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- Pricey vs. Pricy - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Both words are surprisingly recent coinages COHA does return three more hits from 1837, 1928, and 1966, but they all look like typos or OCR failures to me Etymonline confirms: "1932, from price + -y" Pricey has always been more popular than pricy Pricey is getting even more popular, while pricy fades in comparison
- meaning - Differences between price point and price - English . . .
the price for which something is sold on the retail market, especially in relation to a range of competitive prices For example, "our shampoo is a bargain at this price point" and "I don't think I can make this deal at this price point" both emphasize the choice that the potential seller is making among other realistically potential prices
- What is the reason or proper usage of price and pricing?
Price means the amount of money one will charge to sell an item "The price for this can of tomatoes is fifty-nine cents " "The price for this can of tomatoes is fifty-nine cents " By extension, can mean what one has to give up to achieve something
- Should it be 10 US$ or US$ 10? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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- differences - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
• The price is including free-flow water • The price includes free-flow water • This book includes a free CD • This book is including a free CD Edit 1: As Barrie noted, including is not a preposition Typically it serves as a present participle See the following extract from OED1 (1901) for some examples of use Including ppl a [f
- Why is a 100% increase the same amount as a two-fold increase?
People prefer to avoid the "%" increase for anything more than a few percent, due to confusion it creates: lots of readers fail to realize the distinction between "increase by" and "increase to", and even these who do, make a double take to spot which one was used, especially with values exceeding 100 by not much
- Correct use of circa - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I understand the use of circa c as it applies to approximating dates However, I have a writer who (over)uses the word in other contexts Examples: from circa early 1990s up until circa 8 y
- word usage - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Besides, the point I was trying to make is that value is not the same as price - a TV bought at a discount might be worth more than was paid for it, and might hence be valuable but not dear dictionary reference com's page on "dear" mentions "expensive" as definition no5; "valuable" is only mentioned as part of the word's origin, not in usage
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