Comments on: 5 Grammar Mistakes that Make You Sound Like a Chimp

By: Dr. Naquib

Dr. Naquib — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:59:11 +0000

Blake:

‘Because’ is better than ‘as ‘ or ‘since’. ‘As’ and ‘since’ act as a preposition and a conjunction, but ‘because’ is a conjunction only and it subsumes a cause -and effect relations. -Dr. Naquib

By: EvaLena

EvaLena — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:01:13 +0000

Thank you, I do understand,but it still sounds wrong in my ears

By: Johnny B. Truant

Johnny B. Truant — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:42:25 +0000

I think both are okay. It might seem less strange if you think of “Yes, please” as a complete thought but think of “Yes, thank you” as two thoughts: “Yes” = an answer to your question, plus “Thank you” as something tagged on to express gratitude for the offer. Hell, I think even, “Yes, please. Thank you.” Would be fine.

But I don’t think that’s a grammatical matter… just personal style/preference.

By: EvaLena

EvaLena — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:34:37 +0000

As a foreigner I’m terrified to write here, but I’m looking for an answer to a small argument I’m having with my husband.
I ask him: would you like a toast ?
He responds: Yes Thank You
To my ears, that sounds so strange, Im used to hearing, Yes please
Ever since I came to US, I’ve been reading the morning paper with a marker and a dictionary. Unfortunatley there’s a lot of mistakes printed, and somtimes asking natives to explain, I get a lot of contradicting responses ?

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:04:31 +0000

“I” is correct only when it would be so without the other people mentioned. For example, you would not say “The committee will consist of I,” so your example is wrong.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:55:37 +0000

Thanks for addressing use of “a” and “an.” I’ve been seeing phrases like “an historic” increasingly more frequently in print an internet-based and wondering whether someone changed the rule while I wasn’t looking!

I wonder about using “whether or not” in the following sentence, though:

“Whenever you utilize ‘literally,’ stop and think about whether what you’re saying is actually true, in those exact words.”

I’ve been taught that “whether or not” is equivalent to “regardless of whether,” so if it doesn’t seem sensible to express “regardless of whether” in the sentence, then you should use “whether” instead of “whether or not.” Any opinions?

By: Julian Anthony Murray-Carryl

Julian Anthony Murray-Carryl — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:13:11 +0000

At John Truant and Phil: It’s I feel bad. After an adjective we use adverbs with a few exceptions some of which are the verb to be, get, feel etc .

By: Frankie Cooper

Frankie Cooper — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 13:01:22 +0000

Need to watch out for these grammar mistakes.

By: Muqeet Soomro

Muqeet Soomro — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:33:52 +0000

Awesome Article …. Dear friend some times mistakes becomes so common that become part of writing

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