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- writing - so called or so-called - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
so called or so-called? Which one is the more appropriate way to indicate that you are going to refer to something using a description that you doubt the validity of?
- Can we use the phrase so-called in its positive sense (or neutral . . .
No, I don't think so called would be interpreted in a neutral or positive manner The very purpose of those words is to show disagreement with, or express the irony of, a phrase If you don't want to do either, just leave it out We propose a new technique under which fault analysis becomes more tractable than pre-existing techniques If you wanted to add widely accepted to that sentence
- word usage - Differences so-called and called - English Language . . .
First of all, so-called cannot be used as a verb, as in your first example; it is an adjective Secondly, so-called is used for two possible meanings: first, to give a "popular name" for a thing that has a different "proper name", such as the so-called 'splat' character (that is, the asterisk: *) Or it can be used to indicate that you are going to refer to something with a name that you think
- Do you know synonyms of so-called?
Do you know any good synonyms of so-called? I could not find any synonyms in dictionaries Thank you so much PS: I'd like to use it to say that a concept is commonly called in an inappropriate way
- adverb placement - Difference between so called and called so - English . . .
What is the difference between so called and called so in the following sentences? The active voice is so called because the person denoted by the subject acts The active voice is called so be
- Which is correct, called as or called in the given sentence?
Assuming that "xyz" is the specific name of the drug, you can say either They are taking an anti-typhoid drug (that is) called xyz or They are taking an anti-typhoid drug (that is) known as xyz I put between parenthesis the words which you can easily omit
- difference - called vs. named vs. namely - English Language . . .
I wrote In particular, we use textual delimiters and identifiable constants or patterns within the content, named anchors, to recognize a data region, which is a node of the DOM tree enclosing the
- What is the meaning of the so-called pregnant chad?
If the voter doesn't punch hard enough or cleanly enough, the chad is not completely detached The different sorts of attachment have nicknames: Source:ABC News, reproduced here A 'pregnant chad' is so called because it is still attached at all four corners but puffs out like a pregnant woman's belly
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