Jun 26, 2008 · Preferred and preferring are correct because the second syllable is stressed there. Same for conferred, transferred, referred, deferred, inferred. But: differed or tutored (stress on the first …

Mar 7, 2019 · Hello, Can "more" and "preferred" be used together, for example in "Coffee is very popular in some places, while tea is more preferred in some others."? Thanks.

Mar 3, 2025 · Here, the double perfect (would have preferred + to have taken) can be seen as redundant in many contexts but may add emphasis. Again, context determines whether this construction is the …

Jul 12, 2013 · I would have preferred that the directive had been adopted. On the balance, while progress was made, we would have preferred to have made much more progress. I am one of those …

May 20, 2021 · I preferred the original version of that movie. I prefer the original version of that movie. Are these two sentences pronounced the same in American English?

Sep 24, 2013 · You're right, in the sense that you need the past tense in the if-clause of a second conditional sentence. You will however, hear sentences such as this, where the present is used in …

Jun 11, 2007 · Hola, tengo un pequeño problema. Exactamente ¿qué es cada cosa? Por ejemplo, George W. Bush, George es el first name, Bush es el surname, y ¿W?. Lo digo porque tengo que …

Jul 5, 2017 · I have read several threads on different sites on this topic (including one in here), but have not found a satisfactory answer (there tends to be inconsistency in literally translating the negative …

Aug 1, 2015 · Hi there Are the two structures below correct and equally idiomatic? 1. It would be preferred that your back swing follows a loopy pattern. 2. It would be preferred for your back swing to …

Apr 25, 2011 · The article says that "a slash is used to indicate the abbreviation of lowercase words." And that "NA is an initialism which carries the same meaning [as n/a]. A slash is not used in an …