Correct usage of ubiquitous - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I wouldn't use so before ubiquitous I would use ubiquitous alone and hope that readers would understand that I was using ubiquitous in the sense of "present everywhere in the defined area"—an idea that is stronger than either prevalent or so prevalent
a or an ubiquitous? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I am unsure whether to use "a" or "an" in the following sentence: Video games have become a an ubiquitous part of American culture For me, saying the two sentences out loud makes "an" seem like
Whats the difference between pervasive and ubiquitous? I think the difference is given in the definitions above; the difference between pervasive and ubiquitous is the difference between somewhere and everywhere But if you add a qualifying prepositional clause, the difference goes away: "pervasive among the younger generation" and ubiquitous in the younger generation" mean the same thing
Is knowledge of the meaning of the word “ubiquity” ubiquitously . . . The difference between mentions of "ubiquitous" and "pervasive" is the largest, probably because of the greater difference in meaning Note: @DanBron's original comment suggests the word "everywhere" as an example
Omnipresent is to Ubiquitous as Omnipotent is to _____? [closed] Omnipresent connotes a single entity that is everywhere at once Ubiquitous usually is used when many instances of a thing can be found everywhere And I think the "seemingly everywhere" is just using ubiquitous as an exaggeration, which is often the case because there aren't many things, if any, that are truly ubiquitous
A word for something that used to be unique but is now so commonplace . . . 'Ubiquitous' is largely synonymous with 'commonplace' and is poor stylistically in most sentences using both 'Commonplace' is actually the more appropriate word to use here; it is more natural-sounding (in almost all contexts), and here invokes the 'familiarity has bred contempt' notion far better Note that your 'used to be unique' constraint makes the answer 'ubiquitous' incorrect