
'the USA' vs. 'the US' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Mar 21, 2014 · Here is an interesting discussion of US versus U.S. versus USA versus U.S.A. from Wikipedia: Manual of Style:. In American and Canadian English, U.S. (with periods) is the …
"need to do" vs "need do" - English Language & Usage Stack …
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word choice - "Fall from" vs. "fall off" - English Language & Usage ...
Mar 29, 2014 · Which you should prefer depends on the particular circumstances, and what is being fallen from (or off). You would usually fall off a bicycle, off the wagon or off the radar.
What's an easy way to remember when to use "affect" or "effect"?
May 6, 2011 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
What is the difference between seems like /seems that/seems?
Jan 11, 2013 · Seem is a very odd verb, and participates in a number of odd constructions.. First, notice that seem means the same as (and has much the same syntax as) appear, which is a …
"Agree" vs. "concur" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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"Vendor" vs. "vender" in Standard American English
Oct 1, 2016 · I too, believe that the expression of the word vender is more to the noun person,rather than place or thing and the word vendor more Latin in its origin ,for its same …
apostrophe - Is "'em" short for 'him', 'them' or both? - English ...
Jan 9, 2014 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
Differences between "sledge", "sleigh" and "sled"
Dec 22, 2011 · There is a difference among American, British, and others; I'll give (my) AmE interpretation. sleigh - a vehicle like an open-air carriage, pulled by horses, using runners …
word choice - "Expected of" vs. "expected from" - English …
It is expected of/from you to find the solution. Such rude behavior was not expected of/from you. I am quite sure that from is the correct usage in both cases, but of could be used in the fir...