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- Oct 2023
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en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
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usage is also, however, a concern for the prescriptive tradition, for which "correctness" is a matter of arbitrating style
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www.thoughtco.com www.thoughtco.com
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In this book, grammar refers to the manner in which the language functions, the ways that the blocks of speech and writing are put together. Usage refers to using specific words in a manner that will be thought of as either acceptable or unacceptable. The question of whether or not to split an infinitive is a consideration of grammar; the question of whether one should use literally in a nonliteral sense is one of usage."
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- Aug 2022
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The use ofhyphens in compound words is becoming less frequent exceptwhen essential for clarity of meaning. The customary prac-tice is to write such words as coordinate with the dieresisrather than the hyphen.
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- Oct 2020
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wikidiff.com wikidiff.com
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In agent-oriented programming the antonym is depender, though in general usage the common term dependent is used instead. There is no common language equivalent for dependee', however – other metaphors are used instead, such as parent/child. The circumlocutions “A depends on B” and “B is depended on by A” are much more common in general use than “A is the depender, B is the ' dependee ”.
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www.idioms4you.com www.idioms4you.com
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formal<---------------|--X------------->informal
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- Apr 2020
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ell.stackexchange.com ell.stackexchange.com
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English tends to build new compound nouns by simply writing them as separate words with a blank. Once the compound is established (and the original parts somewhat "forgotten"), it's often written as one word or hyphenated. (Examples: shoelaces, aircraft...)
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Web site / website seems to be somewhat in a transitional stage, being seen as an "entity" that web page hasn't reached yet. Depending on which dictionary you check you will find web site and website, but only web page, not webpage.
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en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
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- Nov 2019
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github.com github.com
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answers.yahoo.com answers.yahoo.com
- Oct 2019
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stackoverflow.com stackoverflow.com
- Feb 2019
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static1.squarespace.com static1.squarespace.com
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correctness in pronunciation. as in diction and usage. is not an absolute. Language standards arc the property of the ruling class; thus the diction, usage. and pronuncia• lion of the power centers of capital cities tend to be the standards for a national Ian· guagc.
This division of pronunciation and usage is particularly visible in terms of class. Mispronounced words are often frowned upon, but all this means is that the person learned this word by reading, rather than having the opportunity of hearing someone say it first.
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