Aug 31, 2012 · Possible Duplicate: Singular or plural following a list Which of the following would be correct: What are the primary cause and the primary consequence of the... What is the …

How should I phrase "What is the first 5 digits of your home postal code" or "What are the first 5 digits of your home postal code?"

Apr 1, 2022 · I want to ask a typical quiz question for children. In a park, there are 10 bird boxes attached to several trees. The answer in this particular case is plural: bird boxes. Which …

Jun 27, 2015 · +1, I like that this is the first answer to address the multiple Unicode code points involved. However, I think you might mention that regardless of the characters' names or …

Dec 1, 2021 · In Britain the place where a highway crosses a railway track is called a “level crossing”, and although the term “barrier” can be used for object outlined in the picture, the …

I live in Florida, and somehow picked up this phrase recently. I use it to mean, "About what are you making such a fuss?," either because I can't understand what is the big deal or because I …

They won't be called one's 'enemies' because they are not actively opposed or hostile to one. They won't be one's adversaries, opponents or rivals either since there is no contest, conflict …

On the sides of most highways (in the U.S. at least), there are rough treads just outside the travel lanes to snap a driver to attention if the vehicle is drifting off the road. Is there a name for...

Grammatically, they are both fine. In English usage, it depends which variety of English you are talking about. In British English, there are some uses where am/is/are having is idiomatic, for …

A round number is defined, informally, as one with lots of zeroes at the end, or one that ends with a 5 (perhaps because it's easier to give change to). What would you call a number that wasn't …