at/in/on summer break - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Feb 28, 2016 · You know there are some breaks when students don't go to school for a while like Thanksgiving break, summer break, spring break, winter break, etc. My questions are what …
What is the difference between "professional" and "vocational"?
Jun 24, 2015 · Vocations almost always carry the connotation of some kind of manual labor (plumber, carpenter, electrician, mechanic, etc). By contrast, "profession" implies some kind of white collar job …
trust vs entrust - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Jul 4, 2023 · The general difference in usage between the verbs trust and entrust is that the former usually infers a temporary or conditional handover of limited responsibility/scope that does not …
What is the difference between “have met” vs “had met”
Jul 28, 2022 · Example: I met this person once at a meeting a year ago, today I am meeting with him again. Should I say: We have met a year ago. Or We had met a year ago.
What's the difference between "understand" and "comprehend"?
Jan 11, 2019 · Henry could not comprehend the message. Henry could not understand the message. Are those sentences the same in meaning perfectly?
"I used to" and "I was used to" - What is the difference?
Jun 8, 2017 · Your two sentence are slightly different in meaning, one is about drinking coffee, the other about the habit of drinking coffee, the habit aspect is implicit in the your first sentence and explicit in …
Is it correct? "You may call me in your convenient any time."
Feb 1, 2015 · I am confusing whether I could use " convenient " and " any " at the same time. Also, I'd like to know the different nuance between may and can, in this sentence: You may call me in your …
prepositions - downside of something or downside to something
Jan 17, 2023 · Prepositions are often interchangeable in English. It is common to say there is a downside "to" doing something. However, it is not incorrect to say there is a downside "with" …
Which one is correct, "on my behalf" or "behalf of me"?
Oct 28, 2015 · There are two correct ways to form this phrase: on my behalf on behalf of me on behalf of someone is a phrase. The of someone part can be put between on and behalf using a determiner …
Does it sound ok to use "Feedback" as a verb?
May 30, 2015 · There are plenty of situations in which new verbs can be created in English. If a noun such as "feedback" is used as a verb enough times and it sounds ok to enough people then it will be …