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  1. Executer vs executor - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Executer with the "er" suffix is the actual man doing the action. as in giver or skier or promiser. Executor with the "or" is the indication of the agent "acting" for the party of interest. as in donor or promisor or …

  2. definite article - "Most" "best" with or without "the" - English ...

    Aug 22, 2020 · Is it wrong to say that we can use or omit "the" before "best" with an adverb without any change of meaning, but when we use "most" with an adverb, the meaning of the

  3. "realization" vs "implementation" of a computer program

    Note that, very strictly speaking, a program doesn't have an implementation. A program is an implementation: the implementation of a design, which follows from a specification. "To realize" is …

  4. word usage - "Life happens"-what does it imply? - English Language ...

    Oct 15, 2023 · Life Happens, But Only the Strong Survive. "Life happens", is it an idiom or a fixed phrase having a special meaning? How I can understand this semantically?

  5. Exercise or exercises - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Sep 8, 2020 · All your examples are correct. "Exercise" is both a noun and a verb. "I exercise" is an example of verb use. As a noun, the singular "exercise" can be a collective term for any number of …

  6. "Do I press...? vs "Should I press...? - English Language Learners ...

    Sep 28, 2024 · Do I press the pedal when driving? Should I press the pedal when driving? What's the difference between the two? Which one sounds more natural?

  7. Which one is correct, "on my behalf" or "behalf of me"?

    Oct 28, 2015 · There are two correct ways to form this phrase: on my behalf on behalf of me on behalf of someone is a phrase. The of someone part can be put between on and behalf using a determiner …

  8. Is "As and when…" correct? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    May 30, 2023 · As and when the user scrolls the page ... Is this correct English? The context is: A person is describing scrolling on the web page. Not sure if the "As and" part is correct or …

  9. relative pronouns "that" versus "where" - English Language Learners ...

    Nov 9, 2021 · The phrases, "that I remember" and "where we first met" are relative clauses. Relative clauses combine two clauses together by reusing part of the main clause in the relative clause. The …

  10. Combining present with past - English Language Learners Stack …

    Dec 12, 2023 · I agree that this is an equally valid reading (as good an answer as mine). An example of a similar usage of now is, The drunkard made his way down the street, now stumbling left, now right.