|
- apostrophe - Individuals or individuals - English Language Usage . . .
2 Individuals' if you are referring to patients in general - or you could say an individual's
- How to describe an individual who always speaks in a matter of fact . . .
I have a friend who always speaks in a very matter-of-fact manner On numerous occasions, he has mentioned how it was "the best BLANK" he has ever had, or "the best BLANK in the city " Everythi
- single word requests - Legal name for individual vs. company . . .
7 I'm creating an online service and I want both individuals and companies to use it In the registration form, I want to ask the user: Are you an individual or a company? Are these terms correct to refer to individuals (real persons) vs companies and organizations? Are there any better legal substitutions for them?
- grammar - Grammatical class of we when referring to a collective . . .
What's the grammatical class of quot;we quot; when referring to a group in its entirety versus when referring to each individual member of the group For example, if I said to my girlfriend: We w
- What do you call an individual who tolerates criticism?
Is there an English word to refer to someone who tolerates (or welcomes, accepts) criticism given about them? Is there an adjective to use for such a person?
- Is there a word to describe an individual who has complete control over . . .
Let's say examples of negative emotions are sadness and despair, and example of positive emotions are happiness and pride So is there a word that describes a person who has total, complete control
- offensive language - What is the current politically correct term for a . . .
When talking about an individual, most people prefer as a description 1) their name; or, failing that, 2) some attribute that's not race (For example, "your friend from biology", "the skateboarding kid"
- Should one use quotation marks around single letters in text?
It's a matter of style UK English tends to use single quotes whereas US tends to use double quotes There's no additional rule for individual characters I don't think it's essential to use quotation marks when indicating an individual letter, but it may help for clarity It helps when distinguishing between single-letter words and single letters, for example
|
|
|