
Marked by/marked with - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Whereas "marked with" is more likely to refer to "soiled with" or "polluted with". "The birthday was wild fun, marked by cheering and playfulness and the host singing a tribute to her mother." …
formality - Formal way to tell someone they accidentally sent you ...
I have received an email from someone at work. He’s quite senior and probably would get quite angry to get an “accusing” message like: I wasn’t supposed to get this email. It looks like you …
differences - 'Marked by' vs 'having' in dictionary definitions ...
The difference lies in the essence of the definition. When defining a word using 'marked by', it means that the word describes some quality with a certain special characteristic, whereas …
adjectives - When is "marked" pronounced with 2 syllables?
Dec 20, 2011 · I have heard "marked" pronounced with 2 syllables like "mar-ked" but online dictionaries show only the 1-syllable pronunciation. When should it be pronounced with 2, and …
grammar - I attach, I am attaching, or I have attached - English ...
"I attach" seems an awkward construction. Many people (especially Indians) use "I am attaching" but I think the best option is "I have attached" because you have already attached it! Both …
Is 'already' + (simple past) + (time of action) correct?
0 meta: I asked this question yesterday but it was marked as a duplicate of a previous question. But none of the answers to the previous question answered what I wanted to know. So I …
grammar - "Confirm you are ..." vs. "Confirm that you are ...
Nov 12, 2014 · In the example from the title, is it mandatory to use that? The original sentence I picked up was from a checkbox marked Confirm you are not a spammer which I thought …
"Red-marked copy": A draft text with changes highlighted?
Apr 19, 2021 · 0 I always thought of "red-marked copy" as a standard way of referring to a draft text in which the changes from a previous draft are highlighted.
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 …
Should "Ladies" be marked with an apostrophe in the noun phrase …
Depends on what the purpose is. Are you creating a new type of beer that will be called this? I would definitely go with Ladies’ Beer, then. If this is an already existing type of beer, though, …