"Try and..." compared to "Try to..."
a year ago by TrackinDaKraken
Which meaning did they intend?
a year ago by BullishUtensil
2 years ago by NewDay
GRANDPA'S GRAMMAR: Never get it wrong again.
2 years ago by Melatonin
I don't really want to change tho...
2 years ago by Melatonin
2 years ago by k2helix
On if “over-strenuate” is a word
2 years ago by Squorlple
... no chance of their getting caught.
3 years ago by netthier
3 years ago by molochthagod
3 years ago by Damaskox
@lemmy.ca
A community to discuss and ask questions about English usage and grammar.
If your post refers to a specific English variant, please indicate it within square brackets (for instance [Canadian]).
Online resources:
- Cambridge English Dictionary
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus
- Gilman's Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. This is a great and witty reference about usage, its history, and its controveries
Sibling communities:
Rules of conduct:
The usual ones on Lemmy and Mastodon.. In short: be kind or at least respectful, no offensive language, no harassment, no spam.
(Icon: entry "English" in the Oxford English Dictionary, 1933. Banner: page from Chaucer's "The Wife of Bath's Tale".)
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@lemmy.ca
A community to discuss and ask questions about English usage and grammar.
If your post refers to a specific English variant, please indicate it within square brackets (for instance [Canadian]).
Online resources:
- Cambridge English Dictionary
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus
- Gilman's Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. This is a great and witty reference about usage, its history, and its controveries
Sibling communities:
Rules of conduct:
The usual ones on Lemmy and Mastodon.. In short: be kind or at least respectful, no offensive language, no harassment, no spam.
(Icon: entry "English" in the Oxford English Dictionary, 1933. Banner: page from Chaucer's "The Wife of Bath's Tale".)
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