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- Hip Hip Hooray! - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I am looking for the etymology and history of the cheer “Hip Hip Hooray” I’m curious due to its interesting entry in Wikipedia, which reads thusly: The call was recorded in England in the beginn
- Onward vs Onwards - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Possible Duplicate: “Toward” or “towards”? Which is the correct usage? quot;Onwards quot; or quot;Onward quot; ? For example: I would be free any time Tuesday onward vs I would be free any time
- Is it appropriate to use the salutation Dear All in a work email?
I have observed that in my work place, whenever a mail is sent to more than one person( like an information, meeting request or a notice etc ), the mail starts with the salutation "Dear All" This,
- grammaticality - Is the phrase for free correct? - English Language . . .
6 For free is an informal phrase used to mean "without cost or payment " These professionals were giving their time for free The phrase is correct; you should not use it where you are supposed to only use a formal sentence, but that doesn't make a phrase not correct
- English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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- Free of vs. Free from - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
If so, my analysis amounts to a rule in search of actual usage—a prescription rather than a description In any event, the impressive rise of "free of" against "free from" over the past 100 years suggests that the English-speaking world has become more receptive to using "free of" in place of "free from" during that period
- I would like to kindly ask you could you check. . . . . . ?
Too complicated and long-winded is one thing, but it also doesn't sound right - I think it may be because you're repeating "you" twice, though I'm not sure Try one of these: I would like to kindly ask you to check Would you be so kind as to check Could I ask you kindly to check Could I kindly ask you to check Could you please check If, on the other hand, you want to ask
- orthography - Free stuff - swag or schwag? - English Language . . .
My company gives out free promotional items with the company name on it Is this stuff called company swag or schwag? It seems that both come up as common usages—Google searching indicates that the
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