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“Lay on the bed” vs. “lay in the bed” [closed]
Which one is more grammatically correct?
I lay on the bed.
I lay in the bed.
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0answers
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The difference between “to someone” and “for someone” [duplicate]
To many people, we are the scariest animals in the world.
For me, English is the easiest of all subjects.
Why does the former sentence use "to" someone and the latter use "for" someone?
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3answers
104 views
'Meeting us' or 'meeting with us'?
What is the difference between meeting with someone or meeting someone?
For example when I would like to ask someone if he is happy to meet with me and my friend for the first time, how should I ask? ...
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0answers
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“In a restaurant” or “at a restaurant” [duplicate]
Does anyone know if one should use "in a restaurant" or "at a restaurant" ?
Ex: Having a romantic dinner in a restaurant or having a romantic dinner at a restaurant.
What is the difference between ...
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1answer
207 views
“via” vs. “through”
Could you please explain what the difference in usage is between through and via, which sounds like a Latinism?
Are they completely interchangeable?
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1answer
154 views
“Rectangle with 3 straight lines” vs “rectangle using 3 straight lines”
How do the three sentences below differ in meaning, and which can be answered with 'yes'?
Can you draw a rectangle with 3 straight lines?
Can you draw a rectangle by using 3 straight lines?
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1answer
165 views
“For what” vs. “what for” [closed]
Is there any difference in the meaning between for what and what for?
If they are different, could you explain to me both?
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1answer
80 views
“brush something up” vs. “brush up (on something)”: What is the difference?
For example, we have two sentences:
I need to brush my French up a little bit. I need to brush up my
French.
and
I need to brush up on my German. My German is weak. I had better brush
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1answer
254 views
“I care for you” versus “I care about you”
I would like to know if there is a semantic difference between I care for you and I care about you.
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3answers
119 views
“compiled with gcc” vs “compiled in gcc”
"This program was compiled with gcc."
"This program was compiled in gcc."
"This program was written in C++."
"This program was written with C++."
Note: gcc is a widely used compiler ...
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2answers
80 views
“length in bytes” vs “length by the byte” and “paid in hours” vs “paid by the hour”
"The variable len indicates the buffer length in bytes."
"The variable len indicates the buffer length by the byte."
I'm a computer programmer, so I know 1 is far more common than 2.
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2answers
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“Moderator for” vs. “moderator of”
In OAAD, there's an example for the entry moderator:
moderators of online discussion groups
But I've seen the preposition for used in that context by native speakers too. Are they both correct? ...
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3answers
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“in response to” vs “for response to”?
"I am writing in response to your mail."
What does it mean by "in" in this sentence?
Is "I am writing for response to your mail." acceptable?
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2answers
97 views
Step in/on/into the job market?
I am an international student. I wish to know which of the following I should use.
Step into the job market
Step in the job market
Step on the job market
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1answer
231 views
Which of the following sentences are correct?
Can someone please tell me which of the following sentences are correct and which are the differences between them?
Prove me wrong.
Prove I'm wrong.
Prove me I'm wrong.
Prove me that I'm ...
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1answer
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“In avoiding failure” vs. “For avoiding failure”?
1: In avoiding failure, we must be careful.
2: For avoiding failure, we must be careful.
What are the subtle differences between the two sentences?
0
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2answers
263 views
“I did it by myself” vs “I did it myself” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Myself vs by myself
"I did it by myself" and "I did it myself"; what's the exact and subtle difference between the two?
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1answer
429 views
When to use “include” and “including”?
I know that include is a verb while including is a preposition but they made me confuse when it comes to their usage.
I usually confuse when to use include with including.
Most Thais like ...
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3answers
278 views
Usage differences between “than”, “to”, and “over”
I understand that than, rather than, over and to are used to compare things. How ever I am not sure when to use those for specific scenarios. Are these interchangeable?
Consider the sentence below:
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4
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2answers
173 views
Is there any difference in meaning between “All these” and “All of these”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it correct to use “all this” instead of “all of this”?
Are they fully interchangeable, or do they have a somewhat different usage?
Common sense suggests that "all ...
3
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3answers
268 views
Difference between “before” and “in front of”
Which one is correct?
The patterns swam before her eyes.
OR
The patterns swam in front of her eyes.
I know that "before" is mostly used when we talk about the time, but is it right to ...
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3answers
3k views
“Thru” vs. “through”
Could anyone explain the differences between "thru" and "through"?
Is the difference only in spelling?
Is "thru" some sort of slang?
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5answers
6k views
Difference between “at” and “in” when specifying location
I am used to saying "I am in India.". But somewhere I saw it said "I am at Puri (Oriisa)". I would like to know the differences between "in" and "at" in the above two sentences.
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2answers
279 views
Difference between “stick with” and “stick to”?
The more I think about it the more confused I get:
One good example is here:
Hmm. Maybe something like this. It's the end of the day and things
didn't go well. We're meeting to talk about what ...
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1answer
275 views
“All X” vs. “all of X” vs. “all the X”
Is there any difference between "all X", "all of the X", "all the X"? E.g.,
all friends
all of the friends
all the friends
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2answers
629 views
“at line” vs “in line” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Which preposition in front of “line” — “on”, “in”, “at”?
Given a numbered list of lines of text (in my case an ...
2
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2answers
606 views
Prepositions to use when indicating locations [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When should I use “in” or “on”?
I am always confused with the prepositions to use when indicating an event happening at a place. Should I use ...
4
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1answer
310 views
Difference between 'decided on' and 'decided to'?
Examples:
I have decided on a blue carpet for the bedroom.
I have decided to emigrate to Australia.
What exactly is the difference between "decided on" and "decided to"? Is the usage simply based on ...
2
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3answers
219 views
“At/In the Summer Olympics”
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I found this to be strange: in Wikipedia,
Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Russia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
How different is the meaning if at is changed to in?
3
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3answers
221 views
Usage of “in here” vs. just “here”
Recently I was watching the Jeeves and Wooster series, when one little but strange thing in a dialogue caught my attention:
Wooster: Just one thing. Where do I sleep?
Jeeves: In here, sir.
Why ...
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3answers
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“To some” vs. “for some”
Are "for some" and "to some" interchangable?
To some the sun appears brighter in the afternoons.
My natural instinct is to use "for some" in that sentence, but I don't understand why "to some" ...
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11answers
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What is the difference between “it's up to you” and “it's down to you”?
I see both "It's up to you" and "It's down to you" in conversations.
So what's the difference?
3
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4answers
2k views
Get hold of, get ahold of, get a hold of
Under what circumstances would you prefer one of the below over others?
a) Get hold of,
b) Get ahold of,
c) Get a hold of
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1answer
353 views
“toward” vs. “towards” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Toward or towards – what would a native speaker use?
Consider the following examples:
Fighting towards anti corruption.
I am going toward north.
I am going ...
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3answers
3k views
“I am on it” vs. “I am at it”
What are the differences between I am on it and I am at it? What does the latter mean? I found the definition of the former on Urban Dictionary and understand that it means I'm going to solve it ...
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3answers
5k views
“Agree on” vs. “agree with” vs. “agree to”
What are the differences between "agree on", "agree with" and "agree to"?
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1answer
875 views
What is the difference between teaches “at” and “in” xxx university [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Which one is more correct: “works at a university” or “works in a university”?
“In college” versus “at college” versus ...
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1answer
511 views
Difference in application of “in” and “at” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“In school” vs “at school”
I've been writing some rules for an NLP recently, and I've come across a small problem... What is the difference in ...
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2answers
2k views
“In review” or “under review”
What is the difference between the year in review and the year under review?
2
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2answers
949 views
Difference between “with”, “at” and “for” with a business title and a company name
The prepositions “with”, “at” and “for” are also used to associate a business title with a company's name. It seems that they are interchangeable, with no (significant) difference in meaning. The ...
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3answers
1k views
Difference between “think of” and “think about”
Is there a difference between "think of something" and "think about something"? I've also met "have heard of/about something".
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5answers
2k views
“In work” vs. “at work”
What is the difference between in work and at work? Does in work imply that the person is busy and immersed in his work?
I am at work.
He is in work.
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2answers
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“Look into” vs. “look at”
Are look into and look at interchangeable? If not what are the differences between the two?
I will look at my options and see what I have.
I will look into my options and see what I have.
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2answers
4k views
Relating to or related to?
I read this sentence in a book.
However, it does not solve specific problems relating to a business or
a profession.
I often use related to instead of relating to. Is there any difference?
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1answer
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What's the use of 'with' here? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Usage of the verb “provide”
Is the sentence “It provides people an easy way to communicate.” grammatically correct?
Can you provide me a mouse pad?
and
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4answers
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'Made of' vs. 'Made from'
What is the basic difference between "made of" and "made from." Both expressions are used in English. For instance, "This chair is made of wood," and "Cream is made from milk." Though the question is ...
2
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5answers
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How does “among” vs “between” affect the meaning of this sentence from the Times?
I realize that this has been discussed elsewhere on the site, but I was interested in the use of the preposition "among" in a sentence from a story in yesterday's New York Times:
Research done by ...
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1answer
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“leave to” or “leave for”
Which of the following is correct?
I am leaving for London.
I am leaving to London.
I have always thought the first one is correct till I came across the name of this painting.
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3answers
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“No point in” vs. “no point of” vs. “no point to”
Point in, point of, point to. (Point in the sense of "purpose".) What are the differences among these — in meaning? in usage (each is used in certain constructions or with certain ...
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2answers
424 views
Difference between “at someone's face” vs “in someone's face” vs “to someone's face”
What is the difference between 'to my face', 'at my face' and 'in my face'? I searched it on google books and got results for all of them with various hits. Does one seem more accurate over the other? ...
