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Hypernym for injured and dead
I'm working on some project that deals with natural disasters. I need to find the most proper word that can be used to refer to someone who either was injured or died in a disaster.
Can I use ...
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“On or off campus” vs. “On- or off-campus” vs. “On-campus or off-campus”
It does not matter if a student lives __ as ...
I'm writing a formal report. Which of the following should I use to fill in the blank? Which one is correct and more formal and looks/sounds ...
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Should I say “3 half days” or “3 half-days” or “3 half-day”?
Should I say "3 half days" or "3 half-days" or "3 half-day"? I mean I want to refer to, for example, the a.m. of Monday, the p.m. of Wednesday, and the a.m. of Friday, together.
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Should “forty-year” in this context be hyphenated? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Pluralization rule for “five-year-old children”, “20 pound note”, “10 mile run”
Mr. Willow’s more than forty-year experience in ...
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1answer
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Is “They all had 15 minutes waits” grammatically correct? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Pluralization rule for “five-year-old children”, “20 pound note”, “10 mile run”
I was reading an article that used the phrase "15 ...
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How to say “the project that we are working on” in a short phrase?
I want a short phrase for "the project that we are working on".
Could it be "our working-on project"?
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2answers
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Co-Founder, Co-founder, or cofounder?
I've seen all three used and there doesn't seem to be a definitive one that I can find. I'm hedging towards Co-Founder as it's a title, but any clarity would be appreciated.
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If it makes it any ...
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Why is it “grandfather”, but “great-uncle”?
I know that there are six forms of this word, but "great-uncle" is most common ("great-aunt" has a similar graph). Why is this, if "grandfather" and "grandmother" are common?
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“Upvote” vs. “up vote” vs. “up-vote”
Should I use "upvote", "up vote", or "up-vote" on SE sites? What about "downvote"? They're not words in the sense that they're in the dictionary, but they are commonly used in this community. Also, ...
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“Email” or “e-mail”?
Which way of writing the word: "Email" or "e-mail" is correct? Both variants seem to be in wide use. If both ones are okay, maybe there is a difference in contexts they have been used (one is more ...
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Which is more correct: “Plug-in” or “plugin”?
What is the correct word, plugin or plug-in? Does it depend from the context?
