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- What is the correct definition and usage of the acronym ETA?
ETA appears to be defined as the estimated time of arrival It's fine to use either format ETA is used to answer the question, "When is X expected to arrive?", which can be answered either as, "In 20 minutes" or "At 4:30 PM" In other words, either usage is correct
- meaning - Is it colloquially acceptable to use ETA in place of . . .
Wikipedia describes this usage: ETA is also used metaphorically in situations where nothing actually moves physically, as in describing the time estimated for a certain task to complete (e g work undertaken by an individual; a computation undertaken by a computer program; or a process undertaken by an organization)
- Single word for the estimated time of completion
I use ETA (estimated time of arrival) for all "estimated times", whether they're arrivals, completions, pizzas, etc My guess is the existence of that word is strong evidence that no single-word replacement exists that most people would recognize –
- word usage - When should we expect an answer - English Language Usage . . .
For internal company communications (where directness is important but so is avoiding hurt feelings), one common approach is to ask for an "eta" (short for "estimated time of arrival") This situation arises frequently in publishing, where designers need copy from editors, editors need manuscripts from authors, and production people need
- Do ensure and assure invoke legal obligations?
ETA: The done thing here is to use "make sure" in place of these words Which would be legally identical, wouldn't it? Is it plausible that one could avoid liability by using "make sure" instead of "ensure"?
- Are phonics and Phoenician related? - English Language Usage . . .
Eta was perhaps pronounced as ‘air’ in some specific dialects, but to most English-speakers, the two will sound fairly different Similarly, ypsilon was pronounced like French <u>, not like French <i> –
- Meaning of makes no sense - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
ETA: this is quite a strong statement, so you had better be able to back it up if you don't want to cause
- Whats the correct pronunciation of epitome: Epi-tome or Epi-tuh . . .
A friend said that epitome is pronounced as epi-tuh-mi and not epi-tome (with the tome like home) Who is right? Also, is the pronunciation purely dependent on the region where you learnt English?
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