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  1. word request - Opposite to 'online' where 'offline' won't work ...

    To emphasize the contrast between the operations through online stores and ones with physical stores, buildings, or facilities, you can use the term brick-and-mortar (also written: brick and mortar, bricks …

  2. How to inform the link of a scheduled online meeting in formal emails ...

    I am writing a formal email to someone to send him the link of a scheduled online meeting. I have already acknowledged him before about the meeting. I can not figure out the most appropriate and fo...

  3. prepositions - Is it "on chat" or "in chat" or "over chat" - English ...

    Normally, I always use on chat when referring to something another user said/commented about in the past. But recently, two or three other users have sometimes corrected me saying that it should in...

  4. word choice - Over the Internet or On the Internet? - English Language ...

    This might just be a matter of personal preference, but it's hard to say for sure. For me, it might come down to which verb I'm using. I would probably say, "I found this on the internet," and maybe, "I got …

  5. How to ‘guess’ if a noun is countable or uncountable?

    In school, I learned that abstract nouns are not countable - that is not true. It seems to be a common lesson in some schools, but it is absolutely not the case. For example, thought is definitely abstract, …

  6. meaning in context - "looking back from now": is it looking back from ...

    Aug 1, 2018 · To refer to the present looking back on the past, a possible rephrasing is: People looking back on the past 5 or 10 years may well wonder why so few companies took the online plunge. To …

  7. What is a very general term or phrase for a course that is not online?

    Jun 2, 2017 · 4 I'm trying to find the most general term or phrase for the opposite of "online course". When a course is not online, but in a classroom, or anywhere else people interact in the same place, …

  8. "6-foot tall" or "6-feet tall"? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    I found both "8-foot-tall" and "nine-feet tall" in online sources. The bronze, 8-foot-tall LBJ sculpture is slated to be installed at downtown's Little Tranquility Park, bound by Capitol, Walker, Bagby and …

  9. Usage of "Staying online" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Jul 27, 2018 · I know that "online" means a person is reachable over the Internet. Can I say "staying online" while speaking about phone calls? Example: Thanks for staying online. (Thanks for not …

  10. When to use "I" or "I am" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    I've been having some texting with someone else. None of us are English native speakers, but we are both pretty advanced. She thinks I'm more advanced than her, although I think I just have more