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- apostrophe - Individuals or individuals - English Language Usage . . .
2 Individuals' if you are referring to patients in general - or you could say an individual's
- grammar - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What's the grammatical class of quot;we quot; when referring to a group in its entirety versus when referring to each individual member of the group For example, if I said to my girlfriend: We w
- How to describe an individual who always speaks in a matter of fact . . .
How to describe an individual who always speaks in a "matter of fact" manner Ask Question Asked 11 years, 4 months ago Modified 7 years, 6 months ago
- What do you call an individual who tolerates criticism?
Is there an English word to refer to someone who tolerates (or welcomes, accepts) criticism given about them? Is there an adjective to use for such a person?
- Is it correct to use their instead of his or her?
A good general rule is that only when the singular noun does not specify an individual can it be replaced plausibly with a plural pronoun: “Everybody” is a good example
- grammaticality - Said objects or The said objects - English . . .
Legal writing authority Bryan Garner says the following about “the said”: The said As used in legal writing, the word said is a Middle-English sibling aforesaid, having the sense "above-stated " Originally legal writers would write the said defendant -and still do in BrE-just as they would write the aforesaid defendant or the above-stated defendant In AmE, however, the was dropped before
- Experienced vs. seasoned - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Are these two words interchangeable? According to the Oxford dictionary, experienced means having knowledge or skill in a particular job or activity, while seasoned having a lot of experience in a
- Do you pluralize the singular possessions of items or people . . .
Do you pluralize the singular possessions of items or people associated with individual members of a plural group? Ask Question Asked 10 years, 7 months ago Modified 1 year, 4 months ago
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