Jan 10, 2019 · I agree that "one" is indefinite in the singular while "the one" and "that" are definite in the singular. A chair made of wood is as good as one made of leather. (indefinite, singular) …

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 …

Normally the NP is quantified (e.g, one/thirteen/a few of them). However, if the phrase is all but NP, then it means 'all except one/thirteen/a few of them'. Make sure you know which idiom …

Feb 21, 2018 · If your answer to the question is “(one of) A or B and/but only one”, then you should say so in your answer — but I believe that you can’t treat “one of” as a parenthetical. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Oct 6, 2023 · The past tense "I was the one" refers to the situation in the past. For example: Cousin Joe and I were drawing lots to see who should collect the money. I drew the shorter …