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- meaning - Difference between valued and valuable - English Language . . .
Typical uses of valued are: The item was valued at $5000 … which means that it was judged to be worth $5000 He was a valued member of the team … which means that he was a useful member whose value to the team is appreciated by others Typical uses of valuable are: It was a valuable item, being valued at $5000
- The preposition with the word value? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
With or having means the shares are valued at x At means the shares were valued at x when he bought them For means the price he paid for them which as WS2 points out in comments might be different from the nominal price Note that all of these differences are really subtle, and no one would really be confused if you used them interchangeably
- What is the correct way to write a range of dollar figures?
What is the best way to express the range from $4 5 billion to $5 2 billion? Is the following correct? between $4 5 and $5 2 billion
- Is it appropriate to use the salutation Dear All in a work email?
I have observed that in my work place, whenever a mail is sent to more than one person( like an information, meeting request or a notice etc ), the mail starts with the salutation "Dear All" This,
- What is a word for making something seem not as bad as it actually is . . .
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- What is the best word to describe an object of importance without . . .
Native speakers routinely use the word figuratively, with no conscious awareness of that connotation Per OED's second definition: Anything valued and preserved as precious; also of a person, a ‘jewel’, ‘gem’ (colloq ); also as an affectionate term of address
- Is it correct to say I kindly request you to. . . ?
This is a different and fairly widely-used usage, as tchrist says in his answer Indeed, in 'would you kindly just give up your seat for my great-grandmother', kindly and just are two of the hedging devices (pragmatic markers subset politeness) (the third device is the would you construction) (and the fourth, the winning smile)
- What are some nice words to describe a very old age of a person
You might say they are long in the tooth which is a slightly nicer way of saying "old" Alternatively you could talk about long life as a more positive way of referring to old age (although I'm struggling to think of a good example of doing this), or do away with talk about age altogether and say something like "How amazing to have five generations of your family together at the same time!"
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