It is certainly an answer. There are three conflicting meanings in play, licensed by certain dictionaries. 'As of' is ill-defined. Any answer claiming that only one meaning is licensed is …

2016年6月4日 · About the second question : 1- In countries like the English-speaking ones, there is no overall regulation ; a word becomes part of the language if it is used and generally …

2014年8月28日 · What were some of the distinguishing features of the Congresses and political landscapes in the 1965, 1981, 1993, and 2009 time periods? In what context is the phrase …

For the most part agree and concur are synonyms, although concur has other usages that are apart from the meaning of agree. There are however some subtle differences, that arise, and …

Although (as you brought out) it may have bore a different meaning in the past, nowadays it is (over)used in movies for when people are about to jump off a high structure or cliff, and …

It comes via real-time strategy games, where one goal of the designers is to keep things balanced for all the various players; deviations from that goal are carefully scrutinized by the community …

2016年7月22日 · Qua (not to be confused with the ablative feminine form of qui) is a Latin adverb meaning "where; by which route". Read it as "as" when you read it. Read it as "as" when you …

2014年8月13日 · Meaning "large entrance hall in a public building" is from 1590s. Political sense of "those who seek to influence legislation" is attested by 1790s in American English , in …

2012年4月3日 · Possible Duplicate: When should I use “shall” versus “will”? I have learnt in school we should use shall with I, you and we. But I often …

2011年8月11日 · I understand the use of circa / c. as it applies to approximating dates. However, I have a writer who (over)uses the word in other contexts. Examples: ... from circa early 1990s …