grammar - Difference between without and with no - English Language . . . Really this is not quite the same thing grammatically as in the 'without sound', 'with no sound' example We have replaced a with no as well as replacing without with with The word no is a determiner Determiners are words like a, the, some, any, this, that We actually cannot replace without with with no if the noun phrase already has a
word choice - Is sans a drop-in replacement for without? - English . . . As others said, sans does mean without However, in my experience it is used only to modify a noun, not a verb phrase However, in my experience it is used only to modify a noun, not a verb phrase So your "sans using" example feels very wrong to me, but "sans serif", "sans pickles", etc are fine
Is there a common abbreviation for with or without? e. g. w wo or w w o The abbreviation opt meaning optional or option for is an alternative to "with or without" This is my suggestion: If a key item is acceptable with or without a sub item then I recommend the use of the abbreviation for Optional (opt ) sandwich recipe suggestion: buns, beef, onion, opt mustard or mustard (opt ),
meaning in context - with and without vs. with or without - English . . . We consider models with and without X "And" implies that you considered at least two types of models, those with X and those without The grammatical expansion would be: We consider models with X and models without X This is the clearer of the two choices, in my opinion We consider models with or without X "Or" could be interpreted in
Are w o, w , b c common abbreviations in the US? I've seen w o for without; I don't recall ever seeing w or b c; I certainly wouldn't say that they are in common 'public' usage, and would suggest they are best reserved for private usage, note-taking, etc
meaning - Is the opposite of within, without? - English Language . . . without in the sense of "outside, on the outside, beyond the borders or boundaries of" is primarily a literary usage nowadays, but it has been used with that meaning for more than a thousand years with respect to buildings as well as land boundaries and other things that have an inside and an outside, which would even include people, who might
phrases - Without any problem or without any problems - English . . . Normally one would just say without problem, skipping the any altogether It doesn’t really add anything to speak of, and just makes the phrase longer But I certainly wouldn’t call without any problems (or with no problems) ‘wrong’
prepositions - Without A and B without A or B Without A nor B . . . Solutions without overcomplications or mistakes Solutions without overcomplitations nor mistakes Nominal Sentences of my own Does one not make sense in english? If so why? What is the meaning attached to each grammatically sound nominal sentence? Constructions: without A and B without A or B without A nor B Which is are impossible incorrect?
metaphors - Similes that do not make use of like or as - English . . . But if the task is to express the substance of a simile without using like or as, it can certainly be done by using some form of "in the same way that" or "the way " Having said that, I agree with John Feltz's comment that He was handsome in a way that required a bit of work from the viewer is neither a simile nor a metaphor And neither is
Dare with and without to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Only in negative or interrogative the use ofdare without to and auxiliary means it doesn`t happen,it is a subjunctive The another wise it is a common conjugate – Mihai Antonio Todoran Commented Mar 16, 2024 at 15:35