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  1. word usage - Preapproved, pre-approved or pre approved?

    Mar 15, 2015 · pre approved. is wrong because you can't separate a prefix to be a word by itself. preapproved . is the best choice. A quick dictionary check only lists preapprove, not pre-approve. I could find some usage of pre-approved but that might just be poor usage.

  2. The difference between CREDIT and LOAN

    Mar 30, 2023 · They don't normally call it a loan because it is open-ended, up to your pre-approved credit limit. Loans are agreed at a fixed amount. There are other uses of the word 'credit' as well - being "in good credit" or having a "good credit rating" means that your history of paying debts and loans is good and this often means you have greater ...

  3. what is the difference between 'approve' and 'approbate'?

    Mar 10, 2016 · The government approved the new construction project. The government approbated the new visa requirements. Governments are involved, they have made a decision: something very important is about to happen. My boss approved my expenses This is only a small decision, but something is still going to happen as a result of it.

  4. grammar - Can I use 'prior' without 'to'? - English Language …

    Oct 27, 2020 · In our 2014 survey, 51 percent of the Panelists accepted the sentence, with many commenting that they would prefer from the prior week or from the week before. The construction is even less acceptable when it acts as an adverbial modifier: only 29 percent of the Panel approved My cellphone was stolen. I had just bought it two days prior.

  5. Is using 'prior' wrong with booking, appointment, approval etc?

    Mar 23, 2015 · I don't remember, but someone here on this site commented that you don't require to use 'prior' (or for that sake 'pre') for booking, appointment, approval, permission etc.

  6. subject verb agreement - Are amounts of money singular or plural ...

    Jan 21, 2018 · Both are used. The plural arises normally Some examples from the web showing both American and British use, ...

  7. prepositions - In our end or On our end - English Language …

    Dec 5, 2019 · It is a mistake. "Our end" (or "my end") refers to someone's side of an arrangement, procedure, or sometimes a point of view.

  8. What is the difference between "disapprove" and "disapprove of"?

    Based on this second definition, it is less likely that you would disapprove people, rather than things. But you might: The mayor disapproved the new nominee for dogcatcher. Conversely, if you added of, the mayor would just be offering a personal opinion, not officially rejecting the nominee: The mayor disapproved of the new nominee for dogcatcher.

  9. phrase usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Dec 23, 2015 · Above is an extract from a legal judgement. The way the phrase "prove this otherwise" is used in the above is confusing me. I understood the phrase to mean disprove, but if I adopt this definition, the above judgement will not make sense. Why would the purchaser wish to disprove his own evidence?

  10. Early vs Earlier - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Nov 13, 2016 · Early means 'before a specified or expected time'.. earlier also means 'before a specified or expected time' and the specified or expected time can itself be an early time, in which case "earlier" means "more early".

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