
Is it OK to have an apostrophe at the end of a sentence?
1 Syntactically there's nothing wrong with your sentence, the grammar checks out. If it still feels a little too funky for you, you could try: I got the costumes for the guys, but not for the girls.
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I was reading the comments on this answer where several users claimed that Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style was “misinformed, hypocritical, and wrong” and “flat-out wrong or totally …
What is the meaning of "Hotstepper" in Ini Kamoze's song?
1 In some other countries it means SOMEBODY THAT ALWAYS HAVE AWESOME FUNKY BRAND NEW SHOES OR BOOTS HOTSTEPPER = THE MEANING FOR THE …
What's the difference between "come down" and "get down" in …
Oct 27, 2018 · It needs to be noted that "Get down!" has several different meanings -- get out of the tree, take shelter, get funky, and probably a couple more.
How to describe the smell of a stagnant pond in hot climate?
When you have a stagnant pool of water (like a pond) in a hot climate, the water smells a bit. Stale perhaps, but not quite reeks or stinks or foul. How do you best describe this smell?
Where does the term 'double-jointed' come from?
Aug 13, 2012 · My guess is that either the term originates from a mechanical analog, or a funky mutation in which someone actually has more joints. That's entirely speculative, but I've seen …
What do you call the gesture whereby you rest your palms on the …
Nov 7, 2018 · Great idea, but to make this work you have to be wearing a funky gold crown-thing, have a red top with two gold birds on your chest, and you should be wearing star-spangled …
"Who of you" vs "which of you" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jan 4, 2016 · The funky gibbon The two long 'o's in 'who' and 'you' are separated by a single short word also beginning with 'o'. Moreover, there are no hard consonants or sibilants to break up …
More formal way of saying: "Sorry to bug you again about this, …
Aug 22, 2011 · I assume by "Sorry to bug you again about this" that you were already given help with "X", so instead of an apology, perhaps a thank you would work better: Thank you for your …
"Whereäs" as an alternative spelling of "whereas"
Wiktionary shows whereäs as a valid alternative spelling of the word whereas (see here). It gives the following quotations to illustrate the usage: 1 Permanent International Association of Navig...