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Bookmark or Share- "Is equal to" or "equals" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeEquals is equal being a verb, in the present tense. Is equal to is equal being a predicate adjective, with its auxiliary verb in the present tense. English is full of pairs like this, useful if one needs an extra syllable. As @Slkdfj Jfjf succinctly puts it, Use any. –
- Is there an English idiom for 'your silence implies your consent'?The direct translation of the latin Qui tacet consentit that has been thrown around here a few times is "He who is silent consents", but obviously that's not in common colloquial use -- nor, might I point out, is the latin phrase; not among your average English speaker.
- Why is "a 100% increase" the same amount as "a two-fold increase"?People prefer to avoid the "%" increase for anything more than a few percent, due to confusion it creates: lots of readers fail to realize the distinction between "increase by" and "increase to", and even these who do, make a double take to spot which one was used, especially with values exceeding 100 by not much.
- "Four plus two equals six" (or "is equal to six" or "is six")four plus two equals six. In your first example sentence, "equal" is being used as a verb in the third person singular form: equals. four plus two is equal to six. In your second example, "equal" is being used as an adjective, and so it needs to employ a linking verb (in this case, "be" or "is") before it. The "to" after it is a preposition.
- "Equal" versus "Equals" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange1 equals 1. 1 is equal to 1. My level of patience equals 0. My level of patience is equal to 0. Three feet equals one yard. Three feet is equal to one yard. Equals is generally used unless using a verb "is" and the phrase "equal to". While reading 3 ft = 1 yd you would say "three feet equals a yard," or "three feet is equal to a yard".
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