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- Active or activated? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Is there a difference between an active state and activated state? For example, if I activate an item, will it become active or activated? Does it depend on the context? How?
- Meaning of by when used with dates - inclusive or exclusive
As others have specified, the word by is generally synonymous with no later than when referring to a date or time However, it is important to note (and this is why I am adding another answer) that if all you know is "The work must be completed by MM-DD-YYYY", then the exact due date is still ambiguous Without additional information, 'due by MM-DD-YYYY' has a fair chance of meaning: Due at or
- differences - ”voice controlled” versus ”voice activated” - English . . .
While researching a computer game, I came across the terms “voice controlled” and “voice activated” What is the difference between them?
- single word requests - Something that can be activated enabled . . .
What adjective can you use to say that something can be activated or enabled? (Something akin to "active-able" or "enable-able", which are not recognized words ) "You can activate this product" ->
- Can I use “disactivate” instead of “deactivate”? [closed]
I was working with somebody else's source code and find them using the word “disactivate” in the code documentation as follows: disactivate the minor mode The persistent action is to show help
- Why is the term depressed often used to describe a button which is . . .
Why is this term used instead of the word pressed, which has a simple and intuitive meaning? Some alternative terms that could be a better fit are pushed, clicked, or activated As someone who is not a native-English speaker, the term depressed is unintuitive to me because it resembles the opposite meaning: not pressed
- meaning - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Despite having heard enough times already that upon is an archaic version of the on preposition, I'm still struggling to thoroughly understand its meaning and usage In the quoted sentence, woul
- Is it more correct to say You have not yet lt;actioned gt; or You have . . .
Having seen Correct placing and usage of quot;yet quot;, it sounds like it may be correct to say either "You have not created any items yet " or "You have not yet created any items " Is one more
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