It may be different (with/from) each family, but there are similarities. How would you describe the difference between "different with" and "different from" in the given sentence?
Hi, I before asked about "different from" in the beginning of a sentence. Now I have a new question about this expression: how is it different from "unlike"? I am focused on the adverbial use of "different from", so sentence like "Cats are different from dogs" are excluded because...
The main usage of quotation marks is the same in both languages: quoting or emphasizing words or phrases. The typography rules are however a bit different. When using French guillemets, you should add an (ideally thin) non-breaking space on either side of the quoted text (e.g., « Bonjour ! »), whereas no spaces are used with English quotation marks (e.g., “Hello!”). In French, a ...
Hi, I understand that the adjective 'différent' can be used before and after the noun in French. Can somebody explain to me what the difference in meaning is? Thanks Moderator note: Multiple threads have been merged to create this one.
Can one say a. You are not very different from your brother. b. You are not much different from your brother. ? The sentences are mine. I think both work. Funnily enough, (b) sounds more natural to me, although 'different' is an adjective and 'much' is not used with adjectives. Many thanks.
Hello, I am wonder how you pronounce KFC (the American fast food restaurant) in different languages. English - [kei ef si:] Hungarian & Czech [ka: ef tse:] Thanks. Enco.
In a recent post, the questioner used an example that included the phrase "different than". Since that wasn't the point of the question, I thought I'd start a new thread: I strongly prefer "different from". Do you agree?
Hello and welcome, Fede F You will find that different countries, and indeed different organisations, have different abbreviations. No No. no no. ... are commonly used - based on the Latin numero (from numerus, number). In AE, # is often used and so is often found in places where AE-speak is understood. Members here would refer to post #23 for ...
In several different scenes in the film, we see the eponymous characters at different stages of their marriage. If I wish to use the word "time" to talk about how the film is set, does the following sentence make sense? These scenes are set at different times of their marriage: some good, and others bad. Thank you as always, everyone!
When the reader can’t know what’s being omitted and it’s not clear that there are more items in the list, etc. may signal laziness or dishonesty. In lazy moments, some writers use etc. when they know of only one or two examples but want to create the impression that there are more. Any engaged reader can see through this trick.
