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May 25, 2016 · In many European languages family names are often preceded by a preposition (de, da, di, von, and van all mean “of”), an article (le and la mean “the”) or both (du, des, del, de la, della and van der all mean “of the”).Such prefixes often originated as designators of nobility—or pretensions to it—but today they are just incidental parts of certain names.

May 27, 2021 · Rules for using Articles in English Grammar: Based on usage of Articles. Rule 1: Use ‘the’ before singular and plural nouns, if specifying. Example: The animal is a pet. The animals are taken care of. In both the cases, irrespective of singular and plural, ‘animal’ and ‘animals’ are specific nouns being spoken about. Rule 2:

Oct 27, 2014 · What is the general usage of "among others"? In my current understanding, I would say it is similar to "and so forth". ... English Language Learners Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for speakers of other languages learning English. It only takes a minute to sign up.

May 04, 2013 · I suggest writing 2.3 kg instead of any of 5 lbs., 5lbs., 5 lb. or 5lb. Historically, however, the forms “5 lb” and “5 lbs” appear to have been used more than either of the others (according to ngrams for 5 lbs,5lbs,5lb,5 lb,5 lb . [where 5 lb . represents 5 lb. ie has a period after lb as part of the search]) : . Note, if you click on the book links on the ngrams page, you will …

May 19, 2016 · Common Errors in English Usage and More Posts. woman / women May 19, 2016 yanira.vargas. The singular “woman” probably gets mixed up with the plural “women” because although both are spelled with an O in the first syllable, only the pronunciation of the O really differentiates them. Just remember that this word is treated no differently ...

Etymology Online indicates that this has been is use as "with reference to" since 1707: "with reference to," 1707, from L. in re "in the matter of," ablative case of res "matter, thing." Fowler does object to it, as the Etymology Online page indicates.He also indicates that it's a popularized technicality from Law, where it is used from the Latin to mean "in the matter of" or "in regard to".