Questions tagged [above-below]
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Is "below ask" a valid combination of words? [duplicate]
Is "below ask", correct with regards to information given below(suppose info exists below)?
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Please, why can’t I use "the below example"?
I used “the below” in a previous answer I wrote and a fellow member of this Q&A site, tchrist ♦, changed it to not include the below.
Fifthly (or any final thing in the list) would be ...
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The grammar behind 'above mentioned'
A colleague of mine wrote the following sentence:
I have worked on the below mentioned issues:
Now, I'm not a native speaker, and certainly not an authority on grammar. I construct sentences based ...
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"The below attachment" vs "The attachment Below" [duplicate]
In office email communication, people constantly write "See the below attachment". However, I have a problem with this because I feel as though the word below should be placed after 'attachment' not ...
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"the above" is correct, "the below" is not?
I have often read "None of the above" at the end of multiple-choice questions (and I guess this is shorthand for "None of the above items").
Recently, in answering a help center email with my answer ...
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"the below-identified person": Term for this style and any style guides regarding
Are there any technical terms to specifically describe the two styles (A and B) below? Also, are there any prescriptive style guides that say which is preferable?
My own preference is for style B ...
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What's the difference between saying 'the passage above' or 'the above passage'? [duplicate]
I'm a Korean High school student and I have a question regarding the use of adjectives. Is there a difference between saying '...the passage above' or '...the above passage?' I'm sure that both of ...
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Is this sentence a valid construction? [duplicate]
I received this in my email.
Please be reminded in accordance with the below email.
Is something wrong with this sentence?
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Although correct, is "the above" to be avoided?
Although the phrase the above is not exactly incorrect, should it be avoided?
For example, imagine a letter with a heading "Re: Order for 79 purple cardboard slugs". Should a paragraph in the letter ...
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"In the figure below" or "in the below figure"?
I frequently encounter this in technical documents and I am wondering which one is correct.
In the figure below
or
In the below figure
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"Above"/"below" before/after a noun
I have seen sentences similar to the following:
(1) See the reference above.
(2) See the reference below.
And,
(3) See the above reference.
But not,
(4) See the below reference.
Are all these ...
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Which is correct: "the below information" or "the information below"?
I frequently see statements that refer to something later in the text that use a phrase such as "the below information". Is it more correct instead to say "the information below" (or "the following ...
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