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Event: “archived” vs. “filed” vs. “shelved”
I'm coding a database that has an Events table with a status field. When an event's date has not yet passed, the status is Published.
I would like to use a term to mean that the date of the event has ...
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“Restricted quality” vs. “limited quality” [closed]
I want to express that an entity has different levels of quality concerning some criterion and these levels are ordered. For an example, I have five different levels:
Entity X is of
high quality
...
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Another way of saying “being judged”
What is another way of saying "being judged?"
The context is:
Being judged gave me an open mind about the different ways other cultures are judged and treated as well.
Being criticized ...
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On the usage of “epitomized”
Epitomized by right captainship, the ship reached safely to the harbor.
I'm emphasizing the capabilities of the captain here. Is this correct usage?
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“Favored” vs. “favorited”
We're making a website in which users can mark some objects as objects they like. Since we're not native English speakers here, a dispute evolved around what's the correct way to call this user-object ...
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“Awoken” vs. “awaked”
I understand that the verb awake has two different past participle forms, awoken and awaked. Checking Google Ngram I saw that the former has become more popular than the latter in the last century. I ...
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Is this past participle to be changed to present participle?
In this sentence, is the past participle of ‘clasped’ in ‘with his hands clasped over his fat bottom’ to be changed to ‘clasping’?
He brought the umbrella swishing down through the air to point at ...
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“Enthused” vs. “enthusiastic” [closed]
Is it grammatically correct to say "I was enthused" rather than "I was enthusiastic"?
If so, what is the difference between the two?
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Is this correct grammar: “[…] cash can't be beat.”
I found the following phrase in a NYTimes article and I was pretty surprised that it wasn't corrected or edited out: "But when it comes to privacy and freedom, cash can't be beat.".
I am under the ...
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“To be subject to” vs. “to be subjected to”
I read an article from Toronto Star today which stated:
TTC workers are subject to alcohol and drug testing.
A later paragraph of the same article repeated it, except it used subjected to ...
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Weaved or woven
Is weaved an acceptable past-tense form of the word weave? Does it have to be wove/woven or are both acceptable like hung/hanged?
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“Broadcast” or “broadcasted”
I'm not a native English speaker, so sorry if this is a very basic question. Is broadcast a verb? If it is, what is the simple past and past participle: broadcasted?
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'Shelled' vs. 'deshelled'
Are they interchangeable? Do they really mean the same thing in this context?
As in the sentences:
I really enjoy these already shelled pistachios.
I really enjoy these already deshelled ...
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“Inputted” or “input”
I have used the word inputted in an assignment and am being forced to change it to input. However, both the Oxford English Dictionary (I am in New Zealand so this is most relevant) and MS Word list ...
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Which is more correct: “burgled” or “burglarized”?
Which is more correct:
We were burgled yesterday.
or
We were burglarized yesterday.
I'm from the U.K. and never use burglarized but my friend from the U.S.A. seems to think it's OK.
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What is the grammatical difference behind “is interesting” and “is interested”?
I am a native English speaker, yet I cannot explain to a non-native speaker why I say:
I am interested in history.
as well as
History is interesting to me.
Why is it "is interesting" when ...
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What is more appropriate — “hanged” or “hung”?
Say that you are using some software, and it hangs. In this case, what should I say:
... when we execute this command, software X gets hanged [or simply hangs].
... when we execute this ...
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“Passed” vs “past”: Usage in an error message
I wrote code to detect a problem where live video playout of a file had moved beyond the end of the clip on disk. The clip itself may be growing due to an ongoing recording or a transfer of the file ...
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What is the difference between “conquered” and “won”?
What is the difference between "conquered" and "won"?
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“Situated” vs. “located”
I found the following example in my vocabulary:
The town is situated on a plateau high up among the mountains of the north.
Can I replace situated with located for the example above? What's the ...
