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  1. 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?

  2. 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" …

  3. "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?

  4. 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...

  5. 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 …

  6. 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.

  7. "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?

  8. 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 …

  9. 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 …

  10. 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 …