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English grammar, word usages, and related topics.
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Copy editors
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Ah, they don't make copy editors the way they used to. Here is an answer to what I sent to a writer at a local newspaper. I should note that previous errors I have pointed out to other news writers have also been blamed on their copy editors, after the writers had left. ============ Thanks for writing in. Unfortunately, I believe, a copy editor got to it... more »
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be/were promoted
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1. I would have recommended that he be/were promoted if he hadn’t stolen from the register. 2. I would have recommended that he be/were promoted if he hadn’t stolen from the register. Are both "be" and "were" possible here?
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James: as ... as
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Hello: I'm trying to figure out the particular meaning the two "as" have here and it seems "that" doesn't quite fit in: "It worked out as BECAUSE he was anxious there—it worked out as for this reason that Waymarsh was so blooming." It would fit for: "It worked out _that_ BECAUSE he was anxious there—it worked out... more »
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James: such another
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Hello: "Such another" does it mean "such an extraordinary person (perhaps in the bad here)" or someone detestable or ordinary? --- [Sarah doesn't like at all Mme Vionnet, Chad's friend in Paris and she's blaming Stether for tolerating her. She contrasts the quality of her family's women, thus her and her mother, with that of Mme... more »
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