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- Bona fide vs Bonafide - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Simply put - is it correct to use "Bonafide" instead of "bona fide" (with the space)? I'm planning to name a product, and wondering if I could use the single word and still be correct
- Pronunciation and usage of bona fide
As I am reading books and articles, I come across this bona fide How do you pronounce this? How do you use it properly? I know the definition is in good faith, like if you are welcomed to someone's
- Bona Fide meaning? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I was learning about the word quot;bona fide quot; and I came across many definitions, some said, it means genuine not fake, some websites said it means done in good faith If I use bona fide in
- Bona fide; genuine; authentic: whats the difference? [closed]
I think the following definitions and usage examples from the AHD clearly explain its meaning and usage: Bona fide: 1) Made or carried out in good faith; sincere: a bona fide offer 2) Authentic; genuine: a bona fide Rembrandt As noted by the Grammarist: The phrase bona fide comes directly from the Latin bona fides, which means, roughly, good faith In modern English, bona fide (without the s
- When should the word English be capitalized?
I am often confused how the word "English" should be written in phrases such as "English language", because I have seen both variants: capitalized and starting with lowercase letter What is the m
- Are capital letters used for terms of endearment like Honey and . . .
Both "Grammar Girl" and the Chicago Manual of Style recommend capitalizing nicknames, not capitalizing terms of endearment, and being consistent in grey areas GG: "Click" and "Clack" are capitalized because they’re nicknames—they take the place of a real name … A term of endearment isn’t interchangeable with a name the same way a nickname is, and terms of endearment aren’t
- What does ratchet mean and when was it first used?
With regard to your question to "when was it first used?" I note that ratchet does NOT appear in Geneva Smitherman, Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner (1994), suggesting that the term in its current slang meaning was either local or nonexistent 20 years ago
- word choice - Appealing for or appealing to? - English Language . . .
E g , Appealing for Bonafide Certificate But, appealing to means (you are requesting a person to do something for you) E g , Appealing to HM to Issue a Bonafide Certificate (to HM) can be deleted from the sentence, but it will be understood that you are talking to specific person and requesting him to do something for you
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