- meaning - Conformity vs. conformance - English Language Usage . . .
I am curious about the differences in meaning, connotations, style, and correctness of using conformity vs conformance I haven't been able to find much using a simple web search, only a single un
- Are in accordance with and according to interchangeable?
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- Should I use a or an prior to an abbreviation? [duplicate]
For example, non-conformance is abbreviated as NC If I am referring to a non-conformance, I may pronounce the whole word or I may literally say the letters "NC"; in my industry, they are used interchangeably So if I am writing it in context, it can be "an NC" or "a NC" depending on whether I orally pronounce it as "NC" or "non-conformance"
- Software bug formal usage - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Is it appropriate to use terms "software bug" and or just "bug" in formal report? What else could be used instead? Defect?
- Using non- to prefix a two-word phrase - English Language Usage . . .
Does "non-" prefixed to a two word phrase permit another hyphen before the second word? If I want to refer to an entity which is defined as the negation of another entity by attaching "non-" it se
- When to use generally, usually, or normally
You can substitute usually, but the emphasis on "conformance to norms" is more important when you use normally For inanimate objects, usually often seems more appropriate than normally
- Dash after the prefix non - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Is the hyphen that we often see in words such as "non-zero", "non-trivial", etc optional? In case the answer is negative, is there any rule of thumb on which one may rely in order to recall whe
- Is there a single-word verb equivalent to make something more . . .
officialize, "make (something) official" (Oxford); legitimize, "make legitimate" (Oxford); standardize, "to bring into conformity with a standard especially in order to assure consistency and regularity" (Merriam-Webster); regularize, "to make regular by conformance to law, rules, or custom" (Merriam-Webster)
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