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- grammatical number - Is the plural form of ID spelled IDs or ID . . .
It would be IDs Were you to use the apostrophe (i e, ID's), that would imply possession If you're simply referring to a group of IDs, you drop the apostrophe
- Indicate vs Indicates - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The test ids ARB1 and ARB2 indicate (s) that two different samples were used, rather than representing different test methods My colleague is of the view that the subject "test ids ARB1 and ARB2" is plural, and hence the verb would be in it's plural form (without an s) "indicate"
- How should the abbreviation for identifier be capitalized?
I'm a programmer and I often see the abbreviation ID (capitalized) in technical documents and code Is this correct, or should it be id?
- Different forms of the abbreviations for identification?
Both the NOAD and the OED report that ID is an abbreviation for identity, identification They weren't carrying any ID I lost my ID card The term id is used in psychoanalysis, and Id is a variant spelling of Eid In some contexts, id could be understood as ID, for example in the phrase the user id used when talking of a CMS
- grammar - How to write IDs of persons without using of? - English . . .
How to write "IDs of persons" without using "of"? Ask Question Asked 8 years, 11 months ago Modified 8 years, 11 months ago
- What is the origin of the phrase Top of the morning to you?
The phrase is Irish in origin but now very rarely used in Ireland (except as a sterotypical "Irishism") It simply means "the best of the morning to you" - perhaps from the idea of unhomogenised milk, where the cream rises to the top An appropriate response might be a simple "thank you" although the traditional response would be "And the rest of the day to yourself " Terrible attempts at
- What is the etymology of ID (or I. D. ), as in something used for . . .
Most dictionaries state "ID" "I D " as an abbreviation for "identification" rather than "identity", so it's no surprise that Etymonline directs I D "specifically" to "identification" E g From Collins Dictionary: ID in American English (ˈaɪˈdi) Informal NOUN Word forms: plural ID's or IDs identification US a card (ID card) or document, as a birth certificate, that serves to identify a
- What is the word for someone who checks ID cards before permitting . . .
What about in non-bar contexts? In San Francisco, the Sundance Kabuki is an upscale movie theater that serves alcohol for some screens, and they have a person checking IDs at a checkpoint The word "bouncer" just sounds wrong to me in that context, but the only alternative I can come up with is "ID checker" (which sounds equally odd to me)
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