I believe that sometimes English is simplified in classes taught to foreigners. If you use in front of rather than before for non-temporal uses, I don't think you'll ever be wrong (now watch somebody find a …

Sep 3, 2021 · You can complete a sentence with before, but only if you’re using before adverbially, where it means, roughly, prior to now: I’ve never seen that before. The economy will grow at the …

Nov 20, 2025 · Is it purely by convention that the dollar symbol ($) comes before the value and the cent symbol (￠) come after? For example, "$1" and "50￠". Is it ever correct to write a value...

Jun 3, 2017 · Had the girlfriend already have left, then "...before you left" would be correct. If, however, she is still there then either "leave" or "left" would, to my native English ear, seem to work.

Feb 14, 2019 · Is using a comma then an "and" or an "or" after it proper punctuation? Example: I fell over, and hurt my knee. Should I go, or not?

Jul 25, 2020 · If ordered alphabetically , pre goes after post, because the 2nd character r of pre goes after the 2nd character o of post. Same issue with before and after because of their 1st characters. Is …

Nov 27, 2012 · Which one is correct? The patterns swam before her eyes. OR The patterns swam in front of her eyes. I know that "before" is mostly used when we talk about the time, but is it right to use …

Apr 16, 2017 · Should I put a comma before the last item in a list? I would like crackers, cheese and some soda. I would like crackers, cheese, and some soda.

Mar 13, 2011 · @VincentKrebs in that example the "e.g." seems parenthetical: it could be omitted entirely. Therefore, it should have two commas (one before and one after) or none, the choice being …

Mar 5, 2013 · Is it incorrect to say "Please do this before Tuesday"? Is there a difference between that and "Please do this by Tuesday"?