word choice - Proper term for dog waste - English Language …
Be careful! Dog's poop just ahead. There's a lot of dog's waste on this street. Mind your step. Be careful! There's so much dog shit. Should I say dog's poop, dog shit, or dog's waste? For …
"feces have" vs. "feces has" - English Language Learners Stack …
To me the use of "feces has" and "feces have" are both valid, and do have distinct implications, which are based on your "mass noun" instinct. If you write "canine feces has the potential" …
word request - A century-old term for a dog waste collector
Nov 9, 2023 · 0 I believe 100 years ago, or thereabouts, there was a term in use for men whose sole job was to collect dog or other animal droppings. I came across this term over ten years …
Excrement, faeces or poop? - English Language Learners Stack …
In daily conversation, when we discuss/say about the baby excrement/faeces. Which word should we used? Excrement, faeces or poop?
"There is" or "there are" with compound subjects that have a mix …
Feb 8, 2024 · 2 There is a cat, a dog, and an elephant in the room. There are two cats, a dog, and an elephant in the room. There is a cat, two dogs, and an elephant in the room. In all these …
My favorite animal is a - singular and plural form
Oct 10, 2022 · My favorite type of animal is the dog. Now, particularly in speech, not everyone will be careful about the use of the indefinite article, but when the the definite article is used, the …
word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Oct 23, 2019 · See these definitions to fetch: to go to another place to get something or someone and bring it, him, or her back: [ + two objects ] Could you fetch me my glasses/fetch my …
What is another word for “sh*t”? - English Language Learners …
Dec 13, 2014 · In American English, a good, minimally offensive substitution is "crap," which can refer to feces, defecation, junk, garbage, a lack of quality, or even another person's …
"Interrupt one's sleep", "disturb one's sleep" or "disrupt one's sleep"?
Jun 3, 2020 · Could you tell which one of the following sentences sounds the most natural? The dog has been interrupting my sleep for the past two months, so I bought earplugs. The dog …
There was a farmer had a dog, but which one was named Bingo?
There was a farmer had a dog, and Bingo was his name-o. From these words alone (so, without appealing to different versions, translations, likelihoods of names, etc.), is there some way to …