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Distribution of slang term “opp” - English Language Usage Stack . . . The mainstream dictionary entries seem to be either for "opp" meaning "opportunity" (as in "business opp", "job opp"), or as an abbreviation for terms such as "opposite" or "opus" So I think the hip-hop slang is probably a separate coinage
single word requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Opp to rare and 'rare' in this sense: a Originally: (of an organ or tissue, soil, or other substance) having the constituent material or particles loose or not closely packed together; not dense or compact; attenuated In later use chiefly: (of air or a gas) having low density, thin (though cf rare gas n at Special uses 2)
Usage of p. versus pp. versus pg. to denote page numbers and page . . . Per Strunk and White's Elements of Style, p is used to denote 1 page, pp to denote a range of pages This form of citation is used when you are using brief in text citations Otherwise, one would use the citation style for the type of formal paper that you are writing, for example, MLA would be "don't do it wrong" (Author's Last name 45) where the numbers indicate the page number where the
What are the differences between inverse, reverse, and converse? Late to the party: if your original statement is P => Q, then the converse is Q => P and the inverse is !P => !Q It happens that the inverse and the converse are logically equivalent, but they are both ways of obtaining statements that are related but logically non-equivalent to the original statement In contrast the obverse applies to statements of the form "For each s P (s) is true" (where
What do you call a person who has had sex reassignment surgery? transgender is an umbrella term that refers to anybody who has a gender identity different to their at-birth sex, regardless of whether they have had sex reassignment surgery or not transsexual refers to somebody who has had sex reassignment surgery Transgender people will typically refer to themselves as the gender they identify with For example a person that has male genitalia but
single word requests - What is the opposite of steep? - English . . . Neither shallow nor gentle are the opposite of steep, but rather words we make do with because there is no actual word for what we mean; when asked the opposite of gentle or shallow we wouldn't naturally say steep, but harsh or deep respectively Is there a general name for the situation where words 'should' exist but don't, and we have to make do with others?
grammaticality - Is it despite or despite of? - English Language . . . As JSBangs and Kosmonaut have pointed out already, despite is the way to go in contemporary English However, despite of is not incorrect per se; it's just a bit dated Look no further than at the works of William Shakespeare: "Grace is grace, despite of all controversy: as, for example, thou thyself art a wicked villain, despite of all grace " (Measure for Measure) "The scar that will
“Deliberately” vs. “intentionally” vs. “on purpose” The levels of formality are, in descending order: intentionally, deliberately, and on purpose If you look at published books and journals that have blank pages, you'll find some with printed statements "This page intentionally left blank" That's because it's the most formal and the most neutral Yes, deliberately is a synonym that means intentionally, but it more often has a negative
Onboard into onto to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I'm trying to figure out which is the right preposition to use after quot;onboard quot; (in the meaning of quot;integrate someone into an organization or familiarize him with one's products or se