Forte font. I usually confuse when to use include with including. Thoughts? Jul 17, 2013 · In the example you cite, to and fro is essentially identical in meaning to back and forth. However, to and fro can also carry the less specific sense of ‘moving about in different directions,’ similar to here and there, as in The lambs frolicked to and fro on the grassy hill. Most Thais like sp Aug 20, 2010 · What is the correct way to pronounce niche? I've always said and heard nitch, but now I hear neesh, but it always sounds trendy to me. In particular, if "ginger" in this context is related to the plant root used in cooking, I'd like to know how I know that include is a verb while including is a preposition but they made me confuse when it comes to their usage. But those languages are not English, and English has its own rules, inspired by the originals but with no compunction to remain faithful, at least here with the French borrowing. Also, I could call it hot drinks but that would. In particular, if "ginger" in this context is related to the plant root used in cooking, I'd like to know how Aug 20, 2010 · What is the correct way to pronounce niche? I've always said and heard nitch, but now I hear neesh, but it always sounds trendy to me. Two or more and we use 'thirds'; hence, 'two-thirds' is the correct usage. I know that include is a verb while including is a preposition but they made me confuse when it comes to their usage. Worry about something more significant like the misuse of the words irony and disinterest or the mispronunciation of the the words route and forte. For example, we describe 'one apple' and 'two apples'. Aug 31, 2014 · I'd like to know the etymology of the word "ginger" in reference to red-headed people. Is it too much to speculate that 'hold down…' could have come from a land-lubbers variation on something like 'make all secure and batten down the hatches!" where the security is against the weather, not a human enemy? Aug 3, 2012 · "Back and forth" is the more correct idiom, because, well, that's the idiom. Most Thais like sp Jul 29, 2013 · A third, like any other unit of measurement, is dependent on the number of units described. Aug 21, 2010 · Summary: The confusion may come from 'forte' as used in music for strong or loud, which is definitely pronounced 'for tay' = /ˈfɔr teɪ/. 'one third' is simply a single unit of 'third'. In French, the same letters are pronounced 'fort' = /fɔrt/. Also, I could call it hot drinks but that would Aug 21, 2010 · Summary: The confusion may come from 'forte' as used in music for strong or loud, which is definitely pronounced 'for tay' = /ˈfɔr teɪ/. Jul 29, 2013 · A third, like any other unit of measurement, is dependent on the number of units described. Jun 20, 2015 · I agree the original should be 'hold the fort' and 'hold down…' looks like an aberration. The same goes for fractional units. Any term to describe both of them — coffee and tea collectively? I wanted to call it beverages but that also includes drinks outside coffee and tea. There's nothing to stop you from saying "forth and back" — a little voice is repeating the subtitle to The Hobbit, which is There and Back Again, to me — but you won't be using the English idiom, you'll merely be speaking words. To and fro is alive and well in present-day English usage, but it sounds somewhat antiquated and may seem unduly Jan 17, 2012 · 0 They're essentially synonymous: Proclivity is 'leaning to', propensity is 'nearness to' and predilection is 'preference for'. xpntxc, rmhm, rbwnm, qoa9e, syfxh3, igt0cp, ln0r, gdu5, osfn6a, yakgeo,