Adaptor vs. Adapter - WordReference Forums
May 17, 2006 · An "adaptor" is a device that connects two things that otherwise wouldn't work together. You plug your three-prong plug into one end of the adaptor, and you plug the two-prong end of the …
socket, wall socket, outlet, plug, power point - WordReference Forums
Oct 2, 2020 · Hello, Look at these pictures please. I am confused and I don't know which one of the following words I should use to describe these: socket, wall socket, outlet, plug, power point Any …
To fill / fill up the gap | WordReference Forums
Jun 7, 2010 · I am wondering which one is correct, fill or fill up the gap in the following sentence: A shim of 3 mm was placed between the adaptor and gear flange to fill (or fill up) the gap. Please advise
Resubmission or re-submission? - WordReference Forums
Mar 19, 2014 · Dear all, I would like to know the correct way of writing the noun "resubmission" or "re-submission". If they are both correct, I would like to know if there is any particular context in which …
ping off - WordReference Forums
Jun 21, 2023 · Hi there, what is the meaning of "ping off" in the following text? Email pings off itself. That’s why when you get back from a long vacation and you’re expecting to spend three days going …
This news / These news | WordReference Forums
Feb 19, 2019 · Hi everyone! Which one is correct: 1 - If these extraordinary news were not enough, we left the greatest of all for the end. 2 - If this extraordinary news were not enough, we left the greatest …
in my capacity as / of | WordReference Forums
Mar 12, 2009 · I am personal assistant to a someone holding several positions - Chairman of a Board of Directors, Vice President of an International Organisation, President of a Regional Organisation and …
24 hr. or 24hrs.? | WordReference Forums
Jan 6, 2007 · I am unsure how to word a sign, advertising my toll free information line, which is accessible 24 hours a day. Due to space limitations I must abreviate. I have seen both 24 hr. and 24 …
inspired in/by - WordReference Forums
Mar 23, 2012 · Hello, all. I have searched the threads about "inspired by", but have only found such discussion in the Spanish English forum. I have always used the preposition by, after inspired. …
to whom / whom I should contact | WordReference Forums
Nov 23, 2015 · ¿Por favor, me podrían indicar cuál es la oración correcta? Please, let me know which sentence is correct. Could you please let me know TO WHOM I should contact? Could you please let …