Correct usage of USD - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Nov 30, 2012 · Computers do the work pre-publishing instead of readers doing the work post-publishing. So we are free to just write for the reader’s understanding alone: one billion dollars …
What was the first use of the saying, "You miss 100% of the shots …
You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take. 1991 Burton W. Kanter, "AARP—Asset Accumulation, Retention and Protection," Taxes 69: 717: "Wayne Gretzky, relating the …
Is it proper to state percentages greater than 100%? [closed]
People often say that percentages greater than 100 make no sense because you can't have more than all of something. This is simply silly and mathematically ignorant. A percentage is just a …
"a 100" vs "100" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 24, 2016 · The flow rate increases 100-fold (one hundred-fold) Would be a more idiomatic way of saying this, however, the questioner asks specifically about the original phrasing. The …
Is there a word for "25 years" like "bicentennial" for 200 years? Is it ...
Feb 29, 2012 · 1 If semicentennial (semi-, precisely half, + centennial, a period of 100 years) is 50 years, then quarticentennial (quart-, a combining form meaning "a fourth," + centennial) is …
Correct usage of lbs. as in "pounds" of weight
May 4, 2013 · Assuming it's not casual usage, I'd recommend "All items over five pounds are excluded," instead. Most style guided recommend spelling out numbers of ten or less, and in …
The meaning of 0% and 100% as opposed to other percentages?
Aug 29, 2015 · If soap A kills 100% and soap B kills 99.99% of bacteria, the remaining amount of bacteria after applying A (0%) is infinitely smaller than the remaining amount of bacteria after …
If annual means one year, is there any word for two,three, four.. year
Jul 29, 2011 · From WordWeb: Annual: Occurring or payable every year What is the corresponding single word for occurring every two year, three year, four year etc. I understand …
word usage - What does "I'm pretty sure" mean? - English …
The more emphatic the statement (stress and pitch and volume are involved, because this is primarily spoken English, but in written English it might be underlined or in bold font or in …
Names for different age group - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jun 6, 2014 · What are the age group names for each increment of a decade,starting from 0 and up? i.e. Octogenarian or teenager ?? Thanks