Feb 7, 2017 · In your sentence the author is referring to #3: a something is some particular member of the set ‘something’. This is an unusual usage, because ordinary language is not designed for talking …

Feb 13, 2026 · 6 "Something for everyone" is an idiom or fixed phrase meaning something that appeals to all tastes. Idioms can bypass strict definitions of words or grammar rules; the meaning comes from …

Feb 24, 2020 · Something is a pronoun, which is analogous to "a thing", that is an indefinite pronoun. "A/an" is the Old English for "one" and one implies singularity. Thus, I found a thing that wasn't …

Jun 9, 2024 · "saving time on (something)" means shaving time from it, not completely eliminating it. "I can save time on commuting if I take the earlier train, which is an express with fewer stops". But …

Aug 9, 2024 · Have you tried looking at similar publications? Is this within a corporate or academic environment? "Guide to" is certainly most common but there may be local stylistic quirks.

(Note: This question is marginally related with this one.) I am looking for a word to describe how obligatory something is. It may be mandatory, recommended or optional (given the context, more

You dont feel pride "for" something unless that thing is capable of feeling pride itself and you are emulating that feeling due to empathy. If you do something for "person", you are serving the persons …

Oct 6, 2022 · 1 "I recommend you do that" is a polite way of giving someone an order or strongly urging them to do something. "I recommend you turn that malfunctioning laptop off immediately" means that …

Jan 13, 2024 · I'm aware that 'owe' means to attribute success to something, as in the following sentence I owe my success to my education. following the pattern 'One owes success to a factor', …

Feb 22, 2022 · Would it be correct to say "problems on [something]"? Like in this sentence: I enjoy helping my students to solve their problems on music performance.