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- What is the purpose of using the word automagically when we already . . .
As per the origin, the dictionary reports it's 1940s, from the blend of automatically and magically The meaning of the word is different from the meaning of automatically, and the word is generally used in a specific context
- meaning - Automatedly vs. Automatically - English Language Usage . . .
I wouldn't say automatically; that particular word's definition is overloaded One might think that I came home and tended to my laundry without thought Instead I would like to describe this action being done by an automatic machine This particular word does not seem to have a bona fide definition anywhere
- word choice - Automatically vs In an automated manner - English . . .
The difference between "automatically" and "in an automated manner" should then be clear The "manner" or the "tasks" correspond to the process, and thus are "automated" The "done tasks" are the result of the process, and their execution is "automatic", they are "done automatically"
- grammar - Is it correct to write is done fully automatically or is . . .
Google gives me support from 19,200 on "is done fully automatically" and 35,200 on "is done fully automatic"
- How to indicate middle name is preferred name in professional email . . .
However, in the email signature (what's automatically included at the bottom of the email) of my university email, I must include my legal first name, leading most people in emails to address me by it rather than my middle name I was wondering how I could indicate in my (professional) email signature that I prefer to be addressed by my middle
- word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In technical writing, when describing how the software performs the action of completing a field on a screen, do you describe the field as being 'automatically populated' or just 'populated'? Does '
- grammaticality - Will shortly appear automatically — what is the . . .
I want to say that an answer will appear shortly, and automatically, on the screen I'm not sure whether the correct sentence is: The answer will shortly appear automatically or maybe: The ans
- Style clarification for date superscripts, th, st and nd
You do not need to use superscripts, but it is conventional to use superscripts (from a British perspective) Personally, I think it also adds clarity to use superscripts Programs like Microsoft Word will often automatically change those to superscripts as you type them, which could be taken as suggesting that that is desirable
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