Apparently, although both “at the 100th anniversary” and “on the 100th anniversary” are used commonly, using the preposition on is more common according to Google search results. I’d like to ask that whether using at is a grammar error or whether there are special structures in which it is prefer...
I encountered this phrase which said "the Examiner takes Offical Notice that A in the cited invention corresponds to B in the instant invention." when translating. I got the meanings of 'take notice' and 'official notice' from online dictionaries. Also, the 'Official Notice' is a name of the docu...
Frequently I come across posts which include colons. So far, so good: a colon is a valid punctuation mark in the English language (see the beginning of this sentence).
However, in about half of these cases the colon is followed — for reasons entirely unknown to me — by a hyphen. Resulting in som...
Do rappers sing raps or say raps?
sing, because raps are songs.
say, because you don't really sing a rap, you say it.
Language Overflow
Suppose you want to ask someone if they've been informed of the father of a mutual friend.
I constructed the below sentences.
Are you aware of the passing of Katy’s father?
Are you in the loop about the passing of Katy’s father?
I understand that to be in the loop means to be a...
This type of errant apostrophe is not uncommon. Fowler's Modern English Usage notes many such usage. Though it rises some eyebrows but it still appears -
potato's 10p a lb.
video's for rent.
The use of these apostrophe is to make the noun plural, when the noun ends with a vowel. Examp...
I have seen some writing where people have a list or a figure in writing and they will write something like this:
The information is provided in Image
3:-
Is that correct? Is this a British style?
