The English language is constantly changing. It is a means of communication and it is gradually being transformed to please the convenience of the people who speak it.
And today we will talk about the mistakes and inaccuracies of native English speakers, which are now so widespread that they have practically become the norm. Go.
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In Russian, double negation is considered a standard norm and the phrase âI don't hear anythingâ sounds quite natural and grammatically correct.
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I didnât see nothing.
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In which journal was your article published?
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Fewer less
fewer ( , friends, animals, books, rooms), less â (money, rice, water).
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As far as we have been able to discover, the received rule originated in 1770 as a comment on less: "This Word is most commonly used in speaking of a Number; where I should think Fewer would do better. 'No Fewer than a Hundred' appears to me, not only more elegant than 'No less than a Hundred', but more strictly proper."
, 1770 less: « , , , fewer ». âNo Fewer than a Hundredâ , 'No less than a Hundred', ».
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Me and Jack went to the cinema.
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Me and him went to the cinema.
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