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Recent Questions - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

How to punctuate overheard dialogue with a noise interrupting it?

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 12:37 PM PDT

How would you punctuate dialogue when it's overheard by others (who only hear it) and when there is a noise that interrupts it? (same as action?) Been flailing about with this but does this look right?

'No Sweyn, I think the ring was given along with this'- there was a muffled thud -'in payment for someone to die.'

What is a word for a process that repeats at a consistent interval?

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 11:33 AM PDT

What is a word for a process that repeats at some consistent interval or cadence? For example,

We run the user testing _____ every week on Mondays.

please give advice and mark for my essay [closed]

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 10:37 AM PDT

In this day and age , the delivery for a variety of foods from other areas is becoming much more developed and ubiquitous . In contrast with this improvement, it is widely believed that consuming regional foods brings positive influences on environment and economy . Personally , I believe that the drawbacks of only consuming local foods are more considerable than the benefits. On the one hand , the consumption of local foods might be said to have certainly disadvantage. Local foods are familiar with the resident's meals , they can be appeared in every traditional event , and they become one of the special culture from each area. Those are the reasons why the locals have scores of opportunities to eat their traditional foods ,however, these bring to the citizens sense of boredom and a lack of diversity taste.Foods are not only the determine factors for health but also plays vital role for the emotion. For instance , if Vietnammese people do not have any chance to interact with a wide range of food cultures in the world , they can not have the unusual experience about a fundamental different from the taste and ingredients. Perhaps the collaboration of the other spice with the regional foods enables them to enhance the standard of dishes .Moreover, Respectation and exploration a variety of foods around the globe is the best methods to establish and remain the strong relationships with other countries. On the other hand , it is thought that utilizing only local foods is also have the benefits to the environment and economy . With the environment's view , the delivery for foods have to use numerous of non-biodegradable items for packaging , namely nylon bags and plastic boxes, so consume of these products is harmful for the environment . Futhermore, if the residents want to order foods with transport service , they will have to pay the shipping cost , which depends on the transport distance. A notabe example of the advantages of local foods are people who consume local foods regularly can save a lot of money because the price of regional foods is less cost fortune than the others , and they will not dispose many garbages to the nature. All points considered . it can be said that shipping foods from other area not only has the advantages of the environment and economy but also creat the negative impact on human's emotion. From my perspective , I lean toward the disadvantages are more significant than the advantages.

A four- or five-time(s)-a-year indulgence

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 10:29 AM PDT

Page 693 of Garner's Modern English reads

When two phrasal adjectives have a common element at the end, and this ending portion appears only with the second phrase, insert a suspensive hyphen after the unattached words to show their relationship with the common element.

"It was a four- or five-times-a-year indulgence, if that."

Arthur Miller, "The Bare Manuscript," New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2002, at 82, 85.

When phrasal adjectives denote durations or amounts, plurals should be dropped, 14-hour-a-day schedule, three-week hiatus—the exception is with fractions, in which the plural is retained <a two-thirds vote>.

Why isn't it five-time-a-year, just like the singular nouns in 14-hour-a-day schedule, three-week hiatus.

Is there a word in English to describe the descent of water or fluid out from a source? [closed]

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 09:39 AM PDT

I'm looking for a word to describe the flow of a liquid downwards gently and continually from a source.

E.g. water being shot up from a jet fountain and then bending and flowing downwards.

Lava flowing out of a volcano.

See images.Simple water fountain

Volcanic lava flow

Modern water fountain at night

How to express in english a question whether something should have been something else? [closed]

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 08:42 AM PDT

Say I paint my house red.

Then I said, the house should have been green.

How do I turn that into a question?

Should the house have been green?

or

Should the house be green?

or

should have the house been green?

Single word for someone who socializes in excess [duplicate]

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 07:41 AM PDT

I need a single word to describe someone who excessively engages in social activies to the detriment of other aspects of their life. The excess could include drinking, party-going, sex, drugs, gambling, etc.

After his divorce, Joe became a/an _________, to the extent that it affected his work performance.

"Social butterfly" doesn't work because this is a male who is over-compensating for his newfound loneliness.

A compound word or phrase would be acceptable.

He has excelled in his performance [closed]

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 07:27 AM PDT

Is it correct to say that "He has excelled in his performance as sales executive and has achieved the requirements needed for promotion as Sales Manager"?

Thanks.

Let me know your availability

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 07:11 AM PDT

When someone suggests making a video call someday and you reply it is a good idea (even unsure he/she is just being polite) and he/she says let me know your availability, does he/she want to know the specific time range or can you just say "Will do"?

What are some examples on how to acknowledge a message from your colleagues or anyone in your workplace?

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 06:55 AM PDT

There are times where I don't know exactly what to say or reply when someone informs me about something and I want to acknowledge that I've read it.

What I usually say is "Noted" or "Ok, got it". But are there any alternatives that sound more formal?

Does the phrase "acknowledged on this" sound natural or is it even correct?

CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION [closed]

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 06:43 AM PDT

This certificate is presented to XYZ (employee name)in recognition of his contributions to bringing strategic changes in ABC's (company name) procurement process and e-Tendering

Is this grammatically correct? should i use preposition "to" again after AND (....e-Tendering)? there are two achievement, one is bringing strategic changes and another one is contribution in e-Tendering.

Thanks

When was the term 'instruction" first used in computer science [closed]

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 04:33 AM PDT

I was trying to find out the year when the term "instruction" (a single operation of a processor defined by the processor instruction set) was first used in computer science.

I found a lot of information about word etymology, but nothing about year.

What Would Be the Proper Comma Placement? [closed]

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 03:58 AM PDT

"... and since the offenders were minors, they were let off ..."

or

"... and since the offenders were minors they were let off ..."

In my opinion, it would be the first one, as "they were let off" appears to be a subordinate clause.

When do we use a comma after 'and'? [closed]

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 03:32 AM PDT

When is it necessary to place a comma after 'and'? Could you give some examples of this usage?

How to describe my joy after exercise [closed]

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 03:35 AM PDT

I was wondering if the following context is written properly syntactically and grammatically from natives' point of view:

In my opinion, there is no substitute for the feeling of a natural fruit juice after a heavy run and when you've run out of breath and soaked in sweat and the shower after that.

I know that it can be written stylistically in many different ways, but I need to improve it in the manner that it sounds more elegant in English.

Syllabification of "riding"

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 07:13 AM PDT

According to the Middle Consonant Rule, shouldn't we syllabicate the word riding as Ri-ding (raɪ-dɪŋ)? Why are we syllabicating it as Rid-ing (raɪd.ɪŋ)? What's the rule for this?

'What is important is ...' vs 'What is important are ...'

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 06:55 AM PDT

Which number does be want to agree with? Is it with important or customer relations?

What's most important is good customer relations.

What's most important are good customer relations.

Which one is correct, and is there a rule for this type of construction?

Single word to express "all round support"

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 11:49 AM PDT

If somebody helped an author in many topics, how to express this with sincere gratitude?

SENTENCE

It is a genuine pleasure to express my sincere gratitude and appreciations to people supporting me during the studies:

  • Professor Xin Ho for inspiring positive attitude, all-round support, and extensive personal and professional guidance on research, orthopaedics and life in general;

support in many topics

all-round support

support in numerous issues

Are these two sentences "sentence fragments"?

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 07:04 AM PDT

This all changes with the arrival of Genos, a 19-year-old cyborg, who wishes to be Saitama's disciple after seeing what he is capable of.

And thus begins the story of One Punch Man, an action-comedy that follows an eccentric individual who longs to fight strong enemies that can hopefully give him the excitement he once felt and just maybe, he'll become popular in the process.

Please can someone tell me if these two sentences are sentence fragments or not. I think they fully qualify as a sentence but I need a second opinion.

Word, Phrase or Idiom for a lack of confidence by-proxy

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 12:04 PM PDT

I am looking for a word, phrase, or idiom to express when a person has a lack of confidence in others based on their own personal self-confidence issues. The situation often arises where a decision is made by Manager because he doesn't feel his team can deliver the more appropirate alternative. Not because of a demonstrated inability on their [the team] behalf, but by projecting his own inabilities on others. Does such a word or snappy(ier) phrase exist?

Similar to the beautiful Schopenhauer phrase "Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world."

Noun IN/AT XXX Quality

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 05:00 AM PDT

How are the following two different?

1) Aerial photography at 8K quality

2) Aerial photography in 8K quality

These phrases were submitted as part of a proposal for an aerial drone company's English ad. However, I'm not sure about the grammar here. Would it be better to go with "IN" or "AT"?

Thank you very much.

"What would have been your chances?" vs "What would your chances have been?" [duplicate]

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 08:01 AM PDT

"What would have been your chances?" vs "What would your chances have been?"

Which one is grammatically correct and why?

Punctuation query [closed]

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 09:04 AM PDT

Originally developed by ancient Hawaiians, surfing appeals to people due to the sport's unusual confluence of adrenaline, skill, and high paced maneuvering, an unpredictable backdrop that is, by turns, graceful and serene, violent and formidable, and the camaraderie that often develops among people in their common quest to conquer nature.

I want to know:

Can we use a comma between "is" and "by turns" in the above sentence? If so, why?

Please explain to me properly as I am learning English.

It is important that they "are" or "be"?

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 05:10 AM PDT

I was reading Jeremy Harmer's book (how to teach), and i encountered the sentence "it is, therefore, especially important that they are both fully engaged with what is going on and also ready to listen". But isn't that a subjunctive? Shouldn't it be "it is important that they "be" engaged..."? He's such a renowned author, I don't think he would make such mistakes, but this is kind of confusing.

What do you call this clamp in English?

Posted: 03 Jul 2021 10:03 AM PDT

Picture of a clip holding paper

I want to search for images of this clamp. What do you call this in English?
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