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 …

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 …

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 …

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...

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 …

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 …

Jun 22, 2020 · It does not say what nationality the parents are or were, and a person whose parents came from different countries may well have only one nationality. However, for this to be worth …

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.

Nov 13, 2010 · While the two languages are thought to be closely linked in the Germanic group, and the vocabulary testifies this theory, yet the grammars are so different: 1 - German contains inflected …