Oct 10, 2018 · Which is the correct preposition to use in the following sentence: 'Many POW camps had their own libraries thanks to the efforts of (or by?) charitable...

Dec 4, 2010 · No. There needs to be a preposition following "put." The effort is being put into something. The apple is being put into the pie. My mom is putting a lot of apples into the pie. My mom is putting a lot of effort into <I need a noun phrase, not an infinitive to follow the preposition> preparing tonight's dinner.

Jul 1, 2009 · "barking up the wrong tree" (imagine a hunting dog) Not good for the poker analogy, but suitable for wasted efforts (complaints mostly) of some other kind.

Apr 25, 2009 · Yes, "joint" refers to the parties giving the news and not to the journalists. And, I believe you could say that "joint" means "shared", but in the phrase "joint press conference" the word "joint" should not be replaced with the word "shared" because, though it means the same thing and would probably be understood, the technical phrase in the field uses the word "joint".

Dec 4, 2020 · How much effort is it worth? is a normal question. If you want to pluralize efforts, many efforts makes sense. Much efforts is bizarre in the last three sentences that you quoted. The New York Times quote is normal. It uses this formula: X is as much Y as Z. The nerdcore anthems are as much efforts at comedy as they are attempts at sincere hip-hop.

Sep 26, 2010 · I appreciate everybody's effort are often said, and both are correct. As to the difference between them, imagine this being said to an individual: I appreciate your efforts is much the same as I appreciate your effort, except that the first is more often said in circumstances where the efforts have been unsuccessful.

Sep 20, 2015 · spare no effort to do something to work as hard as possible to achieve something Emergency services have spared no effort to help people whose homes were destroyed by the tornadoes.

Jan 8, 2011 · I don't think I've heard "making more of a kind of effort." More is a matter of degree. You may be making an effort at the moment, but you're being asked to make more of an effort -- do even more than you've been doing. Usually when we tell someone to make more of an effort, it's because they haven't been making much of an effort at all. It's ...

Sep 21, 2013 · Effort can be uncountable or countable. If you mean that Tom first tried hypnosis, and then tried nicotine gum, and then tried membership in a support group, he made several attempts (or several efforts) to stop smoking, then you are counting each effort separately -- which makes the term countable.

Feb 23, 2008 · You made a good effort in your pronunciation. You made a good effort at your pronunciation. I'm having a hard time thinking of exactly why that is. I don't know if it will help, but I looked through the dictionary entries of "in" and "at" and I'll leave the meanings that "in" or "at" could be understood as in this context: in: During the act or ...