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  1. pronouns - "One of them" vs. "One of which" - English Language …

    I have two assignments, and one of them is done. Or alternatively you need to make them two separate sentences, which means you need to replace the comma with a period. I have two assignments. One of them is done. The second sentence reads fine as long as you follow the correct sentence case and change "One" to "one".

  2. "One-to-one" vs. "one-on-one" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Apr 19, 2012 · You may use one-to-one when you can identify a source and a destination. For eg., a one-to-one email is one sent from a single person to another, i.e., no ccs or bccs. In maths, a one-to-one mapping maps one element of a set to a unique element in a target set. One-on-one is the correct adjective in your example

  3. determiners - Should I use "a" or "one"? - English Language …

    Oct 27, 2022 · In your sentences both "a" and "one" have the meaning "single". In that sense, both "a" and "one" are interchangeable, though "one" draws more attention to itself or what is being talked about. In some instances "a" and "one" are not interchangeable. This is the case when "one" is used as a pronoun. e.g. You are the one who made her cry.

  4. Which is correct vs which one is correct? [duplicate]

    Aug 11, 2019 · When using the word "which" is it necessary to still use "one" after asking a question or do "which" and "which one" have the same meaning? Where do you draw the line on the difference between "which" and "which one" when asking a question that involves more than one answer? Example: How much is 1 + 1? Which (one) is the right answer?: A. 2. B. 11

  5. Use "you" or "one" in formal writing? - English Language & Usage …

    Aug 23, 2013 · However, when one uses the word "one", it is as if one is speaking in general terms, not refering to any specified individual. It isn't a hard rule that every use of 'you' is writing in the second-person, but rather more a guideline to help a writer avoid overuse of the word 'you'.

  6. idioms - "On one hand" vs "on the one hand." - English Language ...

    Mar 2, 2019 · Diachronically, one and an are cognate and semantically related; ān was adj. “one“ in OE (which didn't have the article). “ōn[e]” separated as a n./pron. with the sense of unity (e.g., “all as one”) or uniqueness (e.g., “the one”) not long before ā (shortened to a) became an indef. article. We still use one as indef. adj. det ...

  7. relative pronouns - Which vs Which one - English Language …

    The "one" could imply that of the alternates only ONE choice is possible, or permitted. "Which" alone could indicate several choices from the set of alterates could be selected in various combinations. Of course, speakers are often very imprecise about their meanings & intentions when saying "which" or "which one".

  8. Which is it: "1½ years old" or "1½ year old"? [duplicate]

    Feb 1, 2015 · It would come much more naturally to a native speaker to say not "That man is a 50-year-old" [note also the hyphenation here] but "That is a 50-year-old man"; similarly, not "That kid is a one-and-a-half-year-old today" [a construction I have never heard anyone use when referring to half years as part of someone's age], but "That is a one-and-a-half-year-old kid" …

  9. grammar - walk-through, walkthrough, or walk through? - English ...

    Jan 23, 2018 · I'm often mystified by this particular threefold thing as well, because my native language has only one kind of compound word. English, however, has three. Closed = walkthrough. Hyphenated = walk-through. Open form = walk through. In this case, walkthrough is the correct one.

  10. difference between "EA" and "unit" - WordReference Forums

    Apr 30, 2014 · What is the correct one? C. Cagey post mod (English Only / Latin) California. English - US Apr 30, 2014

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