punctuation - Can the period be dropped in "vs" when used as part …
2015年12月13日 · I wouldn't use a period after vs even when it appears in a non-hyphenated format. The trend is to get rid of various unnecessary and extraneous periods, as in the change …
'the USA' vs. 'the US' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2014年3月21日 · Here is an interesting discussion of US versus U.S. versus USA versus U.S.A. from Wikipedia: Manual of Style: In American and Canadian English, U.S. (with periods) is the …
Using "of" vs. "on" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2020年7月28日 · 0 I have been getting confused whenever I use the following sentence. "Change the materials on the customer order" vs. "Change the materials of the customer order" Since the …
"At hand" vs "on hand" vs "in hand" - English Language & Usage …
What's the difference between at hand, on hand and in hand? At hand seems to me as if you have something in reach. On hand is if you have something in stock. And in hand can be used as if …
'I get it' vs. 'I got it' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2012年7月6日 · First of all, It's usually "I've got it". But that's just nit-picking. Native English speakers usually use either interchangeably to mean the same thing, that is, they understand …
"We've" vs "We have" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Possible Duplicates: Is it appropriate to use short form of “have” ('ve) when it means possession? Can you contract the main verb in a sentence? Is we've equivalent to we …
"Through" vs "throughout." - English Language & Usage Stack …
Through means going in or starting at one side and coming out or stopping at the other side of: a path through the wood Throughout means in every part of (a place or object) There is a good …
"to advocate" vs "to advocate for" - English Language & Usage …
2019年11月16日 · At first I wanted to ask this question in "ell.stackexchange.com", but then I came across the next article and understood that using "for" with "to …
"As on 16 May" vs. "as of 16 May" — which is correct?
2013年1月3日 · They are both correct for different situations. For example, As on 16 May, he again failed to arrive at work on time. and As of 16 May he will have worked here for a full year.
“What about” vs. ”what of” - English Language & Usage Stack ...
What of and what about are not idioms; they don't mean something other than the sum of their parts. To contrast what of with what about is contrasting of and about. Are they perfectly …