I’ve just come across “n.d.” used as an abbreviation, as a bibliographic reference in an academic essay, along the lines of: Smith (n.d.) discusses the subaquaeous pliability of rattan fibres… Is

Two different answers for a question say that 'd in "How'd you know?" is a contraction of did. Can I always use 'd as contraction of did, or should I use it only when 'd follows a word that is part...

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Phonetically, the pronunciation in question may just be [ɰadaɕi]. But the consonant might be analyzed as being phonemically /t/, with a realization [d] derived by a rule of allophonic voicing. American …

D: How d'you know? = How do you know? because C's sentence is present tense. E: I'll shoot my girlfriend if she cheats on me. F: How'd you know? = How would you know? because E's sentence is …

Often, I hear people say something like this: You best be going. Or: You'd best sweep the floor before you leave. Essentially, you'd best/you best be just means you should. Is it grammatically

Should it be D.J., DJ or deejay? This is in the context of a person who plays recorded music at a party or club; referring to such a person as a "disk jockey" or "jock" seems hopelessly old-fashioned.

Sorry for the confusion, actually I need to know why the answer not "to explain " The answer is not "to explain" because "would rather" takes the simple form of the verb - present simple when referring to …

You are just missing that in rapid speech, auxiliary verbs become reduced and so "how did" can become pronounced as "how'd", and this is a casual, but acceptable, representation of the spoken language. …

When you are using the word "Dad" to refer to a specific person, it's standing in place of their name, and thus, like their name, would be capitalized. When you're talking about dads in general, it's a common …