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- What is the purpose of using the word automagically when we already . . .
As per the origin, the dictionary reports it's 1940s, from the blend of automatically and magically The meaning of the word is different from the meaning of automatically, and the word is generally used in a specific context
- meaning - Automatedly vs. Automatically - English Language Usage . . .
I wouldn't say automatically; that particular word's definition is overloaded One might think that I came home and tended to my laundry without thought Instead I would like to describe this action being done by an automatic machine This particular word does not seem to have a bona fide definition anywhere
- word choice - Automatically vs In an automated manner - English . . .
The difference between "automatically" and "in an automated manner" should then be clear The "manner" or the "tasks" correspond to the process, and thus are "automated" The "done tasks" are the result of the process, and their execution is "automatic", they are "done automatically"
- grammar - Is it correct to write is done fully automatically or is . . .
Google gives me support from 19,200 on "is done fully automatically" and 35,200 on "is done fully automatic"
- word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In technical writing, when describing how the software performs the action of completing a field on a screen, do you describe the field as being 'automatically populated' or just 'populated'? Does '
- or ++ in emails - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I don't think it's a feature of the OP's mail reader, because it's not automatically inserted, but it's possibly a usage local to a certain group of people (maybe a workplace or academic department)
- etymology - What was the first use of the saying, You miss 100% of the . . .
This is often credited to Wayne Gretzky (see for example Forbes), but I have some serious doubts that this is the original So, 2 questions here: Was Wayne Gretzky really the first to say this?
- Style clarification for date superscripts, th, st and nd
You do not need to use superscripts, but it is conventional to use superscripts (from a British perspective) Personally, I think it also adds clarity to use superscripts Programs like Microsoft Word will often automatically change those to superscripts as you type them, which could be taken as suggesting that that is desirable
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