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24 avr. 2011 · I grew up in the midwest—small town, rural area in the 1950's. The meal in the morning was always breakfast. The meal in the evening was always supper. The mid-day meal was either lunch (a light meal, maybe a sandwich and soup) or dinner (large, like Sunday Dinner or Thanksgiving dinner).
Yes, many use that way, also in "Best Regards". But, especially if we're talking about some official/formal email, I'd suggest to write according to the normal rules of orthography. In that case, write them like this: " Best regards ", " Thanks and regards " or " Yours faithfully ", etc. Share. Improve this answer.
7 oct. 2014 · Our holidays in Melbourne was great! There is a disagreement between the subject (plural) and verb (singular). "Holidays" while normally a plural, can indeed be used to refer to a single period of holiday, though not usually in the context you've given. An example of this usage might be:
5 juin 2012 · When you congratulate someone on something you give them your good wishes because something special or pleasant has happened to them, e.g. "I'd like to congratulate you on your marriage". When you congratulate someone for something you praise them for an achievement, e.g. "I'd like to congratulate the staff for their good job".
An "origin" and definition of this "quaint phrase" are offered by the June 3, 1837 Niles' Weekly Register: "Talking turkey" The Oneida (N.Y.) Democrat gives the following as the origin of this quaint phrase: "Talking turkey," "as we understand it," means to talk to a man as he wants to be talked to, and the phrase is thus derived.
30 sept. 2018 · In contrast, Thanksgiving (the U.S. holiday) does not fall on this or that day of the week. It is on the third Thursday of November and falls on a different calendar day every year. So, for commemorative days with a set date, we say: X day is on [date: May 10th] and this year that falls on a Saturday. Or: X day is the second Sunday in June and ...
13 janv. 2014 · It is not redundant because "many" and "more" do not mean the same thing. It is simply longer. "More" and "longer" or "better" for example is not grammatically correct because they both serve the same meaning, but many and more do not mean the same
23 janv. 2014 · No, this phrasing is not negative or dismissive. Saying, "thank you for the kind words" is very sincere and expresses an honest thanks. Garner's Modern American Usage (Third Edition) has the following suggestion: "Thank you" remains the best, most serviceable phrase, despite various attempts to embellish it or truncate it: "thanking you in ...
Movies is slang for a motion picture. Film is the medium on which motion pictures are fixed. Cinema is from the French cinématographe which comes in part from the greek kinema, meaning movement.
I looked at a bunch of style guides to see what they have to say on this subject. The vast majority of them dedicate at least a paragraph to the distinction (or nondistinction) between "in behalf of" and "on behalf of"—but not one addresses the question of how to handle "on behalf of" when used by a speaker to refer to another person and to him- or herself.
