Jan 26, 2011 · In several different scenes in the film, we see the eponymous characters at different stages of their marriage. If I wish to use the word "time" to talk about how the film is set, does the …

Jun 26, 2005 · In a recent post, the questioner used an example that included the phrase "different than". Since that wasn't the point of the question, I thought I'd start a new thread: I strongly prefer …

May 17, 2016 · 1. Could be answered by a simple "Very different / not very different", as appropriate, as it's asking for a measure of "differentness." Whereas 2. Is asking "How / In what way are they different.

Mar 29, 2009 · Hello there, everybody- I know "different" is an adjective while "differently" is an adverb, but how do I know when to use one or another in a sentence...

Jul 9, 2013 · However, different keyboards around the world, especially those that need to create accents (in French, e.g., acute and grave) do not always produce such a symbol "correctly". Even …

Nov 18, 2014 · Can one say a. You are not very different from your brother. b. You are not much different from your brother. ? The sentences are mine. I think both work. Funnily enough, (b) sounds …

Apr 24, 2013 · When the reader can’t know what’s being omitted and it’s not clear that there are more items in the list, etc. may signal laziness or dishonesty. In lazy moments, some writers use etc. when …

Feb 13, 2020 · Hi, I have an issue I cannot resolve, neither can I identify the relevant rules/information. I have doubts of whether "different" should be always followed by a plural, or if the singular is allowed …

Jun 26, 2017 · I remember that in the 1960s I believed the word "strokes" in "different strokes for different folks" referred to sexual intercourse. There are several AE phrases that started out with a …

Sep 8, 2007 · What do we call in English a book (in this case academic) of papers/articles written by different authors? Bibliographies cite it by the editor, but that kind of "collective" book has a name, …