On different days or in different days? - WordReference Forums
Jul 16, 2021 · It was "They had to change TV channels on different days at different times". I read "in different days" could be correct too, I don't know. Thank you in advance for your help too.
has tried several different jobs (question about the tense)
Dec 29, 2022 · She has tried several different jobs before she decided to become a full-time writer. Why not "had tried" or just "tried"? Is the present perfect tense the best choice here? My first thought was …
Different + singular or plural? - WordReference Forums
Feb 13, 2020 · Hi, I have an issue I cannot resolve, neither can I identify the relevant rules/information. I have doubts of whether "different" should be always followed by a plural, or if the singular is allowed …
act different / differently - WordReference Forums
Oct 19, 2013 · Dear all, There was a big earthquake in the country and many people regret that if they had known beforehand the big one would come, they could have acted (differently / different) and …
quite a different story - WordReference Forums
Apr 15, 2008 · How would you translate quite in the above? I guess it is emphatic - i.e. a different story entirely/completely? What do you think? I would say perhaps: cuenta otra historia enteramente How …
Different ways of saying "etc." | WordReference Forums
Apr 24, 2013 · When the reader can’t know what’s being omitted and it’s not clear that there are more items in the list, etc. may signal laziness or dishonesty. In lazy moments, some writers use etc. when …
people with/from/of different backgrounds - WordReference Forums
Nov 27, 2016 · There are some discussions here: Of/with/from different background. But it is not exactly what I am looking for. I am wondering which of the following is correct: (a) I've been working with …
Several different plural forms: which one to use in general?
Jan 4, 2012 · Hi, many arabic nouns do have several different plural forms. In some cases my dictionary (Hans Wehr) makes explicit that they have different meanings (like بيوت, أبيات - بيت or بلاد, بلدان - بلد) but quite …
as different as - WordReference Forums
Apr 15, 2020 · Two circumstances are mentioned. Using "as different as" to introduce them suggests that they are very different indeed, and that they are just two examples representing extreme ends of …
Different pronunciation for the same word [protest]
Sep 10, 2012 · The different emphases (which is what you mean by accent) are important since if you put the strong stress on a word, the person you are talking to may have difficulty in understanding …