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  1. prepositions - 'Referred to as' or 'Referred as'? - English Language ...

    Feb 3, 2014 · Which one is correct from the following sentences and why? This is referred to as enterprise mobility. This is referred as enterprise mobility.

  2. word choice - Alice referred Bob (or Carol?) to Carol (or Bob ...

    Say Bob wanted to ask Alice some question, but Alice asked Bob to find Carol for an answer. When talking to Carol, which one is correct? "Hi, Alice referred me to you / Hi, I was referred to you by...

  3. Can "defined as" and "referred to as" be used interchangeably?

    Jan 27, 2022 · I think this is a question of naming, more than definition, so referred to, or called or even named might fit better. For your last sentence, line AB is the name given to the straight line …

  4. phrase usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Dec 3, 2020 · Only when the verb "refer" is used in the sense of "direct" is it used without an mediated "to" after it, and even there a "to" is normally part of the construction. For example: I referred him to …

  5. Glasses referred to as "it", i.e. singular, by a native speaker of ...

    Sep 20, 2020 · I've been taught that glasses (as in spectacles i.e. visual aid) are plural. It's also confirmed by numerous hits on the google (reference 1, reference 2, reference 3). In case the …

  6. meaning - What does "referred for" mean? - English Language …

    Thus one is often said to have been "referred for" treatment, even when one did not see a different medical person first. In fact, that is often called a 'self-referral". In this context, "referred for" basically …

  7. Which one is correct? as referred by /as referred to by

    Feb 13, 2020 · I am contacting you as referred by Salim/ I am contacting you as referred to by Salim. Which one is grammatically correct?

  8. When a person is referred to as 'something', what does it mean?

    Jan 24, 2023 · A host of dictionaries define something when we refer to a person as a person or thing of consequence(M/W). But the word in the following passage is used in a rather different context. What …

  9. grammar - Can a percentage be referred to as a "total"? - English ...

    Sep 3, 2020 · The same is true of the word "total" and "totalled" - these refer to aggregated values. When percentages are represented along with subtotals, the grand total is usually referred to as the …

  10. meaning in context - "be considered" and "be referred to as" - English ...

    May 7, 2022 · Do native speakers think there is a contradiction in the following? He is considered the best doctor in town, but is never referred to as such.