The grammar topic

[dahans]

Do you have any questions concerning grammar and you don't know where to ask? This is the right topic for it and it doesn't have to be English. So if you have any questions about the Ablativus Absolutus, don't hesitate to ask. The members of NSM will be happy to answer your question .

My first question: You need to fill in a preposition:
I made a comment ......... my friend. What's the correct prep? thx in advance

[Seeker]

What are you trying to say? Off the top of my head, 'to', 'about', and 'for' could all work.

[KefkaticFanatic]

No.]http://lmgtfy.com/?q=simple+grammar+rules]No.

[GreekGeek]

So if you have any questions about the Ablativus Absolutus, don't hesitate to ask.

Long live the Ablativus Absolutus

[dahans]

What are you trying to say? Off the top of my head, 'to', 'about', and 'for' could all work.

Thank you very much.

[Cobraroll]

Bump!

Can somebody/someone briefly explain the "-one/-body"-rule? I'm tired of choosing them at random, and I suspect it will turn out wrong in most cases. In short, when to use someone/anyone/everyone, and when to use somebody/anybody/everybody.

Please?

[Seeker]

I'm pretty sure they're interchangeable. -one is more common around these parts.

[universe-X]

Commas? Like in listing...

Which of the two is correct?

I am getting milk, candy, eggs, and sugar. (comma after eggs)

I am getting milk, candy, eggs and sugar. (no comma after eggs)

[Seeker]

Either one is correct now, I believe.

[Maretocks]

What is the difference between words like burned and burnt? (I thought of more but I can't remember them now. >.<)

[Seeker]

If you're in America you say burned, if you're in England, you say burnt. If you're in Australia, you cry because no one cares about you.

http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?docid=146420

[kotorfanboy]

If you remember those other ones, they can probably be answered with the differences between British and American spelling.

Here's a pretty comprehensive guide: http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/jones/differences.htm

[universe-X]

What is the difference between words like burned and burnt? (I thought of more but I can't remember them now. >.<)

In English/American ghetto grammar, burned/burnin is present tense.

"I was burned. (?)"

"You just got burned!"

ok, maybe not, it's just one of those bad tense verbs, you know what I'm talking about?

'Cuz I don't.

Burnt is completely English, apparently. And it's also a past tense verb. So you could say:

"He was burnt very badly."

or

"I burnt/BURNED myself earlier today."

^^probably a good example of using burned.

If you read these sentences aloud, and actually think about it, the word(s) burnt, burn, and burned all sound weird now.

On here, I'm an ELA teacher's worst nightmare.

[Cobraroll]

How do you pronounce "buoy"?

[SuperFireKirby]

[Boo-ey]

Commas? Like in listing...

Which of the two is correct?

I am getting milk, candy, eggs, and sugar. (comma after eggs)

I am getting milk, candy, eggs and sugar. (no comma after eggs)

The top one is the correct way to list it.