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- word usage - Is the use of the term bugged to refer to software bugs . . .
Is the use of the word "bugged" to refer to software bugs now universally understood in the English language, or is it predominately used in specific regions? As a bonus, does anyone know where this particular use of the word "bugged" (as opposed to "bug" or "buggy") originated, and when Also, was the origin fostered by a specific cultural group?
- Why is wiretapping called bugging and since when?
For eight years, Trump bugged (annoyed) Obama with questions about his birth certificate Later, Trump claimed that Obama bugged (wiretapped) him Merriam-Webster offers this "legal" definition o
- formality - A question of informal punctuation: How do you correctly . . .
It's always bugged me, haha I tend to follow Terry Pratchett on the use of exclamation points: in my opinion, they help if you're working on a Mad Scientist or maniac interpretation
- Is dogged with questions a valid use of the word dogged?
I just used the phrase "dogged with questions" in a sentence, where dogged was meant to mean "pestered", "bugged", "swamped" or "bombarded" Is this valid? I did look up the definition but most ex
- What is the origin of the phrase great minds think alike?
@phoog Sure, I agree it is a possibility Of course the longer version being an adaptation of the shorter is also possible Wikitionary suggests that "fools seldom differ" is usually a comeback of sorts I E One guy says "great minds think alike" and another (probably the other agreeing party) says "more like fools seldom differ "
- More formal way of saying: Sorry to bug you again about this, but . . .
The phrase "we do not mean to be burdensome" is very close to the "sorry to bug you" phrase, yet has more of a formal feel It also indicates that your intention is not to be a bother Examples: We do not mean to be burdensome, but we are still having issues with x and We do not mean to be burdensome, but we still have not received a response about X You may substitute "annoying
- single word requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
As a software developer, I often see the term "broken" being thrown around regarding a bug or issue with a program I don't think this is accurate, considering that often a program will continue to
- Is this this correct? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
2 The ability to echo words and still make a meaningful statement has always bugged me Take this example sentence: "Thank you for bringing this issue to my attention We will take care of this this afternoon " Is this sentence grammatically correct? Also, is there a technical term for the echoed 'this'?
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