specific to of - WordReference Forums Hello, friends! Could anybody tell me which preposition to use in the sentance provided? "The autoantibodies are directed against proteins specific of to the thyroid cell: the microsomal antigen, thyroglobuline and TSH receptor " Thank you in advance! Inara
To be specific, - WordReference Forums 'Specific' is the opposite of the 'big picture': it's going in to the smaller picture, the details Some more general statement was first made, and now the writer is going to mention some specific details, or make their claim more precise
Definite indefinite and specific non-specific - WordReference Forums That's ambiguous for me between specific and non-specific, but I think there are languages that distinguish between the two -- I want to say Spanish, but I'm not sure Although you can also say Alijsh's original example of "The tiger is a dangerous animal" is (borderline) ambiguous between generic and non-generic too
tailored for vs. tailored to - WordReference Forums Hello, Which form would sound better to a native's ear between: the system has been tailored for (this application) and the system has been tailored to (this application) ? A google fight gives millions of results for both :) Thanks!
in or on (with a date) | WordReference Forums Regarding the use of ordinal numbers, it's preferred not to use ordinal numbers in writing (i e May 15 not May 15th), though in spoken English (at least where I live), it's more common to say "May fifteenth" (and not May fifteen, though some people may--hypercorrectly--do so)
Specific or Detailed? - WordReference Forums Having said that, I think "specific" gives more power to the specifier of the instructions So bosses and teachers like it more "Detailed" just mean a lot of details It's more friendly That's my impression "The handout gives detailed instructions on how to complete this part of the job" my coworker said It helps you
Someone specific - WordReference Forums Or "I'm thinking of someone specific " That sounds ok too What do you think? Secondly, what about the possessive? I see someone's specific coat has specific describing the coat To describe the specific someone, you need to say A specific someone's coat or someone specific's coat The first is good for sure assuming a specific someone is allowed
Capitalization when using specific insitutions Hello, I was wondering which sentence is correct in terms of capitalization of the word "bank": ABC bank, the largest bank in Europe, every year offers a generous gift to the Bank's best performing employee ABC bank, the largest bank in Europe, every year offers a generous gift to the bank's