Apr 24, 2013 · When the reader can’t know what’s being omitted and it’s not clear that there are more items in the list, etc. may signal laziness or dishonesty. In lazy moments, some writers use etc. when …

Nov 27, 2016 · There are some discussions here: Of/with/from different background. But it is not exactly what I am looking for. I am wondering which of the following is correct: (a) I've been working with …

Apr 15, 2020 · Two circumstances are mentioned. Using "as different as" to introduce them suggests that they are very different indeed, and that they are just two examples representing extreme ends of …

Feb 13, 2020 · Hi, I have an issue I cannot resolve, neither can I identify the relevant rules/information. I have doubts of whether "different" should be always followed by a plural, or if the singular is allowed …

Oct 26, 2007 · Thai and Lao belong to a completely different language family, viz. Tai-Kadai. This kind of classification makes an abstraction of the influence of other languages over the centuries, possible …

Aug 25, 2006 · Topic phrases: fuck you / fuck off Added by Cagey, moderator Sorry for this stupid question but what's the difference between these 2 expressions?

Jan 2, 2021 · We use "go by" to indicate a nickname or some other name that is different from our actual legal name. For example, my nephews name is Augustus Karel Matthias, but he goes by Augie.

Oct 26, 2006 · There are some contexts where "here/there you are" and "here/there you go" are quite different. But when said while handing something to someone else, they are interchangeable, right?

Jul 16, 2021 · It was "They had to change TV channels on different days at different times". I read "in different days" could be correct too, I don't know. Thank you in advance for your help too.

Dec 5, 2006 · Hi everyone! Recently, I wrote a long paper on words such as those in the title and how their meanings change according to intonation. My professor advised me to refer to them as …