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- nouns - What is the plural of scenario? - English Language Usage . . .
From scenario, the terminal o having been replaced with an i to form its plural, as per the Italian -o → -i pattern for forming plurals, by analogy with concerti and virtuosi However, the plural of the Italian word scenario is scenari, making “scenarii” etymologically inconsistent
- grammar - When or Where when refering to scenario? - English . . .
'Scenario' can suggest a situation already determined or yet to be determined What's of prime importance is the antecedent— here, the scenario In a determined situation it is better to use 'when' , otherwise, 'where' In the present context, on a superfluous level, both can be used as, neither to time nor to place, 'Scenario' directly refers
- idioms - Worse comes to worst or worst comes to worst - English . . .
Which is correct: worse comes to worst or worst comes to worst? The former seems more logical but the latter is what appears in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- Does not uncommon mean common? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
When somebody uses the phrase quot;not uncommon quot;, do they mean quot;common quot; because of the double negative? I was recently informed that quot;not uncommon quot; could imply that someth
- Where did the phrase blue sky thinking come from?
wordhistories from the 1700's Then in the 20th century emerged the business jargon: blue sky thinking Origin: Some people believe this began as a reference to casual contemplation — back in the days when you’d lie on your back, watching the clouds, pondering random thoughts The true origin is what you’d expect in a business setting: In the early 20th century, “blue sky” was
- punctuation - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Is the Gaussian spherical? spherical-Gaussian-based approximations Are approximations spherical? spherical Gaussian-based approximations If it is your proposition that a spherical fellow named Gaussian did base his approximations in order to calculate this analytically (unlikely, but hey), then spherical Gaussian based approximations
- Term for a misspelled word, where the misspelling is a correctly . . .
People have argued that by definition, the mistyping is not a misspelling This makes talk about locating these errors even more difficult because of the ambiguity of "spelling error" in this context What term would you use when requesting an editor to specifically look for this "misspelling but not a misspelling" class of error?
- idioms - Is forth and back more proper than back and forth . . .
Even if you convinced all of us on this forum that "forth and back" is more logical, the reality is that that isn't what people say It's like arguing about a non-phonetic spelling: I may well agree that an alternative spelling is better, but the convention is too well established If I was going to devote my life to changing popular opinion about something, I can think of many issues more
- word choice - Cater to vs. cater for - English Language Usage . . .
Is there any difference between "cater to" and "cater for"? Which is better in this context: The dramatist must cater to the taste of the audience The dramatist must cater for the taste of the au
- Preposition after Credited - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Scenario 2 There is only one composer that is relevant, but there is some confusion about whether his name is spelled as Ken or Kann The correct spelling is Kann, but the people who wrote the booklet mistakenly thought that it was Ken That can be expressed by saying that the composer was mistakenly credited as Ken
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