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- word choice - Expected of vs. expected from - English Language . . .
Yes, rhetoric is, indeed, the only thing that needs rule Expected of implies a movement of after-the-fact anticipation in the direction from the subject to the object of expectation Expected from implies movement from the object to the subject of expectation I expect of you will have done as anticipated you should
- differences - When X is or When X will be? - English Language . . .
I always have a tough time with this Suppose the following: The software will be installed when the computer is ready versus The software will be installed when the computer will be ready
- Word that means the opposite of what you would expect
something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected: there are a number of anomalies in the present system [with clause]: the apparent anomaly that those who produced the wealth were the poorest Anomaly may be used in circumstances that deviate, but are not necessarily opposite
- meaning - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Whelm is labeled as "archaic" in NOAD, as it has fallen out of use Left in its wake are the would-be superlative overwhelm (which, rather than actually meaning "more than whelmed", has simply taken over its parent's definition) and its opposite underwhelm
- Whats the word for something that you have to do, even though you don . . .
go through the motions — to do something because you are expected to do it and not because you want to (often in continuous tenses) These days when we go out, cook a meal together or even make love, I get the feeling that he's just going through the motions — Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed
- expressions - Whats the verdict on sooner than later? - English . . .
than expected or than we might normally do Thus: "We should get to this [sooner than we might normally do] rather than [later than we might normally do] " The only possible way sooner than later makes any sense at all to me is in the very convoluted way I initially describe, which in this new paradigm would be a truncation of:
- What is the difference between Per year and Per annum?
With this fresh impetus, the total edible oil processing capacity, including vanaspati, is expected to cross 20 million tonne per annum PER YEAR We can currently get about 5% per year from investing in long-dated gilts, so we might aim to get 6% per year from the property
- What is the difference between Class of 2004 and Batch of 2004?
This is also the language I'm familiar with as in the "2004 Honors cohort" or the "Spring 2004 cohort" who would be expected, but not guaranteed, to graduate in the Class of 2007 – Rache Commented Nov 7, 2016 at 14:07
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