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- plural forms - Information or Informations? - English Language Learners . . .
I thought information is singular and plural But now I'm not sure which version is right: The dialogue shows two important informations OR The dialogue shows two important information Which
- Provide information on, of or about something?
Normally you'd say "important information" or "urgent information", but the of form is a well-accepted formal phrasing You might try to use it to indicate owner of the information, but that's really awkward "The disk contains information of Sony on their newest mp3 player" - but I don't think you'd ever encounter it in real life
- prepositions - What is the difference between information on about . . .
You cannot access your own medical information or medical information of your family, even if they have asked you to Is there any difference between "information on about" and "information of"?
- Could you please help me vs Could you help me please
Context is very important as well; a more insistent request for help can go with a more pressing need for it and not be impolite If for example, a child came up to a stranger and said "Could you please help me?
- phrase usage - in more details or in detail - English Language . . .
To use the correct adjective with the phrase "in detail", think about fewer vs less in number vs amount - but remember "in detail" means specifically or completely already Examples: I have read your question and answered it "in detail" If you want to read my explanations "in more detail", keep reading You might find another answer that explains it just as well with fewer details (which
- word choice - For your reference or For your information - English . . .
For your information (frequently abbreviated FYI) For your situational awareness (not as common, may be abbreviated FYSA) For reference For future reference For your information in the workplace implies that no action is required on the recipient’s part—commonly used in unsolicited communication
- How to correctly use important to and important for?
Ex: " style is important for me to choose clothes " Does the structure " something is important for somebody to do something " sound wrong? It seems that if we use " important to somebody ", we have to use " that " Ex: It's very important to me that you should be there Can we say " It's very important to him to be on time "?
- articles - There is a the most important thing - English Language . . .
However, "There is one most important…" doesn't work One is always the most important There's only one, so there is no hierarchy of importance, unless this is the culmination of a list of important things we don't know about If you were using this as dialog to increase tension, then brevity, getting to the point, works better
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