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- When to use instead of and - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Are there rules of usage when using the ampersand " " instead of "and"? I looked through a couple of reference books and both of them said that the ampersand should only be used in company names Are they completely interchangeable? Meaning-wise I think they are The ampersand seems more casual, but I'm not sure
- grammatical number - Using are is after a list with and or . . .
Possible Duplicate: Singular or plural following a list James and Mark are going to help you Here, I use 'are' because the subject is plural James or Mark are going to help you James or Mark is
- verbs - Using logging in correctly - English Language Usage Stack . . .
"Logging on" is the wrong terminology if you're using credentials according to this and this source, while cambridge dictionary doesn't seem to care i am more confused as before! – Philzen Commented May 17, 2021 at 21:36
- Using TM for trademarked term - every time or just once?
I am writing an email announcement to my company's customer base, and I will be using a trademarked product name several times throughout the email It seems awkward to use the TM every time I write the product name - is it acceptable to just do this the first time? Example: "Hello everyone! I am happy to announce some new features for Jetbox
- Are there rules about using that to join two clauses?
A spokesman for the ISP says [that] online [OR HERE?] criminals are stealing AOL users’ account passwords and using the profiles to advertise their sleazy wares In these sentences, that could fall in either of two plausible places, and the meaning of the sentence would change somewhat depending on its placement Ambiguity: Attribution
- word usage - Asking about the date on which something happens using . . .
Hmm, I'd say #2 - #5 are all good and valid, while #1 is rarely used If you say "take effect from" people would normally expect you to say "through" and give an end date
- What do you call the practice of using (overly) complex words specific . . .
The situation I am imagining is when one professor gives a lecture using field specific language and the topic seems very difficult to approach to the lay person On the other hand, another professor may give a lecture conveying the same information using terminology and phrasing easily understood by outsiders
- punctuation - Whats the difference between using single and double . . .
When reproducing matter that has been previously set using forms of punctuation differing from house style, editors may in normal writing silently impose changes drawn from a small class of typographical conventions, such as replacing double quotation marks with single ones, standardizing foreign or antiquated constructions, and adjusting final
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