence, "I walked to the garden wall"? — Pamela, Canada
Thursday February 25th 2021
Which is correct: "Who doesn't like cookies?" or "Who don't like cookies?" — Berni, Slovenia
Friday February 19th 2021
What is the difference between 'effect' and 'affect'? — Wajid, Chad
Monday February 8th 2021
Which is correct: "I detest these types of programmes" or "I detest these type of programmes"? — Atomz, Nigeria
Wednesday February 3rd 2021
What does the phrase 'to bite the bullet' mean? — Anonymous, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
Thursday January 28th 2021
What is the meaning of this sentence: "You had better take your umbrella; it looks like rain." — Abhay, India
Friday January 22nd 2021
What is the difference between 'inclusive' and 'exclusive'? — Sweety, Sri Lanka
Friday January 15th 2021
What is the meaning difference between a marriage and a wedding? — Surendren, India
Monday January 11th 2021
Is it correct to say "Do your friend goes shopping?" — Foggy, Oman
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