
word usage - Is it 'rerun' or 're-run'? - English Language & Usage ...
10 As seen in the Oxford Dictionary of English, the correct spelling is rerun: rerun verb /riːˈrʌn/ (reruns, rerunning; past reran; past participle rerun) [with obj.] show, stage, or perform again: she can stop …
You think you're right but you're actually wrong
What's a word for when someone is wrong, and they know they're wrong, but they insist that they are right? EDIT: If someone does something and you know they did it, and they know they did it, but ...
etymology - What is the origin of being "in the pudding club ...
May 16, 2011 · I'm watching a rerun of a British sitcom, "Are You Being Served," (originally aired in May 1976) in which the phrase was used; the character who used it, and the two who understood it, are …
tenses - Using "have ran" or "have run" - English Language & Usage ...
May 22, 2017 · Not really addressed in the dictionary. I see "have to run", but not have run or have ran. I lean towards the former as correct, but asked here to get other thoughts.
Should a note be addressed with "Hi all" or "Hi All"?
Jul 8, 2014 · It is common to begin an email with the greeting "hi all" when the note is addressed to multiple recipients. What, however, is the correct capitalization of "all" in this context? Does it become a
grammar - "It worths it", "it worth it" or "it is worth it"? - English ...
Worth as a verb is obsolete. Where have you seen or heard It worths it or It worth it? What you will find is It’s worth it, used to describe something that has a value equivalent to what is being asked for it …
Should the prefix "re" be added to a word with or without a hyphen?
Dec 31, 2010 · There are two tests for deciding: First, which way do most of your colleagues do it, reparameterized or re-parameterized? Generally, it's standard operating procedure (SOP) to imitate …
What exactly is "I'mma?" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Oct 10, 2013 · In 2010, linguist Neal Whitman wrote it's the Prime Time for "Imma" commenting on its use in pop lyrics. In fact, this Imma (also spelled I'ma, I'mma, Ima, and I'm a) is not the contraction …
verbs - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
May 22, 2015 · There is an interesting article which quotes the examples in Shakespeare, and explains why things have changed since then and: As the modal system developed, the association of can …
grammaticality - Origin and correctness of “ain’t no”? - English ...
Leaving aside ain't, which is a different issue, the phenomenon called "double negation" is not so simple as it may seem. Most of the languages of the world use multiple negatives to emphasize the …