
halfway or half way? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Oct 2, 2016 · Cambridge dictionary lists halfway as one word. Hence, using half the way is unusual. halfway adjective, adverb in the middle of something, or at a place that is equally far …
If I quote only the middle part of a sentence, do I use ellipses?
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prepositional phrases - What Part of Speech Modifies a …
Jun 5, 2017 · Very interesting quote from the Sussex team: "There exists a set of words which modify prepositional phrases. Among them are straight, just, way and right, as in straight into …
Is there some difference between “north-east” and “northeast”?
British English: northeast The northeast is the direction which is halfway between north and east.The land to the northeast fell away into meadows.ˌnɔːθˈiːst; ˌnɔːrˈiːst NOUN. The …
List of expertise levels from beginner to expert [closed]
And, on a purely subjective note: Skilled and Talented are both terms that I would consider as "above" Intermediate - unless you really do mean to use it as a synonym for halfway or in …
English Idiom 'cut the apple in half'
Jan 30, 2016 · Meet me in the middle, meet me halfway, or, equivalently, let's split the difference all mean the same as each other that is, when two parties are negotiating and one wants to …
How to name a date that is half a year after the date of an …
semi-, prefix: half of or occurring halfway through (a specified period of time) [MW] A semi-anniversary (or semianniversary) would be a six-month anniversary. (Edit: The term di …
States between Transparent, Translucent and Opaque
Jan 5, 2019 · Technically, translucent is not halfway between transparent and opaque. Both translucent and transparent pass light; opaque does not. A 50% translucent object would pass …
adjectives - Word for more than several, but less than many
Apr 18, 2015 · All these terms are vague; there is no precise number to them, so there is no accurate comparison. However measure words sometimes have somewhat predictable …
word choice - "Through the course" vs. "over the course" - English ...
I believe they are both correct. The difference between them is how time is treated. "over the course of" emphasizes that during this designated period of time, a thing occurs.