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- When to use instead of and - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In abbreviations, when abbreviating "and", is often used: AT T (American Telephone and Telegraph) P L (profit and loss) R D (research and development) One rare usage is on envelopes addressed to a couple: Mr Mrs Jackson c is a rare and somewhat archaic looking abbreviation for etc
- What is the difference between used to and I was used to?
The sequence of words used to can occur in many kinds of sentence; in a passive sentence, for instance A shovel is used to dig holes with (note that this occurrence of used to is pronounced with a z : 'yuztə ) the sequence used to is not a constituent, just two words stuck together
- word choice - When should we use and and or and or? - English . . .
And or is generally used when either one or both of the options may be true Consider the following three examples: I am going to buy milk and eggs I am going to buy milk or eggs I am going to buy milk and or eggs In example #1, I am specifying that I will buy both
- grammaticality - Is used vs. has been used vs. was used - English . . .
It is used as the symbol of Paris and of France for over a century It was used as the symbol of Paris and of France for over a century It has been used as the symbol of Paris and of France for over a century
- To Be Used Of For - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Used of is a phrase that describes words or phrases; it means "used to describe" I'm having trouble Googling a reference because of the "of", but it's a standard phrase - not poor writing at all Perhaps a little old-fashioned It can also mean "used by" - there's an old hymn Used of God - but that's a different phrase –
- Where did the phrase used to come from? - English Language Usage . . .
Used to is, then, something quite different from use Spell- ing gives away that used to ("yoosta") was once—used to form of use But it isn't now, and the difference is that use is a "word" word while used to ("yoosta") is grammar use is a word meaning to utilize used to is, on the other hand, a tool we use to express that something
- Meaning of by when used with dates - inclusive or exclusive
If, in a contract fr example, the text reads: "X has to finish the work by MM-DD-YYYY", does the "by" include the date or exclude it? In other words, will the work delivered on the specified date
- Punctuation for the phrase including but not limited to
Comma use is subjective and in most, but not all cases is a style choice The only place in that sentence where commas are required is in the list at the end (running, jumping, and swimming) The comma that I've used before and is called an Oxford comma and not all speakers feel it's necessary to include it, so that's a style choice as well
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