- grammaticality - Which is correct: the below information or the . . .
37 I frequently see statements that refer to something later in the text that use a phrase such as "the below information" Is it more correct instead to say "the information below" (or "the following information")?
- differences - True vs. right vs. correct - English Language . . .
4 My impression is that "correct" denotes accuracy, while "right" denotes more of judgment or (but not limited to, a moral call) For example, the statement, "Two plus two equals four," is correct - it is not right, nor is it the right answer; it is the correct answer
- Is it right? or Is it correct? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Right can be used more often than correct Correct implies something is absolutely true Right can be used in matters of opinion edit for referencing Let's consider the math problem 2+2 We can use right and correct as follows: "2+2=4, is it right?" "2+2=4, is it correct?" Both are acceptable However, let's now introduce a matter of opinion - "George Bush invaded Iraq, is it right?" "George
- Is there a word for when a statement is technically true but misleading . . .
The first word that comes to mind is half-truth, which Merriam-Webster describes as: a statement that is only partly true and that is intended to deceive people The examples you give certainly contain truth, but not the complete truth By leaving out some relevant part of the truth, the statements become indeed deceiving
- Used with permission by permission, which is correct?
So a statement describing what is actually the case in our situation would be, "used with the permissions granted to me by asking the owner for permission " Therefore, if by were the correct word here, rewriting our statement for brevity would yeild, "used by asking for permission," which is clumsy and no fun
- synonyms - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I have been using the following sentence for all my official communication, but I have become bored by its monotony With reference to the subject above I am looking for a total change over of my
- How to punctuate a quoted question within a question?
Here's the correct version: "Wait," I replied, "did you just ask me, 'Who are you?' " Some things to notice: 1 The statement being quoted is a question, so you need the question mark in the embedded quotation marks You don't need a second question mark A sentence can have only one end punctuation mark 2 The comma before the embedded quotation, which follows standard format for introducing
- Semicolon use in statement-questions? [duplicate]
Closed 11 years ago I have often written sentences in the following form which combines a statement with a question, separated by a semicolon For example, I understand you have received payment for my order; will it ship by Monday? Is this use of the semicolon correct, and is the semicolon commonly used in questions?
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