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  1. abbreviations - What does 'ext.' mean in telephone number?

    Feb 11, 2016 · People sometimes give me phone number like (XXX) XXX XXXX ext. XXX. I was wondering what does this 'ext. XXX' mean?

  2. Following vs followings - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Jan 19, 2017 · I looked up the dictionary, Merriam Unabridged, and it is the following. — the following : the following one or ones — used to introduce a list, a quotation, etc. <The following …

  3. How do I decide when to use upcoming and when forthcoming?

    Jun 24, 2021 · Upcoming has only one meaning, but forthcoming has three meanings, only one of which is the same as 'upcoming'. If you study the meanings carefully you should see when you …

  4. adjectives - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Apr 28, 2021 · I'd like to know when should I use &quot;next&quot;, &quot;upcoming&quot; and &quot;coming&quot;? The Associated Press (AP) earlier on Monday reported the doses would …

  5. “Firstly, secondly, thirdly,…”, what comes next? [duplicate]

    Jun 11, 2020 · Similar to this Question How would you complete the following sequence, until point 10? Firstly Secondly Thirdly ... Any help would be appreciated.

  6. This Monday Vs. Next Monday in the following context

    Jul 29, 2023 · In your context, " let's meet this Monday " certainly refers to July 31st. However, " let's meet next Monday " might mean either July 31st, or August 7th. If it were not clear from …

  7. Should you have two periods ending a sentence with et al.?

    Feb 23, 2021 · Abbreviations like "etc" and "et al" usually have a period after them. Style-guides tend to say that you should not 'double-up' periods - if a sentence ends with "etc", for example, …

  8. How should I present my telephone number?

    How should I write my mobile telephone number in an email? I want to send something like Hi, Following is my mobile number 0000 000 000 Thanks or Hi, My mobile number is 000 000 …

  9. What does "Re:" in a business letter mean?

    Nov 17, 2013 · Wiktionary lists re as a preposition that means “About, regarding, with reference to; especially in letters and documents”, while OED1 (1914) says: Re sb² [Ablative of L. res …

  10. word usage - An update (for,in,of) the given time slots? - English ...

    I'd usually say - An update on the given time slots. Update works as a noun here and means an act of updating something or someone or an updated version of something. As an example …