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mini or mini- [hyphen?] - WordReference Forums
England (aged 79) UK English. Oct 23, 2012. #2. It seems that it is sometimes written separately and sometimes as a prefix (with or without a hyphen). I don't think that practice has settled down yet. We see mini car (perhaps because of the Mini) and the prefex form miniskirt/mini-skirt. My personal view is that it is best written as a prefix.
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Mr. Smith has to"go to class" or"go to the class"? - WordReference Forums
Member Emeritus. New York City. English - US. Apr 23, 2012. #3. The"go to" doesn't sound right to me when it's a teacher speaking; I've heard"have to go to class" used only by students. I think a teacher would more likely say,"I have a class now" or"it's time for me to start my class now". U.
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Best-known or most well-known? - WordReference Forums
compound adjectives: well-known better-known or more known best-known or most well-known the same happens with good-looking but there is a text which goes like this: For almost 17 years Jane has worked as one of the Tower of London's Yeoman Warders, _____ known to tourist as Beefeather. answers: more
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some time later vs sometime later | WordReference Forums
Oct 15, 2009. #2. You should say"some time later", the same way you said"after some time" and not"after sometime" !"Some time" means a certain time, while"sometime" can mean either one of these days (=someday) or"I'm not sure when". Here's a better clue : when you say"some time", you refer to the delay (as in"some time later").
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Help yourself / Help yourselves | WordReference Forums
English - American. Dec 5, 2015. #6. Yes,"help yourself" is appropriate in that context as well. You're still inviting the person to help himself/herself to the food that has already been laid out on the plate for him/her.
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take action vs take actions | WordReference Forums
Senior Member. Doha, Qatar. Tunisian Arabic. Nov 12, 2013. #2. I personally use the expression in the singular 'take action' even to mean that different measures are to be taken. This is because 'action' is generally considered as an uncountable noun. I know, however, that it is correct to say 'We must take immediate action s to stop violence.'.
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Mdm (Madam) Tan - WordReference Forums
Singapore. English (Singapore/UK), basic Chinese. Jul 25, 2011. #3. Karen, the use of Mdm as the title for married women using their maiden surnames also exists in Singapore. As SDGraham says, there is no such tradition in other English-speaking countries. Sometimes, people might style themselves as Madame X, but then Madame here is from French ...
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In coming days vs In the next few days | WordReference Forums
Feb 11, 2020. #5. I would understand"in the coming days" and"in the next few days" to mean roughly the same thing,"within the next 3-7 days" perhaps. The statement is vague for a reason, as a specific number of days is unknown. Personally I don't see that"in the next few days" necessarily indicates fewer days than"in the coming days."
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'company name' or 'company's name'? - WordReference Forums
Apr 24, 2015. #2. It makes no difference in this instance. The grammatical difference is one of grouping: their company's name means the name of their company, whereas their company name means the company name that they have (that is theirs). But these amount to the same thing. Company name is a kind of compound, like taxi driver or taxi bus.
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abbreviation - mm, mn | WordReference Forums
Here are several quotes and links from three websites, both for English and Spanish; first Wikipedia, for English, and then 'Fundéu BBVA', for Spanish. Plus another one, in English, from 'Writing Explained'. (1) In English, according to Wikipedia; - mn => financial contexts. - MM => from Latin"Mille Mille".
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