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'the USA' vs. 'the US' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2014年3月21日 · Update (June 23, 2017): More on 'U.S.' vs. 'US' Having belatedly acquired the 16th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style (2010), I should note that it has substantially altered its views on the use of U.S. versus US from what they were seven years earlier (see above). The updated advice appears in three sections: 10.4 Periods with ...
'With' vs 'by' - where to use these two preposition in an English ...
2015年8月7日 · I am confused with use of word with or by in a sentence. For example, if I say: The letter was written with ball pen. this is correct. And if in another sentence I say: The letter was
"Do you know what IS IT?" vs "Do you know what IT IS?"
An exception: As F.E. noted in the comments, there's a children's game called "tag" where one person is called "it".
When should I use "a" vs "an"? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2010年8月6日 · The question of "a" vs "an" is always decided by the pronunciation of the word that follows the article. Thus, various geographical regions that have different pronunciation rules may use a different article for the same word. Words that begin with a vowel sound, such as "apple", "egg", or "hour" are preceded by "an".
"As on 16 May" vs. "as of 16 May" — which is correct?
2013年1月3日 · They are both correct but mean different things in different situations. As of May 16 indicates the start of something; from that time on, while as on May 16 is completely different.
"hypothetically speaking" vs "theoretically speaking"
2018年5月18日 · "In theory" VS "in practice" is a very common juxtaposition (all over the world, I would guess). And "theory", here, has little to do with systemization of knowledge and what-not. Anything conceivable - that's what it means... Consider: Theoretically (speaking), you can say whatever you like, whenever you like. All you have to do is open your ...
'in' vs. 'on' for dates - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2015年3月31日 · 'in' vs. 'on' for dates. Ask Question Asked 10 years ago. Modified 9 years, 8 months ago. Viewed 77k times ...
"Prevalent" vs "prevailing" - English Language & Usage Stack …
2011年2月12日 · "Prevalent" vs "prevailing" Ask Question Asked 14 years, 1 month ago. Modified 4 years, 4 months ago.
grammaticality - "To include" vs. "including" - English Language ...
2014年12月10日 · To make amends for my asking a question and disappearing (there is a neologism for it, I once saw somewhere) I went and looked up Google Ngram for 'including" vs "to include". The former is used 11xs compared to the latter, but "to include" does show up. I'd never use it, fond as I am of English evolving. I also did "to whom" vs "to who".
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