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- Manual vs manually - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Manually is the adverb Manual is (in this context) the adjective Tuning can be either a verb or a noun; however, in your example, tuning the weights is a gerund phrase using the verb Here you want to modify the verb within the phrase, so use the adverb: The procedure requires manually tuning the weights If instead you wanted to modify the noun tuning, use the adjective The procedure
- adverbs - Manually installed, or, Installed manually - English Language . . .
Manually installed, or, Installed manually Ask Question Asked 9 years, 2 months ago Modified 9 years, 2 months ago
- Hyphenate “communicating”: communi-cating or communic-ating?
I'll note that "hyphenation" is not taught at school, and children would not normally learn hyphenate manually, and would not be expected to do so They would learn to read hyphenated texts, but this is not a skill that really needs practice
- phrases - Does subject to review mean there is a possibility of . . .
I assume Paypal doesn't manually check each transaction, and I don't care if they do or not, but I'm curious about what the phrase literally means, regardless of Paypal's potential misuse I guess "subject" here is being used in the same way a peasant is a 'subject' of a feudal lord, i e the transaction is under the lordship authority of
- What are these structures called in American and British English?
What do you call this little building in which a guard sits and lets people in and out of a company's premises and what is the name of that horizontal bar which he raises from inside of the building (unless ofc when it's manually operated)?
- If we can “give someone a call”, why cant we “give a phone call”?
When we give a call to someone, we manually select their number and “dial” it Is there a reason we don't say "make someone a call” even when it involves “dialling” i e making a telephone call? And vice-versa, if we can “give someone a call”, why can't we “give a phone call” too? P S Q7 is correct!
- usage - two consecutive adverbs ending in -ly - English Language . . .
Please consider the following sentence: "He walked home seriously angrily " This sentence sounds a bit funny to my ears, even as a non-native speaker of English, an impression that is shared by an
- word choice - I havent noticed that vs. I didnt notice that - English . . .
Let's say I saw Jack yesterday, so I say "I didn't notice the color of his eyes " which apparently means that I still don't know the color So, am I correct to think that "I didn't notice" can also present a result in the present just the way the present perfect does?
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