In the context of a network issue some people were facing, a colleague asked:     My wifi dropped out and I have to use the network cable. Did that happen to everyone in the office or only me?   A colleague of mine responded with:     Yes, it happened for me and James   I didn't think this sounded right, and feel like it should be written as:     Yes, it happened for James and I   My colleague feels that his sentence composition is correct.   Is it correct to say:     Yes, it happened for me and James    Alternatively, should it be written as:     Yes, it happened to me and James
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A question was asked in one of my friend's interview. The question was to determine the right form from the below sentences.     Q. Correct form of English:          Samuel was with Susan and I   Samuel was with Susan and me   Samuel was with I and Susan   Samuel was with me and Susan   None of these      Now I vaguely remember a rule of thumb from my school days. That is "2-3-1" i.e. where all the persons are acting in a sentence, second person comes first, then third person and it is followed by first person.  So according to this theory, 1 seems to be correct to me. Is this theory correct?
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I'm not a native speaker. Apologies if the question is obvious.  The scenario is:   I'm not doing A, and I'm not doing B.   In order to communicate this joint event in a single sentence: should I say: "I'm not doing A or B" or "I'm not doing A and B." (I know I can also say "I'm doing neither A nor B" but that is a seperate solution.)  The source of my uncertainty is that the logical negation of (A and B) is [(not A) or (not B)] so I don't know whether "I'm not doing A and B" can be interpreted as   I'm not doing A, or I'm not doing B.   which is not my original scenario.
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For example, I found the following sentence written by a native English speaker (UK) so I'm going to assume that he knows how to put it the right way, although I wouldn't use this form.     I now have a bit more time to fix bugs   etc but I'm open to offers if anyone   wants to help maintain this module   with me?   Is it correct or is the question mark misused here?
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Wrong Sentence:     Never before in the history of the world such a thing has happened, I don't think that will ever happen again.   Right sentence:     Never Before in the history of the world has such a thing happened, I don't think that will ever happen again.   Why “has such a thing happened” is the right form, and why can't I use such a thing has happened?
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I just would like to know if this sentence would be grammatically correct and in which cases should I use it:  I don't know when he is back instead of he will be back . I know the rule with when "no will" in most cases but we can say" please let me know when it will be available or when it is available"  If that's not correct let me know why please
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I was correcting an ESL learner who said "It is the way how we write."  I realize "It is the way we write" is correct and "It is how we write" is correct, but "It is the way how we write" looks wrong to me, despite that when I say it out loud it sounds perfectly normal if I'm speaking fast. What I mean is, if an ESL learner said it, it would sound wrong. But when I say it as a native speaker, it seems okay though not felicitous. So I can't tell.  Is it grammatically wrong?
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I was reading this today:  We look forward to following your progress.  Am I correct in thinking that it is missing a be or that -ing should be removed?  So  We look forward to be following your progress.  or  We look forward to follow your progress.  Interestingly I get the same jarring feeling when reading the examples here
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I'm wondering how it is correct to structure sentence and what punctuation should be used. In particular, is the next sentence correct:     I was wondering if there's any progress on the issue.    Or should I put a question mark in the end of it. Also, can it be restructured to:     I was wondering: is there any progress on the issue?
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Ann admitted that she hadn't seen her parents since she left London.    Is the above sentence OK or do I have to write      Ann admitted that she hadn't seen her parents since she had left London.
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Is it correct to write: "An agreement is imperative to tackling the problem"?  Or should it be: "An agreement is imperative to tackle the problem"?  Thanks
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It is common to say "What happened to him (or somebody)?" to inquire about somebodies' whereabouts. But is it right?   In my opinion, it should be "What was happened to him?" or "What did happen to him?", even it can be "What had happen to him (before today)?" Am I wrong in this understanding?
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I've been having an argument with a colleague about this sentence, could you please let me know which one of us is correct:     There are no shortage of applications for our product in this   space.   She is convinced that are should be replaced by is, and I think it should stand as it is. Thanks for your help!
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Scenario: My friend John has a personality disorder, intensely paranoid for example.  Can I say:     There were three events last year that told me John had a problem.   or can I say:     There were threee events last year that told me John has a problem.
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An example would be "It flew over everyone's heads", or "It flew over everyone's head".  What would be correct in this case and why?
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I feel uncomfortable saying sentences like the following:    "I've a car" instead of "I have a car" "They've a great time" instead of "They have a great time" "He's a pen" instead of "He has a pen" etc   I ask this because I read this sort of thing in a book.  Are they correct? And what is the rule? Can you use such forms in a formal setting?
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Possibly two questions in here: Are these sentence constructions logical, and if they are, why are they different?     I swam across the Ocmulgee River.   I swam across the Pacific Ocean.   I swam across the Red Sea.   I swam across Lake Winnipeg.   I can't think of a way of phrasing the lake example while using an article with a proper noun. I thought at first it was because Lake Winnipeg is different; it's generic portion (the "Lake") comes first and the name of that body comes second, but I swam across Falls Lake is the same.   Yet the sentence I swam across the lake sounds right to me. ...Why?
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In this case what is correct?        Keep Tom and I updated.      or         Keep Tom and me updated.      I understand that me is an object pronoun. And therefore I feel the second option is correct.  Especially, because I would say "Keep him updated" and also "Keep me updated". Instead of "Keep he updated" or "Keep I updated". But something about saying "Keep him and me updated" feels wrong.  However I am not sure, because several people have told me that in this case I is the correct option because it is being used in conjunction with a name (Tom) and not a pronoun. Is that correct?