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  1. Manual vs manually - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    May 10, 2018 · Manually is the adverb. Manual is (in this context) the adjective. Tuning can be either a verb or a noun; however, in your example, tuning the weights is a gerund phrase using …

  2. Hyphenate “communicating”: communi-cating or communic-ating?

    Jul 14, 2022 · I'll note that "hyphenation" is not taught at school, and children would not normally learn hyphenate manually, and would not be expected to do so. They would learn to read …

  3. idiomatic language - Meaning of "manually" in "manually detect ...

    Manually can refer to something done by a person rather than through an automated process. AngryJoe could be referring to having to search the internet for specific sentences of a …

  4. word request - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    That's when you manually go over your code line by line. Another term I've recently come across while reading a book on C programming that probably would fit your description ever better is …

  5. grammar - Allow a margin of difference of - English Language …

    Mar 13, 2022 · I've two different scenarios: To describe the measurement given may not be accurate because it is measured manually. To describe there may be differences in the actual …

  6. Is it correct to say "I dragged the picture off the file so I can read ...

    2 days ago · It's unclear whether you want to look at the image of your son, but get rid of it because it's too large. Drag the picture off means you're not seeing it, you're dragging the …

  7. "Tick" vs. "check" the box - English Language Learners Stack …

    Sep 11, 2015 · I came across the following example: Tick the box if you would like more details. In the sentence, "tick the box" means mark the specific checkbox. If we have the following …

  8. adverbs - Manually installed, or, Installed manually - English …

    Dec 26, 2016 · Both forms are current usage in instruction manuals and owner guides though "manually installed" seems to be used more often.

  9. "He had to do it." VS "He had to have done it."

    Jan 11, 2025 · What do you mean by It couldn't have been done by anybody but him? That could be interpreted two ways - "He is the only person who could have done it" (a deduction about …

  10. word usage - I have finished vs I have already finished - English ...

    Oct 14, 2021 · I have finished would usually be uttered immediately after finishing, but (emphatic) I have already finished wouldn't normally occur until some time after finishing - often, …