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adjectives - Indispensible: is it correct? - English Language Usage . . . The use statistics are: 35 for indispensible vs 1887 for indispensable, so it is overwhelmingly in favour of the latter Google ngram confirms that this is not a particularly recent trend, and that the two words were used competitively until 1840, where usage seems to have settled on indispensable
word choice - Indispensable for vs, indispensable to - English . . . Oh, sorry i wrongly typed "indispensable" to "indispensible" The original sentence was " His article was indispensable to the company" But I came to wonder if it was possible to change 'to' to 'for' without changing the meaning, or if the meaning changes, what would be the difference This is kind of a same question with the second question
Indispensable, Essential, Tool of the trade, Staple item the monkey wrench being the most indispensable item for a plumber scissors being the most indispensable item for a tailor etc A different but equally useful direction of meaning would be a term for an item which is guaranteed to be present in a certain line of business or endeavor For example:
Meaning of indispensable in Thoreau quote [closed] It is indeed "not indispensable": Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind (Google Books) Thoreau was a strong believer in simplicity of living, so you are correct when you say that "not only indispensable" makes no sense
Quintessential vs essential? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Besides in short, essential means indispensable, while quintessential means the most typical And Thesaurus com does point out quintessential as a synonym of essential, supporting what you mentioned in your original post, but I guess its like saying I always procrastinate my work then saying I always delay my work until the end See an example
etymology - Origin of a rising tide lifts all boats - English . . . ' A rising tide lifts all boats ' is a saying that has become more and more common in recent decades and is often used in economic and political contexts: The aphorism "a rising tide lifts all boats" is associated with the idea that improvements in the general economy will benefit all participants in that economy The phrase is commonly attributed to John F Kennedy who used it in a 1963 speech
A word for a statement that doesnt need to be said I don't think this has the right meaning From what I understand, a "sine qua non" is something that is indispensable, but the question asks for a word to describe statements that are unnecessary