Aug 20, 2012 · It comes from the American police show Hawaii Five-O; "five-o" has since become a slang term for police. In the show, "Five-O" is just a police unit, but the name itself doesn't …

Dec 24, 2015 · People use "N.B." at the end of a writing (say, a letter) to add a piece of information. Equally, I find people using "P.S." in the end of a writing (usually, a letter) to add a …

Oct 1, 2013 · When using the phrase "including but not limited to", how should it be punctuated? When used in the following (no punctuation): There are many activities including but not …

Aug 23, 2011 · @Thuan: What you call "the structure to + v-ing" is not a structure. To is a preposition, and like all prepositions it can take a gerund object. Disposed to using, exhausted …

I have three age groups that I want to distinguish in my research project. They are as follows: 18-45 years - I have called this group young adults 46-65 years - I have called this group adults 66...

Apr 18, 2014 · Since we have a single word like birthday, is there a corresponding term for the date of someone’s death?

Dec 1, 2015 · @dngr193: what you always thought was always wrong. Years is plural, and so you use the plural verb. Forty cars have passed, forty people have passed, forty years have …

Dec 28, 2024 · According to Merriam-Webster, it is a presenter: one who presents something : a person who formally gives or bestows something (such as an award) or who brings something …

Jun 20, 2011 · When used in this way, it basically means to keep on "shining" or "excelling", or "being a good person". So, "shine on" as a closing of the letter could be explained like this. …

Jan 20, 2013 · We lit a fire whose fuel was old timber wood. Is the word whose referring to fire, an inanimate object, correct in this sentence? Or is there a more appropriate word?