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Bookmark or Share- "Am I going the right way for Downwood?" versus "Is this the right way ...@JohnLawler: the sentence reads "Am I going the right way for Downwood?" but I shortened it to "Am I going the right way?" because I wanted the reader to focus on the part of the question preceding the preposition, as a possible reason why you had 'to' in one case and 'for' in another. I should have used […] to indicate that I was leaving ...
- Which is correct: "with regards to," "in regards with," "regarding"?I have been using the following phrases but I am still not confident that they are grammatically correct and sound right: "in regards with something" "in regard to" is the right way here. "with regards to something" This is OK. Somehow I have the feeling that "with regard to" is more normal though. Paul Brians seems to back this up. "regarding ...
- What's the proper way to handwrite a lowercase letter A?To answer your question simply: The proper (or at least normal) way to write "a" in handwriting is to write it "ɑ" without the arc above the loop. The two ways to write lower-case a are called double-storey A (a) and single-storey A (ɑ). Single-storey is used for italics in most fonts. But why are there two different As?
- "right" vs "correct" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeIn contrast, "right" would be better for an answer which, although considered appropriate, is still matter of opinion (even if most people agree). This might apply, for example, to a question of ethics ("is this the right thing to do?"); again, using "correct" here would imply that there is an absolute answer that no-one could possibly disagree ...
- Formal word/phrase for the informal question tag "right?"in a formal situation. "Right?" is only informal because you have omitted "Is that". Second, you use these words when you are reasonably sure about the fact but the person you are asking will definitely know. This is therefore not appropriate when the preceding statement is about where you will be.
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