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What are the rules about using half of with plural nouns? Here are some sentences with 'half of' and plural nouns that I consider to be well-formed: Half of all films are a waste of celluloid Half of users surveyed said they preferred the old product
Pronunciation of -st-. When is it sd and when st? Your premise is faulty For instance, I speak British English in the accent I grew up using (namely Received Pronunciation), and don't pronounce any of your example words with sd rather than st This is just one example which shows that the way English words are pronounced varies greatly across the English-speaking world, so you cannot make a generalization like yours that is valid for more
etymology - What are the patterns rules for determining U. S. state . . . (NY, SD, WV, etc) Take the first two letters of the state name to form the abbreviation Take the first and last letter of the state name to form the abbreviation The first two rules are never broken The second two are broken as needed in order to obey the first one But which one takes precidence?
Which is recommended preferable between (s)he he she? When talking about or referring to someone who could either be a male or a female, I usually write it as (s)he but I have also seen usage like he she, which also seems correct to me I use (s)he mo