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  1. Is it "Guide to..." or "Guide on..." or something else?

    Aug 9, 2024 · Have you tried looking at similar publications? Is this within a corporate or academic environment? "Guide to" is certainly most common but there may be local stylistic quirks.

  2. usage of "a something" in the sentence - English Language Learners ...

    Feb 7, 2017 · In your sentence the author is referring to #3: a something is some particular member of the set ‘something’. This is an unusual usage, because ordinary language is not designed for talking …

  3. have someone to do something - English Language Learners Stack …

    Dec 16, 2024 · Have someone do something WILL have someone TO do something Construction number 1 - To have someone do something - means: some explicit/implicit agent will delegate to …

  4. I got something for you - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    May 20, 2024 · I'm sure I've got something for you is only "informal" in AmE insofar as it includes a contraction (in my experience, Americans rarely use I have something for you, which is the relatively …

  5. Word for describing that something can be mandatory, recommended …

    (Note: This question is marginally related with this one.) I am looking for a word to describe how obligatory something is. It may be mandatory, recommended or optional (given the context, more

  6. What do you call a person who suggested something? A suggester?

    Jun 12, 2020 · A client suggests something (actually, an edit to an existing item or a proposal for a new item) and I need to have two variables to refer to the following: The client that suggested the thing. …

  7. What does ' (something) goes brrr' mean and how to use it?

    Oct 14, 2021 · However, wanting to know something new won't hurt, right? I've seen many people use this phrase, but I still don't get how to use it. I, first, saw this phrase on Facebook. It was a maths …

  8. idiomatic language - Am I missing something vs anything - English ...

    Nov 2, 2020 · 0 I'd say that something can be used in a more general way for when you are referring to any arbitrary number of things while anything would be better suited when the things are limited in …

  9. Does 'sit with something' mean 'to accept something' in the context?

    Aug 24, 2021 · To "sit with" something, as in your quote, doesn't mean to fully accept it, but to consciously not struggle with it, so observe yourself thinking about it or feeling it. Sitting with …

  10. prepositions - provide something for or to sb - English Language ...

    Aug 8, 2024 · With transitive provide sth to/for sb, I think answer 2 is closer - to is more about giving or handing off something to someone, while for is more about something being made available to …