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Man_From_India
Man_From_India
13:27
from mingle to single - is that at all correct?
I would suggest you are looking for 'He is going from mingle to single'. In other words, he is going from having friends to being alone. — user8543 26 mins ago
year on year - is that used as an adverbial like it's used in this comment?
'Profits have increased year on year since 2010'. — user8543 30 mins ago
Ben Kovitz
Ben Kovitz
13:50
Are you there, @Man_From_India?
Man_From_India
Man_From_India
@BenKovitz yes I am, Ben
Ben Kovitz
Ben Kovitz
Hi! "From mingle to single" is word-play. It's technically incorrect, but people understand it and forgive it because of the rhyme.
Where did you find it?
Man_From_India
Man_From_India
Ahh I see....in a comment under a question. Let me share the question for you.
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Q: "From" and "To" Usage

Charmi SapariyaWhich one is correct out of below 2. If possible then i request you to give a justification also. 1) He is going to mingle from single. Or 2) He is going to mingle to single. Thanks, Charmi.

prepositions
Ben Kovitz
Ben Kovitz
Ahh, I was just about to suggest posting it as a question. It's definitely a tricky surprise for an EFL learner.
Hmm, it's actually a little strange, if she means "he is going to get married". "Single" is the opposite of married.
And "mingling" is the activity of meeting people socially, which sometimes leads to marriage.
Man_From_India
Man_From_India
hmm...even when I saw that "mingle to single", I thought it might be best for poetry, not for a plain text.
yes, and what about that "year on year"?
Ben Kovitz
Ben Kovitz
13:58
Excellent! That means you have good intuition for the language.
Man_From_India
Man_From_India
he he...no just I am curious :-) I am not sure if that is correct or not. So I asked you :-)
Ben Kovitz
Ben Kovitz
"Year on year" is correct but poetic. People do say it in ordinary speech occasionally, though. Where did you come across it?
Man_From_India
Man_From_India
In here
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Q: What is the meaning of "by time"?

Ben KimIs it correct to say, the profits show improvement by time Does it mean here that profits increase year after year?

grammar meaning meaning-in-context sentence-meaning phrase-request
Not in that question, but in a comment below it
Ben Kovitz
Ben Kovitz
Ah, now I see. "Improvements by time" is a little unusual (at least in AmE; maybe it's more common in BrE). Normally I would say "improvements over time".
Man_From_India
Man_From_India
yes, true. But there one user suggested OP to write "year on year" like this:
'Profits have increased year on year since 2010'. — user8543 1 hour ago
Ben Kovitz
Ben Kovitz
14:04
"By time" suggests the way people talk about numerical data: "grouped by first letter of last name".
Man_From_India
Man_From_India
ahh yes
Ben Kovitz
Ben Kovitz
"Year after year" means a succession of years. "Year on year" is more poetic, suggesting that the years accumulate in a (metaphorical) pile, each year "on" top of the previous one.
Man_From_India
Man_From_India
In that accumulation sense, I believe it's better to use "year upon year"
Ben Kovitz
Ben Kovitz
Hmm, StoneyB says that "year on year" has taken on a literal, unpoetic meaning in financial circles.
Hmm, poetically I would say "year on year" is more evocative. But "year upon year" would work if the meter called for it. :)
Man_From_India
Man_From_India
:-)
let me search some example sentences for "year on year"
Ben Kovitz
Ben Kovitz
14:09
While you do that, I'll post a quick answer to "from mingle to single".
Man_From_India
Man_From_India
sure...I see "year on year" has lot of hits. And as StoneyB said, they all are from Financial circles. I even found dictionary entry for "year on year" :-)
 
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Ben Kovitz
Ben Kovitz
15:24
@Man_From_India Well, I wrote long answer about "from mingle to single". Now I have to run to school!
Jude Niroshan
Jude Niroshan
Hi, good evening
Man_From_India
Man_From_India
15:40
@BenKovitz Yes I was reading it...nice answer +1
Ben Kovitz
Ben Kovitz
@Man_From_India Thanks! :)
Man_From_India
Man_From_India
u welcome...u go to school does it mean you r student or a professor?
Ben Kovitz
Ben Kovitz
I'm a grad student.
Man_From_India
Man_From_India
ohh I see...
 
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MARamezani
MARamezani
17:46
Hi guys!
Anybody? Or am I gonna earn a third "alone"?
user116848
@MARamezani Hi!
MARamezani
MARamezani
NOOOOOOO!
I didn't get "alone"!!!
user116848
Haha!
MARamezani
MARamezani
You better have something good to talk about , or I'll...
Think of something.
user116848
:-)
user116848
17:55
thinks
MARamezani
MARamezani
18:25
Pfff, I post this and I get another alone.
Hah, there it goes.
MARamezani
MARamezani
18:41
YOU COULDN'T STOP ME! AND NEVER WILL BE ABLE TO!
MARamezani
MARamezani
19:23
I guess no one's up for some nagging today. Let me read the script and argue with someone.
user116848
I am still around. I don't know about nagging.
user116848
19:45
Oh, it is Tuesday.
user116848
I wrote this:
user116848
in The Overlook Hotel, 51 mins ago, by Farooq
Teapot under pressure
user116848
Today I couldn't think of anything good.
user116848
Just wrote what came to mind.
Anonymous
20:00
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A: 'Manhunt for three gunmen' vs 'womanhunt for three gunwomen'

hownowbrowncowSo many of these answers are a reflection of cis-hetero privilege. It should read Zeehunt for gunzir. That way you dont assume to know about their given and/or chosen gender and if they're hetero-confirmatory or not.

Anonymous
People write answers like this just to mock people
Anonymous
And then they get upvotes
MARamezani
MARamezani
Hi snail driver!
So true.
These people who see themselves higher than anyone else are always driving me crazy.
We've got a bunch of 'em in our school.
You just wanna punch them! Kicking also works fine.
Hmm.
Anonymous
Well, I don't personally feel the urge to punch or kick
Anonymous
But I understand your frustration
MARamezani
MARamezani
20:05
That's cuz you aren't doing Kung fu!
Btw, @snailboat I wonder what your feelings might be towards this:
news.yahoo.com/…
Anonymous
@Man_From_India Year on year and year over year are both used to discuss changes in profits and such from year to year
Anonymous
@MARamezani Ugh.
MARamezani
MARamezani
Exasperated by injustice? I have no idea if such is injustice since I'm not in America.
user116848
Hello @snailboat!
user116848
So when writing dialogues sometimes I have to think like Gollum. It looks funny to me sometimes.
MARamezani
MARamezani
20:17
Gollum is funny enough!
user116848
Yes he is!
user116848
"I want this" says A
user116848
"No I want that!" B says
user116848
"Just throw the ring in the fire already, dammit!"
MARamezani
MARamezani
Bye guys. I'm going to bed. For what it's worth, I earned an "alone" today.
user116848
20:21
Bye!
user116848
Same here. I'm tired. I think I will try and get some sleep. Goodnight.

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