Nov 23, 2018 · If possible always pay the balance in full every month or pay more than the minimum amount. "More" belongs to the category (part of speech) 'determinative': it's the comparative counterpart of the plain "much". Its function in the clause is that of 'fused determiner-head', where we understand it to mean "more money".

which may be more understandable. It means that Jim just learned something new and increased his knowledge. Now he knows more than he did before. Writing it as: The more you know. emphasizes the knowledge learned rather than the person(s) learning it. More recently it has become a catch-phrase for advertising how knowledgeable some company is.

Sep 22, 2015 · 'Also' is more informal but serves the same purpose. 'Besides' can also be used in a similar context in informal communication since it means 'apart from'. 'in addition to' is used to simply mean something more or extra. e.g. 'Every summer, he is told to mentor the interns in addition to his routine responsibilities.'

Jun 3, 2019 · The implication is "more challenging for me", or for the job-holder if the sentence is not in the first person. Why we accept that implication, but not one for suited easily, i cannot say. Why we accept that implication, but not one for suited easily, i cannot say.

Steve's suggestion is the best, but if you want to apologise in a more formal way, then: I deeply regret what occurred, and I promise that I will make every effort and do everything in my power to prevent its reoccurrence. (Very formal)

Jul 1, 2019 · We use only an apostrophe (') after plural nouns that end in -s: "my sons' toys" means that I have more than one son and these are their toys. We use 's for possession with the other plural nouns. For example: "my children's toys; women's wishes, etc.

@JohnLawler I’m betting that non-native speakers are seldom taught that many such “contractions” occur naturally in speaking because of reduction of unstressed pieces — more than we write, in fact. (Like in “I’ll’ve given ’er another chance by then.”) And that they all originated in …

Dec 29, 2016 · 144 eggs -> a gross of eggs (more often called 12 dozen eggs) In the UK, we also have some slang for certain amounts of money: £5 = a fiver; £10 = a tenner; £20 = a score (like above) £25 = a pony; £500 = a monkey; £1000 = a grand (also used in the US) There are a load more which originated in cockney rhyming slang, but those above are ...

Oct 1, 2019 · Really then, "would" might be more appropriate (and is frequently used) because you are essentially saying "let's look at books which might suit your taste... until we find one that does". You could also simply say "Let's see what book fits …

May 17, 2022 · There's nothing ungrammatical about "How many more sets do you have?", but it sounds a little odd. You don't "have" sets that are in the future. It is far more idiomatic to ask "How many more sets have you got to do?". That asks about future obligation (the obligation because you "have to do sets" to reach your target).