
Collectable vs collectible - WordReference Forums
Mar 25, 2013 · In my early days of English grammar school, I was taught that a collectable was a debt that one could collect on and a collectible was an object worthy of including in a collection. But while …
Collectible/collectable - WordReference Forums
Jan 22, 2012 · The "FreeDictionary" calls collectable a variant of collectible and has them both as adj and noun, as do Random House and Collins. The WRDictionary/Concise OED on the other hand, …
ATT, ATTN, FAO ... - abbreviations for 'attention' in correspondence
Apr 5, 2006 · When writing english business letters, which is the corrct abbreviation of "attention". I reckon it must be either "att" or "atn". I've always used "att", but fear that it might be a calque …
close to where it flows into the harbor | WordReference Forums
Aug 19, 2020 · I think that, by context, we all understand the dining room offers a view of the river, at a point which is close to where it flows into the harbor.
On vs In hindsight | WordReference Forums
Feb 24, 2014 · I've always been taught "on hindsight" and it feels perfectly fine to me but recently, I realised that everyone else seems to be using "in hindsight" instead, similar to "in retrospect", which …
I+D+i (investigación, desarrollo e innovación) - WordReference Forums
Jun 17, 2008 · Hola!En inglés I+D+i ( investigación, desarrollo e innovación) se traduce como R&D and Innovation, o R+D+i o no se utiliza esa última "i". Gracias
Lack/Lack in - WordReference Forums
Dec 23, 2019 · Hello all. Is there any difference between the two? - He (Rafael Nadal - a tennis player) lacks in speed. - He lacks speed. In this context the two seem to be interchangeable. However, in …
Taken off by grape - WordReference Forums
Aug 19, 2023 · This is a little excerpt from the book 'Cold Mountain': He sat hunched at his table with his face inches from his work and squirmed in his chair, looking to find a comfortable position for his leg. …
Key word vs keyword - WordReference Forums
Oct 26, 2015 · These are two totally different contexts. In s1, they're words that are key/important. In s2, they're search-related keywords. You'll have to decide which is appropriate for your use.
Steady/Stable? | WordReference Forums
Mar 24, 2007 · Hello amigos!:) _ Norway has got a stable/steady economy. _ My parent´s marriage haven´t been as stable/steady as before. _ My bachelor time is over, From now onwards, I do want …