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 constrained …

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 the central …

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 jointly. "Taken …

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 sans pickles." …

Jan 9, 2012 · Normally one would just say without problem, skipping the any altogether. It doesn’t really add anything to speak of, and just makes the phrase longer. But I certainly wouldn’t call without any …

It's just archaic English grammar, like using thou or sayest. Like English spelling, it's correct (for an earlier version of the language). That is a complementizer that marks a Tensed Subordinate Clause …

Apr 28, 2015 · Is it more grammatically correct to move the preposition without to the end of its clause, or use without whom? Does the "in no particular order" change matters? I wish to express my …

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 also that …

Oct 28, 2018 · It’s a double negation “not without”, the not cancels the out, leaving “N̵o̵t̵ witho̵u̵t̵”, aka “with”, aka “we have”. I believe the rhetorical device is known as litotes or meiosis or somesuch. But …

May 20, 2014 · There is a difference between doing something for no reason and doing something for a reason that is not disclosed. Your title says one thing and your sentence the other.