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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 the verb. …

  2. Best way to say after calling someone and no answer!

    Aug 20, 2018 · What is the best formal way to document when you called someone and did not succeed to get hold of him/her? I am usually documented the case as calling Mr X but no answer, but have …

  3. adverbs - Manually installed, or, Installed manually - English Language ...

    Dec 26, 2016 · Manually installed, or, Installed manually Ask Question Asked 9 years, 2 months ago Modified 9 years, 2 months ago

  4. "I will see if I can't make somthing", what does the "can't" mean?

    Jan 14, 2024 · You noted that you understood it from context, but for clarity in this answer, the phrase: "I will see if I can't make something." means "I will see if I can make something." To be clear, both …

  5. spelling - Optimalization or optimization? - English Language Learners ...

    I am a little confused when I should be using Optimalization or optimization. Some dictionaries say Optimization is a noun of Optimalization, but I have no idea what they mean by that. Some of the

  6. sentence meaning - Fill the form UP or Fill the form IN - English ...

    Feb 14, 2019 · In school, for exams we FILL UP forms. But I have seen people saying "FILL IN the form." Fill the form in OR fill the form up, which is correct. Please explain.

  7. phrases - Does "subject to review" mean there is a possibility of ...

    Aug 1, 2023 · I assume Paypal doesn't manually check each transaction, and I don't care if they do or not, but I'm curious about what the phrase literally means, regardless of Paypal's potential misuse. I …

  8. difference - Why "I hadn't noticed" instead of "I didn't notice"/"I ...

    Sep 12, 2020 · While the three say the same thing about the past, they say very different things about the present. “I hadn’t noticed” means I didn’t notice that before, but I do now. “I haven’t noticed” …

  9. 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 hyphenated …

  10. word choice - I haven't noticed that vs. I didn't notice that - English ...

    Let's say I saw Jack yesterday, so I say. "I didn't notice the color of his eyes." which apparently means that I still don't know the color. So, am I correct to think that "I didn't notice" can also present a result …