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- Is evidence countable? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The weight of evidence; two cans of coffee, 3 loaves of bread 4 bottles of wine, and so on The containers are countable but not the contents The ' weights of evidence' would be wrong because 'evidence' is an abstract concept We can't touch 'evidence' but 'types of evidence' such as hair samples, photographs, documents are countable
- Whats the difference in meaning between evidence and proof?
Evidence means:- A thing or things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment: The broken window was evidence that a burglary had taken place Scientists weigh the evidence for and against a hypothesis [American Heritage Dictionary via the Free Dictionary] Proof means:- The evidence or argument that compels the mind to accept an assertion as
- Evidenced in or by? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Evidenced Be or show evidence of: 'The quality of the bracelet, as evidenced by the workmanship, is exceptional' The thing that is being achieved in your sample sentence is the evidencing of the "ability to collaborate with people from culturally diverse backgrounds", the means of achieving it is the "success in the US, Europe and Asia "
- As evidenced by or as evident by? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Evidence can be a verb; whether it is too archaic to use is a personal view Evident cannot be, so as evident by is wrong, possibly an eggcorn
- Can evidence be used as verb? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Is it fine to used evidence as verb? For eg the study evidenced that If not, what other better word can be used in the place of evidence as a verb? Note: I find evidence can be used as a ve
- meaning - What are the differences between assumption and . . .
A presumption is made before the proper evidence or authority is manifest Both a presumption and an assumption may be made at the same time and persist for the same time As the OP's driving example shows BTW, I am not the downvoter
- Whats the difference between to confirm and to verify?
Verification requires external evidence Confirmation requires a re-issuance of a believed statement Sometimes, one may trust a third party to obtain and review the evidence required for a verification, which could lead to both word choices being valid
- whats the difference between apparent, evident and obvious?
1 It is (quite) __ that he took the wrong path A apparent B evident C stupid D absurd 2 It is __ that two and two make four A apparent B evident C obvious D visible 3 It is __ (that) you have been cheated A clear B apparent C regretful D ignorant And the answers are B C A I agree with these as being the correct answers, by far the best although the alternatives are reasonable and in some
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