- Is it proper grammar to say on today and on tomorrow?
In my town, people with PhD's in education use the terms, "on today" and "on tomorrow " I have never heard this usage before Every time I hear them say it, I wonder if it is correct to use the wor
- Understanding as of, as at, and as from
No, "as of" can mean both - 1) As of today, only three survivors have been found 2) As of today, all passengers must check their luggage before boarding the plane
- What day is it today? vs. What day is today?
Which of the following is grammatical? What date day is it today? What date day is today?
- Grammatical term for words like yesterday, today, tomorrow
The 2002 reference grammar by Huddleston and Pullum et al , The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, would consider words like yesterday, today, tonight, and tomorrow as pronouns (specifically, deictic temporal pronouns) Related info is in CGEL pages 429, 564-5
- word choice - Today afternoon vs Today in the afternoon? - English . . .
Neither are clauses, but "today in the afternoon" is grammatical (adverbial phrase of time), while "today afternoon" is not I would also suggest "this afternoon" as a more succinct and idiomatic alternative to "today in the afternoon"
- How to write “till now” in a résumé? - English Language Usage . . .
I am writing a résumé I want to specify that I started my education in 2009 and as of now I am at the 4th grade (in other words, still learning), so how should I specify that in résumé: 2009 - pre
- Nowadays vs today - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
14 Nowadays and today are both perfectly acceptable You could also say these days, in recent times and at present or presently If your teacher prefers that you don't use nowadays I would follow her instructions just because there are so many alternatives and she is the one grading your paper
- A 17th century colloquial term for children, in the way we use kids today
I'm looking for a A 17th century colloquial term for children, in the way we use 'kids' today The best I've yet found is striplings, which seems to connote male teens more specifically, or possibly
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