"One-to-one" vs. "one-on-one" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
20 Jun 2025 at 7:14am
You may use one-to-one when you can identify a source and a destination. For eg., a one-to-one email is one sent from a single person to another, i.e., no ccs or bccs. In maths, a one-to-one mapping maps one element of a set to a unique element in a target set. One-on-one is the correct adjective in your example
When to use "1" vs. "one" for technical writing?
19 Jun 2025 at 7:40pm
As @PeterShor points out, in this case "one" is the pronoun, and would never be numeric. Beyond that, as a general rule, spell out numbers 1-9, but for technical writing, it may be appropriate to always use the numeric version when you're referring to a numeral (as opposed to the pronoun example above).
Which is correct vs which one is correct? [duplicate]
19 Jun 2025 at 11:43pm
When using the word "which" is it necessary to still use "one" after asking a question or do "which" and "which one" have the same meaning? Where do you draw the line on the difference between "which" and "which one" when asking a question that involves more than one answer? Example: How much is 1 + 1? Which (one) is the right answer?: A. 2. B. 11
Is the possessive of "one" spelled "ones" or "one's"?
19 Jun 2025 at 12:27am
Indefinite pronouns like one and somebody: one's, somebody's. The possessive of the pronoun one is spelled one's. There are many types of pronouns. Unfortunately, people explaining the mnemonic for remembering the spelling of its sometimes over-simplify and say something like "it doesn't have an apostrophe because it's a pronoun, like his or her".
Difference between "hundred", "a hundred", and "one hundred"?
19 Jun 2025 at 12:56am
Would be a valid American English number, i.e. $2137, whereas in British English one would preferentially use the form. This bicycle cost two thousand, one hundred and thirty seven pounds. Meaning the same number - £2137. In both American and British English, you need to qualify the number with "a" or "one" when stating an exactitude, for example
pronunciation - Why is "one" pronounced as "wan", not "oh-ne ...
18 Jun 2025 at 8:43am
one and once are pronounced differently from the related words alone, only and atone. Stressed vowels often become diphthongs over time (Latin bona ? Italian buona and Spanish buena ), and this happened in the late Middle Ages to the words one and once , first recorded ca 1400: the vowel underwent some changes, from ?n ? ???n ? w?n ...
Is "Jack of all trades, master of none" really just a part of a longer ...
21 Jun 2025 at 4:07am
Furthermore if, when one hears the phrase, one often thinks of the words which tend immediately to follow it: 'Master of none', it is worth remembering the saying in fullest version: 'Jack of all trades, Master of none; though oftentimes better than master of one'. Bursars truly are practitioners of many parts.
Which is it: "1½ years old" or "1½ year old"? [duplicate]
20 Jun 2025 at 9:26pm
It would come much more naturally to a native speaker to say not "That man is a 50-year-old" [note also the hyphenation here] but "That is a 50-year-old man"; similarly, not "That kid is a one-and-a-half-year-old today" [a construction I have never heard anyone use when referring to half years as part of someone's age], but "That is a one-and-a-half-year-old kid" (omitting the 'today'), or ...
difference - Which one is correct, "in the USA" or "in USA"? - English ...
21 Jun 2025 at 1:37am
So, to answer the question, "Where was this car made?" (assuming the car was made in Detroit), one could say any of the following: It was made in the United States. It was made in the States. (somewhat informal, but acceptable, esp. conversationally) It was made in the USA. It was made in America. It was made in North America. (less specific ...
"One and the same" or "One in the same"? - English Language & Usage ...
20 Jun 2025 at 1:16am
The correct usage is "One and the same". A good dictionary or phrase compilation will confirm this. "One and the same" is used for emphasis, especially when there are seemingly different identities, characters, etc, in question. For example: Johnny Jackson and the blind beggar in that corner are one and the same.
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20 Jun 2025 at 7:14am
You may use one-to-one when you can identify a source and a destination. For eg., a one-to-one email is one sent from a single person to another, i.e., no ccs or bccs. In maths, a one-to-one mapping maps one element of a set to a unique element in a target set. One-on-one is the correct adjective in your example
When to use "1" vs. "one" for technical writing?
19 Jun 2025 at 7:40pm
As @PeterShor points out, in this case "one" is the pronoun, and would never be numeric. Beyond that, as a general rule, spell out numbers 1-9, but for technical writing, it may be appropriate to always use the numeric version when you're referring to a numeral (as opposed to the pronoun example above).
Which is correct vs which one is correct? [duplicate]
19 Jun 2025 at 11:43pm
When using the word "which" is it necessary to still use "one" after asking a question or do "which" and "which one" have the same meaning? Where do you draw the line on the difference between "which" and "which one" when asking a question that involves more than one answer? Example: How much is 1 + 1? Which (one) is the right answer?: A. 2. B. 11
Is the possessive of "one" spelled "ones" or "one's"?
19 Jun 2025 at 12:27am
Indefinite pronouns like one and somebody: one's, somebody's. The possessive of the pronoun one is spelled one's. There are many types of pronouns. Unfortunately, people explaining the mnemonic for remembering the spelling of its sometimes over-simplify and say something like "it doesn't have an apostrophe because it's a pronoun, like his or her".
Difference between "hundred", "a hundred", and "one hundred"?
19 Jun 2025 at 12:56am
Would be a valid American English number, i.e. $2137, whereas in British English one would preferentially use the form. This bicycle cost two thousand, one hundred and thirty seven pounds. Meaning the same number - £2137. In both American and British English, you need to qualify the number with "a" or "one" when stating an exactitude, for example
pronunciation - Why is "one" pronounced as "wan", not "oh-ne ...
18 Jun 2025 at 8:43am
one and once are pronounced differently from the related words alone, only and atone. Stressed vowels often become diphthongs over time (Latin bona ? Italian buona and Spanish buena ), and this happened in the late Middle Ages to the words one and once , first recorded ca 1400: the vowel underwent some changes, from ?n ? ???n ? w?n ...
Is "Jack of all trades, master of none" really just a part of a longer ...
21 Jun 2025 at 4:07am
Furthermore if, when one hears the phrase, one often thinks of the words which tend immediately to follow it: 'Master of none', it is worth remembering the saying in fullest version: 'Jack of all trades, Master of none; though oftentimes better than master of one'. Bursars truly are practitioners of many parts.
Which is it: "1½ years old" or "1½ year old"? [duplicate]
20 Jun 2025 at 9:26pm
It would come much more naturally to a native speaker to say not "That man is a 50-year-old" [note also the hyphenation here] but "That is a 50-year-old man"; similarly, not "That kid is a one-and-a-half-year-old today" [a construction I have never heard anyone use when referring to half years as part of someone's age], but "That is a one-and-a-half-year-old kid" (omitting the 'today'), or ...
difference - Which one is correct, "in the USA" or "in USA"? - English ...
21 Jun 2025 at 1:37am
So, to answer the question, "Where was this car made?" (assuming the car was made in Detroit), one could say any of the following: It was made in the United States. It was made in the States. (somewhat informal, but acceptable, esp. conversationally) It was made in the USA. It was made in America. It was made in North America. (less specific ...
"One and the same" or "One in the same"? - English Language & Usage ...
20 Jun 2025 at 1:16am
The correct usage is "One and the same". A good dictionary or phrase compilation will confirm this. "One and the same" is used for emphasis, especially when there are seemingly different identities, characters, etc, in question. For example: Johnny Jackson and the blind beggar in that corner are one and the same.
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
