- Distribution of slang term “opp” - English Language Usage Stack . . .
The mainstream dictionary entries seem to be either for "opp" meaning "opportunity" (as in "business opp", "job opp"), or as an abbreviation for terms such as "opposite" or "opus" So I think the hip-hop slang is probably a separate coinage
- abbreviations - Usage of p. versus pp. versus pg. to denote page . . .
As far as I know, pg is not an acceptable form, at least in formal writing The correct forms are p for a single page, and pp for a range In many cases, actually, you don't need any of them Quite commonly you'll find references in the form volume:page (s), like 5:204 or 8:99–108 (or, for works of a single volume, something like Blah Blah Blah 108)
- Is “misogyny” only applicable to men? What is the antonym of misogyny?
Your last question asks for an antonym to 'misogamy', which is not the same as 'misogyny', that is, hating marriage, not women The antonym of m'misogamy' would then be 'loving marriage' which for a male would correspond most nearly to uxorious
- Opt Out or Opt-Out - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"Opt out" without the hyphen would be taken as a verb--that is, to opt out or remove oneself from something I've opted out of attending the conference "Opt-out" with the hyphen may be used as a compound adjective: Be sure to make a decision before the opt-out period Where "opt-out" here describes the period
- What would be an appropriate opposite of exceed?
Exceed is commonly used, but when I found myself wanting to use the opposite I couldn't really find a single word that would do it fall short of and inadequate are a little off How about deceed?
- What is the ū sound in English symbol?
In the American Accent Training, it shows ū (a line over u) is a tense vowel, and takes "smooth" as an example However, according to Merriam-Webster dictionary, it should be [ˈsmüt͟h], and the
- single word requests - Whats the opposite of precede? - English . . .
In the particular context that I'm in, I was writing about several lines of programming For simplicity, let's call them: line a line b First, I described line a Great Then I wanted to write
- Which is correct, opt out of or opt out from and why?
Welcome! Please edit to show what you've found already, why you think that one might be more "correct" than the other, and what shade of meaning you want This is not really different from "they moved out of from the neighborhood" or "he drove out of from the city"
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