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2008-09-06 General Writing and Grammar Help - well/good: Hi Luke Thanks for your question. I think it’s more to do with American English and British English. In the UK, people use “good” to describe something inanimate – but the Americans also use “good”...
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2008-09-06 General Writing and Grammar Help - hyphon without the hyphon: Hello, What an interesting question! If I’m understanding you correctly (and I only question it because it’s quite an abstract concept, not because of your grammar, which isn’t that bad!) what you’re...
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2008-09-05 General Writing and Grammar Help - Is or Are?: Hello, Marshall. Since the verb 'are' is always used with 'you,' it would be correct to write "If you or a friend are considering buying a home..." Now, if instead of 'you,' you had written 'he...
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2008-09-05 General Writing and Grammar Help - any difference?: Hello Yangkun Number 1 is correct. You would always say “from within”, which literally means “from inside” and not “within from.” You could also say: “The [F5 key] is used to display the current...
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2008-09-04 General Writing and Grammar Help - Use of the word "instigate": Mike, Good synonyms for instigate are urge on, incite, goad, stir up or foment, which are not necessarily negative. We often use instigate to mean stirring something up with evil intent (plot), but...
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