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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Both are acceptable when asking a basic question such as, "How did you sleep?" However, "Did you sleep well?" is better used when someone asks how you are.

    Both are acceptable when asking a basic question such as, “How did you sleep?” However, “Did you sleep well?” is better used when someone asks how you are.

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  1. "Who" and "whom" are two different words that have different meanings. "Who" is used as a subject of a sentence. "Whom" is used as an object of a sentence. Hence in such a sentence structure is who+verb+subject.

    “Who” and “whom” are two different words that have different meanings. “Who” is used as a subject of a sentence. “Whom” is used as an object of a sentence. Hence in such a sentence structure is who+verb+subject.

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  1. "You shouldn't have done that" is used to advise against an action which has already been done. "You shouldn't do that" is used to advise against an action which is going to be done later.

    “You shouldn’t have done that” is used to advise against an action which has already been done. “You shouldn’t do that” is used to advise against an action which is going to be done later.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Strictly speaking, it's not correct to say "seeing" when you mean "saw". You could say, "I saw you there but you never mind".

    Strictly speaking, it’s not correct to say “seeing” when you mean “saw”. You could say, “I saw you there but you never mind”.

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