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Hey everyone.   How grammatically sound is the phrase "well wishes"?  For example, I've seen newlyweds write "Thanks to everyone for the well wishes ( Read more... )

[I am a native speaker of American English ( Read more... )

Someone mentioned in a comment to a recent post that “American English prefers the simple past in most situations where British English prefers the present perfect ( Read more... )

I have encountered an English translation of a Russian novel, and was appalled at how unnatural the translated version sounded to me. Because English is my second language, I do not trust myself that much, hence this post. I'd like your opinion of the following paragraph - please tell me I'm too picky or just do not know what good English sounds ( Read more... )

Today's "Official Google Blog" has confused me quite a lot. At the beginning of the second paragraph is the statement ( Read more... )

I have a question : Among the fans of the cartoon show "My little pony" started an argument about a pony named "Derpy" , some people said that "derp" or "derpy" was an insulting and discriminating US-American word against people with disabilities ( Read more... )

So, my friend just linked me to this article, and I'm wondering if I'm the only one who finds this utterly infuriating:

( Americanisms: 50 of your most noted examples )

I'm writing a story in which the POV character speaks with a Southern accent, and I've got a couple of questions. At one point she uses the expression "fixing to," and I'm having trouble deciding whether to spell it in the text (narration, not dialogue) as "fixing to" or "fixin' to." So, for native Southern American English speakers, which one ( Read more... )

How do you say that something belongs to you or that you own something? I've been very curious about this, because I've noticed that I say "I've got that book" or "I haven't got any of that," while most people I know say would be equally likely to say "I have a cat" or "I've got a cat." But they would always say "I don't have that."

It's the second ( Read more... )