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- When should I use difference or differences?
When you think that there are more than one unlike events involved, use plural For example: Are there any differences? If you talk about one particular What is the major difference?
- word usage - Difference of vs difference between - English Language . . .
A difference of is used to indicate the extent of a difference; it's a measure, whether a degree (temperature), a metre (length), a litre (volume) or a kilogram (mass) There is a difference of half a litre between the capacity of the two jugs There is a difference of nearly a centimetre between the lengths of the tables A difference between is used to compare two creatures objects directly
- What is the difference or what are the differences?
1 "What is a difference between X and Y?" is also grammatical, but it means something that one hardly ever wants to say: the speaker has deliberately refused to indicate how many differences he or she thinks there are, and no matter how many the listener thinks there are, the speaker only wants to hear about one of them
- punctuation - Difference between and - English Language Learners . . .
What's the difference between a single and a double quotation mark in English? I've heard that it only depends on where you live the US (for double quotation mark) or the UK and Australia (for single
- word usage - any differences vs. any difference - English Language . . .
feels more natural than: "I can't see any differences between the two" unless it was understood that it is expected that the speaker ought to be able to find a number of specific differences, for example, as in a "spot the difference" puzzle, which would be worded "Can you find the 10 differences between these two cartoons?"
- Differences in Usage: Cellphone vs. Mobile Phone in English
5 Are there regional differences in the usage of these terms? Yes, very much so “Mobile phone” is, or was, standard in Australian English “Cellphone” is the usual term in New Zealand, though I believe “mobile phone” has always been a perfectly well understood alternative there I’m Australian; my wife is from New Zealand
- meaning - difference of vs difference in - English Language Learners . . .
Is there any difference between the following sentences? What is the difference in meaning between those words? What is the difference of meaning between those words?
- meaning - What is the difference between a company, organisation . . .
A company is any form of business whether it is small or large Generally the term quot;company quot; indicates a particular kind of business dealing in a specific product An organisation is the
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