- v or vs for versus - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I would like to write a phrase of the type, A versus B, abbreviating versus; but I am not sure that which of ‘v’ or ‘vs’ is the correct abbreviation as I find both on the internet
- What is the definition of the phrase unto itself?
The answer is in the preposition "unto" (now somewhat old-fashioned but retained in such phrases as you quote) OED unto Indicating spatial or local relationship 1 a Expressing or denoting motion directed towards and reaching (a place, point, or goal); = to prep Draft additions 1993 unto oneself: all by oneself, without the assistance or presence of any other 1983 W Weaver tr U Eco Name
- Demonstratable — a dictionary word, or just a well known hack?
Someone has just pointed out a mis-spelling on my site - demonstratable, as in "demonstratable experience of " I can't see it in the New Oxford American Dictionary or the Oxford Dictionary of E
- Difference between part and a part? - English Language Usage . . .
This question may seem to be very simple, but something I get confused whenever I want to speak I read a book entitled "re-start your English", and saw a sentence This is a leg It is part of
- differences - Didnt used to or didnt use to? - English Language . . .
Here is a question that has been nagging me for a few years: Which is the right usage: "Didn't used to" or "didn't use to?" Examples: We lived on the coast for years but we didn't use to go to the
- What are the differences between assume, presume and suppose
The Merriam-Webster dictionary states for "assume": to take as granted or true And for "presume": 2> to expect or assume especially with confidence 3> to suppose to be true without proof So although, the words are mostly used interchangeably, from these definitions, someone who is "presuming" something is more confident than someone who is "assuming" something My personal experience is
- Vendor vs. vender in Standard American English
The spelling vendor is the standard spelling The New Yorker, as part of its bizarre house style, uses the spelling vender No one else does, besides those trying to emulate The New Yorker’s style Of the 45 examples in COCA, only 17 were actual uses of the spelling vender outside of The New Yorker (compared with over 2000 examples of vendor, a ratio of over 100 to 1) Two were proper names
- What is the name of this type of word: Mr. , Ms. , Dr. ?
What is this type of word called: Mr , Ms , Dr ? In the document I am using, it is referred to as the "prefix", but I don't think that is correct
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