Is there a good way to indicate that something belongs to you and another person when you want to mention the other person by name? As an example, suppose some friends ask you “Where’s the party at?” and the party is at the house that you and Bob share. Then The party’s at our house. … Read more
Shameless cry for academic help here. I’m working on my thesis, which is a study that will focus on the compounding effect of group dynamics on persuasive technology. The control and treatment group will be given daily SMS notifications encouraging them to walk, but the control group will be participating as disparate individuals, and the … Read more
For example, when one is talking about a chemistry equation and they use values one wouldn’t see in real life to illustrate a point better, or give a specific example that requires extra steps that likely won’t be required in the usual cases, what would they include to say this is an example that wouldn’t(or … Read more
When listing age under someone’s name for reference, does there need to be a comma between “age” and the number? My company is running an ad for a beauty supplement featuring our brand ambassador for the product. The main image is a headshot of our ambassador with her name and her age listed below. In … Read more
When reporting the views of another person, what tense should I use? Here are three fragments of a paragraph from a text I am currently writing: “Another objection is that Friedman overestimates the importance…”, “Against [this], Wilfrid Hodges protests that… “, “…many arguments that Kant regarded as purely logical are…”. My intuition is that I … Read more
These treatments can swiftly help patients be on their way to a more active life. or These treatments can help patients swiftly be on their way to a more active life. Please help! Answer I would use the first: “These treatments can swiftly help patients be on their way to a more active life.” Swiftly … Read more
The sentence, “Innovation requires more exploration and risk-taking than architects are typically used to.” sounds incorrect tome, but I cannot put my finger on what the problem is. Please help me figure it out. Many Thanks! Answer I would say: ”Innovation requires more exploration and risk-taking than those the architects are typically used to.” The … Read more
Example: Data is nothing until it becomes information, with context. The above sentence is a bit wordy so I was hoping to find a single word to replace that phrase. I could shorten it to: Data becomes information, with context. But then it loses some meaning. Answer The sentence is not too wordy, but it … Read more
“As Mr Trump’s opponents called this a disaster, his supporters lambasted their criticism as hysterical—wasn’t everybody saying a year ago that it was sinister to have so many generals in the cabinet?” What does it mean by “wasn’t everybody saying”? Answer If you want to get to the meaning of a phrase using a contraction, … Read more
Would you think “the next 10 days” includes today? If not, would there be a clearer way to put it, to refer to today and the following 9 days? Answer You actually already expressed it—twice—in your question. Consider the singular case: I’ll do it the next day. It’s a relative term. It doesn’t mean today—or … Read more
