a or an ubiquitous? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I am unsure whether to use "a" or "an" in the following sentence: Video games have become a an ubiquitous part of American culture For me, saying the two sentences out loud makes "an" seem like
Correct usage of ubiquitous - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I wouldn't use so before ubiquitous I would use ubiquitous alone and hope that readers would understand that I was using ubiquitous in the sense of "present everywhere in the defined area"—an idea that is stronger than either prevalent or so prevalent
Whats the difference between pervasive and ubiquitous? I think the difference is given in the definitions above; the difference between pervasive and ubiquitous is the difference between somewhere and everywhere But if you add a qualifying prepositional clause, the difference goes away: "pervasive among the younger generation" and ubiquitous in the younger generation" mean the same thing
vocabulary - to get ubiquitous or to become ubiquitous . . . You'd be more likely to say that computers got faster or got more powerful than got more ubiquitous A side issue is whether ubiquitous is in fact scalable; I don't particularly object to more ubiquitous, since it’s understood as what I would phrase as more nearly ubiquitous, but some have a legitimate argument against it
Is knowledge of the meaning of the word “ubiquity” ubiquitously . . . The difference between mentions of "ubiquitous" and "pervasive" is the largest, probably because of the greater difference in meaning Note: @DanBron's original comment suggests the word "everywhere" as an example
Omnipresent is to Ubiquitous as Omnipotent is to _____? [closed] "Omnipresent" means everywhere at once, while "ubiquitous" means seeming to be everywhere at once My question is whether "omnipotent" (all-powerful) has a similar 'seeming to be all-powerful'
Verb form for the word ubiquitous or widespread the sentence I am trying to create is used everywhere in this report I am trying to proofread and semantically goes like this: "Increasing the use of internet" or "making infrastructure establishment widespread across the nation" I am looking for a verb more practical than "making sth widespread" or a proper verb version of "ubiquitous" I have
Word for ubiquitous and seemingly unimportant? [closed] I need a word to describe something that is ubiquitous and seemingly unimportant (even though it's actually quite important) Example: Despite its [word], music is influential in affecting mood,
A word for something that used to be unique but is now so commonplace . . . 'Ubiquitous' is largely synonymous with 'commonplace' and is poor stylistically in most sentences using both 'Commonplace' is actually the more appropriate word to use here; it is more natural-sounding (in almost all contexts), and here invokes the 'familiarity has bred contempt' notion far better Note that your 'used to be unique' constraint makes the answer 'ubiquitous' incorrect