I’m American and sometimes my grammar is incorrect. My friend had pointed out that I use have/has, does and doesn’t the wrong way as an example. I went to a school in low income neighborhood so a lot of us had bad grammar. Most of the people in my family also have bad grammar, especially my parents. They would mispronounce words a lot and I had to unlearn some of those things, usually when it’s pointed out by people. Which is very embarrassing I want to apply for a corporate role but there’s no way they will take me seriously or hire me if I’m making basic mistakes. I’m 32 btw.

Okay not entirely sure this is the right place to ask this but I feel like I’m crazy here. I’ve started noticing that people are saying “how it looks like” or “how it feels like” to describe something, but I’ve always said “what it looks like” and “what it feels like” and use “how” if there’s no “like” at the end. Am I saying it wrong? Are they saying it wrong? Are they both correct? 😅

Hello, I have a brief, possibly nonsense question about the Verb/Adjective 'obligate'. Obligate in its common scientific usage is as an adjective modifying a stipulation (obligate carnivore, for example) though seems to be an adaptation of the verb obligate, serving the same form as 'obligatory carnivore' or 'obligated carnivore' pronounced with the last syllable as 'git', rather than 'gate'. This is similar in my mind to effeminate, adapted as the past participle of effeminare or effeminatus, pronounced with the last syllable with the same transition from 'ate' to 'it'. My question is so: is there a name for this (niche) form of attributive verbs? They seem to conjugate based on the base form spelling of the verb, though indicating either a present or past state to the verb. The only other example I can think of is predicate, as in a predicate assumption, though if you were going to conjugate this, why use this form, rather than 'predicated assumption'?

Hello! This probably seems like a dumb question but I’m buying my boyfriend a watch for our anniversary and I'm going to engrave it so I need it to be correct.

It’s going to say, “To my sweet man, John.” Is the way its written correct? I thought it was always a general rule that you put a comma before a name, but my mom disagrees and thinks I should take it out.

I’m 23 🇳🇱 and whenever I watch YouTube or series in English I hear a lot of double negatives in dialogue. Now idk if this is an American thing but maybe you guys can help me out, for example:

“I didn’t do nothing”

“Don’t tell them nothing”

“I didn’t see no one”

“I couldn’t find it nowhere”

This might be a translation error or grammar error on my part, but these are often used in scenarios where it doesn’t make sense to me. Like when a criminal gets arrested and then says to the cops “I didn’t do nothing” doesn’t that then mean that they did do something?

Can anyone explain it?

Hi guys i have two sentences i want you to tell me if either of them is wrong or which one would be most likely natural for a native ( it was me talking about my writing skills to someone )

1) "I make a lot of mistakes that i wouldn't be aware of until i read what i typed again" and the word "read" here was supposed to be in the past tense

2) "I make a lot of mistakes that I'm not aware of until i read what i typed again"

In the end to avoid the possibility of being mistaken i typed "i make a lot of mistakes that i don't notice unitl i reread what i typed"

And I'm asking for your advice about how can i improve my writing skills generally?

I'd appreciate the help so much

You are in a picture. Your name is on a plaque.

If a statue of you is erected, are you on the statue or in the statue? Or, this there an entirely different preposition to use?

I don't know if this is the right place to put this but hopefully someone can help. One of my favorite word schemes is a set of three related words, the first two rhyming, and the third word as alliteration with the second rhyme word. Here are some examples like this:

Grubs, Pubs, and Pudding.

Melon, Lemon, and Lime.

Lunch, Brunch, and Breakfast.

I just really love this sequence, it itches my brain good. I can't figure out if it has a word tho, other than just explaining it as Rhyme-Rhyme/Alliteration-Alliteration.

I always thought it was the latter.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CQKtlcnMasOzTJZemRiYIcA3jnq5N7gvuSpAG6f6aso/edit?usp=sharing

Hello and thank you in advance for any help I may receive. I'm writing a short story, but I'm pretty awful with grammar, specifically the formatting of dialogue. I'm not sure if I'm placing punctuation in the correct places, or if I'm formatting the ' "Lalalalala" He said' parts correctly. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you (Bonus points if you can guess what video game character the story is based on ((hint: he becomes a vampire later into the story)))

It's a quote from a game I love. I recently pressured a friend into playing it, and we were talking about a scene where the above quote is spoken. I was trying to explain why it resonated with me when they said, "it doesn't make sense." They meant the sentence itself.

The phrasing isn't conventional, but I also feel like it isn't technically wrong..? I couldn't explain why the sentence was incorrect/correct, though.

would be supercool if someone could break the sentence down so i could stop thinking about it lol

Hi, im having to edit a document and add title case where needed. My Problem sentence right now is:

"Sentiment Analysis for Words and Fiction Characters from the Perspective of Computational (neuro-)poetics"

My big problem is the (neuro-)poetics. Would that be titlecased as:

- (Neuro-)poetics

- (neuro-)Poetics

or (Neuro-)Poetics

I have searched for other sources but didnt yet find anything. Thanks for the time and consideration in answering <3

I stumbled upon this while scrolling on TikTok.

You are who they think is best. OR You are who they think are best. I saw a question like this during a TikTok live regarding grammar. They are who they think is best. OR They are who they think are best. Thank You

I question just the grammaticality of Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27, s 33. I’m not questioning about statutory construction, or legal interpretation!

The facts that constitute inadmissibility under sections 34 to 37 include facts arising from omissions and, unless otherwise provided, include facts for which there are reasonable grounds to believe that they [emphasis mine] have occurred, are occurring or may occur.

As this sentence already has “for which” as a relative pronoun earlier, isn't "that they" wrong? For simplicity, and to avoid two “for”s, let’s consider my simplification of this rule ―

The facts constituting inadmissibility, include facts for which there are reasonable grounds to believe THAT THEY have occurred.

I would’ve never dreamed of writing THAT THEY! I would’ve just plainly written

The facts constituting inadmissibility, include facts that there are reasonable grounds to believe have occurred.

Where does the ‘THAT THEY’ derive from? How to justify ‘THAT THEY’?

A: "thrive off of" each other

B: "thrive off" each other

C: "thrive on" each other

which one(s) is/are grammatically correct?

My 12th grade English textbook from Maharashtra, India states that "An Infinitive is not a Verb." Is this right? If yes/no, what's the reasoning behind this? Plus, isn't infinitive a Non Finite Verb? So that makes it a Verb right?

I consider you as a friend or I consider you my friend

It’s my Dad’s 83rd birthday and my Aunt’s 76th this weekend. I’m making a cake and making it look like a graveyard, inspired by Pinterest of course, because I have no original ideas anymore!

My niece is coming to help me decorate it tomorrow.

Atop the cake, I planned to write: Here lies Papa and Bets’ youth

But then I got to thinking…should youth be plural? Should papa have an ‘s too? And now that I’ve been thinking about it nothing looks or sounds normal!

Please help. What do I write on the cake?

I’d attach a pic of a cake if I knew how!

“But I know that that girl stole it from me”.
Is this grammatically correct?

What's the difference between I was out of breath and I was breathing hard? Which would you use here and why?

1. I stopped running and touched my knees, out of breath.
2. I stopped running and touched my knees, breathing hard.

So, for context, I got rejected from an interview today, and the interviewer said I have poor grammar and also have an 'H' sound when speaking English. Can anyone let me know how I can improve my English grammar and remove that 'H' sound from my speaking? Otherwise, I am fluent in English speaking, so I need urgent help from you guys on how I can improve that.

I'm struggling to figure out which of these two is "correct." Are both equally valid terms to describe the act of deputizing another?

Hi everyone! I'm a non-native speaker and would consider my English to be pretty advanced. However, I learned the language by basically only consuming content in English from a very young age, and never really properly studied grammar. Like, I know what to say but don't know why it is that way.

I'm specifically looking for textbooks with exercises, but I've found that most books meant for ESL learners (like the Cambridge In Use series) do not really provide in-depth explanations. At the same time, most traditional grammar books do not have exercises, so I'm looking for something in between and would really appreciate any recommendations :)