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- differences - Versus versus vs. in writing - English Language . . .
In writing, when should one use the abbreviation vs as opposed to the full versus? This abbreviation seems to have special status from common usage What is the origin of that, and in what writing
- 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
- Difference between part and a part? - English Language Usage . . .
This question may seem to be very simple, but something I get confused whenever I want to speak I read a book entitled "re-start your English", and saw a sentence This is a leg It is part of
- Demonstratable — a dictionary word, or just a well known hack?
Someone has just pointed out a mis-spelling on my site - demonstratable, as in "demonstratable experience of " I can't see it in the New Oxford American Dictionary or the Oxford Dictionary of E
- 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
- What are the differences between assume, presume and suppose
The Merriam-Webster dictionary states for "assume": to take as granted or true And for "presume": 2> to expect or assume especially with confidence 3> to suppose to be true without proof So although, the words are mostly used interchangeably, from these definitions, someone who is "presuming" something is more confident than someone who is "assuming" something My personal experience is
- Either and vs. Either or - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
(1) In this question on math SE a question about the meaning of 'either' before a list which ends with 'and' The meaning of either a, b, c, or d is from this answer sort of clear in that it means
- Whats the difference between these and those?
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