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- specific to of - WordReference Forums
Hello, friends! Could anybody tell me which preposition to use in the sentance provided? "The autoantibodies are directed against proteins specific of to the thyroid cell: the microsomal antigen, thyroglobuline and TSH receptor " Thank you in advance! Inara
- a an specific situation | WordReference Forums
Hello, "Specific" sounds like it starts with an "e" but only to native Spanish-speaking audiences The correct is "a specific "
- To be specific, - WordReference Forums
'Specific' is the opposite of the 'big picture': it's going in to the smaller picture, the details Some more general statement was first made, and now the writer is going to mention some specific details, or make their claim more precise
- Definite indefinite and specific non-specific - WordReference Forums
That's ambiguous for me between specific and non-specific, but I think there are languages that distinguish between the two -- I want to say Spanish, but I'm not sure Although you can also say Alijsh's original example of "The tiger is a dangerous animal" is (borderline) ambiguous between generic and non-generic too
- tailored for vs. tailored to - WordReference Forums
Hello, Which form would sound better to a native's ear between: the system has been tailored for (this application) and the system has been tailored to (this application) ? A google fight gives millions of results for both :) Thanks!
- specific or specifical? - WordReference Forums
Specifical is not used Cynic is a noun, while cynical is its adjectival form Same thing with clinic and clinical, medic and medical
- in or on (with a date) | WordReference Forums
Regarding the use of ordinal numbers, it's preferred not to use ordinal numbers in writing (i e May 15 not May 15th), though in spoken English (at least where I live), it's more common to say "May fifteenth" (and not May fifteen, though some people may--hypercorrectly--do so)
- Specific or Detailed? - WordReference Forums
Having said that, I think "specific" gives more power to the specifier of the instructions So bosses and teachers like it more "Detailed" just mean a lot of details It's more friendly That's my impression "The handout gives detailed instructions on how to complete this part of the job" my coworker said It helps you
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