Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
respect or regard
Here are the different dictionaries
Freedictionary
in this regard on this point, on this matter, on this detail, in this respect In this regard nothing has changed.
Macmillan dictionary
in this respect:
In this respect , we are no different from other people .
in this/that regard
used for relating something that you have just said to something that you will be saying
The university needs to cut costs but has not made any particular proposals in this regard .
Cambridge dictionary
Respect
a particular feature or detail
This proposal differs from the last one in many important respects/one important respect.
In most respects, the new film is better than the original.
Regard
in this/that regard
in this particular way
The union is the largest in the country and in this/that regard is best placed to serve its members.
I'd like to know if they are interchangeable and how to know which to use, the first dictionary says they both can be said but the others say nothing.
Could I get thoughts?
Freedictionary
in this regard on this point, on this matter, on this detail, in this respect In this regard nothing has changed.
Macmillan dictionary
in this respect:
In this respect , we are no different from other people .
in this/that regard
used for relating something that you have just said to something that you will be saying
The university needs to cut costs but has not made any particular proposals in this regard .
Cambridge dictionary
Respect
a particular feature or detail
This proposal differs from the last one in many important respects/one important respect.
In most respects, the new film is better than the original.
Regard
in this/that regard
in this particular way
The union is the largest in the country and in this/that regard is best placed to serve its members.
I'd like to know if they are interchangeable and how to know which to use, the first dictionary says they both can be said but the others say nothing.
Could I get thoughts?
Top answer
Here's my thoughts: You have just presented a disorganized mishmash of dictionary excerpts that is very poorly presented. I'm not about to try to make sense of it all.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
0
Here's my thoughts: You have just presented a disorganized mishmash of dictionary excerpts that is very poorly presented. I'm not about to try to make sense of it all.
00
Stay away from anything on the internet that calls itself "free", especially free dictionaries. They will be wrong as often as not. Macmillan is wishy-washy. Cambridge, unsurprisingly, has got it right. I can't improve upon their entries. Study them, and you'll be OK.
0