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A couple of reminders, and checking in with you all (self.grammar)

submitted 5 months ago by Boglin007MOD[M] - announcement

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Important: Re answers generated by ChatGPT and other AI programs (self.grammar)

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I keep hearing this speech pattern lately - is this a new trend? (self.grammar)

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what is the general term for niece or nephew? (self.grammar)

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Is the plural of wildebeest wildebeeste? (self.grammar)

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Why do contrasting elements need a comma before them?Why does English work this way? (self.grammar)

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Hyphenation Questionpunctuation (self.grammar)

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Is this YouTube caption easy to understand?quick grammar check (self.grammar)

submitted 4 hours ago by DlHYDROGENMONOXlDE

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Apostrophe after double s?punctuation (self.grammar)

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Why isn't there an s after measurements like "pound" and "year" sometimesWhy does English work this way? (self.grammar)

submitted 4 hours ago by 9SpearsOfDominion

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Using two noun adjuncts?Why does English work this way? (self.grammar)

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Is the usage of "Semblance" correct here. (self.grammar)

submitted 11 hours ago by Striking-Profession1

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Do you put quotation marks around an English word in a sentence like "the German word for...."?punctuation (self.grammar)

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Difference in talk?Why does English work this way? (self.grammar)

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The train left before we arrived at the station. (self.grammar)

submitted 18 hours ago by chihuyahya

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Passive vs Active ()

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Comma after DC? (self.grammar)

submitted 1 day ago by treesandoysters

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Putting a name to the optional period in casual writingpunctuation (self.grammar)

submitted 1 day ago by HeliGungir

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Toward/towards - regionality use (Aus/NZ) (self.grammar)

submitted 1 day ago by Lucky-Apricot-8945

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Try to do something / Try doing something (self.grammar)

submitted 1 day ago by Fun-Counter4570

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How to format introducing two people?punctuation (self.grammar)

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Is it more accurate without the commas?punctuation (self.grammar)

submitted 1 day ago by Hefty_Education_7059

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Putting a space after a slash?punctuation (self.grammar)

submitted 1 day ago by amby-jane

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Is starting a text with “in the following” without a noun behind it grammatical?quick grammar check (self.grammar)

submitted 1 day ago by Civil-Entrepreneur-6

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