- Renumeration vs Remuneration (reimbursed financially), which is correct?
Remuneration is first cited c 1400, comes from Middle French (remuneracion) and Latin (remūnerātiō), and means reward, recompense; (now usually) money paid for work or a service; payment, pay Continuously since the mid 16th century renumeration renumerate have been used with the same meaning as remuneration remunerate
- When does the word months get an apostrophe? [duplicate]
Twelve months' remuneration is a noun phrase - its head is the noun remuneration and so the modifier can be a possessive Syntactically, it doesn't have to be a possessive, but it can be This is an area where the language is in flux Traditionally it is regarded as a possessive
- single word requests - corollarily or equivalent? - English Language . . .
Your answer made me curious about other words that are hard to pronounce, so I did a quick search and got some interesting results Here's a few of them: Entrepreneurship, Remuneration, Deterioration, Diphtheria, Cavalry, Barbiturate, Arctic, Prerogative –
- Is it proper to state percentages greater than 100%?
This looks like a real question to me Unfortunately, because a moderator has closed it, I can't cite style guide discussions that distinguish between asserting that something has increased by more than 100% (valid) and asserting that something has decreased by more than 100% (invalid, unless negative numbers make sense in the context of the topic under discussion)
- verbs - eliminating, publicising, communicating, allocating: Are . . .
The words eliminating, communicating, publicising and allocating in the quoted sentence are followed by bare NP complements that act as their direct objects ("the secrecy surrounding pay", "everyone's remuneration", "performance bonuses" and "annual salary increase" respectively) Usually, this is only possible with a verb
- Is there a word for the payment to someone who attends a meeting?
Remuneration It can refer to a regular wage or salary as well as (irregular) ad-hoc payments, but I've often seen it used in the context of attendance fees Share
- differences - would like you to vs. please - English Language . . .
Adding the "carefully" at the end almost sounds like a veiled threat As in "You're on shaky ground , so please choose your next words carefully " I might rephrase as, "In addition, you may be aware that I will not be receiving my stipend while working, so please bear that in mind as we negotiate my remuneration package " –
- vocabulary - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
reparations (noun) - compensation or remuneration required from a defeated nation as indemnity for damage or injury during a war The Free Dictionary "The treaty of Versailles forced Germany to pay reparations to certain countries that had formed the Allied Powers "
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