word choice - date has already passed OR date has already past ...
Aug 20, 2014 · The date has already passed, or the past date. Past: Usage: The past participle of pass is sometimes wrongly spelt past: the time for recriminations has passed (not past)
Correct use of "circa" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 11, 2011 · I understand the use of circa / c. as it applies to approximating dates. However, I have a writer who (over)uses the word in other contexts. Examples: ... from circa early 1990s …
What does 'gotcha' mean? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jun 17, 2011 · Gotcha actually has several meanings. All of them can be derived from the phrase of which this is a phonetic spelling, namely "[I have] got you".
Term for "Every 2 weeks"? [duplicate] - English Language & Usage …
Feb 23, 2012 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
Is there a proper term to describe ⅓ of a year (4 months)?
Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their …
"Focus on" or "be focused on": what're the nuances?
Feb 1, 2019 · After viewing a couple of threads on the Internet, I found that both the legitimacy or the explanation of "focus on" (active voice form) and "be focused on" (passive voice form) …
Difference between "on the level" and "at the level"
Apr 14, 2015 · Specifically I'd like to know when you would say "at the behavioral level" and when "on the behavioral level." It feels like there is a difference, but I can't put my finger on it.
Asking a question "to", "from", or "of"?
Covariance matrix construction problem for multivariate normal sampling Functions to check if a number is a multiple of another, get all the even numbers in a list, and all the odd numbers in a …
Should spaces be used between "<" or ">" and numbers or letters?
Jul 28, 2017 · The AMA Manual of Style says:. Thin spaces should be used before and after the following mathematical symbols: ±, =, <, >, ≤, ≥, +, −, ÷, ×, ·, ≈, ∼ ...
"Overrode" vs "Overridden" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Covariance matrix construction problem for multivariate normal sampling Functions to check if a number is a multiple of another, get all the even numbers in a list, and all the odd numbers in a …