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- idioms - Differ to, differ with or differ from - English Language . . .
In what ways are differ to, differ with and differ from different? Providing examples would be really appreciated
- Differ by vs Differ in - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Please tell me which sentence is written the right way: X differs from Y in having vertebral folds X differs from Y by having vertebral folds I already read differ by is only used when it refer
- What is the origin of the phrase great minds think alike?
19 Upon using the phrase "great minds think alike" in chat today, I was informed that it is really a shortened version of "Great minds think alike, small minds rarely differ" or "Great minds think alike, and fools seldom differ " (Source) This longer phrase would seem to suggest the original meaning was a bit different than the current usage
- Beg to differ - Why is there a need to beg for differ
One of the uses of beg is to provide ‘a courteous or apologetic mode of asking what is expected, or even of taking as a matter of course’ (OED) It is found in beg leave (seek permission) and beg pardon (ask for forgiveness) Beg to differ is frequently heard in discussions in which the parties hold opposing views Whether you choose to use it or not depends on circumstances I personally
- A differ from B by due to for the presence of C? [closed]
Lions differ from cats in their size Lions differ from cats in that they are bigger Lions differ from cats by being bigger The grammar is rather complicated here I wouldn't put a noun after by, but a noun works perfectly well after in I can also put a clause after in that, and a present participle (with the subject of lions) after by
- grammaticality - Does differ by even exist? - English Language . . .
I have a question about the preposition for differ in the following context: A differs B merely from a chemical element Or better to say: A differs B by a chemical element I will prefer
- Is there a name for words that differ only in character case?
I doubt you'll do better than your 'strings that differ only in letter case' Although perhaps there's a subject-specific term; this is probably better asked on ComputerScience SE A question asking for a term to describe pairs of elements such as aardVaRk as opposed to aardvark, or a1z38B as opposed to what? is unlikely to have an answer in common everyday use, though passwords (which are
- Which is correct: __ is different from __ or __ is different than
As someone who learned English later on in life, I was taught that different from is the correct grammar to use: this is different from that However, it seems these days everyone uses different than
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