Multivariant or Multivariate? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2013年9月10日 · When testing performance or the output of different combinations of elements against one another - is it correct to say it's a "multivariant" test? Or is it a "multivariate" test?
Is the title of a course capitalized if it has no specific name?
2019年10月10日 · American history is my favorite subject. American History, with Professor Clarke, is my favorite class. Note: these kinds of sentences can be ambiguous when spoken, but when written, …
Word for a certain metaphor, a state of confusion in a human being ...
6 天之前 · I am translating a book from Romanian to English. There is a word in the former language that denotes a state of confusion in a human being which could be translated as "without compass". …
What is the difference between exception and exemption?
2017年10月21日 · The difference between execption and exemption is one of those Zen-like things akin to the difference between zero and null. They are used differently, but their effect appears identical. …
Proportion vs. portion - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2018年11月2日 · I already looked them up in dictionaries, but I can't understand the meanings completely. They said: Proportion is a derived term of portion. As nouns the difference between …
Differences between slang words for breasts
2025年4月14日 · What is the difference between “tits” and “boobs”? P.S. I'm not sure if this question is appropriate but as English is not my native language I really would love to know the difference.
"Had Come" or "Came" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2018年11月28日 · They're both correct. If you're viewing the collecting as something that happened before the present, then it should be had come. If you're viewing it as something that happened after …
Word for someone who pays attention to details
2013年3月30日 · I know I've seen a word that describes a person who has a high perception of details (for example, seeing specific information in a log file), but I can't recall it now. Insights?
Correct use of "hereby" on a formal letter [closed]
2019年4月10日 · According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary: hereby Adverb by this means Examples of hereby in a Sentence: I hereby declare the Olympic Games officially open. The sum will hereby be …
What guides to style explain where footnoting superscripts go, inside ...
2012年12月22日 · When using superscripts to indicate a footnote, do these fall inside or outside adjacent punctuation? If there is an answer, is that answer applicable worldwide, or just to specific …