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A personal pet peeve of mine is the seemingly obligatory "I would like to thank . . ." that begins many speeches.
Feb 17, 2011 · You could consider Inquirer, Questioner or, for instance Interrogator. Meanings differ slightly, I'd normally go for one of the first two. The third can be used when someone asks multiple questions, i.e., interrogates someone else. Edit: respondent has been suggested by others.
4. The synonym of inquire is "to ask." This is why the most common Prepositions attached to it are "about," "into," "after," and "for." "Inquire of" is indeed used with the specific meaning of directing the query to a person e.g.
Jul 11, 2020 · I’m mystified about the use of the preposition “of” after the verb “ask” and “inquire” and the noun “inquiry.”
Apr 13, 2017 · 5. Almost certainly OP should be writing to enquire, since he's presumably writing to ask about something, but not in the context of an official inquiry. To the extent that there are two different words (and, frankly, many people don't distinguish), inquire conveys more a sense of formal, official investigation.
The "Cambridge Dict." shows "enquire" without any descriptions, except the info "UK" and "US for inquire". On the other hand the dictionary shows full explanation for "inquire".
For example, see the following reference: Denison was interested, went over to him, and watched the swift, skilful manner in which the thin brown fingers worked. "Where are you going to fish?...
May 26, 2011 · In British English people sometimes distinguish between enquire and inquire, using enquire for the general meaning of ‘ask for information’ and inquire for the more particular meaning of ‘officially investigate’. " I called to enquire about train times. " A committee will inquire into the allegations. However, you can use either ...
Dec 12, 2014 · 2. If you are going to use the word in a technical context, and are looking for a concise way to say "the user who is entering a search query into our system", you should probably try to find a different way to describe him. In many cases, it is unambiguous to just say "the user", this is what information retrieval scientific articles say.
Apr 1, 2014 · 1. You can inquire with or of (someone), at (a place), or into (something), so: A previous inquiry with / of Bob did not yield any new insights. These sound unidiomatic to me. It's probably the incongruity of the hyper-formal and – well, Bob. @EdwinAshworth Both 'inquire of' and 'inquire with' are correct (though the latter is less popular ...
