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  1. word choice - copy/pasting or copying/pasting? - English Language ...

    Should we write: I am copy/pasting the text Or: I am copying/pasting the text ?

  2. word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    As far as I understand copy-and-paste is used to mean the operation of copying, and pasting. If somebody did that, can I say (for example) the following? She copied-and-pasted what I wrote on my ...

  3. word choice - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Nov 12, 2021 · Both post and posting are the same according to Cambridge Dictionary (Android version). Both have the same meaning i.e. an electronic message that you send to a website in order …

  4. Is there any difference between 'At this point' and 'To this point'?

    Feb 1, 2023 · No, they are not: At this point in the conversation, I would like to tell that [blah blah blah]. At this point in our lives, etc. In response to that point you made about purple roses, I'd like to say …

  5. Do we have this structure "to glue something into something"?

    Feb 6, 2025 · Both glued in and glued into are fine; glued to is not clear on how the pasting was done. Two lists of publications with the two possible usages are shown below:

  6. What's the meaning of "skirt off into a corner"?

    Jul 11, 2023 · rdrg109, Please type out the entire text you wish to quote rather than pasting an image. People who use screen readers cannot read the text in an image. Also, people searching for terms in …

  7. What does "gained little traction" mean? - English Language Learners ...

    Apr 29, 2021 · There are too many definitions on Merriam so that I would like to refrain from copying and pasting all here. I assume "gain little traction" means "gain almost no support", am I correct?

  8. "to use" vs "in using" vs "in usage" - English Language Learners Stack ...

    Italian people have some difficulties in usage of the word "interchange" and the phrase "each other". When I wrote that sentence some doubts arose to my mind in reference to the highlighted words "in

  9. transitivity - "Reply him" or "reply to him" - English Language ...

    I always say sentences like " Reply him that you will deliver the report later". A friend of mine who is rather particular about English grammar says it should be " Reply to him that [...]". Is this variation …

  10. Which is correct "start time" or "starting time"

    I'd like to know which of the following is correct: "start time" or "starting time". An example is: He runs during period [t,t+c] every afternoon, where t is the start (or starting) time.