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  1. Subtracts A from B - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    If you are subtracting a from b, then you are taking away a from b, or mathematically subtracting a is the same as adding the opposite of a, ie b + (-a) = b - a.

  2. What does "subtract A to B" mean? - English Language Learners Stack ...

    Sep 30, 2020 · I'm not sure where you found this sentence, but it's not correct English. You add one number to another one (in that case, the order doesn't matter). But you subtract a number (A) from …

  3. How do I say “±” in English? - English Language Learners Stack ...

    Jul 27, 2020 · 1 Exception: sports statistic In ice hockey, there is a statistic derived from subtracting the goals scored against while a player is on the ice from the goals scored by the team while the player …

  4. What does 'less' mean in this "less any liabilities" context?

    May 25, 2015 · In both cases, the per-share dollar amount of the fund is calculated by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstandi...

  5. grammar - Which one is more idiomatic: "until june this year." OR "in ...

    Nov 24, 2022 · To clarify, in the 12 months to June 2022, the figure for people immigrating long-term into the UK was around 1,100,000. The figure for people emigrating long-term out of the UK was around …

  6. make sense to me vs make sense for me. What's the difference?

    Sep 1, 2022 · Is there any reason that explains the difference between ''This makes sense to me'' and ''This makes sense for me''?

  7. look like vs looks like - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Feb 15, 2022 · If we use a verb after 'make', we use the base (infinitive) form, like these examples: it makes the intentional joke look like an unintentional one. John made his son eat his vegetables. I …

  8. time - Why 11 am + 1 hour == 12:00 pm? - English Language Learners ...

    Jan 5, 2018 · One hour after 11:00 am is 12:00 pm. I find this very strange. Why isn't it 12:00 am? More descriptively, I thought we can think of the am/pm part as a time unit representing a higher amount …

  9. general questions version of "no such thing as"

    Jun 17, 2020 · The phrase "no such thing as" can be used to emphasize that something does not exist or is not possible. In contrast, the expression "very much so" is an emphatic way of answeri...

  10. Difference between "same to you, too" vs "same to you"

    Jan 12, 2018 · I'd want to know what is the difference between "same to you, too" vs "same to you". Like people does use just "you, too" as well, but is it valid to use "same to you, too" or that's what the corre...