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- What does pax mean in the context of the apartment rental?
It looks like PAX for passengers goes back at least to the 1940s in the airline industry I found this clip from Air Facts: The Magazine for Pilots, 1946 (check): Here's the full text of the reference: We have cargo and mail aboard Mostly these days we run cargo east and passengers west Cargo is known as "cargo", but passengers are called "pax" by the traffic department, who puts them on and
- At on (the) weekend (s) - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Following the last reasoning, wouldn't it be so that "at" , instead of "in" the weekend, is the Britishly recognized usage because it refers to an specific time in the week? Also, considering American reasoning, "on" is a reference to the fact that one would be considering a connection to the whole of time as in "during" the weekend?
- What is the origin of riding a gravy train idiom?
Riding the Gravy Train Pink Floyd used the phrase “riding the gravy train” in their song Have a Cigar, in regards to, ostensibly, record executives or other music industry hanger-owns urging the band to capitalize on the success of a previous hit for “easy money” and, perhaps, to the record company itself “getting a free ride ”
- I will or I shall - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
From 'The Cambridge Guide to English Usage': Will is now the standard choice for expressing future plans and expectations, everywhere in the world Shall is stylistically marked with volitional meaning in legal and regulatory statements, and expresses politeness in first person questions
- What is the difference between seems like seems that seems?
If you care a lot about the details, there is actually a very small difference between the first and second third sentences It seems like they have not completed the task yet It seems (that) they have not completed the task yet The word like here is used as a preposition: like having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to and the interesting thing is, the word seem has the
- What is a good way to remind someone to reply to your email?
Sometimes some of the emails to people senior to you in the company are left unanswered What are the ways to politely remind the person that he needs to reply to your email (which he might have m
- Do I capitalize sincerely in a correspondence signature?
I've been unable to find a consensus on whether or not one should capitalize the salutation before your signature in correspondence, email or otherwise For example: Sincerely, XedMada
- What is the word for someone that uses other people?
What is the word that describes a person who uses other people, generally for personal gain, without anything given in return? Maybe through blatancy or through manipulation I was using extortioni
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