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  1. prepositions - Difference between "with" and "to" - English Language ...

    Jun 7, 2021 · "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...

  2. 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. 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 …

  5. "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 …

  6. grammaticality - Is it 'did you used to' or 'did you use to'? - English ...

    Feb 11, 2024 · [1] * What games or activities did you used to play during recess or after school? [2] What games or activities did you use to play during recess or after school? Only [2] is correct. The …

  7. 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. …

  8. 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

  9. word order - Which is correct 'suits your needs the best' or 'best ...

    Jul 6, 2016 · Either is fine, but (American here) I think "Something that best suits your needs" would be the most common way of saying it.

  10. prepositions - What's the difference between in/to? - English Language ...

    May 30, 2017 · This is quite an interesting question because it makes us think of the various meanings of be. And what guides us in understanding what meaning be takes, is what preposition is used. In …