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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. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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 …

  7. "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 …

  8. "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 …

  9. "I have submitted the application" is it a right sentence?

    Jun 23, 2016 · I have submitted the application, and await your feedback. is correct. Present perfect tense is used, because the actions related to your application (review and decision) are …

  10. "Understood" for replying to given information or an explanation

    Sep 1, 2020 · There is no ambiguity, you convey that you have heard and believe that you have understood the information. However, to use a single word in this way, rather than a complete …