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Sides/Perspectives - WordReference Forums
Usually"argument" implies 2 conflicting opinions, not 3 or 4 or 12. So"all sides of the argument" usually means"both sides of the argument". If"argument" was"issue", there might be more than 2 ideas about it, and I would use"aspects".
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This news / These news | WordReference Forums
1 - If these extraordinary news were not enough, we left the greatest of all for the end. 2 - If this extraordinary news were not enough, we left the greatest of all for the end."this" or"these" ? The context is a company presenting 6 new products for the 2019 season, hence the plural. Thanks.-
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Many thanks to all of you / to you all | WordReference Forums
2 Many thanks to you all. Cheers . S. Stoggler Senior Member. English Dec 11, 2013 #2 Yes, both fine . P.
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All my best/all the best/best wishes - WordReference Forums
"All my best" sounds more personal than"All the best". Since you are not speaking directly to the couple, there is no reason to, necessarily, include the spouse whom you've never met and are not likely to meet anytime soon. So,"All my best to your cousin." is fine. Though there is nothing wrong with"All my best to your cousin and his bride."
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warmly welcome somebody vs. (a) warm welcome to somebody
Hi, all. What if I want to address the names of the guests. For example: On a board: Warmly welcome to visit our company Cherry Jenny Bobby For on an LED screen (a narrow long screen): Warmly welcome Cherry, Jenny, and Bobby to visit our company. Are the part in bold natural? Thank you.
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What to call words like uh, um, uh-huh, hmm - WordReference Forums
Hi everyone! Recently, I wrote a long paper on words such as those in the title and how their meanings change according to intonation. My professor advised me to refer to them as utterances. But, having spoken with a collegue of his, he says that he misspoke and that utterances is not the...
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all year long vs. all year round | WordReference Forums
I think people often use them interchangeably, Tom, but I would tend to use"all year round" for repeating cycles while"all year long" could be used for a single year."The weather is mild and pleasant here all year round." (repeating)"I didn't enjoy class the first day of school, and I felt the same all year long." (single year)
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All the best to / in / for the New Year! | WordReference Forums
If we (speaking in 2016) mean"All the best for 2017", we need to say"All the best for next year" (no article). (Caveat - there may be some variety of English where the article would be used in"for next year" (for the coming year), but I've never come across it.)
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Co., Ltd. and CO LTD - WordReference Forums
In the U.S., at least,"Incorporated" or"Inc.," if included in the fullest version of the name, is often omitted. You should not use all capital letters for"Co.,""Ltd.," or any other element of a company's name unless the company itself clearly does so (in copy that is otherwise in upper and lower case letters).
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