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| bio | website | dotancohen.com |
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| age | 35 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 9 months |
| seen | May 18 at 14:22 | |
| stats | profile views | 49 |
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May 7 |
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Verb for “to make bold” Actually, boldface to me sounds more like a noun than even bold. |
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Feb 6 |
accepted | What is the opposite of “euphemism” |
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Nov 29 |
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“Optional but recommended” vs “optional” @Will Hunting: You deleted the answer that I had intended to accept. Please repost your answer. Thanks. |
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Nov 28 |
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“Optional but recommended” vs “optional” Thank you Chris. I'm not confusing things, but I don't want to address the nuance because it is a red herring to the question of which word is appropriate. |
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Nov 28 |
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“Optional but recommended” vs “optional” Thanks, this looks to be about as close as I'll be able to come. |
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Nov 28 |
accepted | “Optional but recommended” vs “optional” |
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Nov 28 |
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“Optional but recommended” vs “optional” Wow, who came through and downmodded the post and every single answer? Why? |
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Nov 28 |
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“Optional but recommended” vs “optional” By the way, the downvote wasn't me! I disagree with you, but I'm glad that you put forward your opinion. |
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Nov 28 |
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“Optional but recommended” vs “optional” The code knows that something is either needed or not, but the users need to differentiate between "needed 98% of the time" to between "needed 2% of the time". Whether or not those users read "PHP in 24 hours", they still need the difference to be made clear, concisely in a list title. |
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Nov 28 |
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“Optional but recommended” vs “optional” I think that Essential implies that the parameter is mandatory. I am looking for a word less strict than mandatory, but stricter than optional. Essential seems even more strict than mandatory. |
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Nov 28 |
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“Optional but recommended” vs “optional” added 4 characters in body |
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Nov 28 |
asked | “Optional but recommended” vs “optional” |
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Oct 31 |
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When we thread a bead, what are we doing to the thread? I see. I just worry that "bead a thread", specifically, might not sound correct. But I'll live with it. Thanks! |
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Oct 31 |
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Operator preference in English: space vs. hyphen Thanks, Reg. I was surprised when no relevant existing pages were found when I wrote the text, surely I am not the first to come across this issue! |
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Oct 31 |
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When we thread a bead, what are we doing to the thread? Thank you John. That was very informative, but I do wonder (seriously) if we are lawning the seeds, machining the oil, or cowing the milk. Certainly not all instances of verbing a noun are commutative. What have we done to the milk? Milked it? |
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Oct 31 |
asked | Operator preference in English: space vs. hyphen |
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Oct 31 |
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When we thread a bead, what are we doing to the thread? I don't know why you were downvoted, I'm upvoting. As per the dictionary definition that you quote, threaded is a valid word in this context. However, I do hold the opinion that it is possibly an incorrect usage of the word. Hammer a hammer? No, you hammer a nail. Likewise: Thread a thread? No, you thread the bead. I hate when colloquial misusage is quoted in dictionaries, something that M-W does often. I had a thread on that, but it seems to have been deleted. I do seem to remember that thread having been downvoted into oblivion, though! |
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Oct 31 |
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When we thread a bead, what are we doing to the thread? Thank you! |
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Oct 31 |
accepted | When we thread a bead, what are we doing to the thread? |
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Oct 31 |
asked | When we thread a bead, what are we doing to the thread? |
