If in addition to being named SoAndSo it usually is called SoAndSo, it still is ok to refer to it as an item named SoAndSo (and also would be ok to refer to it as an item called SoAndSo). But if, …

2012年12月11日 · Thank you! I had always wondered if the verb "called" was a special case (for the use of the determiner). I believe writers routinely use the determiner 'a' or 'an' after the …

2011年11月6日 · Conversely both 'X is called as Y ' and 'X is known Y' (which I've never heard, but which completes the pattern of 2 right and 2 wrong) are WRONG. The difference between …

2020年10月25日 · "How is it called?" although very rare is also used. I had a look at some examples: they are either wrong or use "to call" in the sense of "to summon", e.g. "How is the …

2015年6月27日 · They can also be called chevrons, or angle brackets. While these terms can be interchangeable in a layman's context, and would not look so different when written by hand, …

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I would suggest they come in word pairs, i.e. salutation-valediction and opening-closing. When using one of the terms in a word pair it would be proper form to also use the other (although …

2016年12月30日 · Both are used. 'referred to as' is slightly more formal, or rather is likely not to be used in informal contexts ('called' works in both contexts well). The queen is called 'her …

2022年12月3日 · 1976 Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg-Leominster, Mass.) 16 Apr. 1/6 Bray said no one called out sick in the DPW at all this week..[due] to his demands that anyone out sick …

2012年10月15日 · These can also be called swear symbols or curse symbols, as evidenced by this quote: But I enjoy the opportunity to use swear symbols. (Daniel Clowes, Cartoonist) …