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- Dear all vs Dear All | WordReference Forums
I am a little confused about the capitalisation of the word "all" in the phrase Dear All at the beginning of e-mails I've seen it in e-mails from highly educated native speakers Does it show respect for the recipients? And would the same logic apply to Dear Colleagues (as opposed to Dear
- Where is are the others? - WordReference Forums
Where are the others? is the only correct option, others being plural As for the google hits , who knows?
- Team: Singular or Plural? - WordReference Forums
Does 'team' take singular or plural verb? I know some people say one or the other, but usage wise I'm going for both, or is that just impossible? If I have to nail my colours to a mast I'm going for plural Actually my question really stems from whether we use singular or plural for the
- participator vs participant - WordReference Forums
Dear all, I've just come across the use of the word "participator" in a text I'm editing I've never heard that before How might it differ from "participant"? The author is Australian, a native English speaker Thank you!
- How to refer to someone whom one works with at lab
Hello, my dear word nerd fellows! I have a question to ask you guys: What's the most common term to refer to someone whom one works with at a lab, say, having the same capacity instead of working as one's assistant? Is it a "labmate", or simply a "lab partner"? Thanks in advance for your help!
- The majority: was or were - WordReference Forums
Hi there Which sentence is correct: The majority of our undergraduate students were satisfied with his performance The majority of our undergraduate students was satisfied with his performance Thanks in advance
- He is my family lt;member gt;. | WordReference Forums
He is family which means he is a family member， right？ In this case，is “family” an adjective？ I looked up the dictionary， found “family” as an adjective Thank you so much！ Yes, you’ve hit the nail on the head! In this case, ‘family’ is indeed an adjective (only colloquially), describing him ‘as being a family member’
- My family is consisted of my parents and I or me?
My family consists of - or My family is composed of After that, speakers differ Lots of people say 'X and I', others say 'X and me', and they argue a lot about the grammar logic etc of it As I'm sure you're about to see (Me, I say, 'and me' Or 'and myself' )
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