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Possible Duplicate: Is a company always plural, or are small companies singular? When I'm referring to a group of multiple things, should it be considered singular or plural for the …

According to Cambridge English dictionary 'As of' means "starting from a particular time or date". So it would be the opposite of 'as at' not the synonym.

I have seen several sentences in English where some writers have written had twice in a row. I am a bit confused about when the grammar calls for using had had. For example: I had had …

May 10, 2017 · English grammar applies to the language, whether it's written or spoken; but spelling, punctuation, and capitalization are strictly for writing. Just modern technology, not …

Dec 7, 2014 · Of late, I have been noticing a lot of casual memes floating around, particularly on Facebook, that involve this phrase. Typical constructs could be like the following examples: …

Aug 23, 2011 · @Thuan: What you call "the structure to + v-ing" is not a structure. To is a preposition, and like all prepositions it can take a gerund object. Disposed to using, exhausted …

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Feb 21, 2019 · My answer (from an American English journalist, copy editor and technical writer): "Staff" is a singular collective noun, so strictly speaking, you would write, "the staff is a group …

Possible Duplicate: Are collective nouns always plural, or are certain ones singular? Which is correct: The rest of the staff is or are? The rest of my family is or are? I've done a bit of re...