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- How do you handle that that? The double that problem
Have you ever had a case where you felt compelled to include strange things like a double that in a sentence? If so, then what did you do to resolve this? For me, I never knew whether it was accep
- Are there rules about using that to join two clauses?
He will understand that I was not joking He will understand I was not joking Which of the sentences is correct? Are there any specific rules about the use of quot;that quot; in the sentences I
- Is my use of that that in this sentence gramaticaly correct
Grammatically it is correct The first 'that' would be a conjunction; something like 'I thought that' or 'I feel that' The second 'that' would be a pronoun, such as 'that wasn't a thing' or 'that was no longer acceptable' Structured together would be: I thought that that wasn't a thing anymore I thought that that was no longer acceptable If it bothers you, you can usually remove one of the
- pronouns - When to use “that” and when to use “which”, especially in . . .
Actually, there's more to this than mentioned in some other answers The word that is a subordinator; it is not a relative word like who, where, when, or which Even in integrated relative clauses, they are not always interchangeable When the relative construction follows a fronted preposition, only relative words will do, so relative pronoun which is available, but that isn't We have to
- What is the proper way to say possesive with person X and self?
Possible Duplicate: My wife and I #39;s seafood collaboration dinner I've never known what the proper way to use a sentence in which you and a specific person (as in you can't just say "our" be
- What is the origin of sucker and it sucks?
etymonline has for suck: O E sucan, from PIE root sug- suk- of imitative origin Meaning “do fellatio” is first recorded 1928 Slang sense of “be contemptible” first attested 1971 (the underlying notion is of fellatio) and sucker: “young mammal before it is weaned”, late 14c , agent noun from suck Slang meaning “person who is easily deceived” is first attested 1836, in
- Agree on vs. agree with vs. agree to - English Language Usage . . .
The object is the difference When you agree with someone something, it means you accept the point of someone something I agree with you Matt does not agree with my answer You agree on some issue or point of debate We agreed on this issue You agree to demands queries, or you agree to do something He agreed to my demands He agreed to join me for the movie
- word choice - date has already passed OR date has already past . . .
The date has already passed, or the past date Past: Usage: The past participle of pass is sometimes wrongly spelt past: the time for recriminations has passed (not past) The word past has several meanings (usually related to time before the present or to indicate movement from one side of a reference point to the other side ) Past can be used as an adjective, an adverb, a noun or a preposition:
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