abbreviations - What does ext. mean in telephone number? - English . . . ext is short for extension which is an internal number used within a PBX systems It is usually an additional short number and may or may not be related to the originally dialled number The extension number is usually requested and dialled once the caller is inside the local PBX system
Following vs followings - English Language Learners Stack Exchange I would not downvote, but it is not an adjective Merriam says, 1 : next after : succeeding, ensuing <the meeting was held on the following day> 2 : that immediately follows <the following table shows the rate of increase> <trains will leave at the following times> 3 of a wind : blowing in or running in the direction in which a ship is moving 4 : being east of or having a greater right
The expressions This Monday and Next Monday Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
Is there any difference between sit next to someone, sit beside . . . Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
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In the past few years Vs Over the past few years They're both valid, and there's no real difference in meaning But arguably in emphasizes that for the past few years you've been doing something you weren't doing before that, whereas over emphasizes that you've been doing it from some point in time a few years ago, right up to the present moment (and may well continue doing it into the future)