Oct 7, 2014 · Since the context (which he poster supplies in the body of the question) is a sentence that ends with "William Shakespeare, OG," and since the highest-voted answer already accounts for the …

I looked at a bunch of style guides to see what they have to say on this subject. The vast majority of them dedicate at least a paragraph to the distinction (or nondistinction) between "in behalf of" and …

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Aug 5, 2014 · What's the aim of your question? For what purpose do you require an answer? Is your goal merely to ask a question? If you choose an answer, does that achieve your objective? Does it …

When writing an instruction about connecting to a computer using ssh, telnet, etc., I'm not sure what spacing to use in this familiar spoken phrase: "Log in to host.com" "Log into host.com" "Login to

Jul 28, 2020 · 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" …

Oct 18, 2012 · Are both expressions "At the beginning" "In the beginning" valid and equivalent? The first "seems wrong" to me, but it has more Google results.

Aug 5, 2020 · The difference between "as part of" and "as a part of" is essentially the difference between part and a part. As part of this community, I feel the need to express my opinion. Your comment is …

Nov 25, 2011 · What is the origin of the word cum? I'm trying to find the roots for its prevalent usage, especially in North America.

May 30, 2013 · English writing often uses slashes to form two-letter abbreviations, plus the one-letter w/ – some examples, roughly in order of frequency: I/O – “input/output” w/ – “with” c/o – “care of” A/C – …