The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between early 1692 and mid-1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the devil’s magic—and 20 were executed. In 1711, ...
A new episode of “Expedition Files,” airing on Wednesday, November 12, explores whether witchcraft was at work during the Salem witch trials, or if it was an undiagnosed psychological illness. Josh ...
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Hello! I'm writing explanations for some problems. I searched these problems on the internet and found wonderful explanations. In my notes regarding a problem I want to give credit for the explanation to this person. How should I write: explanations from X (1) explanations by X (2) Or maybe...
Hola a tod@s, hace poco me explicaron que la palabra "explanation" puede ir acompañada de, entre otras, las preposiciones "on" o "of". El contexto en el que estaba la palabra era el siguiente ".. they have been able to provide scientific explanation of how it might work..." es correcto afirmar...
Hi, In the following sentence, should I use "explanation" or "explanations"? Sentence1: I needed to tailor explanation(s) to each student. Sentence2: I commented on whether the explanations were clear enough. Thanks
Both are grammatical, but have different meanings. You have seen Owlman's explanation above. 'Explain a word' probably means 'give the meaning of a word', whereas 'explain about a word' might include that, but might also include why a word has been used.
Here's the distinction I would make: I'd use self-explanatory with its standard definition (something is so easy to understand that it does not need to be explained), and I'd use self-explaining for something that does need explaining but which provides its own explanation.