In formal usage, it should definitely be is: Neither of these options is available. This is the traditional rule (iirc, Fowler’s discusses this at length). However, in colloquial usage, either option is fine, and are …

Oct 7, 2011 · I hope you can enlighten me. I get varying answers in Google and I need to find out which is the correct grammatical structure for these sentences. The rest of the staff is/are on leave at the mo...

Jul 18, 2018 · Background We have a motivational poster in our office that says: None of us is as smart as all of us. I think that it's grammatically incorrect, and here is my reasoning: All of the tigers have ...

Dec 18, 2013 · Why are women called chicks? Is there a negative connotation, I do assume there are sexist undertones there. Any idea about the etymology or origin of the term? Is it derived, in anyway, …

Neither of your sentences sounds immaculately grammatical to me, especially the second one. You’re right that people do say these things, sometimes. Here’s why. First of all, a lot of X takes the number …

If you begin the sentence with the singular copula (is) you are expected to make the object agree in number. Breaking down the SO sentence to its essentials, we have: Is there any proofs? This is …

Jul 28, 2017 · The AMA Manual of Style says: Thin spaces should be used before and after the following mathematical symbols: ±, =, <, >, ≤, ≥, +, −, ÷, ×, ·, ≈, ∼, ∩, ∫, Π, Σ, and |. a ± b a = b a + b a − b a ÷ b …

Apr 15, 2011 · Historically, "well-lighted" was overwhelmingly favoured, but it's been in decline for the last 100 years or so, with "well-lit" actually becoming the more common usage (40 years ago in UK, …

Is there any difference between considered to be and considered as? For example: Adam is considered as a good teacher. Adam is considered to be a good teacher.

Jan 29, 2012 · Is there a difference between "convenient for you" and "convenient to you"? And if it is, could you explain it?