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- How do you handle that that? The double that problem
The overuse of the word "that" is a hallmark of lazy speech Indeed, if avoiding these instances causes you to think outside the box, your speech and writing will become more fresh and creative as a result To clarify, I don't go out of my way to avoid the word "that " I simply reduce my daily usage of it in order to avoid confusion
- What is the meaning of the phrase “The morning constitutional”?
What exactly is the meaning of the phrase “The morning constitutional”? Is it an early morning walk or the first visit to the bathroom during the day? What is the origin of this phrase? What is th
- adjectives - bi-daily, bidaily or twice-daily? - English Language . . .
8 Twice-daily is probably the best choice since it is unambiguous and commonly used Using either bidaily or bi-daily risks the reader getting muddled between "twice a day" and "every other day" Neither the Oxford or Cambridge online dictionaries list bidaily or bi-daily, possibly for the reason given above
- single word requests - each day → daily; every other day → . . .
Is there an adjective that means "every other day"? I found "bidaily" but it seems to mean "twice a day", not "every second day" (not even both as "biweekly" does) I'd need this word to very conc
- distributive determiners - put one drop in both eyes - English . . .
Dale and Popovich (U S Pharmacist, 2007): The recommended dosage is one drop in both eyes twice daily Ledbetter et al (2010): dogs were administered either topical ocular prednisolone acetate (1 0% ophthalmic suspension, one drop in both eyes, four times daily) or placebo (artificial tear solution, one drop in both eyes, four times daily)
- Place of the adverb daily in the sentence - English Language Usage . . .
Is daily usually placed before or after the main verb? It is not possible to effectively check it by searching the Web because daily is the adjective as well Security for OEM storage is tied to
- It vary or it varies? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In "The Origin of Species " of Charles Darwin, Chapter 1, we can read this: it follows that any being, if it vary however slightly in any manner profitable to itself, under the complex and someti
- What is the most appropriate for formal usage a day per day daily?
I was thinking which of these three possibilities is the most appropriate for a formal letter? E g when an employer want to say to his employee: 1) "You need to respond to at least 100 messages
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