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Awkwardness around 'go live' phrase [closed]
Context: software company training documents.
We commonly use the phrase "go live" when talking about making a system operational. I'm fine with using it as two separate words, but it becomes awkward ...
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Is it preferable to generally use nested prepositional phrases or a hyphenated adjectival phrase?
I've recently run into some sticky situations involving how to write out complicated concept descriptions. Take this example:
Which metrics are appropriate for evaluating the accuracy of a ...
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Game-development-oriented or game development-oriented? [duplicate]
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How to connect a word and a phrase with a hyphen?
“Hardware-counter-based tools” or “hardware-counter based tools”?
As the title states, which is the correct hyphenation ...
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Differences between “inasmuch as” vs “as much as”
Can anyone provide me with some examples illustrating the differences between mentioned adjectives. Is it possible to use them interchangeably on various occasions?
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“Dead simple..” vs. “Really simple..”
I'm writing copy for a new web application and I'm having some trouble with it.
On one headline I've written "It's dead simple ...", but while my client was reviewing it he asked if this is not too ...
