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- meaning - Difference between publicly and publically - English . . .
I would accept only "publicly" as being correct I'm surprised that you found dictionaries listing "publically" as anything other than a mis-spelling of "publicly" If this alternative spelling does become commonplace, there's still no difference in their meaning; they are, after all, alternative spellings of the same word, not different-but-similar words Update: In the 2-and-a-half years
- punctuation - Should there be a hyphen in expressions such as . . .
My natural instinct is to hyphenate expressions such as "currently-available", "currently-implemented", etc , when they modify a noun Example: "the currently-available version of X" It seems to me
- word usage - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
OED To publicly criticize or fault (someone) The FDA will have to start forcing companies to be transparent and call them out on it when they're not m-w call someone out, call out someone (phrasal verb) North American Draw critical attention to someone's unacceptable actions or behaviour People were calling him out for his negative comments
- What does categorical denial mean, and where does it originate?
0 lit "deny absolutely publicly" Category is a word meaning "absolute denial in public", like a formal accusation or indictment It is a loan word borrowed from that context into the study of logic to have a nuance of class or classification category = deny publicly (lit ) category does not actually mean classification Online Etymology
- Publick or Public? in the 18th and 19th Century Britain
The switch happened in the second half of the 18th century I ran a term frequency search in Eighteenth Century Collections Online, a database that features over 180,000 titles printed between 1701 and 1800 The vast majority are in English and from England, Scotland, Ireland, and the US Here is the resulting graph: The pattern of a diminishing -ck spelling can also be seen in critic and
- What word expression describes allowing another to save face rather . . .
For instance, if a person is fired, rather of publicly stating the individual was fired, the person is allowed to say they wish to pursue other interests or something less harsh It's a bit of an unwritten and unstated custom that allows the a person in a more superior social role to allow the other individual to basically save face
- to advocate vs to advocate for - English Language Usage Stack . . .
macmillandictionary com: 3 They advocate publicly for stricter immigration controls Am I right? — Second, most people deem that " to advocate for somebody " is correct and " to advocate somebody " is not Therefore, the next example is better to say with " for ": dictionary com: 4 a father who advocates for his disabled child Am I right?
- Is there a word to describe someone who does nice things for others . . .
I'm looking for a word that can describe a person who does nice things for other people (e g holding the door open, carrying someone's things) but only for self gain; this person only does nice thi
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