Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Recent Questions - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

Recent Questions - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

"The problem under consideration" vs. "The considered problem"

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:18 AM PDT

I'm writing a research essay.

Is there any difference between the provided two variants? If there is, which is better to use?

How did the final d of "diamond" become vocalised in English?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:37 AM PDT

A survey of other languages with obvious cognates clearly suggests the source for the word "diamond" ended in an unvoiced dental consonant. It is clearly voiced in modern English, and that is also reflected in its spelling.

Was this change:

  1. a member of a regular, "event-like" historical shift in the development of English;
  2. a member of a widely-applying and general phonetic process due to its environment;
  3. sporadic?

I would also be interested in information on the history of this change and causative phonetic context, if available.

"Diamond" in many languages: https://www.mindat.org/min-1282.html#autoanchor12

Help needed in english problem [closed]

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 08:45 AM PDT

She _______ be so tired if she ____ to bed earlier.

wouldn't / goes
wouldn't / go
wouldn't / gone
wouldn't / went

Which sentence is correct?

When my dad gets home, I had went my homework.
When my dad get home, I had done my homework.
When my dad got home, I had do my homework.
When my dad got home, I had done my homework.

If only I ______ last weekend for my evaluation.

have study
had studied
have studied
had study

Alice has decided to ______ to celebrate her birthday party until the lockdown is over.

hang up
hang in
hang on
hang out

Hey, can you help me with paraphrasing a sentence to participle? [migrated]

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 08:24 AM PDT

I was doing my homework about participles and I really got confused. I have to paraphrase it to participles but I couldn't... The sentence is:

"Peter was abandoned by his parents at an early age and took to stealing."

Single word for multiskilled on different programming platforms

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 06:34 AM PDT

I was just wondering if there's a word for a multi skilled/multi talented for a Web Designer, Web Developer and a Graphic Artist? Currently if you know everything on Software Development you will be called as a full-stack developer but that is only for Software Development. I'm trying to pick if its better to call it as a polymath or a virtuoso but i don't know if what is more better than the two of them.

Thank you guys in advance!!!

Sequential/continuous/continued/parallel addition

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:05 AM PDT

I would like to know what's the standard way to say sequential/continuous/continued/parallel multiplication or addition for calculation like 3 * 5 * 10 * 2 * 11 and 1 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 100.

is there a difference for example between : zoology facts and zoological facts?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:50 AM PDT

I can't see any difference between the two, I would like someone who is advanced to shed some light ^^

either ~ or ... construction usage

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 06:27 AM PDT

It is important to distinguish between being legally allowed to do something, and actually being able to go and do it. A law could be passed allowing everyone, if they so wish, to run a mile in two minutes. That would not, however, increase their effective freedom, because, although allowed to do so, they are physically incapable of it. Having a minimum of restrictions and a maximum of possibilities is fine. But in the real world most people will never have the opportunity either to become all that they are allowed to become, or to need to be restrained from doing everything that is possible for them to do. Their effective freedom depends on actually having the means and ability to do what they choose.

  • I don't really understand what the bold-faced part is trying to say. It seems that the part in question is used as a part of "either ~ or..." construction, but I don't see how it fits with the previous sentence meaning-wise that is talking about minimum restrictions and maximum possibilities. Thank you in advance for your insights.

An expression to describe a perfect fit between two entities [closed]

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 04:51 AM PDT

Know of a way to describe a perfect fit besides "match made in heaven"?

It does not have to be applicable to only humans.

"[...] hasn't worked for me as much as I would like it to has": is this grammatically correct?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 04:14 AM PDT

Is the following sentence grammatically and semantically correct? If not, what would be its alternatives?

[...] but unfortunately, that principle hasn't worked for me as much as I would like it to has.

I was trying to say that there is a method/principle such that upon being followed, it solves/prevents certain problems form occurring. But that method hasn't work for me as I was expecting it to do.

What are the proper punctuations required in the stylistic phrasing: "from [location] to [location]; from [else] to [where]"?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 08:42 AM PDT

How do I properly punctuate this?

  • I was abroad to accomplish these tasks – from Denver to Paris where my brother is, from Milan to Seoul to see my friends.

Why is "archaic" pronounced uniquely? Is the sequence -ɪɪ- only found in this word?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 07:45 AM PDT

Before looking this word up, I have always rhymed it with cake i.e. /ɑːˈkeɪk/. But when I looked it up, it was actually /ɑː(r)ˈkeɪɪk/ with the sequence of a similar vowel repeated consecutively: -ɪɪ-

I find it rather strange and while looking up its etymology, I found nothing convincing. Here is what Wikitionary has to say:

From archaism ("ancient or obsolete phrase or expression") or from French archaïque, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊκός

But none of its roots have -ɪɪ-. Is this sequence of the same vowel repeated consecutively unique to "archaic"? How did it come about?

English Literature: Is this a Transferred Epithets?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 02:42 AM PDT

I am currently analysing the poem "Recognition: by Carol Ann Duffy.

In the poem, the speaker says how she

"bumped into an anxious, dowdy matron who touched the cold mirror and stared at me. "

Would this be a transferred epithet? The speaker here seems to be describing how the reflection stares at her, not the other way round?

Thank you

What is the difference between an illegal act being an offence and being a crime? [closed]

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:16 AM PDT

It's an offence to litter or to commit fraud by voting in an election twice. Those things are also a crime. So why are both words used? What's the difference?

I did do a Google search and couldn't find any relevant and clear information. That's why I asked here. All the results I got were unreliable. What people in the comments did is make a distinction between criminal law and civil law,but things that are illegal under civil law are still offence and a crime.

The link from The TR company given in the comments is giving misleading information. The website states

There are some offences that are not cognizable or punishable by law.

I live in the United Kingdom, and that statement is false under British law. Every offence in my country is illegal.

The thing to remember is that an offence is punishable by law only if is cognizable.

This is false in the UK. Hate speech, trolling, offensive jokes and fiction, media impartiality laws, are vaguely defined, so it's still illegal (and probably an offence) even if it isn't cognizable

Feedback on "...as soon as ..."

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 08:11 AM PDT

I want to know if the following sentence is correct:

Therefore, the order of X will be determined as soon as the following results are proved:

My aim is to determine the order of an object, X. For this, I need to prove other results. Is this sentence grammatically correct?

A word for a sale that is not an installment but actually paid in full

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 08:10 AM PDT

When you are buying something in a store you have the option to pay it in credit or debit, with or without instalments. Is there are a single word for something that is paid in full at the time of purchase?

Can "other story" work without a definite article (for a title)?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 03:03 AM PDT

As far as I know, "Other story" is an expression often used in conjunction with the definite article "the," as in "the other story goes" or "the other story says". In some cases I've seen it used without "the", as in "it's a whole other story," but can it be used in a title without "the" before it, or as the name of a collective like "other story collective"?

If I have a game level that needs precision and fast decision making, what skills are being challenged?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 07:03 AM PDT

What should I put in the empty space? "Challenge your ___ skills..."? "precision skills"? Just "precision"? Maybe something else? Thank you!

I am talking about a scenarion in a 3D game where your character is on platforms high up in the sky that are quite narrow and require precision to move around and not fall, where you have to turn often and make fast decisions.

Worshiping one God at a time?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 04:20 AM PDT

I am writing an article on "God, Types of Worship" and I'm looking for a term which describes worshiping a single god at a time.

That is, given that different gods exist, the practise of worshiping only one of these at a given time, then moving on to worship another god. The focus of worship changes, but the worshiper's overall religion remains the same.

Monotheism is not the word I am looking for. I know the term but I can't recall it.

____ is the practise of worshiping one god of many extant gods, one at a time.

Is there a single word to mean the process of making someone angry by calling him angry?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 06:18 AM PDT

I am looking for the word that describes a situation similar to this:

A person is not angry and is minding his own business, but then someone comes up and starts annoying the person by repeatedly asking him if he is angry. Due to the constant annoying behaviour, the person who was not angry became angry.

correct verb to be used with "aim"

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 06:04 AM PDT

is it correct to say to "meet aims"? I know we can say she fulfilled or achieved her aims , but can I also say " she met her aims"?

From the movie Coriolanus, what does this sentence mean?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:03 AM PDT

From the movie remake of Shakespeare's Coriolanus, during a battle scene, he said to his soldiers before leading them into a frontal assault:

  • Make you a sword of me

How to interpret this sentence?

  • I (Coriolanus) make you (his soldiers) a sword of his?
  • I (Coriolanus) make myself into a sword of yours (his soldiers')?

Thanks

What is simple word for "process instance"?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:30 AM PDT

In BPM (business process management) "process" means a definition of process, a model and a specific process (created using that definition) is called "process instance". Eg. "Sending Invoice to Customer" is a process, "Sending Feb 2017 invoice to ACME Inc." is a process instance.

What could be better and simpler terms, so that people non experienced with BPM can quickly understand that one is basically "used as a template" to create another?

Is the pronunciation of "secret" /ˈsiːkrət/ or /ˈsiːkrɪt/?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:09 AM PDT

Under the entries for secret in Cambridge, Oxford Learner's, and MW Learner's dictionaries, the recordings of the word are clearly saying /ˈsiːkrɪt/ but the IPAs transcriptions are /ˈsiːkrət/.

The Free Dictionary gives the transcription as /ˈsiːkrɪt/.

It is very uncomfortable for me to pronounce /ˈsiːkrət/. On the contrary, it is very comfortable for me to pronounce /ˈsiːkrɪt/.

I think the dictionaries made a mistake by transcribing the pronunciation as /ˈsiːkrət/, because I hear it clearly as /ˈsiːkrɪt/. There is no possible way to pronounce /ˈsiːkrət/.

So, is the pronunciation of secret /ˈsiːkrət/ or /ˈsiːkrɪt/?

Some phrases to express couples who match with each other [closed]

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:23 AM PDT

In order to say two people as a couple, are perfect for each other, what phrases would you recommend to use as a complement? Something to express they are perfect match to each other.

What's wrong with "stupider"?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:31 AM PDT

On online boards I've seen some people claim that "stupider" is ungrammatical. I can't see any reason why it would be, and it seems like it's commonly used.

It's also in online dictionaries, including Dictionary.com, The Free Dictionary, and Wiktionary.

So what's the opinion here?

the difference between fast/quick/rapid

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 03:33 AM PDT

She is a karate coach. She is not very powerful, but she is very quick/fast/rapid.

Can I use all three words quick, fast or rapid in the sentence?

Could you tell me the different meanings between them, if they are fine here?

When does realisation of velar nasal /ŋ/ as alveolar nasal [n] happen along with tensing of the preceding vowel (/ɪ/ to [i])?

Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:09 AM PDT

I have observed some English speakers in North America who seem to produce this assimilation in words like running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ (as [ˈrʌnin]) or winning /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ (as [ˈwɪnin]). I'm specifically interested in when the final vowel becomes [i] or [iː] and not /ɪ/ (as in some Southern American English accents, which produce [ˈrʌnɪn] and [ˈwɪnɪn]).

Is this a regional accent?

I found some additional anecdotal discussion at the following links:
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