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  • I think you want to restrict comparisons to members of a particular set, and have no comparison outside that set. Does this apply to the full size of the sets? What should you do if I are testing the product of your company A and B?

    The performance of the things is compared against each other.

    You could end up with “without reference to anything else.”

    Sadly I can’t find a dictionary reference to explain against each other although the phrase is used in nearly forty definitions in OED, although the dictionary is in almost forty definitions. How does the use of each other tick the box on your definition of’reflexive

    relative’?

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  • I think you want to restrict comparisons to members of a particular set, and have no comparison outside that set. Does this apply to the full size of the sets? What should you do if I are testing the product of your company A and B?

    The performance of the things is compared against each other.

    You could end up with “without reference to anything else.”

    Sadly I can’t find a dictionary reference to explain against each other although the phrase is used in nearly forty definitions in OED, although the dictionary is in almost forty definitions. How does the use of each other tick the box on your definition of’reflexive

    relative’?

    • 2558 views
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  • I think you want to restrict comparisons to members of a particular set, and have no comparison outside that set. Does this apply to the full size of the sets? What should you do if I are testing the product of your company A and B?

    The performance of the things is compared against each other.

    You could end up with “without reference to anything else.”

    Sadly I can’t find a dictionary reference to explain against each other although the phrase is used in nearly forty definitions in OED, although the dictionary is in almost forty definitions. How does the use of each other tick the box on your definition of’reflexive

    relative’?

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  • Smith is an interest in the situation in any way. See “interest”, sense 4 @ OxfordTickers.com. com.

    Is it still likely that all of the arguments in this question are

    misinterpreted, but just as misleading as some claims are made in the past?

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  • Smith is an interest in the situation in any way. See “interest”, sense 4 @ OxfordTickers.com. com.

    Is it still likely that all of the arguments in this question are

    misinterpreted, but just as misleading as some claims are made in the past?

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  • Smith is an interest in the situation in any way. See “interest”, sense 4 @ OxfordTickers.com. com.

    Is it still likely that all of the arguments in this question are

    misinterpreted, but just as misleading as some claims are made in the past?

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  • Smith is an interest in the situation in any way. See “interest”, sense 4 @ OxfordTickers.com. com.

    Is it still likely that all of the arguments in this question are

    misinterpreted, but just as misleading as some claims are made in the past?

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  • Generally this is because the item (say, cans of baked beans) are themselves packed in cases of (say) 24 and the store doesn’t want to split a case. Buying in 2 or 3 cases gives you advantage.

    What is called an outer (See ODO noun 3) and that term could be used as it does have currency in retail. Is it part of industry specific jargon?

    Would you use “pack size: 24 cans” as a template, or “sold in cases of 24 cans”?

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  • Generally this is because the item (say, cans of baked beans) are themselves packed in cases of (say) 24 and the store doesn’t want to split a case. Buying in 2 or 3 cases gives you advantage.

    What is called an outer (See ODO noun 3) and that term could be used as it does have currency in retail. Is it part of industry specific jargon?

    Would you use “pack size: 24 cans” as a template, or “sold in cases of 24 cans”?

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  • Both are correct in individual contexts. But get up is NOT the same as wake up.

    Wake up means to wake from sleep, get up mean to get out of bed. Is it possible to wake people up without them being up? If you said someone could just lie awake in the bed, what would you do?

    I’m sorry I got you up, while meaning “I’m sorry I forced you out of bed,” could imply that the late riser was woken up as well.

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