- v or vs for versus - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I would like to write a phrase of the type, A versus B, abbreviating versus; but I am not sure that which of ‘v’ or ‘vs’ is the correct abbreviation as I find both on the internet
- Demonstratable — a dictionary word, or just a well known hack?
Someone has just pointed out a mis-spelling on my site - demonstratable, as in "demonstratable experience of " I can't see it in the New Oxford American Dictionary or the Oxford Dictionary of E
- differences - Didnt used to or didnt use to? - English Language . . .
Here is a question that has been nagging me for a few years: Which is the right usage: "Didn't used to" or "didn't use to?" Examples: We lived on the coast for years but we didn't use to go to the
- Difference between part and a part? - English Language Usage . . .
This question may seem to be very simple, but something I get confused whenever I want to speak I read a book entitled "re-start your English", and saw a sentence This is a leg It is part of
- What are the differences between assume, presume and suppose
The Merriam-Webster dictionary states for "assume": to take as granted or true And for "presume": 2> to expect or assume especially with confidence 3> to suppose to be true without proof So although, the words are mostly used interchangeably, from these definitions, someone who is "presuming" something is more confident than someone who is "assuming" something My personal experience is
- What is the name of this type of word: Mr. , Ms. , Dr. ?
What is this type of word called: Mr , Ms , Dr ? In the document I am using, it is referred to as the "prefix", but I don't think that is correct
- Iterate vs. Reiterate - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Definition of iterate: to say or do again or again and again Definition of reiterate: to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect The distinction seems to be that rei
- Vendor vs. vender in Standard American English
The spelling vendor is the standard spelling The New Yorker, as part of its bizarre house style, uses the spelling vender No one else does, besides those trying to emulate The New Yorker’s style Of the 45 examples in COCA, only 17 were actual uses of the spelling vender outside of The New Yorker (compared with over 2000 examples of vendor, a ratio of over 100 to 1) Two were proper names
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