Departure To/For - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Two senses of both "depart" and "departure" are 1) going from one place to another, and 2) leaving one job and taking another job. For sense 1, it seems that "depart/departure" should …
infinitives - Help to do something or help do something? - English ...
The construction was "to help to do", But to help is used so often with an infinitive that speakers began to consider it something like a modal verb such as can, may etc and began dropping …
gerunds - prefer doing vs prefer to do - English Language Learners ...
Just saw this: "prefer ~ing" / "prefer to infinitive" and I am wondering if there are any differences between "prefer doing" and "prefer to do". I have read a book about gramma...
Allow (to) + infinitive, substantive, verb+ -ing
In which way can the verb 'allow' be used? There is always some confusion and apparently it's often intuitively used wrongly. Which form corresponds to correct English, eventually …
Which words to use when adding another people to the "To" list …
You can simply say "Added Angela and Peter to recipient list" but as @jwpat7 said, the list of the recipients is normally visible to everybody who receives the email. It be could useful to list …
For me/to me, which is correct or better in these examples?
For me/to me all that matters is how much it will cost. First off, I would say the word order here could be improved: I'd recommend going with "All that matters to me/for me is how much it will …
word difference - 'to' versus 'in order to' - English Language …
in order to communicates purpose or intent rather than timing. You can simply use to instead, and your sentence will be correct, but in order to makes explicit the actor's reasoning for …
What's the difference between "It is time to do something" and " It …
But I could see a context such as "December is a special time. It is a time to celebrate a great many religious holidays, it is a time to say goodbye to the past year and it is a time to welcome …
Arrive to or arrive at? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Uses a rule from one dictionary to justify a specific chosen definition cited from another dictionary, not logically coherent. Also rather lengthy and sprinkled with visual interruptions. Expected …
prepositions - "register to" vs "register for" - English Language ...
Which one of the following two sentences is more accurate in regard to the prepositions usage "to vs for". I want to register to the meeting. I want to register for the meeting. If both...