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  1. Manual vs manually - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    May 10, 2018 · Manually is the adverb. Manual is (in this context) the adjective. Tuning can be either a verb or a noun; however, in your example, tuning the weights is a gerund phrase using the verb. …

  2. Hyphenate “communicating”: communi-cating or communic-ating?

    Jul 14, 2022 · I'll note that "hyphenation" is not taught at school, and children would not normally learn hyphenate manually, and would not be expected to do so. They would learn to read hyphenated …

  3. idiomatic language - Meaning of "manually" in "manually detect ...

    Manually can refer to something done by a person rather than through an automated process. AngryJoe could be referring to having to search the internet for specific sentences of a copyrighted work to find …

  4. word request - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    That's when you manually go over your code line by line. Another term I've recently come across while reading a book on C programming that probably would fit your description ever better is a hand …

  5. grammar - Allow a margin of difference of - English Language Learners ...

    Mar 13, 2022 · I've two different scenarios: To describe the measurement given may not be accurate because it is measured manually. To describe there may be differences in the actual measurement …

  6. adverbs - Manually installed, or, Installed manually - English Language ...

    Dec 26, 2016 · Both forms are current usage in instruction manuals and owner guides though "manually installed" seems to be used more often.

  7. grammar - Door is opened vs Door is open vs Door open - English ...

    Sep 16, 2018 · I know that the 1st one is a passive voice, 2nd is a state of the door (which is opened) and opened here is an adjective, right? But when do we use the 3rd one? I'm pretty sure that I've seen it

  8. Is it correct to say "I dragged the picture off the file so I can read ...

    4 days ago · It's unclear whether you want to look at the image of your son, but get rid of it because it's too large. Drag the picture off means you're not seeing it, you're dragging the image away so you can …

  9. "Tick" vs. "check" the box - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Sep 11, 2015 · I came across the following example: Tick the box if you would like more details. In the sentence, "tick the box" means mark the specific checkbox. If we have the following checkboxes …

  10. word usage - I have finished vs I have already finished - English ...

    Oct 14, 2021 · I have finished would usually be uttered immediately after finishing, but (emphatic) I have already finished wouldn't normally occur until some time after finishing - often, specifically as a …