
word choice - predefined or pre-defined? - English Language Learners ...
Which of the following is the correct usage of the word, and why? The user can use pre-defined lists. The user can use predefined lists.
Is "complete list" idiomatic? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Mar 4, 2020 · In other contexts, "full" and "complete" mean different things. "Full" is normally used when speaking about something with a predefined capacity, for example, a jug could be full of liquid, but it …
What do you call those "round checkboxes"?
Oct 24, 2022 · The thing a blue arrow points at is called a "checkbox", right? What do you call the round elements, the ones that look like bullet points?
What does "my left a** cheek" mean? - English Language Learners …
Sep 23, 2025 · I stumbled upon a YouTube video on language learning, describing why it ‘sucks’. At 05:16 the speaker uses an expression I have never heard: "my left ass cheek". Only …
"You will be the President himself." — The noun "President" is not ...
Jan 10, 2024 · The gender of "you" is not predefined, it could be a man (he), woman (she), intersex or gender fluid (they or it if that is someone's preferred pronoun). The CGEL example above is highly …
Would you use "youngsters" to refer to "young people" in a data report?
May 7, 2024 · I might use 'youngsters' to refer to the younger of two predefined groups. But only if scientific rigour isn't required. And if I'm contrasting three or four groups, I'd use a more specific term.
nouns - Why the "soap" here is singular? - English Language Learners ...
Aug 26, 2022 · I'm inclined to think he's right (otherwise "that soap" suggests some predefined quantity somewhere). But note that the resulting phrase "a lot of that brand of soap" is logically a metathesis …
"by as much as" + number - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The as much as X construction is more or less equivalent to up to X, but imho that second alternative has slightly stronger implications the it won't be higher than X. That's simply because the phrasing …
word usage - What are the terms for these types of lines? - English ...
May 7, 2021 · Just to add to the answers: just "a line" would be fine for a solid line outside of the context of non-solid lines (most people would assume you're talking about a solid line if you say, for example, …
What is the difference between 'divert' and 're-route'?
Aug 18, 2015 · To divert means to force off the predefined path, emphasis on the fact that it is not the original way, it's different now. To re-route means to put on a different path, emphasis on reaching …