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“fraction of relevant instances that are retrieved”: Should it not be 'those are'?
I was reading a Wiki page which had this statement:
recall is the fraction of relevant instances that are retrieved
Shouldn't it be the following?
recall is the fraction of relevant ...
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Is is right using expressions like “before her coming here” in place of “before she came here”
I often use expression like these
I came to this place before him getting here (rather than using before
he got here).
We were having a lot of fun before before her getting here (instead
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What is “there” in expression “Are you out there?” [closed]
What does there signify in expressions like "Dude are you out there?" or "I am there for you"? It is not referring to any previously mentioned location, right?
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How one refers to a third person without specifying the sex or number? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a correct gender-neutral, singular pronoun (“his” versus “her” versus “their”)?
Is there a generalized way to do this.
Who is it used in modern media ...
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When to use “we” and “us” — specific SAT example [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I can run faster than _. (1) him (2) he?
I am confused about the usage of the words 'we' and 'us'. I am using a Princeton Review 11 SAT tests 2011 edition, practice test ...
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Usage of “self” as a pronoun
I knew that "self" could be used as a noun (e.g. "she knows his true self"), but I had never heard of its usage as a pronoun. Here's the sentence, taken from a Garfield's comic strip:
What a ...
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When is it appropriate or disrespectful to refer to someone as “she”?
My boss has asked me not to refer to her as she because she says it's disrespectful. After I refer to her by her proper name or by her title, isn't it appropriate to refer to her as she?
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How to use it's vs is?
I've seen that people use "how easy is it to […]?" and "how easy is to […]?"
Another example could be:
I couldn’t ignore the barrage of research showing how easy it is to screw up your kids.
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Reason for the current trend to use «she» as the gender-neutral pronoun?
There are some questions on gender-neutral pronouns both here and on Writers.
User Christine Letts writes:
In academia, there is currently a
movement toward using the feminine
pronoun at all ...
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The history of the use of “man” [closed]
The pronoun 'he' used generically, as well as a lot of words including "man-kind" or generic "man" are sex-biased and are not acceptable. However, not so long ago, they were the proper used terms for ...
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Is the formation “[s]he” overly distracting?
Does the use of "[s]he" as a gender-neutral pronoun prompt eye-rolling in the reader or is it generally accepted? I know it cannot be pronounced, but it seems to me a helpful contraction in written ...
