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Articles from Sept 2010

Sep 30: To, toward, towards
The difference between towards, toward and to.
Sep 29: Oxymorons express ideas with two 'opposing' words
By LUCILLE DASS
Sep 24: Lingering over lingerie?
Rambling through the quagmire that is English spelling and pronunciation.
Sep 23: Religious teacher
Your questions answered by FADZILAH AMIN
Sep 23: Consistent mistakes
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Sep 17: Crack this
NITHYA SIDHHU can still remember a girl in her class whom they used to call “cracko”. Thinking of her, the word cracko came back. Was the nickname a legally allowed expression or had they made it up to reflect this girl’s way of doing things that were out of the ordinary?
Sep 16: Status in the plural
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED By FADZILAH AMIN
Sep 15: Asking for payment
Remain professional and polite when dealing with tardy clients.
Sep 10: Is ours -our or -or?
Exploring words that have the terminal element -our or -or, and the derivatives therefrom.
Sep 9: Removing your cousin
Your Questions Answered by FADZILAH AMIN.
Sep 9: More on proximity
From Fadzilah Amin.
Sep 9: Short of space?
From Anuradha Nathan.
Sep 8: How far do we go?
To describe or to prescribe, that is the question linguists and users have to face when dealing with language.
Sep 2: Common usage vs consistency
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED by Fadzilah Amin
Sep 2: Proximity rules
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