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word choice -"Todo list" or"to-do list" - English Language & Usage ...
Noun. todo (plural todos) (US) A task yet to be done; an item on a to-do list. You can use whichever you want, but be consistent. To-do is a little clearer, but hyphens are naturally lost as languages evolve (to-day, wire-less), so todo should be fine too. Edit: Waggers makes a very good point that todo isn't yet as widely adopted as to-do.
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What do you call the practice of using (overly) complex words specific ...
Sure, I agree it is jargon when using specialty specific words. Jargon is also the word used in this scenario in business communication textbooks. However, I think you probably nailed the situation much better with your third word: pedantic. The act of giving an overly complex lecture is pedantic, while the overly complex terminology itself is ...
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Do you capitalize both parts of a hyphenated word in a title?
In other word, choose a rule and be consistent with it: From Garbl's writing center: When capitalizing hyphenated words in a title, choose a style and follow it consistently. Simplest is to capitalize only the first word unless later words are proper nouns or adjectives: Unique benefits for part-time violinists, All-American flag-waving techniques.
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word choice - When to use & instead of"and" - English Language & Usage ...
Here are some of them: & is especially common when joining names to indicate a firm or a partnership, for example, a law firm: Baker & McKenzie. Abercrombie & Fitch. Crosby Stills Nash & Young. In abbreviations, when abbreviating"and", & is often used: AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph)
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grammar - First, Second, Third, and Finally - English Language & Usage ...
Then / next / after that / afterwards = later. In addition / additionally = Second (ly) Furthermore / moreover OR What's more (less formal) = Third (ly) In conclusion / lastly OR in the end (less formal)= Finally. To start with, I grabbed a spoon. Then I took a bowl and filled it with cereal.
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When should ‘state’ be capitalised? - English Language & Usage ...
There are no special rules for capitalizing the word"state" in ordinary, non-technical English. It should be capitalized when at the start of a sentence, or when it is part of a proper noun. The state (3) of affairs is that the State of Washington (proper noun) is a state (2) within the sovereign state (1) known as The United States of America ...
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What's the best way to use"either" on more than two options?
I've searched for whether"either" can be used in a context on which the possible options are made of more than two, and found the answer here over English Language Usage.
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grammaticality - When is it correct to use the"-wise" suffix ...
A quick Google search suggested however that the"-wise" suffix actually isn't one you can or should use on any word. What do you suggest? I guess the easiest way out is rephrasing (e.g., not only for what concerns the user interface, but also for actual methods ), but I wanted to learn whether appending"-wise" to arbitrary words is incorrect, frowned upon or merely a stylistic choice.
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When do I use"I" instead of"me?" - English Language & Usage Stack ...
It's certainly possible to hold this opinion, but the word “illiterate” seems meaningless here aside from its derogatory connotation: the construction is clearly widely used by literate individuals. This is also not the way most people use the term “hypercorrection”: most linguists reserve this word for forms that are both unnatural and non-standard. The use of “NP and I” may be ...
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word choice -"At hand" vs"on hand" vs"in hand" - English Language ...
At refers to"x,y" location on a plane, so at hand means located at (though not necessarily in) one's hand. Anything at hand is, well, handy. On normally refers to location on some 2-D plane in a 3-D space; movement away from the plane is off. Gravity may be assumed, so such movement is normally up.
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