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  1. word choice - What is the difference between omnidirectional and non ...

    Aug 14, 2013 · As I understand it, omnidirectional and non-directional both indicate that something: ...is not affected by direction in any way Is the meaning of these two words equivalent.

  2. What's the "single" derivation of omni? - English Language & Usage ...

    Aug 24, 2020 · So we know "omni" is a prefix indicating encompassing of everything. We could say, omnidirectional for example, which is "receiving signals from or transmitting in all …

  3. In English, is there an established prefix for "mostly"?

    While omni- indeed means all, it often is appropriated for use as mostly, as for example so-called omnidirectional microphones and antennae are not indeed omnidirectional, but instead most …

  4. meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Aug 23, 2014 · My guess is that it is a term applied to those ministries responsible for delivering a government's main programme, such as Health, Education, welfare, Foreign affairs, the Treasury …

  5. What is the difference between "Hept-" and "Sept-" prefixes?

    As I understand it, both the prefixes "Hept-" and "Sept-" are used to indicate seven of something. We have examples of English words that use both: e.g. Heptathalon, Heptagon, Heptane vs

  6. grammaticality - Divide two into four and Divide two by four - English ...

    Feb 16, 2012 · Why does "divide two into four" equal two, and "divide two by four" equal one half? Correct if I am wrong, but this what I have learned recently.

  7. What’s the term for an acronym that refers to another acronym?

    Apr 8, 2022 · For example, AIM stands for AOL Instant Messenger, and AOL stands for American OnLine. This isn’t quite the same thing as a recursive acronym, which refers to itself. Maybe the term …

  8. 'contribute to achieve' or 'contribute to achieving'? [duplicate]

    Apr 15, 2020 · Does this answer your question? "contribute to investigating" or "contribute to investigate". As @Colin Fine says there, 'contribute' does not catenate with a to-infinitive. The 'to = in …

  9. grammar - walk-through, walkthrough, or walk through? - English ...

    Jan 23, 2018 · For what it’s worth, walkthrough is common in my programming and gaming circles. Walk-through seems to be preferred elsewhere—there’s a general trend for hyphenated terms to …

  10. meaning - "Conformity" vs. "conformance" - English Language

    Aug 7, 2012 · I am curious about the differences in meaning, connotations, style, and correctness of using conformity vs conformance. I haven't been able to find much using a simple web search, only a …