OK, which is correct? 1. The adverb " continually " is different from " continuously ", as in "clock is continually wound to keep it continuously going" (as suggested by Patricia T. O'Connor in "Woe Is I:

hi I'm wondering if there's a grammatic or syntactic term ( or just speech part?!) named for the part " feed " (as opposed to " fly ") in the sentence below? Counterpart? phrasal verb? Or is it just simply two

Just thought of a third option, which is quite common too: file management system (i.e. without hyphen)

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"The plane A is arranged to assume an aligned parallel and centered relationship with respect to the plane B." Here, does " assume " mean "take on" or "acquire"?

This is a description of Jewelry No.479 in a Sotheby's catalogue for magnificent jewelry, 21/22 October, 1996: The concave motif formed of platinum wire studded with old-mine and baquette diamonds, the top accented with a leaf of pave-set

Hi Infinik, If you want to explore the term 'respective/respectively', I suggest ...
to make myself clear next time. Infinik

Hi again, What about: The sculpture's torso and limbs are shaped by each respective first and second worker . No, this sounds like there are several 'first workers' and several 'second workers'. In addition, this

Hi, A. I think part of the problem is that you're trying to make "respectively" modify the worker. It doesn't! It modifies (or describes) the relationship . ... Now, on the other hand, if the first worker does the

I'd use 'respectively' in a slightly more complicated sentence like this. The sculpture's torso and limbs are shaped by the first and second worker s respectively. This makes it clear that worker #1 does the torso, and worker