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- Whats the correct usage of something of something and somethings . . .
BUT parts of a car can also be understood as: the engine, the hood, the roof, the chassis, and not something replaceable as in something you can buy at an auto parts' store
- 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
- 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
- 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?
- word usage - familiar to vs. familiar with - English Language . . .
Cambridge Dictionary gives these definitions and examples about "familiar" easy to recognize because of being seen before The street was familiar to me to know something or som
- infinitive vs gerund - to afford *doing* something - English Language . . .
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
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