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I must say in retrospect that this is not a productive way to look at the question of whether "history" requires a definite article. New2's point about "history" as an abstract ("first time in history"; "history repeats itself"; "the study of...

I suppose any hard and fast rule is not warranted. Consider that others argued that acronym and abbreviation are not the same thing: "There is a difference between acronyms and abbreviations. An acronym is usually formed by taking the first initials of a phrase or compounded-word and using...

Hi, In my opinion the difference between the two phase are the article.The article a is regarded as one,the other you should be regarded as one kind of something. Just my opinion. Ivan

Many say that society does not place enough emphasis on the intellect - that is, on reasoning and cognitive skills. I myself do not agree with that. Based on the article I have read, the writer said: "the primary difference between European and Japanese education is that the European go to...

Hi Clive, Thank you so much for clarifiying the difference between approve & approve of. I had recently read an article by the language maven William saffire where he mentioned that "approve of " should not be used because the US Partisan law has unequivocally prohibited it. I was...

see: know something by eyes, read: learn some literal things, by thinking the meaning of the words to get the point, you must be trying to get the point of what you read. watch: keep an eye on something, which focus and patient are needed find: emphasize the result. search: emphasize the...

Hi, I read the following sentence in a report. I am confused with the way in which the author has used 'the' at various places in the sentence. I have numbered the places where I have a question. 'Exhibit 5 shows one view of the changes in investor perceptions of the public...

A soldier accused of sexually assaulting a minor was released when the girl withdrew her allegation/accusation. Is there any difference between allegation and accusation? The news article used allegation but I've seen accusation used in similar cases. Thanks in advance!

1) I think they are the same. University is more specific and formal, college is used in casual speech.2) I think you'd better check on the Universities' websites. I also think Wikipedia might be your friend.3) Wikipedia has articles on them.

I just joined this Forum a few days ago. I do not know what I going to tell you is still relevant. I have come across an article "Who" or "Whom" (relative pronouns), careful perusal and digestion of which may be of great help.