
You're three for three - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2019年3月25日 · Pointy-Haired Boss: And how about Alice?. Alice: You're three for three. What does three for three mean here, or how can I parse it? She did the same task also? I have not …
Can "either" be used for more than two items?
2016年1月2日 · The Judiciary also uses a special type of monitoring through the General Inspection Office and Bureaucratic Justice Court. Additionally, either of the three powers have …
First, Second, Third, Fourth or 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th? One, Two, Three …
When we use words like first, second, third, fourth or 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, in sentences, what will be the best way to write these? Also, what about numbers? Do we put them as numbers or …
comparative constructions - "three times as much as" vs. "three …
2015年10月21日 · 1. She earns three times as much as I. 2. She earns three times more than I. Are these two sentences grammatically correct?
What does a "three-card-monte man" mean in this context?
2023年9月27日 · On the surface, three-card-monte looks like a simple game of guessing the position of a specific card out of 3 dealt cards - a 1 in 3 chance of winning. However, in this …
word request - What do you call a set of three (or four, etc.) things ...
2015年10月24日 · A pair is a set of two things of the same type that are used together. What do you call a set of three such things? What about four, five, etc.?
Difference between (in / for / ∅ / during / over) the (past / last ...
Without a preposition "the last|past three years") would probably would be heard in casual speech more often than it would be read. Steady improvement in cash flow over the three year time …
An everyday expression for "to dilute something with …
2024年9月23日 · The Japanese language has an everyday expression that means to dilute something with two/three/four/etc. times its volume of water, but it seems that the English …
How do I pronounce 3/4 and 3/5? - English Language Learners …
2021年1月26日 · To supplement: One can call 3/4 mathematically such as "three divided by four" or simply "three over four".
word usage - How do you refer to a third item in a list? - English ...
2014年12月22日 · I say 'a third item' because I mean that there are three instead of a common two. For example, you could say The two best 3d printers are xxxx and xxxx. and the first item …