Ids | search
Click here to view Ids news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- Are "w/o", "w/", "b/c" common abbreviations in the US?Both "w/" and "w/o" were common, very informal, U.S. abbreviations in correspondence, and in tight spots on data tables, until recently.
- Meaning of "by" when used with dates - inclusive or exclusiveIf, in a contract fr example, the text reads: "X has to finish the work by MM-DD-YYYY", does the "by" include the date or exclude it? In other words, will the work delivered on the specified date
- Is "I'd've" proper use of the English language?While reading a book, I came across the word I'd've, as in: I'd've argued against it. While it was obvious what it meant, it left me puzzled.
- grammatical number - Is the plural form of ID spelled ID's or ID ...Yes, it can depend on the style guide you're using, but since you're clearly not using a style guide, the plural of cat is cats, and the plural of ID is IDs. Simple as that. There is no reason to even consider an apostrophe. It conveys no additional information that the simple -s does not. As to "how to tell", what do you mean?
- When is "Y" a vowel? - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeIn school we are taught the vowels: A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y. Today's XKCD got me thinking about when the letter Y is considered to be a vowel. I understand (perhaps incorrectly) that in w...
More
