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Would a drinking straw, made out of natural straw, be called a 'straw straw'?

descriptive-grammar

Why can’t I turn “fast-paced” into a quality noun by adding the “‑ness” suffix?

word-usage is-it-a-word descriptive-grammar derivational-morphology

Indefinite article + noun + that + be + adj [closed]

grammar grammaticality phrases sentence-patterns descriptive-grammar

Why do we say "eat healthy" instead of "eat healthily"? [duplicate]

grammar american-english adverbs descriptive-grammar flat-adverbs

Is “I’ve boughten many vinyls” correct in its use of “boughten”?

dialects parts-of-speech past-participles syntactic-analysis descriptive-grammar

"I am finished my sandwich" sounds correct but "I am started my sandwich" does not?

grammaticality descriptive-grammar

What is the opposite of "acquired taste"?

phrases expressions descriptive-grammar generic-term

In what regions is "Do you work tonight?" clear and acceptable usage?

usage present-tense descriptive-grammar contemporary-english

What stylistic or grammatical reasons prevent users and grammarians from reaching a consensus in the debate over the comma splice?

punctuation descriptive-grammar style-manuals

What is “what” in “what has been called“?

grammar passive-voice clauses descriptive-grammar grammaticality