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phrases - English Language Usage Stack Exchange MLA style and others recommend using present tense when citing published sources Their explanation is that "Smith notes that" is a signal phrase, and that signal phrases should have present tense verbs The lone exception seems to be APA style, which "dictates that writers use the past or present past tense when citing previous research," i e "Smith (2001) noted" or "Smith (2001) has noted
Where did Im Jonesing get its meaning from? I'm Jonesing for a little Ganja, mon I'm jonesing for a little soul food, brother (verb) jonesed; jonesing; joneses to have a strong desire or craving for something (Merriam Webster) Where
What disrespectful connotations does redline have? (Similar to how climate scientist Phil Jones became the center of a conspiracy theory when someone hacked his email, found one where he referred to a method of correcting some data as a “trick,” meaning clever method, and quoted it out of context as an admission of scientific fraud )
grammatical number - Neither Michael nor Albert is correct or . . . Neither Michael nor Albert is correct — this is the correct version per prescriptive rules Based on my understanding of grammar lessons, When connecting singular nouns, use a singular verb: Neither Jacob nor Jane is coming to the party When connecting plural nouns, use a plural verb: Neither the Jones nor the Smiths are coming to the party When combining singular and plural nouns, the
Joness or Jones? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I've always heard that when talking about stuff belonging to either a Jones or many Jones, you'd write Jones' (pronounced "Joneses") But recently I've stumbled upon a book which consistently uses Jones's when talking of a single Jones What's the correct way of using possesives?
What is the origin and history of the word motherf---er? Most fortuitously for you, just a couple of days ago I stumbled upon a book that answers this and most any question one might have on the word fuck and its multitudinous derivatives — anyone who has the slightest bit curiosity about this subject would do well to check out Jesse Sheidlower's The F-word, a very accessible and fun book In writing the book, the author had access to the Oxford
Spacing after Mr. Mrs. Ms. ? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Yes "Mrs " and "Jones" are separate words so a space must be placed between them It may be worth noting that in Commonwealth English, no full-stop is included for abbreviations that consist of the first and last letters of a word, e g the American English "Dr Jones" would be rendered "Dr Jones"