2011年5月22日 · What exactly is the difference between "introduction to" and "introduction of"? For example: should it be "Introduction to the problem" or "Introduction of the problem"?

2017年3月22日 · I'm looking for a word (if such exists) for the opening of a song. Specifically, the part before the singer starts singing the lyrics, often a 30 seconds to 1 minute solo instrumental at the begi...

2014年2月12日 · Are there subtle differences in meaning between the nouns summary, abstract, overview, and synopsis? Which would be the most appropriate term for a one-page "executive summary" of a research repor...

2011年2月9日 · Your dilemma seems to stem from two conflicting rules: (1) that there should be no capital letter after a comma; and (2) that a new paragraph begins with a capital letter. This dilemma can be resolved by recognizing that the salutation and the beginning of the letter in fact belong to the same paragraph, even though they are separated from each other by a double line break, which is ...

I encounter the confusing usage most often in the introduction of fighters at boxing and MMA events. There are a few announcers for whom I will give credit for avoiding the ambiguous (or wrong) "by way of" and saying "originally from". Nevertheless, few do.

When introducing an acronym, is the acronym pluralized in the first parenthetical use? For instance request for forces is RFF, the first time I use it I spell out "request for forces" followed by ...

2011年1月16日 · Is an indentation (Tab button in Word) needed for a new paragraph when you start one? I was told to do that a long time ago but 3 years after I stopped doing it and have done it since. Are you me...

2011年3月2日 · We is used in papers with multiple authors. Even in papers having only one author/researcher, we is used to draw the reader into the discussion at hand. Moreover, there are several ways to avoid using the passive voice in the absence of we. On the one hand, there are many instances where the passive voice cannot be avoided, while, on the other, we can also be overused to the point of ...

When writing a large document with technical terminology (in this example I'll use 'Content Management System') I would use the full term itself and alongside introduce the acronym / initialism: ...

2015年11月13日 · Punctuation is a matter of style, and style matters least in informal writing like "quick replies to emails." Most style manuals advise separating the vocative (i.e., a noun direct address) with a comma.