2011年11月18日 · I keep hearing people use the word sans in place of without which causes me to cringe. Can sans really be used as a drop-in replacement? Examples: "I prefer …

5 Is there a common abbreviation for "with or without"? e.g. w/wo or w/w/o Obviously, something this complex is best written in full form, but I'm looking for something to use in space …

Standard practice is to substitute asterisk when replacing just some letters (especially vowels, and not normally the first or last letter) in a swear-word (for example - "sh*t", or "c**t"). Any random …

2012年1月9日 · Normally one would just say without problem, skipping the any altogether. It doesn’t really add anything to speak of, and just makes the phrase longer. But I certainly …

2018年8月17日 · 1 "Threats from within and without" is a perfectly good usage. If it seems confusing, break it down to two separate sentences: Our nation faces threats from within. (As …

According to the author, without that is found "well into the 19th century (and dialectally into the 20th)". Certain Southeastern dialects of American English still permit constructions such as …

2020年8月17日 · Solutions without overcomplications and mistakes. Solutions without overcomplications or mistakes. Solutions without overcomplitations nor mistakes. Nominal …

2025年1月14日 · I would like to ask native speakers now if using "without" in the sense of "outside" sounds off or strange, especially when it is used in a sentence such as "The ABC …

It seems to me this sense would apply to the 'not only, but also' without a but construction. It requires a comma but is also completing the sense of the first clause.

It does show that without can be used as a formal antonym (i.e., a word juxtaposed with an obviously opposite form, regardless of meaning), like “They fought bravely within the city walls, …