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Asked on December 25, 2021 in Meaning.
By most definitions, the date changes at midnight. What is that at the precise stroke of 12:00.00? That time, along with 12:00:00 noon, are technically neither PM or AM because AM and PM mean “ante-meridiem” and “post-meridiem”, and noon and midnight are neither ante nor post meridiem. How much time do people remember when they say 12:00:00 and my date is 12:00:01. Since this date change
just before midnight, it is always the same day. Midnight upon the 10th actually means at the start of the 10th, but people say it to be at the end of the 10th.
If I said I’ll meet you Friday at midnight or I’ll meet you Friday night at midnight you (and most people) would probably probably interpret both times as the midnight that follows Friday noon. What’s your reaction? To give an example to people who read the first sentence, the first sentence “doesn’t really mean midnight at the start of Friday”.
Since the common usage conflicts with the technical definition, if you want to be totally clear, use other words or other times.
What is that in
the text “Friday night at midnight at midnight at midnight: Midnight in the night which follows Friday evening”?
Midnight tonight
This means (to me) the midnight following today.
11:59 PM Friday
12:01 AM Saturday
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Asked on December 23, 2021 in Grammar.
Some people refer to a couple as being pregnant and not just the woman. In your opinion, if you found that usage acceptable, you could have said “I’ve never been happier to hear that another couple is pregnant”.
I’ve never been happier to see a pregnant woman. I’ve had a few abortions, and I must confess,’ “. If the date is the date, I’ll find out before I leave” (More or less is your response). If
you try to use “second-most” or don’t mention your wife you are always going to have a sentence that sounds stilted. Or make the compliment sound back-handed
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Asked on December 22, 2021 in Grammar.
Some people refer to a couple as being pregnant and not just the woman. In your opinion, if you found that usage acceptable, you could have said “I’ve never been happier to hear that another couple is pregnant”.
I’ve never been happier to see a pregnant woman. I’ve had a few abortions, and I must confess,’ “. If the date is the date, I’ll find out before I leave” (More or less is your response). If
you try to use “second-most” or don’t mention your wife you are always going to have a sentence that sounds stilted. Or make the compliment sound back-handed
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Asked on December 22, 2021 in Grammar.
Some people refer to a couple as being pregnant and not just the woman. In your opinion, if you found that usage acceptable, you could have said “I’ve never been happier to hear that another couple is pregnant”.
I’ve never been happier to see a pregnant woman. I’ve had a few abortions, and I must confess,’ “. If the date is the date, I’ll find out before I leave” (More or less is your response). If
you try to use “second-most” or don’t mention your wife you are always going to have a sentence that sounds stilted. Or make the compliment sound back-handed
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Asked on December 22, 2021 in Grammar.
Some people refer to a couple as being pregnant and not just the woman. In your opinion, if you found that usage acceptable, you could have said “I’ve never been happier to hear that another couple is pregnant”.
I’ve never been happier to see a pregnant woman. I’ve had a few abortions, and I must confess,’ “. If the date is the date, I’ll find out before I leave” (More or less is your response). If
you try to use “second-most” or don’t mention your wife you are always going to have a sentence that sounds stilted. Or make the compliment sound back-handed
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Asked on December 22, 2021 in Grammar.
Some people refer to a couple as being pregnant and not just the woman. In your opinion, if you found that usage acceptable, you could have said “I’ve never been happier to hear that another couple is pregnant”.
I’ve never been happier to see a pregnant woman. I’ve had a few abortions, and I must confess,’ “. If the date is the date, I’ll find out before I leave” (More or less is your response). If
you try to use “second-most” or don’t mention your wife you are always going to have a sentence that sounds stilted. Or make the compliment sound back-handed
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Asked on December 20, 2021 in Single word requests.
The term I am familiar with is Pretty-printing which is where a source file is transformed for visual display such as on a web page or for a physical printout.
This typically involves several transformations (but not necessarily all of them)
- Formatting – adjustment of whitespace and other optional characters to make the structure of the code more uniform and readable (if the code is deemed to need formatting)
- Syntax highlighting – marking up of the source with font styles and colours (if the output medium supports it)
- Special formatting for the output, such as pagination for printed pages
Colloquially, the word formatting is also sometimes used to refer to the overall pretty printing
process.
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Asked on December 20, 2021 in Single word requests.
The term I am familiar with is Pretty-printing which is where a source file is transformed for visual display such as on a web page or for a physical printout.
This typically involves several transformations (but not necessarily all of them)
- Formatting – adjustment of whitespace and other optional characters to make the structure of the code more uniform and readable (if the code is deemed to need formatting)
- Syntax highlighting – marking up of the source with font styles and colours (if the output medium supports it)
- Special formatting for the output, such as pagination for printed pages
Colloquially, the word formatting is also sometimes used to refer to the overall pretty printing
process.
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Asked on December 19, 2021 in Grammar.
Is it ok to repeat words when you don’t mind it? What is the message that makes the sentence “made sense”? If you’re writing then you can re-word it to eliminate any chance of confusion or any semblance of impropriety, but for speaking it’s fine.
Quora: Is it correct to have two “is”es?
the question is “Why
is” a is “alone is”, Why are two is” equal?
The first part introduces the second part and it’s pretty clear which words belong to the parts. If you’re uncomfortable with re-wording, tell me about
it.
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Asked on December 13, 2021 in Grammar.
Is it ok to repeat words when you don’t mind it? What is the message that makes the sentence “made sense”? If you’re writing then you can re-word it to eliminate any chance of confusion or any semblance of impropriety, but for speaking it’s fine.
Quora: Is it correct to have two “is”es?
the question is “Why
is” a is “alone is”, Why are two is” equal?
The first part introduces the second part and it’s pretty clear which words belong to the parts. If you’re uncomfortable with re-wording, tell me about
it.
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