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- Whats the correct usage of something of something and somethings . . .
Educate me, please Lol I've been confused a long time when using 's and of in different cases when I try to point out the belonging or possession of something I'm writing or talking and I pause when I have to say that something belongs to someone, and it's pretty annoying stumble always with the same stone Could you help me to clarify my ideas?
- usage of a something in the sentence - English Language Learners . . .
In your sentence the author is referring to #3: a something is some particular member of the set ‘something’ This is an unusual usage, because ordinary language is not designed for talking about itself; but under the circumstances it is entirely proper
- Count on and Count with usages - English Language Learners Stack . . .
I am having some questions regarding the count on and count with usages I believe count with should be used when I'm telling something like: I can count with my fingers And count on could be
- Whats the difference between something and some thing?
It has to be something she would like Another possibility is that the writer uses separate words to emphasize the "thing" part (in contrast to some one) To quote Jim Carrey quoting Shatner from an old "Twilight Zone": There's someone on the wing! Some thing! Still, it is rare and the example you quote is more likely a typo than intentional
- Defining a project on, in, or about something
To raise capital, our company defined a project on in about solar panels For defining the scope of a project, which preposition is correct?
- idiomatic language - Am I missing something vs anything - English . . .
0 I'd say that something can be used in a more general way for when you are referring to any arbitrary number of things while anything would be better suited when the things are limited in numbers
- to afford *doing* something - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
1) They can't afford to go out very often 2) They can't afford going out very often A native speaker has said that the second usage can be heard in a colloquial speech, but it is incorrect
- prepositions - provide something for or to sb - English Language . . .
With transitive provide sth to for sb, I think answer 2 is closer - to is more about giving or handing off something to someone, while for is more about something being made available to someone
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