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- word choice - “In the outskirts” versus “on the outskirts” - English . . .
Which of the following sentences is correct, and why? I bought a house in the outskirts of the city I bought a house on the outskirts of the city
- What is the meaning of in the realm of? [closed]
realm A community or territory over which a sovereign rules; a kingdom A field, sphere, or province: the realm of science Knowing this, the phrase in the realm of is pretty straightforward Although I should mention, that it is often used in metaphorical sense, as in in the realm of dreams, meaning in the area, where the dreams rule
- word choice - In the hope of vs. with the hope of - English . . .
Both are grammatical There seems to be little difference in meaning, but a detailed corpus search might show that they were used in different contexts What corpus evidence does show is that in the hope is more popular than with the hope It occurs nearly four times as much in the Corpus of Contemporary American English, and nearly eighteen times as much in the British National Corpus
- What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?
Our numbers have a specific two-letter combination that tells us how the number sounds For example 9th 3rd 301st What do we call these special sounds?
- Why is it on the inside and not in the inside?
The expression "in the inside" appears to be logical (because insides are closed spaces with boundaries) but the more common expression is "on the inside " What’s the reason behind this usage?
- word choice - Does a pedestrian walk in the road, or on the road . . .
If "both are correct", then both are right: That's elementary logic, my dear Watson It just depends on where you are or what brand of English you speak I'd say "There's a cow in the middle of the road" but "There's a cow on the road Maybe the cow on the road is roadcow Maybe the cow in the middle of the road is trotting around looking for a torero to terrorize
- word choice - Is it “in” or “on the holidays”? - English Language . . .
Insightful information! But I have to disagree in the context of this particular question Since the phrase is "I'll call her ___ Easter", "in" wouldn't be a proper fit at all If anything, "on" is probably the best choice Also, just as a general side note to your statement regarding multiple choice tests, it is the teacher's responsibility to design reasonable questions So while in this
- Regarding Re: ; what is the correct usage in an email subject line?
I want to know what is the recommended way to use Re: in the subject line of an email I use Re: in the subject line as a shortform of 'in regards to' Whenever I have used Re:, people have told me
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