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- grammatical number - Is the plural form of ID spelled IDs or ID . . .
It would be IDs Were you to use the apostrophe (i e, ID's), that would imply possession If you're simply referring to a group of IDs, you drop the apostrophe
- How should the abbreviation for identifier be capitalized?
I'm a programmer and I often see the abbreviation ID (capitalized) in technical documents and code Is this correct, or should it be id?
- Different forms of the abbreviations for identification?
Both the NOAD and the OED report that ID is an abbreviation for identity, identification They weren't carrying any ID I lost my ID card The term id is used in psychoanalysis, and Id is a variant spelling of Eid In some contexts, id could be understood as ID, for example in the phrase the user id used when talking of a CMS
- grammar - How to write IDs of persons without using of? - English . . .
How to write "IDs of persons" without using "of"? Ask Question Asked 8 years, 11 months ago Modified 8 years, 11 months ago
- What is the etymology of ID (or I. D. ), as in something used for . . .
Most dictionaries state "ID" "I D " as an abbreviation for "identification" rather than "identity", so it's no surprise that Etymonline directs I D "specifically" to "identification" E g From Collins Dictionary: ID in American English (ˈaɪˈdi) Informal NOUN Word forms: plural ID's or IDs identification US a card (ID card) or document, as a birth certificate, that serves to identify a
- What is the word for someone who checks ID cards before permitting . . .
What about in non-bar contexts? In San Francisco, the Sundance Kabuki is an upscale movie theater that serves alcohol for some screens, and they have a person checking IDs at a checkpoint The word "bouncer" just sounds wrong to me in that context, but the only alternative I can come up with is "ID checker" (which sounds equally odd to me)
- What is the origin of the phrase Top of the morning to you?
The phrase is Irish in origin but now very rarely used in Ireland (except as a sterotypical "Irishism") It simply means "the best of the morning to you" - perhaps from the idea of unhomogenised milk, where the cream rises to the top An appropriate response might be a simple "thank you" although the traditional response would be "And the rest of the day to yourself " Terrible attempts at
- grammar - Is there versus Are there - English Language Usage . . .
Are there any questions I should be asking? Is there any articles available on the subject? My instinct is that in the two questions above, it should be 'are' as the subjects of the sentences (
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