What is the difference between whereabout and whereabouts The other whereabouts (always with - s) is a noun It refers to someone's present location, and the person is indicated by a possessive: Bill's whereabouts is are unknown (some say it's plural, others don't) This whereabouts is stressed on the first syllable, not the last Executive summary: WhereabOUT were you? versus His WHEREabouts
What does the word whereabouts mean, and how do I respond to it? 2 "Whereabouts" is usually used in place of "where" It is asking for a more general location - as in what general areas you interested in or would like to mention, it is deliberately nonspecific It is usually used informally and conversationally, not so much used when someone is asking for an itinerary or specific location
whereabouts is are - English Language Usage Stack Exchange If the sense is plural, I believe we'd use 'whereabouts are', as in ' Their whereabouts are unknown ' If the sense is singular, we'd use 'whereabouts is', as in ' His whereabouts is unknown ' Can this be grammatically defended? Are the two examples above grammatically correct?
Usage of whereabouts - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Is a noun "whereabouts" used not only for something moving (e g person) but for something still? For example: Do you know his whereabouts? vs Whereabouts of the building they searching is still
Single word for the holder or location of an item? Location, Whereabouts or Station don't work very well for people Update: I'm looking for this word not only to label things on screen and in a database, but also to make the concept of assigning things to people locations as obvious as possible The right word would make this concept immediately obvious
Is there any word or phrase for when someone in fact says the truth . . . In Jean-Paul Sartre’s short-story, The Wall, set during the Spanish Civil War, Pablo Ibbieta, a prisoner sentenced to be executed by the Fascists, is interrogated by his guards as to the whereabouts of his comrade Ramon Gris
Adjective to best describe sense of helplessness 0 Well, many adjectives may work in this context I think, I suggest lost with the meaning of: unable to find one's way or ascertain one's whereabouts (in a figurative sense) I guess this is what many people affected by the crisis feel
single word requests - What do you call Leave Work for people . . . 3 I would use the phrase "clock out " It clearly states that the coworker is not available for work-related tasks for the rest of the day It makes no assumption as to the whereabouts of the coworker's workplace, be it from home office or the workplace office "Customer, Coworker had to clock out early today, so I'm taking over for him "