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- Extensible vs. extendible - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Extensible was, through the mid-20th century, the most common form, but today it trails extendable by a substantial margin, while extendible continues to appear infrequently Writers and editors ought to settle on the most firmly established form-- extendable, which is as well formed as the variants--and trouble their minds with weightier matters
- Use of as per vs per - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I certainly don't prefer per or even as per @kris The stated examples of use given by the OP are obscure and indistinct statements so weak of meaning that I suspect they are not used by a native speaker with any depth of experience or culture Lewis Goudy's answer is the most relevant response here Everyone else seems to just be stating their personal preferences for weak modern usage with
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I am looking for an expression or term that would describe the relationship between the two mothers of their married children
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- When is it necessary to use have had?
I have come across a few sentences that contain "have had" I would like to know in what kind of situations we should use this combination
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