I am a native English speaker and I would use "built-in" almost exclusively for all definitions you provided although I would recognize "inbuilt" as having an identical meaning. I've heard some people use …

Jul 30, 2025 · ten minutes walk ten minute walk Having read a fair bit about it and the different thoughts on it. I'm still puzzled about it. My logic is that ten minutes makes the word minute a plural word. I k...

Oct 20, 2016 · Which is correct, "I like you the best" or "I like you best"? And I hear " I like you most" is incorrect, so which is correct, "I love you most" or "I love you best"? Are there any rules that whic...

Technically, you should use 'were'. You are correct that the sentence is subjunctive because of the indefiniteness introduced by 'as though'. The subjunctive takes the plural form of the past tense of 'to …

Oct 14, 2023 · It is literal. Take = hold or grasp (etc), heel = part of the the foot. Jacob was said to be the second twin to be born, and was holding his brother's foot in his hand as he was born. Later Jacob …

Feb 28, 2014 · When asking for something politely which sentence is a better/proper choice? Could you please help me? or Could you help me please?

Sep 1, 2019 · Did you go to school today? is the most likely question a parent would ask their son later in the day. (For example, the boy felt unwell in the morning and the parent asks him this question …

Oct 15, 2014 · The NBC News headlines says... Most Say U.S. Is Prepared for Possible Ebola Outbreak, Poll Shows Now, this raises a question in my mind whether "I'm ready for something" is …

Dec 19, 2021 · I think the as... as construction has an inbuilt comparative element, with the stresses I mentioned pointing out the thing we're comparing. In OP's 2nd example which word would you …

Aug 17, 2016 · All these is not an idiom and is not used in the same way as all this. It is better to say all these things or all these features or all these reasons. In your example, all this is more appropriate. …