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What is 'the/a short end of the deal'? -- the disadvantageous side. Does this date expression 7/5 mean 7th of May? -- Or the 5th of July. No matter what any style guide tells you, there will always be confused readers if you use numerals only.

What is 'the/a short end of the deal'? Does this date expression 7/5 mean 7th of May? Is there any difference in British English and American English? Thank you for your help.

English Usage: Whilst Or While? By: whichenglish Let me begin by saying that there are a number of people who will always insist on using whilst over while. Now, while (whilst) they are perfectly free to choose their own words because there

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Award-winning film-maker Michael Moore has announced the title of his forthcoming documentary, which looks at the global economic meltdown. In a statement, the Fahrenheit 9/11 director said Capitalism: A Love Story would be "be the perfect

LIVE ON or LIVE IN or LIVE AT Use "on" when it is a flat place and you are living on top of it: I live on the fourth floor of the high rise building. He lives on the river. I live on the plains of Texas. The Native Americans lived on

The order of the prepositional phrase is OK in both sentences. Here is a more natural sentence: 8 door handles and 5 cupboard knobs were received as samples by Mr. X on 18/05/09. Notes: The date format is British / European. The American date

First of all, English is my second language. I'm wondering if the following piece is good enough, native speakers help. Thanks in advance.