• The price is including free-flow water. • The price includes free-flow water. • This book includes a free CD. • This book is including a free CD. Edit 1: As Barrie noted, including is not a …

Both words are surprisingly recent coinages. COHA does return three more hits from 1837, 1928, and 1966, but they all look like typos or OCR failures to me. Etymonline confirms: "1932, from …

Aug 11, 2011 · I understand the use of circa / c. as it applies to approximating dates. However, I have a writer who (over)uses the word in other contexts. Examples: ... from circa early 1990s …

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Feb 9, 2011 · the price for which something is sold on the retail market, especially in relation to a range of competitive prices. For example, "our shampoo is a bargain at this price point" and "I …

Jan 3, 2024 · The phrase is believed to have begun in 19th century England where the actual price of tea in China was of interest. When someone in the British House of Commons said …

Feb 22, 2019 · Low price might make someone believe they are getting something cheaper. Stores often trick buyers by offering items at a ‘lower price’. This, to make the buyer think the …

Nov 15, 2012 · People prefer to avoid the "%" increase for anything more than a few percent, due to confusion it creates: lots of readers fail to realize the distinction between "increase by" and …

Jun 10, 2015 · Your correspondent's decision not to send a quote/ quotation may reflect volatility in the price of fuel, or other complications in the travel arrangements. A British business advice …

And they need (Paid) Passenger totals because those are the real 'customers' who might use a different bus company if they don't like the service or the price. It may help to point out that …