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- Unselect or Deselect? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
If I want the user to revert their operation of selecting an item, should I say: "Unselect the option" or "Deselect the option"?
- Is there a difference between select and selected?
In the given context, 'select' is correct There is a difference, but the incorrect use of 'selected' is widespread, so much so that many believe both are correct, some even think 'selected' is correct
- The difference between “elect and select [closed]
What is the difference between “elected” and “selected”? When something is selected there is only one determinate factor and that is quot;choice quot; When something is elected there is more than
- word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
These two words are often used interchangeably and the greatest difference I can find between the two is "choose" for choosing multiple items from a set, and "select" for selecting a single item fr
- word choice - Selected among, out of, from, or from between? - English . . .
I want to say that my paper was selected from a bunch of others, to emphasize that my paper was impressive How do I say that in a correct way and without using too many words? What I have so far: I was interviewed to discuss the findings of my paper, which was selected out of all among from all the other reports
- is vs was vs has been - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"Is selected" describes the state he is in "Selected" can be an adjective, so that is grammatical but it's not very idiomatic "He is short-listed for the job" would be fine, though "Was selected" for a job is a completed action, which again is grammatical, but seems to invite the idea that something has happened since
- meaning - What does selected for mean in this sentence? - English . . .
The sentence is: "Dreams were selected for during evolution to help us survive " When I was translating it, I couldn't understand the use of 'for' here Would the sentence mean the same without it?
- logic - Is there a difference between being selected and being pre . . .
Isn't everything selected also pre-selected by definition? Yes Where the phrase involves the word 'select ed ', the event has happened in the past However, in this instance it is the act of selecting something which has, for whatever reason, previously been through a process of selection: this previous occasion causes the " pre " to be included
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