Dec 26, 2012 · I often use "&" when two things are related directly but only in a series. Example: "Michel has experience in Marketing, Research & Design, and Business Management." Like I …

Jan 3, 2013 · The word prevarication is not in common use. But: The word prevarication is not common usage. (A sentence that presumably refers to some previous use of prevarication in a …

If differentiation were possible between utilize and use it would be that utilize has the special meaning of make good use of, especially of something that was not intended for the purpose …

Apr 6, 2015 · Nearness and farness is only one use of this and that. Or the use of this when it is in relationship to "my" and of "that" when it is in relationship to "your". But in a lot of cases there …

and/or is as official as English gets in the sense that you can use it in extremely formal contexts. There is typically a better way to say whatever is being said but it does convey a specific …

Apr 27, 2014 · In the second, the noun "the use" is representing an action, which means that other things happen - its arguments as a verb become arguments as a noun, for instance - but …

The trick to knowing how to use; of which, at which, in which, to which, from which is to analyse the prepositional phrases, phrasal verbs, verbs and prepositions: He /spoke of/ war and peace …

Here, I use 'are' because the subject is plural. James or Mark are going to help you. James or Mark is going to help you. Here, I’m not sure whether to use 'are' or 'is' because the subject …

Use of both adjective and verb in place of object clauses. 6 "With the purpose of" vs. "With the intention ...

So my first question is whether there is really no rule to help me. The second question refers to two of the cases where I still don't know whether to use in or on: good luck on/in your exam. …