
'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 dominant abbreviation for United States.
"need to do" vs "need do" - English Language & Usage Stack …
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word choice - "Fall from" vs. "fall off" - English Language & Usage ...
2014年3月29日 · Which you should prefer depends on the particular circumstances, and what is being fallen from (or off). You would usually fall off a bicycle, off the wagon or off the radar.
What's an easy way to remember when to use "affect" or "effect"?
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"More clear" vs "Clearer": when to use "more" instead of "-er"?
The question really ought to be whether to say "clearer" or "more clearly." That's the confusing one. I believe it is correct to say that "I see more clearly now that I've wiped my windshield", and incorrect to say "I see clearer now that I've wiped my windshield."
"Vendor" vs. "vender" in Standard American English
2016年10月1日 · I too, believe that the expression of the word vender is more to the noun person,rather than place or thing and the word vendor more Latin in its origin ,for its same meaning , however there is possession in it for place or thing .I could see how you can say vender is person and vendor as thing or place! just saying!!!
"Agree" vs. "concur" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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"Legend" or "key"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2011年2月9日 · A "Caption" used to be a box you put at the top of a map, hence the "Cap" part. Today, Wikipedia still requires a Map Caption and provides a template with the following explanation: "Template intended to simplify adding a standardized and formatted caption below a map indicating the location of something (e.g. a country), possibly referring to the map's main …
Differences between "sledge", "sleigh" and "sled"
2011年12月22日 · There is a difference among American, British, and others; I'll give (my) AmE interpretation. sleigh - a vehicle like an open-air carriage, pulled by horses, using runners instead of wheels for use in winter on snow/ice.
etymology - Why is "gee-gee" slang for "horse"? - English …
2012年6月8日 · Irish farmers, including my ancestors, settled in the Ottawa Valley, Canada, in the 19th century. They brought the term Gee-Gee with them from the British Isles.