The application was filed with the Commission last week. Why use "file with" but not "file to"? Is it just custom usage?

Hi Is this where American English differs from British English? The project would have been taken over by the "unwised." The project would have been taken over by the "unwised". The period comes before the

Dear the grammar savvy: We know this is wrong: I have the same book as yours. But can anyone offer explanations why it is grammatically incorrect? Is it really that wrong? What part of speech is "as"? Is it a

Hi I come across the phrase "in that" many sentences (see examples below). I'm not sure what it actually means. Can anyone explain what it means or is it tied to certain words? A is different from B in that A is.. A

That's a good point. So can I infer that it's clear that the below means B=4A? B is 3 times greater than A? I'm wondering if 1/3 goes with smaller than or 3 goes with greater than would create less ambiguity?

Say, A and B are some quantities or sizes and A=3B. Regarding the usage of comparative forms, which one sounds right? 1) B is 1/3 times smaller than A. (B is one-third smaller than A.) This is very ineresting, since "1/3 times smaller"

Hi If you are describing two tangible objects and saying that they are "directly parallel", does that mean anything more than just parallel? I'm having two guesses: 1) the adverb "directly" is just emphasis that they are

Hi, Is there different usage between "dependent on/upon", "dependent to", "dependent of", and "dependent from"? I'm not so sure I can differentiate them. Thanks, i

Hi I'm trying to translate into Chinese (don't ask why) an address containing the word "Common" and can't figure it out what it means. Does it mean a road? a public ground? It'd be a plus if someone can explain or

Hi, Could anyone think of a situation where the word "object" is different from "objective"? Maybe in some specific contents? My idea is that in most cases they mean the same (goal). Thanks, i