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  1. Is it correct to say "you have been in or on my mind"?

    Feb 24, 2025 · The link you provide does not give the example "You've been in my mind a lot lately". It isn't idiomatic in this context at all in my opinion. What you are probably looking for here is the idiom …

  2. prepositions - Difference between "with" and "to" - English Language ...

    Jun 7, 2021 · "With" and "to" are very important prepositions in the English language. I know the usage of both prepositions but some points I become stuck with when should I use which prepos...

  3. How to inform the link of a scheduled online meeting in formal emails ...

    May 15, 2020 · I am writing a formal email to someone to send him the link of a scheduled online meeting. I have already acknowledged him before about the meeting. I can not figure out the most …

  4. Why w/ and not w.? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Mar 30, 2025 · I know that w/i and w/o are abbreviations for “within” and “without,” respectively, and it would not be typical of English style to abbreviate them w/o the slashes, so maybe that pattern …

  5. grammaticality - Is it 'did you used to' or 'did you use to'? - English ...

    Feb 11, 2024 · [1] * What games or activities did you used to play during recess or after school? [2] What games or activities did you use to play during recess or after school? Only [2] is correct. The …

  6. When to use "I" or "I am" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Given I am X, what's valid for X is in almost all cases is the following: an adjective (I am hot, I am third, I am ready) a noun or pronoun (I am a cat, I am a worker, I am him, I am George) a verb's present …

  7. prepositions - What's the difference between in/to? - English Language ...

    May 30, 2017 · This is quite an interesting question because it makes us think of the various meanings of be. And what guides us in understanding what meaning be takes, is what preposition is used. In …

  8. Allow (to) + infinitive, substantive, verb+ -ing

    In which way can the verb 'allow' be used? There is always some confusion and apparently it's often intuitively used wrongly. Which form corresponds to correct English, eventually depending on cont...

  9. grammar - It was the best ever vs it is the best ever? - English ...

    May 29, 2023 · Not sure I agree with that. If I say "Michael Jordan was the best ever" I don't mean he was the best up to then, and there may have been someone better since. I mean nobody, before or …

  10. ''Through'' or ''to''? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Jul 3, 2015 · I would like to compare through and to. What is their difference in meaning? Which one is (more) correct (or are both correct)? The context can be found in the two sentences below. Julie …