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- Marked by marked with - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Whereas "marked with" is more likely to refer to "soiled with" or "polluted with" "The birthday was wild fun, marked by cheering and playfulness and the host singing a tribute to her mother " "The birthday was disappointing, marked with some fights and the kitchen catching fire " The latter describes the specific markings
- word choice - given to vs marked by vs characterized by - English . . .
Good discussion I would add that "marked by" or "characterized by" can apply to person, place or thing; whereas "given to" applies only to sentient beings—entities who can be said to have preferences or proclivities
- differences - Marked by vs having in dictionary definitions . . .
The difference lies in the essence of the definition When defining a word using 'marked by', it means that the word describes some quality with a certain special characteristic, whereas using 'having' implies that the word principally describes such a special characteristic Thus in your example of 'a calm demeanor', the word whose definition contains 'marked by' could refer to a certain
- Red-marked copy: A draft text with changes highlighted?
0 I always thought of "red-marked copy" as a standard way of referring to a draft text in which the changes from a previous draft are highlighted
- grammar - The verb mark with events in time - English Language . . .
A stretch of time can be marked by ongoing trends or conflicts, say, and a point in time can mark the occasion when something takes place 14th century England was marked by the plague Labor Day marks the end of the summer in the US
- formality - Formal way to tell someone they accidentally sent you . . .
I have received an email from someone at work He’s quite senior and probably would get quite angry to get an “accusing” message like: I wasn’t supposed to get this email It looks like you sent
- single word requests - What is the marked-up text document resulted . . .
What is the marked-up text document resulted from proofreading called? Ask Question Asked 7 years, 9 months ago Modified 7 years, 9 months ago
- grammar - I attach, I am attaching, or I have attached - English . . .
"I attach" seems an awkward construction Many people (especially Indians) use "I am attaching" but I think the best option is "I have attached" because you have already attached it! Both 'mark-up' and 'marked up version' mean the same though mark-up is simpler and 'marked up version' is more formal In any case, even work related emails offer great flexibility of language, and the main
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