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- word usage - Is it rerun or re-run? - English Language Usage . . .
10 As seen in the Oxford Dictionary of English, the correct spelling is rerun: rerun verb riːˈrʌn (reruns, rerunning; past reran; past participle rerun) [with obj ] show, stage, or perform again: she can stop the video and rerun a short sequence noun ˈriːrʌn an event or programme which is run again: the World Cup rerun
- etymology - What is the origin of being in the pudding club . . .
I'm watching a rerun of a British sitcom, "Are You Being Served," (originally aired in May 1976) in which the phrase was used; the character who used it, and the two who understood it, are urban (London), are lower-middle class economically, and are middle-class in outlook (they value outward respectability and the upholding of middle-class
- grammar - It worths it, it worth it or it is worth it? - English . . .
Worth as a verb is obsolete Where have you seen or heard It worths it or It worth it? What you will find is It’s worth it, used to describe something that has a value equivalent to what is being asked for it either in terms of money or effort In that use, worth is an adjective
- You think youre right but youre actually wrong
What's a word for when someone is wrong, and they know they're wrong, but they insist that they are right? EDIT: If someone does something and you know they did it, and they know they did it, but
- Should a note be addressed with Hi all or Hi All?
It is common to begin an email with the greeting "hi all" when the note is addressed to multiple recipients What, however, is the correct capitalization of "all" in this context? Does it become a
- tenses - Using have ran or have run - English Language Usage . . .
I was editing a piece recently and saw this structure "Once you have ran the process, you " I have always used "have run", but wasn't sure if "have ran" is acceptable in modern English If it
- Regarding Re: ; what is the correct usage in an email subject line?
I want to know what is the recommended way to use Re: in the subject line of an email I use Re: in the subject line as a shortform of 'in regards to' Whenever I have used Re:, people have told me
- prefixes - Is the re in return and repeat a prefix? - English . . .
It depends on what you allow as derivation Synchronically, that is in English itself, the re- in return is surely a prefix, as there is also turn in English, from which to derive it, 're-turn' But English has no verb 'peat' to derive 're-peat', so it can't be a product of synchronic derivation Taking the words' etymology, on the other hand, the re- in 'repeat' is also a prefix, as this verb
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