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  1. pronouns - "One of them" vs. "One of which" - English Language …

    I have two assignments, and one of them is done. Or alternatively you need to make them two separate sentences, which means you need to replace the comma with a period. I have two …

  2. "One-to-one" vs. "one-on-one" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Apr 19, 2012 · You may use one-to-one when you can identify a source and a destination. For eg., a one-to-one email is one sent from a single person to another, i.e., no ccs or bccs. In …

  3. When to use "1" vs. "one" for technical writing?

    Jul 21, 2017 · As @PeterShor points out, in this case "one" is the pronoun, and would never be numeric. Beyond that, as a general rule, spell out numbers 1-9, but for technical writing, it may …

  4. Which is correct vs which one is correct? [duplicate]

    Aug 11, 2019 · When using the word "which" is it necessary to still use "one" after asking a question or do "which" and "which one" have the same meaning? Where do you draw the line …

  5. "On the one/other hand" vs. "on the one/other side"

    Jul 1, 2012 · J.R.: Yes, I didn't want to clog up the answer itself with that level of detail, but when the word "the" is part of the "the one side/hand" juxtaposed with "the other side/hand", most of …

  6. Which is it: "1½ years old" or "1½ year old"? [duplicate]

    Feb 1, 2015 · It would come much more naturally to a native speaker to say not "That man is a 50-year-old" [note also the hyphenation here] but "That is a 50-year-old man"; similarly, not …

  7. Use "you" or "one" in formal writing? - English Language & Usage …

    Aug 23, 2013 · However, when one uses the word "one", it is as if one is speaking in general terms, not refering to any specified individual. It isn't a hard rule that every use of 'you' is …

  8. relative pronouns - Which vs Which one - English Language …

    The "one" could imply that of the alternates only ONE choice is possible, or permitted. "Which" alone could indicate several choices from the set of alterates could be selected in various …

  9. idioms - "On one hand" vs "on the one hand." - English Language ...

    Mar 2, 2019 · Diachronically, one and an are cognate and semantically related; ān was adj. “one“ in OE (which didn't have the article). “ōn[e]” separated as a n./pron. with the sense of unity …

  10. What's the word for confusing *two* things for one another?

    Jun 12, 2021 · If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one. I always confuse my left with my right. Collins. To mix up in the mind, to fail to …