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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. 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. When to use "run" vs when to use "ran" - English Language …

    My friend is writing some documentation and asked me an English question I don't know the answer to. In this case which would it be? CCleaner has been run. or CCleaner has been ran.

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

    Dec 26, 2016 · 2 Both forms are current usage in instruction manuals and owner guides though "manually installed" seems to be used more often.

  7. If we can “give someone a call”, why can't we “give a phone call”?

    Oct 29, 2023 · When we give a call to someone, we manually select their number and “dial” it. Is there a reason we don't say "make someone a call” even when it involves “dialling” i.e. making …

  8. "If I do that" vs "if I did that." - English Language Learners Stack ...

    When speaking in the present tense, should I use former or the latter? Should I leave? But if I do/did that, she will (would?) spend the rest of the night drinking alone I checked if I do that an...

  9. adverbial phrases - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Oct 28, 2016 · I have an old car with manually adjustable mirrors. As I was driving home with a friend, I wanted him to adjust the mirror for me so that I could see more of the street. I ended …

  10. What is the opposite of real-time? - English Language Learners …

    Aug 6, 2013 · In computer science there is the term real-time. Is there any word to say something is not real time? Non-real time doesn't sound good to me.