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grammaticality - Twice as likely or twice more likely - English . . . My immediate reaction is that people just don't say "twice more likely " I am not sure if it is ungrammatical (I can't think of any reason why it would be), but it definitely seems wrong to me But for some reason, even though "twice" and "two times" are generally interchangeable, "two times more likely" does sound OK to me In general, I think people use "two times more likely" to mean the
word choice - Glaringly obvious vs. blaringly obvious - English . . . With this interpretation glaringly would be the adverb of choice for visual events while blaringly would be the adverb of choice for audible events I feel that both these words, glaring and blaring, have an inability-to-ignore connotation, but that is tangential
Is there a word for the tangible equivalent of visualization? The word visualization is often used to describe an image or interactive piece of media that represents a data set I am trying to think if there is an equivalent for something that is not only vis
word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The idea behind something appearing is more visual in nature; it comes into sight What would I say if something "appeared audibly"? The sound of the oncoming car appeared to my ears! Synonyms for
Is arts (a subject in schools) a singular noun? There's a comment on the original question asserting that in India is often "arts," like the UK use of "maths " I can't confirm, especially since they also mention the phrase "arts and sciences," whether they mean that a class restricted to visual art would be referred to as "arts "
Single name to cover drawing, painting, sketching etc The fine or applied visual arts and associated techniques involving the application of lines and strokes to a two-dimensional surface The fine or applied visual arts and associated techniques in which images are produced from blocks, plates, or type, as in engraving and lithography
word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange What is the difference between the usage of "doing art" and "making art"? As far as I understand, the former represents involvement in any art related activity or process but the later denotes the
meaning - Difference between mark and marker - English Language . . . 10 In a diagram, I added small visual elements to identify specific objects Should I call these things (visual) marks or (visual) markers? What is the difference? Is there a better term? According to dictionary com a mark is a a visible impression or trace on something and a marker is something used as a mark or indication
punctuation - What is the proper way of using triple dots and spaces . . . This is a matter of pure style I've worked in houses where the style sheet called for spaces before and after points of ellipsis, and in other shops where you close up the spaces fore and aft What matters most is being consistent once you've selected one style or the other My preference is for the Chicago Manual of Style method, which closes up the spaces There are other, more subtle rules