word usage - Is "augmented with" or "augmented by" preferable ...
May 22, 2020 · The usage "A is augmented by B" indicates that B is the implied subject in the passive-voice construction "A is augmented". That is, B is doing the augmentation: "B …
'With' vs 'by' - where to use these two preposition in an English ...
Aug 7, 2015 · Living or non-living is not the issue. I travel by plane. I travel by horse. I go with style. I go with God. ...
capitalization - Should I capitalize the phrase that has its ...
In the case of something like "This product features an Augmented Filter Subsystem (AFS)", I would normally capitalise it like that (and include the bracketed abbreviation) on the first …
Is it ever more appropriate to use "cognizant" over "aware"?
Jun 12, 2012 · "Personally, I eschew utilization of an over-augmented, trisyllabic linguistic unit like "cognizant" to express a paradigm when diminutive constructions are accessible." Personally, I …
“Is this understanding correct?” anything more polite than this?
Aug 2, 2012 · Do we have a more polite way to say “Is this understanding correct?”. I often find it a little tough question to ask to clients. Anything that sounds more polite and means the …
Difference between etymologies of 'allocable' and 'allocatable'
Aug 12, 2022 · A decree of augmentation being obtained, the question occurred, How the augmented stipend was to be localled? The Lords found, That the stipend modified was to be …
What does "pneumatic" mean when applied to a person?
When a female is described as pneumatic it means she has large breasts (possibly artificially augmented by plastic surgery). To my mind, there's also the implication of her being both well …
implement something for/in/on/with something?
Jan 5, 2014 · Which preposition is correct to use in the following sentence?: Implementation of this technique for/in/on/with complex objects is complicated (meaning: it is complicated to …
punctuation - Em dash vs semicolon: which is more appropriate in …
Em dashes. Em dashes provide a brief escape from "grammatical" syntax so you can express or emphasize a word or idea that is loosely or abstractly connected to the subject of a given …
Which preposition should follow "facilitated" (by or with)?
Jul 13, 2015 · Which preposition is correct to use with facilitated? This product is facilitated with three powerful tools to help you in testing tasks. or This product is facilitated by three powerful …