prepositions - Difference between "with" and "to" - English Language ...
Sep 30, 2019 · "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...
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 …
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 …
Usage between "to" and "and" - English Language Learners Stack …
Sep 24, 2022 · The second sentence is more explicit that buying milk was the purpose for which you went to the mall. You can see this because it makes sense to say "I went to the mall and bought …
"Which one is the best" vs. "which one the best is"
May 25, 2022 · Your original is correct as-is, except you need to remove the question mark at the end because it's not a question. What I imagine you are already thinking: The sentence ends with a string …
prepositions - What's the difference between in/to? - English Language ...
May 30, 2017 · @User26328 Coucou. Actually that's such a tricky point of the English Language that it's difficult to make an answer both up to the point and simple enough to a learner of the language. …
What is the difference between 'attest' and 'attest to'?
Nov 23, 2016 · I think you are asking for the difference between the transitive verb ("attest" or "attest that") and the intransitive verb ("attest to") I attest that this court transcript is complete and unaltered. …
"better" vs "best" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Jan 18, 2017 · To answer your first question, yes, both sentences are correct. However, they do have different meanings. The first sentence means what you think it means: It is better to stay here than to …
how to use “best” as adverb? - English Language Learners Stack …
Apr 2, 2019 · Your example already shows how to use "best" as an adverb. It is also a superlative, like "greatest", or "highest", so just as you would use it as an adjective to show that something is the …
Should I use "for you" or "to you" after specifying what a person ...
Jun 25, 2021 · "To you" is the more common. A related common construction is "I am Liliana, or 'Lily' to my friends." EDIT to include material from comments: "__ to you" says "I might be called other things …