"v" or "vs" for versus - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2017年1月3日 · Contemporary usage is unitalicized ‘v.’, although there is a new tendency to use ‘vs.’ in the US press. This is exemplified by an article in the New York Daily News of May 16th, …
What is the difference between a Cathedral and a Minster?
OED s.v. Minster 2.a.: The church of a monastery; a church having its origin in a monastic establishment. More generally: any large or important church, esp. a collegiate or cathedral …
word choice - What is the name of the symbols - and ">"?
2015年6月27日 · +1, I like that this is the first answer to address the multiple Unicode code points involved. However, I think you might mention that regardless of the characters' names or …
Is the correct format "Good morning, John" or "Good morning …
2016年4月22日 · Nouns of address -- those naming the person or thing to which the sentence is addressed -- should always be set off from the rest of the sentence by commas.
Why does "big cheese" mean someone important?
2012年8月13日 · From "'David and Goliath' by [Billy] Sunday: Well Known Evangelist Gives His Version of the Famous Conflict — Says David Soaked Goliath on the Coco between the …
"Was" or "were" in subjunctive clauses [duplicate]
2011年10月10日 · The grammatical rule, if you want to be strict, is that in subjunctive clauses you always use were, therefore all of the following examples are correct:
'With' vs 'by' - where to use these two preposition in an English ...
2015年8月7日 · means that Sam wrote the letter. (Category V) The letter was written by morning. means that Sam (presumably) had finished writing the letter before daybreak. (Category III) …
"Much obliged" — Old-fashioned? Polite? Pedantic?
2014年2月17日 · I've heard someone say "Much obliged!" a couple of times, instead of the usual "Thank you!". A common phrase in Portuguese ("Muito Obrigado") and maybe other …
Simple Past vs. Present Perfect: "was" vs. "has been"
2012年7月1日 · Possible Duplicate: “Did it close” vs “Has it closed”? As a English non-native speaker it is difficult for me to understand when I must use present …
What is the proper way to say possesive with "person X" and self?
Right answer, but just to note that the difference between "my" and "mine" isn't subject/object case - it's whether the possessive is functioning as a determiner ("my sheep/Julie's and my …