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  1. "One-to-one" vs. "one-on-one" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Apr 19, 2012 · One-to-one is used when you talk about transfer or communications. You may use one-to-one when you can identify a source and a destination. For eg., a one-to-one email is …

  2. Use "you" or "one" in formal writing? - English Language & Usage …

    Aug 23, 2013 · However, when one uses the word "one", it is as if one is speaking in general terms, not refering to any specified individual. It isn't a hard rule that every use of 'you' is …

  3. Which is correct vs which one is correct? [duplicate]

    Aug 11, 2019 · 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 …

  4. Is the use of "one of the" correct in the following context?

    I want to know what the constraints are on using the phrase one of the. Is it used correctly in this example? He is one of the soldiers who fight for their country.

  5. Which vs Which one - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    The "one" could imply that of the alternates only ONE choice is possible, or permitted. "Which" alone could indicate several choices from the set of alterates could be selected in various …

  6. pronouns - "One of them" vs. "One of which" - English Language …

    Which one is grammatically correct or better? I have two assignments, One of them is done. I have two assignments, One of which is done. I watched a video tutorial that the teacher said …

  7. When to use "1" vs. "one" for technical writing?

    Jul 21, 2017 · 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 …

  8. Difference between 'One to One' and 'One on One'

    one-on-one is used to talk about meetings between two people. When there is a discussion we can call it a one-on-one discussion; as an alternative for a face to face confrontation and in …

  9. Meaning of the phrase "but one" in context

    Mar 18, 2019 · It is a somewhat poetic way of saying "only one". It is not generally something you'd use in everyday speech, as you would probably say "only one". But in the context of a …

  10. Why does "one half" have no hyphen, but "two-thirds" does?

    Jul 31, 2015 · I often see the fraction ⅔ written with a hyphen, but I never see ½ written with one. Is it correct to have the hyphen in two-thirds, and if so why don't we write one-half?