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  1. What's the difference between "established" and "founded"

    Jun 1, 2016 · Ngram indicates was established to is more prevalent than was founded to. It might be argued that founded inclines slightly more towards the (corporate) structure and …

  2. word choice - "Founded on [date]" vs. "Founded in [date]"

    Jan 13, 2012 · It's in December 2011, or on December 25th 2011. Choice of preposition depends on whether it's on a specific day, or in some extended timeframe such as a month, season, or …

  3. word choice - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    More important than "formed" or "founded" in this specific example is this: "The supermarket where I work opened in May, 1999." When or how it was formed or founded is generally …

  4. What is the difference between "found" and "establish"?

    Jul 2, 2017 · Related: Founded; founding. Phrase founding fathers with reference to the creators of the American republic is attested from 1916. It is focused on the ‘bottom, base’.

  5. Can I use the "Be founded on" for expressing the concept that is ...

    Amherst College: "In a society founded on the assumption that all men are created equal, little progress has been made in assuring equality in education." New York Times: "That, in a …

  6. Which (if any) is correct: est., estd., or est'd.?

    9 A business founded (or a building built or a monument dedicated) in 1854 might have a sign or plaque reading "EST'D 1854" or "EST 1854" or "ESTD 1854", or some other combination I …

  7. "Director at", "founder of". What is the correct usage of "at" and …

    Of means that this person is the director of ABC. At means that he is the director of a department, not of the entire company. Founder of ABC means that he founded the company in question. …

  8. grammar - Found vs Find Correct sentence - English Language

    1. is correct. 2. What would you do if we found life on Mars? or What will you do if we find life on Mars? see "Usage of “would” and “will”"; 3. He hasn't found out the secret (yet), (present …

  9. Why are some football clubs known as Wanderers?

    Feb 16, 2015 · Wikipedia has that St Luke's FC was founded in 1877, and merged with the football section of a local cricket club called Blakenhall Wanderers to form Wolverhampton …

  10. past simple vs present perfect for dead people

    Jan 23, 2019 · Which tense to use when mentioning someone who is dead, but the institution or country that he founded still exists, as in the sentences below: Atatürk has founded Turkey. …