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- word choice - Expected of vs. expected from - English Language . . .
Yes, rhetoric is, indeed, the only thing that needs rule Expected of implies a movement of after-the-fact anticipation in the direction from the subject to the object of expectation Expected from implies movement from the object to the subject of expectation I expect of you will have done as anticipated you should
- differences - When X is or When X will be? - English Language . . .
I always have a tough time with this Suppose the following: The software will be installed when the computer is ready versus The software will be installed when the computer will be ready
- What is the difference between anticipate and expect?
Anticipate From anti (before) capere (take) This is active processing, planning, or acting in advance of the expected Modern conflation of the two words loses that distinction Writers who want to sound erudite often use "anticipate" when no action is involved; they mean expect
- tenses - Works as expected vs. is working as expected - English . . .
Which one of these is the correct one? The registers testcase checks that the module's register interface works as expected
- adjectives - A word for acting in advance of some expected or . . .
There's a word, I think that starts with a 'p', that describes doing something to solve a situation before it happens For example, if a hurricane is approaching a store might take __ action to pre
- meaning - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Whelm is labeled as "archaic" in NOAD, as it has fallen out of use Left in its wake are the would-be superlative overwhelm (which, rather than actually meaning "more than whelmed", has simply taken over its parent's definition) and its opposite underwhelm
- Whats the word for something that you have to do, even though you don . . .
go through the motions — to do something because you are expected to do it and not because you want to (often in continuous tenses) These days when we go out, cook a meal together or even make love, I get the feeling that he's just going through the motions — Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed
- expressions - Whats the verdict on sooner than later? - English . . .
than expected or than we might normally do Thus: "We should get to this [sooner than we might normally do] rather than [later than we might normally do] " The only possible way sooner than later makes any sense at all to me is in the very convoluted way I initially describe, which in this new paradigm would be a truncation of:
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