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- What does “10-4 - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
10 10-4 simply means 'yes, I understand your message' in general CB (Citizen's Band) slang Have a look at the Wikipedia page of CB slang for more A few of the more common CB slang phrases, including this one, made the transition into everyday speech, both in the US and further afield
- What is a sawyer? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Illinois State Museum: Early nineteenth century travel on the Mississippi, Ohio and Illinois Rivers was fraught with danger There were rapids, rocks, and snags throughout the rivers that could easily wreck a boat Snags were the most significant threat to travel because they were often undetectable River pilots described three kinds of snags There were "rafts" or "wooden islands" composed
- Why use the word copy in do you copy that?
I notice "do you copy that?" is used in movies to ask for confirmation in telephone interphone conversation I only know copy means make things duplicated, so why use it in "do you copy that"? Is
- What do you call this particular sitting position?
Here's a picture that might help you, taken from a guide for grade 3 teachers It sounds like it's called Heel sitting There's also Kneeling as noted by @Roddy of the frozen peas, but kneeling does not necessarily mean that your buttock is resting on your heel though Google kneeling Mary for some examples Kneeling just means being down on one's knee, whether you're sitting on your heel or
- Is there a word that means multiply by ten?
I'm wondering if there is a word that means to 'multiply by ten' I'm curious based on my interest in the word decimate, which used to mean to remove a tenth of something
- word choice - Trainer is to trainee as mentor is to what . . .
What do you call someone who is being mentored? Is it mentoree or mentee? Does the term student or pupil imply a context outside the business environment?
- Co-Founder, Co-founder, or cofounder? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
All are acceptable, so you should follow your judgement British usage generally favours rather more hyphens than American usage; I'd use co-founder since cofounder doesn't look all that natural I'd omit the hyphen in landowner, though, so it depends Longman and Collins tend to prefer unhyphenated while Chambers, predictably, insists on the hyphenated form If you're using the word in a
- How to choose between work day vs working day
In general, a work day is a day on which you work, while the working day is that part of the day when you're at work: "my work days are Monday to Friday: at the end of the working day I go straight home to dinner" Working hours can be used to be more specific: "working hours are 9-5" A total number of working hours per day is often used in flexible working systems with core hours, i e hours
- What word would you use for something that accidentally works?
It's possible to call it a fluke : a stroke of luck The word is generally used to describe something good that happens but not due to merit It happened due to some unexpected luck See example sentence: Her second championship shows that the first one was no mere fluke Perhaps, you could say: The code passing the test was only a fluke
- meaning - What does that looks about it mean? - English Language . . .
Also as a Brit, I feel it depends on the context and it could mean: That looks about right (It looks more-or-less correct) That looks like everything (it looks like all the objects have been taken care of) That looks about finished (the task appears to be finished basically finished) I'm sure there are more possibilities too
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