expressions - halfway or half way? - English Language & Usage …
Oct 2, 2016 · Whether the halfway word is defined on English dictionaries as an adverb/adjective mostly used to indicate that someone or something is At or to a point equidistant between two …
Revision 2da2d462-2cc8-4a53-a439-1663b8a3c830 - English …
Whether the ** [halfway] [1]** word is defined on different English dictionaries as an adverb/adjective mostly used to indicate that someone or something is *At or to a point …
Is it "close the door" or "shut the door"? [closed]
May 9, 2014 · See my comments above: essentially, I'd say that close is preferable to shut when grading it, as in shut the door halfway and close the door halfway - the former is almost …
If I quote only the middle part of a sentence, do I use ellipses?
No, you would leave out the ellipses there. The Purdue OWL has a page about this; it lists this example: According to Foulkes's study, dreams may express 'profound aspects of personality'. …
What is the proper name for a circle with a line through it?
Aug 15, 2019 · The general prohibition sign (official name, according to ISO 7010), also known as a no symbol, no sign, circle-backslash symbol, nay, interdictory circle or universal no, is a red …
Is there a word or an idiom for barging in a room with anger?
May 12, 2015 · Opening a door frustrated and rushing in like you are about to scold someone inside... Barging in a room with anger. Is there a word or idiom for that, other than storm in?
States between Transparent, Translucent and Opaque
Jan 5, 2019 · Technically, translucent is not halfway between transparent and opaque. Both translucent and transparent pass light; opaque does not. A 50% translucent object would pass …
adjective describing middle distance (neither near nor far)
Jan 27, 2014 · While not directly related to distance and sometimes having a slightly negative quality, you could consider middling (which can be an adjective or adverb) of middle, medium, …
Root + "-ophone" construction to describe speakers of a language
I've long used the terms anglophone and francophone to describe English and French speakers respectively, but I recently found myself about halfway through a sentence where I needed a …
punctuation - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Oct 28, 2015 · first off, your sentances need deoderent. Forsoothe, the toothepaste! "etc." is an abbreviation for "et cetera" which is latin for "and the rest (of such things)" or "and so forth." As …