Nov 29, 2005 · Which one is correct? "a specific situation" or "an specific situation"? I know "an" normally goes with words starting with a vowel but in this case...

May 5, 2011 · Specific or specifical? Cynic or cynical? Clinic or clinical? Medic or medical? Juridic or juridical? etc. Specifical is not used. Cynic is a noun, while cynical is its adjectival form. Same thing …

Apr 5, 2006 · When writing english business letters, which is the corrct abbreviation of "attention". I reckon it must be either "att" or "atn". I've always used "att", but fear that it might be a calque …

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Aug 31, 2011 · Hello everybody, I'm translating an article about economics and I keep finding the expression "relationship-specific investments" but I can't understand the meaning. For example I …

May 9, 2011 · Therefore, "Co." sometimes occurs with "Ltd." and sometimes it does not. In referring to a specific company, you should be guided in the use of these abbreviations by the organization …

Apr 1, 2017 · Sometimes, what's "specific" simply refers to the specific "picture" of "something" that we have in our minds. In other words, we all know what a "rainbow" looks like, and that makes "rainbow" …

Apr 6, 2020 · "Arrange time" = provide a period of time (for example 1 hour or 2 hours) "arrange a time" = schedule a specific time (for example 1 pm to 3 pm on Tuesday)

May 14, 2018 · Hi guys, do you think that an article should be used before the title "Professor" when introducing her in writing? Would you say "she is a Professor of Physics" or "She is Professor of …

Sep 17, 2011 · There are other specific terms in many other contexts. If you give us more of the context in which you plan to use this sentence, or the subject of your essay, we might come up with some …