BUT parts of a car can also be understood as: the engine, the hood, the roof, the chassis, and not something replaceable as in something you can buy at an auto parts' store.

Feb 7, 2017 · In your sentence the author is referring to #3: a something is some particular member of the set ‘something’. This is an unusual usage, because ordinary language is not designed for talking about itself; but under the circumstances it is entirely proper.

I am having some questions regarding the count on and count with usages. I believe count with should be used when I'm telling something like: I can count with my fingers. And count on could be ...

It has to be something she would like. Another possibility is that the writer uses separate words to emphasize the "thing" part (in contrast to some one). To quote Jim Carrey quoting Shatner from an old "Twilight Zone": There's someone on the wing! Some ... thing! Still, it is rare and the example you quote is more likely a typo than intentional.

Oct 27, 2021 · To raise capital, our company defined a project on/in/about solar panels. For defining the scope of a project, which preposition is correct?

Or, I saw something and recognized it as something else incorrectly. Is there a word for such situations? I know if I read something wrongly, I could say "I misread it". and if I hear something wrongly, I could say "I misheard it". But I cannot find the word "missee" in any dictionaries. Is there something else people use?

Cambridge Dictionary gives these definitions and examples about "familiar" easy to recognize because of being seen before The street was familiar to me. to know something or som...

Nov 6, 2020 · Is it correct to say? Can you make me some tea? or Can you fry me some eggs? I already know about "Can you make some tea for me?" etc variation.

1) They can't afford to go out very often. 2) They can't afford going out very often. A native speaker has said that the second usage can be heard in a colloquial speech, but it is incorrect. ...

What is the difference between Care of something or somebody Care for something or somebody Care about something or somebody It seems to me there's no the difference.