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- 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
- Whats the difference between requester and requestor?
Both are in dictionaries I've heard people insist quot;requester quot; is correct for a person who requests something, and that quot;requestor quot; is wrong there, leaving me to wonder how it i
- Isle vs. Island - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Some islands are called isle like "Isle of Man", "Isle of Tortuga" and the "British Isles" Other islands are called island, like "Island of Malta" or "Island of Cyprus" What is the difference be
- 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
- Use of Heres before a plural noun noun phrase
In certain languages everyday use of the language supersedes documented grammatical structures, which in turn allows a language to grow and live I haven't read ever "here is the potatoes" but I have read "here's the potatoes" and "here are the potatoes" It is my gut feeling, that people is more permissive of the contraction, than the actual "is" word spelled out completely, and that was what
- need to do vs need do - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Here's a web page with some links (I haven't gone there) We can say "All {I you they} need do is ", but not "I need do this" In specific: No, it's not okay to use "need compute" in a scientific or academic paper Unless you have a specific sentence, however, the question is moot: two words in isolation don't allow a good question
- punctuation - He then vs Then He vs Then, He -- conjunctive . . .
As far as I understand, you use a semi-colon to separate main clauses joined by conjunctive adverbs (however, therefore, moreover, nevertheless, then, thus) And, when you use a conjunctive adverb,
- have vs. have got in American and British English
I have looked through several questions and answers on EL amp;U, and often there is an indication that American English prefers "have" while British English prefers "have got" In addition, there are
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