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  1. What is the difference between 'comment' and 'remark'?

    Jan 15, 2016 · The words are not synonyms, however in common usage, people don't know the difference and so use them as they see fit, thinking they are synonymous. Strictly speaking, a …

  2. Remarks or Remark? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 14, 2014 · Remarks is the plural of remark. Use Remarks (or Comments or similar) to label a field that lets users record their remarks.

  3. what's the difference between "Remarks" and "Note"?

    May 6, 2014 · I would use Remarks if the material was of interest to the document reader. I would use Notes if the material was a reminder to the author that re-work might be required.

  4. What's the difference between a "racist" and a "racially sensitive ...

    Jul 16, 2012 · "Racially-insensitive" is the bigot-sensitive version of "racist". Edit: let me add a bit of less-flippant elaboration: Usually when someone makes a "racially sensitive" remark, he's …

  5. word choice - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 4, 2016 · I would like some help in choosing the correct sentence between: A. I received comments from Person A B. I received comments by Person Does it matter if the sentences …

  6. phrase requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Apr 28, 2015 · What do you call the gesture when someone makes a sarcastic or parenthetical side-comment? It's usually something related to the original comment that's said quietly to …

  7. expressions - What's the origin of the idiom "cutting remark ...

    May 21, 2017 · The word cutting alone has had a figurative meaning since before the publication of the biblical translation you mentioned, according to Oxford English Dictionary. That acutely …

  8. How to indicate "Our remark"? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Dec 12, 2011 · The first example is what newspapers or books do. The quare brackets are considered to be editor's remarks.

  9. Which is correct: "with regards to," "in regards with," "regarding"?

    I have been using the following phrases but I am still not confident that they are grammatically correct and sound right: "in regards with something" "with regards to …

  10. Use of 'as per' vs 'per' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    I certainly don't prefer per or even as per @kris. The stated examples of use given by the OP are obscure and indistinct statements so weak of meaning that I suspect they are not used by a …