What is the difference between "Gas" / "Petrol" / "Benzine" / …
Petroleum, benzine and benzene do not refer to fuel, but rather to specific petrochemicals, some of which are used in the manufacture of fuel. Gas is not widely understood to mean car fuel in the UK, and petrol is not widely understood to mean car fuel in the US. You must use the form that is local to where you are to be properly understood. –
idioms - "On one hand" vs "on the one hand." - English Language ...
2019年3月2日 · Note that non-native speakers may be mapping their own languages' expressions to English. For example, in Portuguese we use "por um lado" and "por outro lado", which would map better to "on one hand" (although, by extension, the second part would then be "on another hand", which I've never seen).
"Hello, This is" vs "My Name is" or "I am" in self introduction
2017年12月1日 · Having said that, I think there is a tinge of racism to not accept e.g. "Myself X" as proper English. My reason for this is no one says that calling a friend "mate" or "dude" is annoying or wrong english.
Which one is correct in "How can I ..."? VS "How I can ..."
2014年10月10日 · I did not get your question fully, but I think you are confused with the structure of a question - How can I Vs. How I can. I'm answering that way. When asking a question, the pronouns should be followed by an (auxiliary) verb. So, the structure in general is - What/How/Which etc. + verb + pronoun. A simple example is -
tense - In this sentence, "have heard" vs "heard"? - English …
Past Simple vs. Present Perfect. 0. AmE_ I worked/ have worked with 3 different tech companies. Related. 3.
"my" vs "mine" (adjectives vs. possessive ) - English Language …
2014年6月6日 · Is correct to say "my question is" or "mine question is". When I talk, I automatically use "my question is", but "mine" is a possessive pronoun and somehow when I think about it (and translate it
punctuation - Difference between ' and - English Language …
What's the difference between a single and a double quotation mark in English? I've heard that it only depends on where you live the US (for double quotation mark) or the UK and Australia (for single
Correct Usage of "Look" vs. "Looks" -- Appearance of Something
2017年6月7日 · Question on using "Looks" vs "Look" in the noun form when meaning appearance. When describing a singular object, I'm not sure if this should be in the plural form. Oxford says "usually singular," so I'm not sure if there's a steadfast rule or not. Which is correct in this example? The restaurant dish must deliver on both taste and look.
word usage - "Confused" vs. "bewildered" - English Language …
2013年3月15日 · As Jim says, if you confuse X with Y, you're mistakenly thinking X is Y and/or that Y is X.But in practice, people usually say "I [mis]took you for someone else", rather than "I confused you with someone else".
"Can you please" vs. "Could you please" [duplicate]
2013年3月10日 · I disagree. I'd say they are for the most part equivalent. "Can you walk with me to my car" or, "Could you walk with me to my car" - equivalent.
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