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2012-02-11 General Writing and Grammar Help - the:

Did he eat the food on his own plate, or did he eat the food on someone else's plate?    ~~    If he ate the food on *his own plate*, the sentence is:  He ate *his* food at 4:00.    If he ate food on *someone

2012-02-09 General Writing and Grammar Help - Grammar - Echo tags:

George,    Didn't they implies that you know they did but are looking for reassurance. Did they indicates that you don't know but are trying to find out. I'm not positive, but I think didn't they falls

2012-02-09 General Writing and Grammar Help - meaning of "oversight":

Dear Glen:    Is there any real difference in meaning between the expressions "oversight" and "careless oversight"? In other words, do the following sentences have the same meaning?  1. My mistake was

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

2012-02-08 General Writing and Grammar Help - secret, mystery:

Hello Hame,    Again, very little difference is made between the two sentences using "at" and "in".  We use these two prepositions interchangeably.    The difference between "secret" and "mystery" is shown

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