
expressions - "It's working for me": correct? - English Language ...
2011年12月15日 · It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form. …
expressions - I've got my work cut out for me. Origin, meaning ...
2018年6月1日 · As the OED entry shows "cut out work" is work that has been prepared in advance by someone other than the person who will do it, e.g. I cut out 1,000 pieces of cloth; …
expressions - "In its entirety" vs "in entirety" - English Language ...
2014年4月2日 · Oxford Dictionary only lists "in its entirety", as does Cambridge (I checked for both US and UK English). Moreover, "in its entirety" is significantly more common: in the …
What is the proper usage of the phrase "due diligence"?
We need to give this investigation its due diligence. Looking at the OP's original three phrases according to this guidance: We need to do our due diligence to investigate this. (correct, …
Resuming its normal "operation" or "operations"?
2020年7月27日 · To me, “resume normal operations” implies that it will resume its normal tasks. And “resume its normal operation” implies that it will operate in its normal manner. These …
"Its" as a Possessive Pronoun - English Language & Usage Stack …
2012年7月30日 · Ex: “In fact, unless required to work together in a particular training exercise, each force carried on its daily activity as if its were the SAF alone,...” Calvin Allen & Lynn …
"This works fine" Is this correct? - English Language & Usage Stack ...
2010年11月17日 · Is the usage of the word "fine" correct in the following sentence? This works fine It seems that the author of the statement wanted to say that something was working, but …
single word requests - Adjective to describe a task that will take a ...
2013年3月24日 · Without making the question too technical, let's use the analogy of a person who has to do a job that will take a long time, not necessarily because it's a lot of work, but …
differences - "For all it's worth" or "for all its worth"? - English ...
2014年8月14日 · Apparently, the writer's intention was always to mean "it is," not "its." (A hasty conclusion and a sweeping statement, yes.) Comparing "for all it's worth" and "for all its worth" …
What is the difference between seems like /seems that/seems?
2013年1月11日 · Seem has been bleached of most of its verbal meaning, and now is merely used to add a touch of dubiosity to a judgement, like an adverb or a modal. They're rioting in Africa. …