Help...is it "Consumer's Needs" or "Consumers' needs" ? or …
Jun 3, 2015 · As it happens, every single one of the 24 written instances of the consumers' changing needs has the possessive after the plural. But I think the fact of that definite article being there strongly argues in favour of singular the consumer ...
need or needs - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Which one should it be -- need or needs The following is a list of staff, from your district, who need ...
word choice - tailored to someone needs VS tailor-made - English ...
Mar 3, 2012 · I would use tailored to the needs of our clients when I meant that our generally-offered-solution had been designed with the collective needs of our clients in mind. I also would tend to use the term 'custom solutions' or 'customized' intead of tailor-made when referring to solutions that were made for a specific customer.
is it possible to provide a single word for describing an item that ...
The inherent need to replace sacrificial components in a system could be debated, but I think the main issue with sacrificial is its similarity to consumable, which as others have pointed out doesn't quite align with the asker's needs (destruction by wear and tear vs. consumption). –
"What needs to be done" vs "What is needed to be done"
Mar 31, 2011 · I would use "what needs to be done" for the first case (when you simply have a list of tasks that must be completed). If the intent is to describe all of the outstanding tasks for a given project (the second case), I would use a more explicit sentence such as: "everything that needs to be done" or "things that must be done in order to finish ...
Blanket term for things we often buy at grocery store that are not ...
Feb 24, 2016 · Perhaps "staples" would suit your needs. 4 a : a commodity for which the demand is constant . It might be more fitting as an adjective. Examples of staple in a sentence such staple items as flour and sugar
"Need be" vs. "Needs to be" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Oct 21, 2015 · Both are fine. Need, like dare, is sometimes called a "semi-modal", in that it can be used like modals (eg can, may) but can also be used as a normal verb (eg like want).
capitalization - Capitalize fields of study? - English Language
Dec 5, 2010 · Below user Robusto's foregoing answer, user Clément requests sources which I provide here: An Internet search yielded this which then recommended this by the University of Sussex:
syntactic analysis - How are "needs to be washed," "needs …
May 7, 2011 · The need prolly arose from mere politeness or his being the only one still on his feet, and so standing out like a sore thumb. ‘He needs to be seated” focusses on consequence; a need filled only when he has sat down. The need prolly arose from his feeling ill, or having a sore leg. ‘That needs verbed’ seems to be an idiom cropping up ...
punctuation - Is there a standard ordering for the question mark …
I'd say that this answer trumps an arrogation, even one from an 'expert'. The functions of punctuation are primarily to improve clarity and ease of reading, including to distinguish alternative readings, and to add subtextual information (! = this was shouted / needs the reader's full focus).