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SpeakEnglandverydelicious
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November 21, 2012
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use of “prior” in space vs. time
- December 22, 2016, 7:40pm
I wonder if said reporter would use the sentence "When in the passport arrivals queue, it is required to wait prior to the white line"?
Walking Heavens
- November 22, 2016, 7:33pm
Yep... I agree with the hairy one
use of “prior” in space vs. time
- November 21, 2016, 3:16am
Lawpilot, you have addressed the usage of "just" rather than the point of the post which was "prior"
I also happen to disagree - just prior in the context of a traffic report would clearly mean within 20 to 100 metres. Just does not always mean only - have you ever used "just missed" or "just leaving now"?
data is vs. data are
- November 17, 2016, 7:47pm
Agree with hstaunch@hotmail.com
Good analogies with sugar and information.
Using country name as an adjective?
- May 9, 2014, 12:00am
Oh, and Anglicising foreign place names? As a rule I would say they should stay as they are. I see no reason to change Nederland to The Netherlands or Deutschland to Germany, and if one cannot pronounce some names....learn how to!
Using country name as an adjective?
- May 8, 2014, 10:17pm
I'm okay with Syria crisis (like world crisis). However, the France fullback is just so wrong....has to be French fullback. I don't have technical reasons to back it up, just sounds right.
Do’s and Don’t's
- November 21, 2012, 11:57pm
p.smith......The AAMT Book of Style is American, so I wouldn't be putting any faith in it!
Questions
| Misuse of “lay” | October 1, 2013 |
| use of “prior” in space vs. time | November 3, 2016 |
Pronunciation of indefinite article “a”
@eharper ... Good point, thanks. But do you have an opinion on my actual comment/question?