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A correspondent writes to ask about the use of the unpremodified quantifier many in affirmative sentences. He says: 'When I venture to ...

A correspondent, in the form of BBC Three Counties Radio, phones to ask one of the strangest questions I've had for some time. What do I...

A correspondent writes to say he's noticed a trend to drop articles from common words or phrases. In reading baby books he's noticed...

A correspondent writes to ask if Latin is a dead language or not. She goes on: 'Obviously there are no native Latin speakers born any mo...

A correspondent writes to ask about a phrase he has commonly heard in weather forecasts: in the way of , as in not much in the way of cloud ...

A correspondent writes to ask for an explanation of prosiopesis and whether this can be used in relation to writing. The term was introduced...

A correspondent writes to ask how aren't I? became acceptable usage. 'For first person questions it is easy enough to say, for inst...