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  1. different with / different from - WordReference Forums

    Jun 30, 2011 · 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?

  2. in different times-at different times | WordReference Forums

    Jan 26, 2011 · 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 …

  3. Different than vs. different from vs. different to - WordReference Forums

    Jun 26, 2005 · 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 …

  4. different types of apostrophes - WordReference Forums

    Jul 9, 2013 · However, different keyboards around the world, especially those that need to create accents (in French, e.g., acute and grave) do not always produce such a symbol "correctly". Even …

  5. differing vs different - WordReference Forums

    May 22, 2008 · "There have been widely differing versions in the newspapers about the prison siege." Why not use "different" here? Both are right? If right, same meaning? If same which is common and …

  6. Different + singular or plural? - WordReference Forums

    Feb 13, 2020 · Hi, I have an issue I cannot resolve, neither can I identify the relevant rules/information. I have doubts of whether "different" should be always followed by a plural, or if the singular is allowed …

  7. different / differently - WordReference Forums

    Mar 29, 2009 · Hello there, everybody- I know "different" is an adjective while "differently" is an adverb, but how do I know when to use one or another in a sentence...

  8. Different ways of saying "etc." | WordReference Forums

    Apr 24, 2013 · 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 …

  9. much different vs. very different - WordReference Forums

    Nov 18, 2014 · 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 …

  10. A book of articles by different authors??? - WordReference Forums

    Sep 8, 2007 · What do we call in English a book (in this case academic) of papers/articles written by different authors? Bibliographies cite it by the editor, but that kind of "collective" book has a name, …