I was writing an email to my colleague and as part of it I wrote Would it be possible for you to help me with this? I felt a bit awkward after sending the mail. Should it be would or will? I know...

What are the differences in meaning and usage between "to start" and "to get started"? Are there any cases in which these variants are not interchangeable? I feel that there are. For example, …

The verb were agrees with the plural subject, "A classmate and I". The singular "student" should be plural "students" in both examples. You might say "I was one of the first two x students to …

Dec 22, 2014 · Sentence: it's not what's on the table that matters, but who (is/are) in the chairs. I thought are might be correct because of plural chairs, but family members disagree.

Apr 13, 2017 · If I said: Yell only if I fall. Would the person have to yell once I fell? Sources of confusion Wikipedia This guy

Apr 28, 2017 · I think "speeded" may have been the appropriate past-tense form for "to speed" in the past, but I wonder if it is still considered the correct form. In spoken English, one usually …

Mar 21, 2014 · Here is an interesting discussion of US versus U.S. versus USA versus U.S.A. from Wikipedia: Manual of Style: In American and Canadian English, U.S. (with periods) is the …

I had a little fight about persons vs. people. Could you advise if both of the following are correct, if possible with reference to a dictionary? A table for two people please. A table for ...

Dec 11, 2014 · I'm confused about the use of "No worry" vs. "No worries". Are both of them correct? If so, do they have the same meaning, or do they mean different things? What are the …

May 18, 2018 · What is the difference between the phrases "hypothetically speaking" and "theoretically speaking"? If one wants to make a point using an example that would likely …