- a an specific situation - WordReference Forums
Which one is correct? "a specific situation" or "an specific situation"? I know "an" normally goes with words starting with a vowel but in this case
- tailored for vs. tailored to | WordReference Forums
Hello, Which form would sound better to a native's ear between: the system has been tailored for (this application) and the system has been tailored to (this application) ? A google fight gives millions of results for both :) Thanks!
- specific to of - WordReference Forums
Specific to sounds more appropriate But that comment is based on which preposition normally goes with specific, not on understanding of the sentence
- on or in date (eg. July 7, 2009) - WordReference Forums
For a specific date, you need to use on - on July 7, 2009 For a month or a year or a season, use in - in July in 2009 in the summer
- WordReference code-specific API implementations
Let's use this thread to list any programming language-specific SDKs, client implementations or mashups of the WordReference API Implementations: AJAX SDK and Widget Please feel free to post in this thread contribute your SDK in any language of your choice, but for it to be listed here you
- could- used for one specific event? | WordReference Forums
Hi everyone! Many times I've come across could used to refer to one specific event, not a habit However, I was taught at the university that 'could' can only be used when we intend to talk about a habit in the past, so it is absolutely wrong to say: 'The weather was good, so we could visit my
- on holiday vs on holidays | WordReference Forums
Hello, econerd, and welcome to the forums! You're absolutely right: "Some friends and I went on holidays to Germany " "Some friends and I went on holiday to Germany " We might say 'on holidays' referring to more than one vacation: On Spanish holidays in the 70s, I used to love reclining on the beach
- In on July (in on + month) | WordReference Forums
I'm not surprised it's been driving you crazy! For a specific date, as in your first two examples, we use 'on' For a less specific time reference, we use 'in' You may think of it arising from 'The final is in [the month of] July', The final is in [the year] 2018 Therefore, the preposition for month + year, both of which are not specific dates, is 'in' – so you say 'The WC final is in July
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