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2012-02-08 General Writing and Grammar Help - asking questiuons:

Dear Rich:    I am answering your question and, at the same time, praying that we don't get hung up with your subject matter.    "Indicative" is recognized in the English language, but "declarative" is

2012-02-07 Business & Technical Writing - Writing help.:

I'm not going to do ANYTHING until you (a) read this: http://bit.ly/r0Rvmj, (b) disclose your name (I'd bet that you're CHEATING), and (c) run your spellchecker.    Kiwis once had a well-deserved world-wide

2012-02-07 General Writing and Grammar Help - hyphen:

An interesting question.      The hyphen is used in adjectival structures.  A noun format has no hyphen, and the two words are elided. The verb construction uses separate words.    I need to make up a

2012-02-07 Etymology (Meaning of Words) - Etymology/Anthrpology:

Hi, Chris.    I believe the word you are looking for is holocaust.  Although people associate the word "holocaust" with the attempt the Nazis made at exterminating (another word which would be an appropriate

2012-02-06 General Writing and Grammar Help - asking questions:

Dear Rich:    Can you please verify for me that the category of English helping verbs known as   "modal verbs"  can be used to "ask questions".    For example, in the sentence:  "Can you give me a receipt