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  1. Manual vs manually - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    May 10, 2018 · Manually is the adverb. Manual is (in this context) the adjective. Tuning can be either a verb or a noun; however, in your example, tuning the weights is a gerund phrase using …

  2. word usage - When to use "run" vs when to use "ran" - English …

    Jun 21, 2017 · My friend is writing some documentation and asked me an English question I don't know the answer to. In this case which would it be? CCleaner has been run. or CCleaner has …

  3. "Tick" vs. "check" the box - English Language Learners Stack …

    Sep 11, 2015 · The respective processes may be interpreted as: checking the box -> there is a box, and mark it with a check mark if you want to select it (This is commonly used in hard …

  4. phrase request - What is the opposite of real-time? - English …

    Aug 6, 2013 · Lets take an example here: You login to your Facebook account and post a comment. How Facebook updates this comment to your Facebook wall and your friends wall & …

  5. expressions - What is the exact meaning of "I dig it"? - English ...

    Mar 6, 2017 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …

  6. word choice - Which is more correct: input into the system or …

    Jun 12, 2017 · I'm confused about the one to use, should I say The Lecturers are already on the system or The Lecturers are already in the system

  7. word choice - I haven't noticed that vs. I didn't notice that

    Mar 29, 2019 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …

  8. Is it correct to say "use a pair of scales to weigh the products" or ...

    Oct 11, 2020 · "A pair of scales" is a very old-fashioned device, referring to the two-sided scales that requires a set of weights to be manually added to one side while the item to be weighed …

  9. phrases - Does "subject to review" mean there is a possibility of ...

    Aug 1, 2023 · I assume Paypal doesn't manually check each transaction, and I don't care if they do or not, but I'm curious about what the phrase literally means, regardless of Paypal's …

  10. difference - Why "I hadn't noticed" instead of "I didn't notice"/"I ...

    Sep 12, 2020 · I see that I hadn't noticed is commonly used by native speakers, more than the pair I didn't notice and I haven't noticed ,in the following example People are being more …