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- grammatical number - Using are is after a list with and or . . .
Possible Duplicate: Singular or plural following a list James and Mark are going to help you Here, I use 'are' because the subject is plural James or Mark are going to help you James or Mark is
- When to use instead of and - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Are there rules of usage when using the ampersand " " instead of "and"? I looked through a couple of reference books and both of them said that the ampersand should only be used in company names Are they completely interchangeable? Meaning-wise I think they are The ampersand seems more casual, but I'm not sure
- grammar - I was using, I have used, I have been using, I had . . .
I was using cocaine In the past, I was a habitual user of cocaine EDIT: As the comment says, this can also mean a process in the past, e g "I was using cocaine when the accident happened" can mean "I was not looking at the road since I was snorting cocaine " I have been using cocaine
- Are there rules about using that to join two clauses?
A spokesman for the ISP says [that] online [OR HERE?] criminals are stealing AOL users’ account passwords and using the profiles to advertise their sleazy wares In these sentences, that could fall in either of two plausible places, and the meaning of the sentence would change somewhat depending on its placement Ambiguity: Attribution
- tenses - Using have ran or have run - English Language Usage . . .
I was editing a piece recently and saw this structure "Once you have ran the process, you " I have always used "have run", but wasn't sure if "have ran" is acceptable in modern English
- Number agreement when using “ (s)” for optional plural
I find "one or more object(s)" to be much harder to read, as I have to parse the phrase with both possibilities The parentheses are a distraction As @coleopterist points out, the Chicago Manual of Style recommends against using it unless it is simple and effective I would argue that it isn't simple enough, and using the plural is more effective
- Using TM for trademarked term - every time or just once?
I am writing an email announcement to my company's customer base, and I will be using a trademarked product name several times throughout the email It seems awkward to use the TM every time I write the product name - is it acceptable to just do this the first time? Example: "Hello everyone! I am happy to announce some new features for Jetbox
- punctuation - Whats the difference between using single and double . . .
When reproducing matter that has been previously set using forms of punctuation differing from house style, editors may in normal writing silently impose changes drawn from a small class of typographical conventions, such as replacing double quotation marks with single ones, standardizing foreign or antiquated constructions, and adjusting final
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