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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Word order

Could you confirm which one is right between (A) and (B) in the following sentence?

Can you guess what word matches to [ (A) one across / (B) across one ] in the crossword puzzle?

Also, do I have to use a capital 'O' for 'one' and 'A' for 'across' here?
  

Top answer

It should be "One Across", but "matches to " is not right, and actually you probably don't mean "matches" at all. Can you guess which word fits One Across in the crossword puzzle? Can you work out the answer to One Across?

— GPY

  • It should be "One Across", but "matches to " is not right, and actually you probably don't mean "matches" at all.
  • Can you guess which word fits One Across in the crossword puzzle?
  • Can you work out the answer to One Across?
  • The second one seems more likely to me.
  • The capitalisation of "One Across" could be debated.
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It should be "One Across", but "matches to" is not right, and actually you probably don't mean "matches" at all.

Can you guess which word fits One Across in the crossword puzzle?
Can you work out the answer to One Across?

The second one seems more likely to me.

The capitalisation of "One Across" could be debated. I think it's OK though (and I nor
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How about "Can you guess what the word is in One Across?" I wonder if it sounds okay or unnatural.
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lucas21cHow about "Can you guess what the word is in One Across?" I wonder if it sounds okay or unnatural.
The use of "in" doesn't seem quite right to me.
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Because the grids have numerals in them, it should be 1 Across, not One Across.

The style issue of spelling out numbers below ten doesn't apply when you are referring to something marked with a numeral.
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To GPY:

Then what preposition should I use there? 'at'? Or, 'to'?
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lucas21cTo GPY:Then what preposition should I use there? 'at'? Or, 'to'?
"to" is definitely not right. "for" and "at" sort of work, but I don't think this isn't a way of asking the question that I would naturally use. For one thing, "guess" does not seem to be the optimum verb.
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Can I replace 'which' with 'what' in the sentence, "Can you guess which word fits One Across in the crossword puzzle?"
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lucas21cCan I replace 'which' with 'what' in the sentence, "Can you guess which word fits One Across in the crossword puzzle?"
"which" sounds more polished. However, "what" would be not be uncommon in colloquial English.
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