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- Modelling or modeling? - WordReference Forums
In the case of modeling modelling, this amounts to a wash, since there are two possible pronunciation of modeling by a (very) naive speller But in most other three-syllable words composed by attaching -ed, -er , or -ing to a two-syllable root, the American version has a phonetic advantage because of Webster's rule--plus you get rid of a
- comparing it against with | WordReference Forums
The following is from an English exercise given by my son's teacher 40% of lizard species worldwide could be extinct by 2080 Barry Sinerro reached the conclusion by taking current data on Mexican lizards and comparing it against extinction modelling and projected risks worldwide Can
- opposite of a conservative estimate? - WordReference Forums
Thank you Thomas I think sometimes the phrase "conservative estimate" is used in business to mean "an estimate made with realistic but a bit pessimistic view, possibly close to or a mild version of the worst case senario, meaning, not too much wishful thinking "
- we have a meeting tomorrow or will have | WordReference Forums
We are having a meeting tomorrow afternoon and we are going to have a meeting tomorrow afternoon, it is a future arrangement, or you can also say we have a meeting tomorrow, but we will be having a meeting tomorrow afternoon instead of using the future simple because you are not expressing an instantaneous decision
- Year followed by E (e. g. 2019e, 2019E) (financial reporting)
Hello, Could someone tell me what the letter E tacked onto the numeral representation of a year means in a stock market report, e g in the following quote: "Oddo s'attend à une croissance des RevPAR de 2,1% en 2019e, suggérant 0,6% au 4ème trimestre après 0,7% au 3ème trimestre ' Les
- during in on the winter holidays | WordReference Forums
That's not really the distinction I would make It's tricky to explain without specific examples, but to me, "the winter holiday" would mean a fixed holiday period that everyone generally took (that possibly becomes clearer if you say "the Christmas holiday" meaning the period from Christmas Eve until the first working day after Boxing Day)
- I am blocking ( blocking out ) your time to discuss or reserving your . . .
Even with "subordinates", I don't think it would be wise in most situations to say "I am blocking your time" In a good working relationship, a boss respects his people, and often trusts them to organise their ti
- mustnt couldnt cant have done | WordReference Forums
It means that if they have done any professional modeling (modeling they were paid for) or have a portfolio then they are disqualified from consideration The organizers are looking for people with zero previous modeling experience
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