Lately I've seen otherwise nicely, fully worded comments on Reddit that include one word that has been condensed so much that the first time I saw it, I had to ask what they were saying.

The word is smth. Why in an entire paragraph would someone use this odd term, but no other abbreviated words? Though I don't use them, at least "r" for "are" and "u" for "you" sound like the word they represent.

Just in case you can't parse it out, either, smth means "something". Do you use it, and why?

Can someone please explain

Hi can someone please explain sometimes we use "is" for plural stuff in English

For example i heard of "2 weeks is enough for a vacation"

Then can i say "there is a hundred dollars"

Or i should say "there are a hundred dollars" ?

Thanks...

I think when we speak collective and whole we say "is"

In class right now, so you're getting a live confusion report as a we speak.

THIS IS WHAT'S BEING SHOWN:

Inconsistent: If a student does not understand a problem, they should consult the instructor.

Revised: If a student does not understand a problem, he or she should consult the instructor.

Why is "they" a problem? I asked our teacher about this, literally two seconds ago, but I am still stumped. Anywhos, in primary school, I was taught that "they" was used when referring to those we do not know the gender of, yes? So how is this any different? Can't the students apply their own gendered pronoun themselves, without having to spell it out for them?

I read alternating views on whether the word “your” is a pronoun or a possessive adjective.

Sample sentence: He has been awake for half an hour, lying in bed—trying and failing to brute force his way back to sleep, when he finally decides to get out of bed and go outside.

So, I know this sentence is a bit wonky anyway and I will be changing it, but it works as an example for my question.

So, "lying in bed" is a little interrupted of the greater thought, "He has been awake for half an hour when he finally decides to get out of bed and go outside." That's simple. But, I'm interrupting that interruption with "--trying and failing to brute force his way back to sleep" and I'm not sure if I should close the em dash, close the comma, some third thing I'm not thinking of?

How would YOU write this sentence?