- Use of and lo in a sentence - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What, if any, is the right way to use "and lo" in a sentence? My basic structure is " [discussion about thing], and lo, [example of thing]", kind of like: There's a cliche about circus clowns being creepy and dangerous, and lo, last night I saw a clown violating a teddy bear
- meaning - use of the interjection but lo . . . - English Language . . .
4 From TheFreeOnlineDictionary: lo Used to attract attention or show surprise You don't need the apostrophe In fact, don't use it you can use an exclamation point, however, even in the middle of a sentence
- meaning - Is there a difference between lo and behold? - English . . .
If there is no difference, why did the phrase "lo and behold" come about? There is another question about that phrase, but it doesn't really address this, I think
- interjections - How to use the expression lo and behold - English . . .
Lo comes from Middle English, where it was a short form of lok, imperative of loken, "to look" (see Etymonline, Wiktionary) To behold means "to see, to look at" and comes from Old English bihaldan, "give regard to, hold in view" (compare to behalten in contemporary German)
- verbs - log in to or log into or login to - English Language . . .
When writing an instruction about connecting to a computer using ssh, telnet, etc , I'm not sure what spacing to use in this familiar spoken phrase: "Log in to host com" "Log into host com" "Login to
- Which is correct? log in, log on, log into, log onto [duplicate]
For my money, log on to a system or log in to a system are interchangeable, and depend on the metaphor you are using (see comment on your post) I suppose there is a small bit of connotation that "log on" implies use, and "log in" implies access or a specific user Not to be confused with "login" - a noun describing a combination of username password I'd pick 1) because the program is
- It isnt vs. its not - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The biggest difference between the two is how many syllables it takes to say them: It*is*n't vs Its*not This obviously matters a whole lot for rhythm and rhyme Sometimes (though rarely) it is worth avoiding the harsh 's' sound from it's not due to microphones' tendency to accentuate the sssss But in terms of meaning there is no significant difference Using "it is not" would sound a tad more
- abbreviations - Usage of p. versus pp. versus pg. to denote page . . .
As far as I know, pg is not an acceptable form, at least in formal writing The correct forms are p for a single page, and pp for a range In many cases, actually, you don't need any of them Quite commonly you'll find references in the form volume:page (s), like 5:204 or 8:99–108 (or, for works of a single volume, something like Blah Blah Blah 108)
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