
orthography - "Real time", "real-time" or "realtime" - English Language ...
Sep 1, 2011 · Which of real time, real-time and realtime is correct when you are talking about seeing something as it happens?
Does "mislead" imply intent? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Feb 13, 2019 · @realtime I suppose so, but it really depends which of the two you'd like answered! So, say for example, if your question is what's in the body, I might title it 'Do the words "I feel misled" …
"on time" vs. "on-time" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Dec 16, 2010 · I'm in the "on-time" camp when it comes to describing, for example, delivering something by the deadline. Is this the correct usage?
single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
I want to express in a description of personalized language instruction that some activities are synchronous, i.e. require a person-to-person meeting in realtime (e.g. in person, telephone, video-c...
How to explain "out of" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Feb 11, 2026 · In an email I informed my team that we'll be "doing the work out of system x". The message was interpreted as "doing the work outside of system x". How do I explain …
What does “10-4 - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
May 7, 2012 · because it took a fraction of a second for the early radios to wake-up That still pretty much happens today in realtime voice-detection computer systems, such as Teamspeak and others.
"Legend" or "key"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Feb 9, 2011 · What is the difference between a legend or a key? Is it still called a legend if it is located at the top, rather than the bottom of results?
Is there a standard symbol for denoting a chapter in a citation?
Sep 4, 2023 · No. The standard abbreviations are Ch. and Chap. …or at least, if there is such a symbol, Unicode doesn’t know about it yet — and Unicode is pretty comprehensive, including characters as …
Why do we say "This is " instead of "This's"?
Aug 17, 2011 · Some people do have an informal contraction this’s, with a much reduced or non-existent vowel in the second syllable, contrasting with a more formal this is with a full vowel in the second …
Is it "Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely"?
Feb 21, 2011 · This is called " complimentary close ". As reported by Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspondence: If the letter begins with Dear Sir, Dear Sirs, Dear Madam, or Dear Sir/Madam, the …