The compound determinative "someone" is inherently singular due to the singular nominal base "one", so [2] has the expected singular verb "cleans". "Clean" in [1] may appear to be a plural …

40 "I and someone are interested" is grammatically correct. It is the convention in English that when you list several people including yourself, you put yourself last, so you really should say …

Nov 28, 2024 · I am wondering what difference between 'visit someone' and 'visit with someone' there is. In Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Visit with (North American English) to spend time …

Jul 27, 2024 · Closed last year. I'm looking for a word that describes someone who dislikes change even while their current situation is less than favorable and keeps things even if they …

Jun 25, 2018 · The paragraph reads; If you ever heard the term “ to 86 someone, ” it comes from the restaurant industry – code to refuse service, or alternatively to take an item off the menu. …

Aug 1, 2022 · This has two meanings, when you attract someone's attention, but more relevantly, when you see something interesting/unusual and it attracts your attention. Cambridge gives …

It appears the transitive verb provide has (at least) two prepositions: provide (something) for (someone/something) provide (something) to (someone/something) For example, The …

Engage with somebody means, as others have said, to interact with that person, usually from a position of greater power (managers are frequently exhorted to engage with employees, but …

Jul 19, 2014 · You could call someone that who manages to be appear blameless (not getting the blame). But "artful dodger" is inappropriate for a person who always blames others.

Jul 25, 2023 · My experience with loop someone in doesn't mean involving them in a particular physical discussion - it means adding them to the the group of people who share a piece of …