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I did my degree in English/French Language/Linguistics back in the '70s, but I only got a middling grade, and I've worked in software development ever since, so I'm really only an expert on English language in the same way any articulate native speaker is.

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22 So, you found a sentence or phrase… (Why you should cite your source) Jun 24 '14
19 How much editing is too much editing? Jan 25 '13
16 How helpful is it to add “Hope this is helpful!” to an ELL answer? Feb 16 '15
15 “Fixing the grammar should be done in answers not the question” Feb 13 '17
14 Is it okay for users to delete questions and re-ask them verbatim? Jul 23 '14
12 Native speaker answering questions Jan 31 '15
11 Why do I have to wait so long to get an answer? Apr 1 '13
10 Can't ELLearners be expected to do internet searches? Nov 9 '14
10 Meaning of Up/Down votes against ELL Meta questions Feb 12 '13
9 Is ELL getting too PC (“Politically Correct”)? Mar 5
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