
"Use" vs. "usage" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jan 3, 2013 · Examples would be: ‘The English language is in common use around the world’ , ‘I put my keyboard to good use’. For the noun ‘ usage ’ the basic dictionary definition can look pretty much the …
How to use "that is"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Your first paragraph is correct regarding one usage of that is, but I don't understand what you example is trying to say. 1) I assume that that should be than that? 2) what do you mean by the fluent …
Should I use "in" or "of"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
May 30, 2015 · The use of "in" sounds a little odd to my ear unless you say "Municipal service sectors". Now considering the size of Bahrain, all these distinctions might be rather moot.
When to use & instead of "and" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Dec 26, 2012 · Are there rules of usage when using the ampersand "&" instead of "and"? Are they completely interchangeable? The ampersand seems more casual, but I'm not sure.
"With use of" vs. "with the use of" - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Dec 30, 2014 · I suspect you solve problems (generically) by appropriate use of available tools. When you solve a specific problem, you do so by a particular use of those tools. When your attempt to …
phrasal verbs - “To be in use” vs “to be at use” vs ”to be of use ...
Oct 18, 2012 · The definition is restricted to to be utilized or used, and it does not mean occupied. I believe in use can be used in place of at use without confusion in these settings. The examples I can …
grammar - When to use "this" or "that"? - English Language & Usage ...
Apr 6, 2015 · Or the use of this when it is in relationship to "my" and of "that" when it is in relationship to "your". But in a lot of cases there is no distinction between two things at different places. "that" is the …
When to use "use" and when to use "utilize" in a sentence?
Always prefer utilize in business correspondence or, more generally, whenever you're trying to make yourself sound more intelligent. It's just so much sexier than writing use - ugh! Gross!
word choice - When should we use "and" and/or "and/or"? - English ...
1 In English "or" is usually taken to be exclusive or, if you wish to specifically use inclusive or then use "and/or".
Use of "what" vs "that" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
The following sentence was on one of the tests: What would you like to do that others have told you is impossible. Students have asked why that could not be replaced with what. I.e., What woul...