Quotation mark placement question
If, following University of Chicago style, I end a sentence by saying … to the tune of "O Tannenbaum" does the period come before or after the closing quotation mark?
And as such
A corporation is an independent legal entity, separate from its owners, and as , it requires compliance with more regulations and tax requirements.
(A) such (B) so (C) now (D) do
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In / on the vacancy database
Hi, Question: Should I use "in or on"? Sentence: In response to your job posting for a graduate trainee in / on the vacancy database of the ABC University, .. Thanks
Suggest + subjunctive or not
Hi! Which form is for you more usual?: A) He suggested that I bought a car. B) He suggested that I buy a car. (subjunctive) And the other question: How do we say when somebody suggested that we shouldn't do something without using the word &…
Advanced Comma Usage Question
I like to consider myself a highly proficient English speaker and writer. Recently, I have begun obsessing over comma usage — hyper-analyzing their function and necessity, or lack thereof, in prose. I have concluded that when I write, I go with my &qu…
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