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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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What are “up” and “down” in “up there” and “down there”?
"Up there" and "down there" are two of the most frequent expressions that I, myself, use often. I really don't know whether they are just expressions used to refer to a place to go ("I went down ...
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“stars on heaven” vs “stars in heaven” [closed]
Which expression is correct?
stars in heaven
or
stars on heaven
I want to express that something comes in really, really large numbers. For instance: "There are more Blabla than stars ...
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“Agreed” or “agreed to”
Should agreed or agreed to be used in the example below?
The member countries agreed the bailout package for the sovereign. NATO will enforce the sanctions agreed in May.
The member ...
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Can I say “medium-term”, as with the adjectives “short-term” and “long-term”? Do they need prepositions?
I would like to use an adjective to express something in between the two adjectives short-term and long-term. Does medium-term make sense here? What is the adjective I can use?
What preposition, if ...
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“In this year” versus “this year”
"In this year": Can anyone argue that the preposition in is unnecessary here, maybe even a hypercorrection? (Are there any situations where in is necessary?)
Edits
Some examples:
How many days are ...
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“excursion over city” vs “excursion around city”
Is there any difference in phrases usage? Which one is better for title of a story? The story is about tourists.
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“I'm home” or “I'm at home”
The second form looks more correct to me, but the first expression is present in several titles of movies and songs. Which form is preferable?
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Why not concatenate two frequently used words into a new one?
I will probably get a lot of flak about this, but why not combine the often used together words "with the" into "withe" which is pronounced similarly, and it much shorter and easier to write?
I am ...
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“To increase competitiveness in” or “to increase competitiveness on”?
Which phrase is the correct one?
to increase competitiveness in the EU labor market
to increase competitiveness on the EU labor market
