specific to of - WordReference Forums Hello, friends! Could anybody tell me which preposition to use in the sentance provided? "The autoantibodies are directed against proteins specific of to the thyroid cell: the microsomal antigen, thyroglobuline and TSH receptor " Thank you in advance! Inara
Definite indefinite and specific non-specific - WordReference Forums That's ambiguous for me between specific and non-specific, but I think there are languages that distinguish between the two -- I want to say Spanish, but I'm not sure Although you can also say Alijsh's original example of "The tiger is a dangerous animal" is (borderline) ambiguous between generic and non-generic too
To be specific, - WordReference Forums 'Specific' is the opposite of the 'big picture': it's going in to the smaller picture, the details Some more general statement was first made, and now the writer is going to mention some specific details, or make their claim more precise
tailored for vs. tailored to - WordReference Forums Hello, Which form would sound better to a native's ear between: the system has been tailored for (this application) and the system has been tailored to (this application) ? A google fight gives millions of results for both :) Thanks!
specific vs concrete - WordReference Forums The two terms overlap a great deal, but generally speaking: specific = having precise details; concrete = containing real facts E g: (an imaginary situation) "The ambassador was quite specific that a treaty would be signed between Mrs Thatcher and President Gorbachov on Friday July 9th at 2pm, but he gave no concrete information about what was
Specific or Detailed? - WordReference Forums Having said that, I think "specific" gives more power to the specifier of the instructions So bosses and teachers like it more "Detailed" just mean a lot of details It's more friendly That's my impression "The handout gives detailed instructions on how to complete this part of the job" my coworker said It helps you
20th Century or 20th century?? - WordReference Forums At least, to the best of my knowledge I myself, have come across this problem Though my problem, may be a slight bit more complicated than yours In regards to whether you ever: "treat a specific century like a proper noun" or not I believe the only time that you would treat a specific century as a noun and; therefore, capitalize it