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- Is it quit or quitted? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I would use quit, as it is more readily understood by people Dictionary com indicates that both are plausible Merriam Webster says the same Looking through Google books, quitted seems to be used synonymously with left, e g , Plato quitted Athens, where he was adored as a god I quitted Manchester, I quitted Mrs +++++, I quitted
- Can An ass that wont quit connote stubbornness?
I have Juba to Jive: A Dictionary of African-American slang open to won't quit: outstanding; great; truly beautiful It's hard to disprove a negative, but I simply cannot idiomatically read "ass" in your text as relating to stubbornness (A commenter discovered empirically that every ass that won't quit was a bottom )
- What is the basic difference between Quit and Give up?
Quite frankly it is an age issue Language evolves and when we mean one message or idea we can have multiple ways to express this To give up is a more modern way to express wish to stop Quit is more decisive way of stating action ,where as give up is more a reference to desires So the teacher was saying that you would quit not think of
- Is there a single word for someone who left the company that does not . . .
The person could be called the resignee A person who resigns from a position or job It meets your requirement of not being "overly negative" and could indeed be thought to be neutral, since people resign for a wide variety of reasons often having nothing to do with dissatisfaction with their current job, or going to work for a competitor (as defector implies), or because of anything related
- Quite American vs British English
'Not quit fifty' simply means it hasn't added up to fifty, while 'quit fifty' meant that it had added up to fifty Since the latter assertion usually didn't need confirmation or reinforcement the use of 'quit' or 'quite' wasn't called for, but if one was addressing a doubting audience one would say, 'Yes, quit fifty acres!' , meaning 'Yes, and
- Correct use of circa - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I understand the use of circa c as it applies to approximating dates However, I have a writer who (over)uses the word in other contexts Examples: from circa early 1990s up until circa 8 y
- Why use step down instead of resign? Is there any difference?
To resign is to "quit " To step down is to "climb down" from a high position It is possible to "step down all the way," as Ray Ozzie did at Microsoft In this regard, the two are synonymous On the other hand, Bill Gates initially "stepped down" from CEO to Chief Software Officer, thereby taking a lesser post, without actually quitting or
- which one is correct I will be on leave starting on October 4th till . . .
In my opinion "starting on" and "till" don't really go together so I wouldn't use option 1 The phrasing "on leave from X till Y" can be misinterpreted to mean that Y will be your first day back at work, so I wouldn't use option 3 without adding "(inclusive)"
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