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- What is the purpose of using the word automagically when we already . . .
As per the origin, the dictionary reports it's 1940s, from the blend of automatically and magically The meaning of the word is different from the meaning of automatically, and the word is generally used in a specific context
- word choice - Automatically vs In an automated manner - English . . .
The difference between "automatically" and "in an automated manner" should then be clear The "manner" or the "tasks" correspond to the process, and thus are "automated" The "done tasks" are the result of the process, and their execution is "automatic", they are "done automatically"
- meaning - Automatedly vs. Automatically - English Language Usage . . .
Automatedly vs Automatically Ask Question Asked 8 years, 2 months ago Modified 8 years, 2 months ago
- grammar - Is it correct to write is done fully automatically or is . . .
Google gives me support from 19,200 on "is done fully automatically" and 35,200 on "is done fully automatic"
- word choice - populate vs. autopopulate - English Language Usage . . .
In technical writing, when describing how the software performs the action of completing a field on a screen, do you describe the field as being 'automatically populated' or just 'populated'? Does '
- Automation versus automatization - English Language Usage Stack . . .
I would like to characterize the action of making a process go automatically instead of doing it manually The context is computer programming A programmer may type in 10 pieces of code with only a
- or ++ in emails - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I don't think it's a feature of the OP's mail reader, because it's not automatically inserted, but it's possibly a usage local to a certain group of people (maybe a workplace or academic department)
- Style clarification for date superscripts, th, st and nd
You do not need to use superscripts, but it is conventional to use superscripts (from a British perspective) Personally, I think it also adds clarity to use superscripts Programs like Microsoft Word will often automatically change those to superscripts as you type them, which could be taken as suggesting that that is desirable
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