May 7, 2011 · In the phrase "doctor appointment" or "doctors appointment" the word doctor serves as a descriptive adjective that describes what kind of an appointment it is. In such a …

I often run into a case where I need to say I have a doctor's appointment, but how would I properly punctuate it if I wanted to use the abbreviation Dr. instead of the word doctor? Dr.'s appointment

The noun doctor describes the type of appointment and is used genitively. In doctor appointment, the noun is used attributively, as an adjective to describe the appointment. Their research …

Jan 5, 2019 · Is it doctors or doctor's in the following sentence. Having been privy to the pivotal role his doctor's played in his recovery, I have become driven to help others do the same. …

Perfectly normal spoken English, informal written English, and written dialog. It will be understood by all native speakers of AmE (like me) and probably by all native speakers of BrE. For …

An appointment might be "cancelled", which means that it didn't happen. But, what word (s) would you use to describe the appointment was "completed" (i.e. John and Peter met yesterday at …

May 22, 2016 · In the following sentence, should the word "doctor" be treated as a common noun, or should it begin with a capital letter? The doctor will see you now.

I am confused about when to use finish instead of complete and vice versa. May you help me in understanding when to use those words?

I advised my client that I would be unavailable on a particular day because I have an appointment with the dentist to remove a tooth. The client responded What time is the appointment? 2:30? …

You're misinterpreting the MW definitions. Combustible simply means capable of being burned (not necessarily igniting easily, or necessarily burning rapidly). Flammable implies easily lit …