Apr 19, 2012 · You may use one-to-one when you can identify a source and a destination. For eg., a one-to-one email is one sent from a single person to another, i.e., no ccs or bccs. In …

Try to stick to words whereby the context of the list makes it immediately clear that the word is an adjective (i.e. Intermediate, would not, in this list, be easily mistaken for one of many …

Jan 23, 2018 · I'm often mystified by this particular threefold thing as well, because my native language has only one kind of compound word. English, however, has three. Closed = …

I have two assignments, and one of them is done. Or alternatively you need to make them two separate sentences, which means you need to replace the comma with a period. I have two …

Small and little mean literally the same thing, and refer to physical size. Therefore, there is no such thing as a small or little question, unless you’re referring to the physical length of a …

Nov 13, 2013 · The first isn't particularly suitable for literary work. Instead of “It was then that the thought occurred to him” write “He thought” or “It occurred to him”.

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If there are an odd number of competitors at any stage of a single-elimination tournament, one player is excused from play and continues on as if he had defeated his (nonexistent) …

Jul 22, 2015 · In my opinion, it is fine. Also, if you make a quick Google search about "mild, moderate and severe", you will find many examples of them used to describe different degrees …

Aug 20, 2012 · I think the reason why it is written a lot like "firstname" is because in other languages first name is often one word (ex. dutch, french, german, Danish, Fins, Greek, ...). A …