They are both wrong. Use these: in regard to , with regard to or as regards . In addition, the University of Victoria Writer's Guide adds this warning: ' ...Better still, avoid altogether of business-ese and jargon'

Dear Mr. Wordy, (I apologize again for inappropriate context excerpted from news) >In 1985 John and four other adolescents shocked Hong Kong with the brutal murder of the two students in Braemar Hill. >One of the teenagers

Hi Mr. Wordy, Thanks for explaining the transitive usage for "comply". " Suppliers are required to comly with XX's code of conduct . This requires a commitment to strong basic principles of business ethics and good

Hi Avangi, Would you look at the following "commit" usages from YourDictionary? I have two questions regarding modifying another word, and infinitive complement? Thanks. > Does "modifying another word" mean

Hi Goodman, Thank you for the links. I understand "committed to" takes a noun phrase or gerund. But "infinitive" usage from the Oxford dictionary makes me confused. Maybe it's because my dictionary is old and

As regards very poorly written grammar books on the market, I cannot find any in the bookshops in my country because they are very selective about the grammar books they sell. I think the books must meet their stingent standards before they are

As per phonetics theory, I've been told one should use ... "an university" ? Are these instances of incorrect usage? Paul. A lot of people write 'an hotel', which always surprises me. Do they say it without the 'h'? I

John Ramsay schrieb: because Is the above sentence taken from your dictionaries or invented ... transntive or intransitive. Only a simple label 'v' is given. Invented by me as a native speaker/teacher to test my ear and then supply a

advice used, everyone, the passive Can you cite a source for your very precise and definitive statement of the "rules"? Just take a look at any scientific paper from the American Physical Society, or ask anyone who ever has refereed any.

I remember, a while after moving to the US, being criticised by an USAn colleague for using 'I've got' in ... other one I remember at the moment is about 'awaken' v 'woken up'), we seemed to have severe Pondian