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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 the verb. …

  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 copyrighted work to find …

  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 hyphenated …

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

    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 Learners ...

    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 measurement …

  6. adverbs - Manually installed, or, Installed manually - English Language ...

    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 a telephone …

  8. 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 up not asking …

  9. What is the opposite of real-time? - English Language Learners Stack ...

    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.

  10. I haven't noticed that vs. I didn't notice that

    Let's say I saw Jack yesterday, so I say. "I didn't notice the color of his eyes." which apparently means that I still don't know the color. So, am I correct to think that "I didn't notice" can also present a result …