
compounds - Life cycle, life-cycle or lifecycle? - English Language ...
May 18, 2012 · So I would say in medical literature fields, where the context would be something like the life cycle of a parasite, it's still two words. And I'm not sure that lifecycle and life-cycle are nearly as common as life cycle. Here's the NGram for life cycle vs. lifecycle vs. life-cycle.
Word for software which has been killed or is no longer supported
Dec 12, 2013 · The problem is that the end of software is not as distinct as it's start. On a legacy device old software might run just fine long after the developers have moved on and forgotten about it. The exact end of the software's life (or life cycle) depends largely on the attitudes of the person naming the software's demise.
Using participle constructions instead of subordinate clauses
Feb 8, 2022 · Being washed at a lower temperature, T-shirts have a longer life cycle. Washed at a lower temperature, T-shirts have a longer life cycle. there are different presuppositions. This is not a matter of grammar, but rather of what you mean. (1), with being washed, presupposes that all T-shirts are always washed at a lower temperature.
Synonym for vicious circle but without the negative flavour
Aug 31, 2016 · The status eventually returns to its original value after completing some sort of cycle. A person's actions, whether good or bad, will often have consequences for that person. Life, in a way, is a neutral "vicious circle": if good goes around, good comes around; if bad goes around, bad comes around. Karma is a related concept:
What is the proper term for when an animal is "pregnant" with …
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phrases - "at this stage" Vs. "in this stage" - English Language ...
Dec 12, 2018 · Going through a document for proof reading, I came across the phrase "In this stage, the model is put into operation" and was kind of confused. Mostly I had heard "At this stage ...", i.e. "at" ins...
"Filepath" or "file path"? [closed] - English Language & Usage …
@eisenpony - Don't try to apply strict grammatical interpretation to terms of art/jargon from an industry. A filepath is an entity, independent of any particular file; a file path is an attribute of a particular file (even if we're not specifying what particular file we're talking about).
grammar - Negative questions: “No, I don’t” or "Yes, I don't ...
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grammar - Is it grammatically correct to say "Many more happy …
Jan 13, 2014 · It is not redundant because "many" and "more" do not mean the same thing. It is simply longer. "More" and "longer" or "better" for example is not grammatically correct because they both serve the same meaning, but many and more do not mean the same thing.
word choice - "If you or your colleague has" or "If you or your ...
Which is correct out of the following two sentences? If you or your colleague have any questions, let me know; If you or your colleague has any questions, let me know