
word choice - Is "sans" a drop-in replacement for "without"?
Nov 18, 2011 · As others said, sans does mean without. However, in my experience it is used only to modify a noun, not a verb phrase. However, in my experience it is used only to modify …
phrase meaning - Can "without abandonment" mean "with …
Aug 20, 2019 · If "with abandon" is, approximately, "with no regard for the consequences" then, if the author is playing with words, "without abandonment" = intentionally and purposefully. With …
Is there a common abbreviation for "with or without"? e.g. w/wo …
The abbreviation opt. meaning optional or option for is an alternative to "with or without"... This is my suggestion: If a key item is acceptable with or without a sub item then I recommend the …
meaning in context - "with and without" vs. "with or without"
Oct 16, 2014 · We consider models with and without X. "And" implies that you considered at least two types of models, those with X and those without. The grammatical expansion would be: …
Are "w/o", "w/", "b/c" common abbreviations in the US?
May 30, 2013 · I've seen w/o for without; I don't recall ever seeing w/ or b/c; I certainly wouldn't say that they are in common 'public' usage, and would suggest they are best reserved for …
What is the origin of shorthand for "with" -> "w/"?
Jan 18, 2023 · As a form of shorthand to save time when writing down food orders, waiters replaced the words "with" and "without" with the abbreviations w/ and w/o . Since that time, the …
Possessive nouns, the apostrophe, and no 'S'
Aug 15, 2018 · By focusing on grammatical number (plurality) instead of on sound laws governing inflectional morphology, you lose sight of what actually matters for any of these: these …
phrases - "Without any problem" or "without any problems"
Jan 9, 2012 · Normally one would just say without problem, skipping the any altogether. It doesn’t really add anything to speak of, and just makes the phrase longer. But I certainly wouldn’t call …
meaning - Is the opposite of 'within', 'without'? - English Language ...
without in the sense of "outside, on the outside, beyond the borders or boundaries of" is primarily a literary usage nowadays, but it has been used with that meaning for more than a thousand …
"To ensure" vs. "To ensure that" + subject + predicate
-(without that): "To ensure the voters are not influenced by mass-media, the campaign will end 7 days before the elections take place."-(with that): "To ensure that the voters are not influenced …