安裝中文字典英文字典辭典工具!
安裝中文字典英文字典辭典工具!
|
- I use to, or I used to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
As reported by the NOAD in a note about the usage of used: There is sometimes confusion over whether to use the form used to or use to, which has arisen largely because the pronunciation is the same in both cases Except in negatives and questions, the correct form is used to: we used to go to the movies all the time (not we use to go to the
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Difference between at and in when specifying location
When talking about location, in is generally used for a larger area where there are numerous specific locations possible I am in the United States I am in New York I am in the Chelsea neighborhood I am in my backyard The preposition at is generally used for a specific location or thing I am at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine [streets]
- What is the origin of the term toots to refer to a woman?
The earliest instance I could find of tootsies being used to refer to the feet of a woman, rather than a baby or young child is in this memorable couplet from "The Periwinkle Girl" in Chambers's Journal (August 21, 1869)" Both high and low, and great and small, fell prostrated at her tootsies; They all were noblemen, and all had balances at
|
|
|