Jan 14, 2025 · I would like to ask native speakers now if using "without" in the sense of "outside" sounds off or strange, especially when it is used in a sentence such as "The ABC serves as …

Oct 16, 2014 · You're probably familiar with the difference between and & or. conjunction: and 1. used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences that are to be taken …

Sep 22, 2017 · Use the staircase without a lift or an escalator to save energy. Even though the description suggested that there is nothing wrong with it, I felt a bit uneasy about using the …

Nov 18, 2011 · I keep hearing people use the word sans in place of without which causes me to cringe. Can sans really be used as a drop-in replacement? Examples: "I prefer cheeseburgers …

It does show that without can be used as a formal antonym (i.e., a word juxtaposed with an obviously opposite form, regardless of meaning), like “They fought bravely within the city walls, …

6 Is there a common abbreviation for "with or without"? e.g. w/wo or w/w/o Obviously, something this complex is best written in full form, but I'm looking for something to use in space …

In the phrase "without reason", reason is a noun. Reasons can be counted so "without reasons" is grammatical. However, it is not idiomatic; the English idiom is to use "without reason". Note …

Oct 8, 2013 · It seems to me this sense would apply to the 'not only, but also' without a but construction. It requires a comma but is also completing the sense of the first clause.

Mar 12, 2018 · As a non-native speaker, I am so confused about the usage of "the". I recently submitted an academic journal paper, and one reviewer is particularly critical about the usage …

Jul 10, 2019 · Outwith is often used as the antonym of within in cases where it wouldn't really be possible to replace within with inside. I'd say inside is used to describe the literal location of …