Where has the master bloviator gone? (46)
From Merriam-webster thesaurus:usage
Some common synonyms of usage are custom, habit, practice, and wont. While all these words mean "a way of acting fixed through repetition," usage suggests a customary action so generally followed that it has become a social norm. Where would custom be a reasonable alternative to usage?
Usage Synonyms, Usage Antonyms | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
Some common synonyms of usage are custom, habit, practice, and wont. While all these words mean "a way of acting fixed through repetition," usage suggests a customary action so generally followed that it has become a social norm. Where would custom be a reasonable alternative to usage?
Usage Synonyms, Usage Antonyms | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
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raphael119: You must be using the Irish Dictionary.
From the oxford Dictionary:
us·age
['yo?osij, 'yo?ozij]
NOUN
usage (noun) · usages (plural noun)
the action of using something or the fact of being used:
"a survey of water usage" · "the usage of equipment"
synonyms:
utilization · use · employment · consumption · operation · manipulation · running · handling
the way in which a word or phrase is normally and correctly used:
"there are various derivative usages"
synonyms:
phraseology · phrasing · diction · parlance · idiom · choice of words · terminology · way of speaking/writing · manner of speaking/writing · style (of speaking/writing) · mode of speaking/writing · mode of expression · façon de parler · idiolect · sociolect
habitual or customary practice, especially as creating a right, obligation, or standard:
"the dictates and usages of polite society"
synonyms:
custom · practice · habit · tradition · convention · routine · rule · rite · ritual · observance · ordinance · ceremony · ceremonial · way · procedure · method · mode · form · formality · wont · praxis · mores · moeurs
ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense ‘customary practice’): from Old French, from us ‘a use’ (see use).
You didn't know or understand what I meant so you had to actually look up the word? .... From the oxford Dictionary:
us·age
['yo?osij, 'yo?ozij]
NOUN
usage (noun) · usages (plural noun)
the action of using something or the fact of being used:
"a survey of water usage" · "the usage of equipment"
synonyms:
utilization · use · employment · consumption · operation · manipulation · running · handling
the way in which a word or phrase is normally and correctly used:
"there are various derivative usages"
synonyms:
phraseology · phrasing · diction · parlance · idiom · choice of words · terminology · way of speaking/writing · manner of speaking/writing · style (of speaking/writing) · mode of speaking/writing · mode of expression · façon de parler · idiolect · sociolect
habitual or customary practice, especially as creating a right, obligation, or standard:
"the dictates and usages of polite society"
synonyms:
custom · practice · habit · tradition · convention · routine · rule · rite · ritual · observance · ordinance · ceremony · ceremonial · way · procedure · method · mode · form · formality · wont · praxis · mores · moeurs
ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense ‘customary practice’): from Old French, from us ‘a use’ (see use).
To use is a verb
Adding the suffix "age" converts it to a noun
There is no such word in the context it was used (by whoever it was)
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blathin: You didn't know or understand what I meant so you had to actually look up the word? ....
To use is a verb
Adding the suffix "age" converts it to a noun
There is no such word in the context it was used (by whoever it was)
No, the word was used as a noun. It would be incorrect to say it was usaged as a noun.To use is a verb
Adding the suffix "age" converts it to a noun
There is no such word in the context it was used (by whoever it was)
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blathin: Usage ! no such word,it's actually just "use"
And she's laughing at Gals grammar...
Usage is more accurate in this context, although "use" would be acceptable.And she's laughing at Gals grammar...
Usage connotes habitual practice, ongoing or continued "use." Look it up if you doubt it. Raph gets it.
Galrads habitually misuses who/whom, and makes a point of claiming he has it right. Recently he started a thread "Whom is . . . " This obviously sounds cringe-worthy to most people. For those who are grammatically challenged, try this.
A simple rule to chose correctly between who and whom: The best way to remember the difference is with the he/him or she/her rule: If you can replace who or whom in a sentence with he/she then use who. If you can replace it with him/her then use whom.
Applying that rule to the above thread title, you can see that Galrads should have used "who." The pronoun him/her is incorrect, and he/she is correct. Not even he would begin a sentence with "him is."
I'm a published author, an English teacher, and a teacher of expository writing. I'm well-schooled in language and it's important to me because clear communication is important.
The bloviator in this thread title is the author of mangled and confusing comments which result in much needling for him. Maybe he likes the attention regardless, and maybe someday he'll grasp the mysteries of who/whom usage.
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Myrta: Usage is more accurate in this context, although "use" would be acceptable.
Usage connotes habitual practice, ongoing or continued "use." Look it up if you doubt it. Raph gets it.
Galrads habitually misuses who/whom, and makes a point of claiming he has it right. Recently he started a thread "Whom is . . . " This obviously sounds cringe-worthy to most people. For those who are grammatically challenged, try this.
A simple rule to chose correctly between who and whom: The best way to remember the difference is with the he/him or she/her rule: If you can replace who or whom in a sentence with he/she then use who. If you can replace it with him/her then use whom.
Applying that rule to the above thread title, you can see that Galrads should have used "who." The pronoun him/her is incorrect, and he/she is correct. Not even he would begin a sentence with "him is."
I'm a published author, an English teacher, and a teacher of expository writing. I'm well-schooled in language and it's important to me because clear communication is important.
The bloviator in this thread title is the author of mangled and confusing comments which result in much needling for him. Maybe he likes the attention regardless, and maybe someday he'll grasp the mysteries of who/whom usage.
Thank you for clearing up the mistaken opinion that "usage" was incorrectly used, it is sad fact that often Asian English students have a better understanding of grammar than can be found with native English speakers here in CS-land.Usage connotes habitual practice, ongoing or continued "use." Look it up if you doubt it. Raph gets it.
Galrads habitually misuses who/whom, and makes a point of claiming he has it right. Recently he started a thread "Whom is . . . " This obviously sounds cringe-worthy to most people. For those who are grammatically challenged, try this.
A simple rule to chose correctly between who and whom: The best way to remember the difference is with the he/him or she/her rule: If you can replace who or whom in a sentence with he/she then use who. If you can replace it with him/her then use whom.
Applying that rule to the above thread title, you can see that Galrads should have used "who." The pronoun him/her is incorrect, and he/she is correct. Not even he would begin a sentence with "him is."
I'm a published author, an English teacher, and a teacher of expository writing. I'm well-schooled in language and it's important to me because clear communication is important.
The bloviator in this thread title is the author of mangled and confusing comments which result in much needling for him. Maybe he likes the attention regardless, and maybe someday he'll grasp the mysteries of who/whom usage.
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Name_Taken_Two: May the Forth be with you
And Princess leia
I'd much rather have a Fifth And Princess leia
because I got high 
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galrads: I'd much rather have a Fifth because I got high maybe I ahould get a weedmap app
Never mind the app brother, just get high.. 
Good to see you back after that dry spell..
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I'd much rather have a Fifth because I got high maybe I ahould get a weedmap
You should get a brain transplant.
You should get a brain transplant.
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IntoTheWoods: I'd much rather have a Fifth because I got high maybe I ahould get a weedmap
You should get a brain transplant.
You should get a brain transplant.
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blathin: You didn't know or understand what I meant so you had to actually look up the word? ....
To use is a verb
Adding the suffix "age" converts it to a noun
There is no such word in the context it was used (by whoever it was)
Boy howdy, did you get schooled.To use is a verb
Adding the suffix "age" converts it to a noun
There is no such word in the context it was used (by whoever it was)
Bet you're sorry you waded in over your head word "usage" wise.
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IntoTheWoods: I'd much rather have a Fifth because I got high maybe I ahould get a weedmap
You should get a brain transplant.
You've gone and upset Comrad now, now that's just calling an emoji or 3 You should get a brain transplant.
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Name_Taken_Two: You've gone and upset Conrad now, now that's just calling an emoji or 3
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Conrad73: maybe you should follow his suggestion!
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galrads: I'd much rather have a Fifth because I got high maybe I ahould get a weedmap app
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IntoTheWoods: Too bad it's not legal in your state.
It's not legal in my country, but hey I ain't bothered about that..------ This thread is Archived ------
galrads: I'd much rather have a Fifth because I got high maybe I ahould get a weedmap app
Welcome Back Gal..You were missed...
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gonelikethewimd: Welcome Back Gal..
You were missed...
True story..You were missed...
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gonelikethewimd: Welcome Back Gal..
You were missed...
I missed most of you all too .. You were missed...
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And she's laughing at Gals grammar...
From the oxford Dictionary:
us·age
['yo?osij, 'yo?ozij]
NOUN
usage (noun) · usages (plural noun)
the action of using something or the fact of being used:
"a survey of water usage" · "the usage of equipment"
synonyms:
utilization · use · employment · consumption · operation · manipulation · running · handling
the way in which a word or phrase is normally and correctly used:
"there are various derivative usages"
synonyms:
phraseology · phrasing · diction · parlance · idiom · choice of words · terminology · way of speaking/writing · manner of speaking/writing · style (of speaking/writing) · mode of speaking/writing · mode of expression · façon de parler · idiolect · sociolect
habitual or customary practice, especially as creating a right, obligation, or standard:
"the dictates and usages of polite society"
synonyms:
custom · practice · habit · tradition · convention · routine · rule · rite · ritual · observance · ordinance · ceremony · ceremonial · way · procedure · method · mode · form · formality · wont · praxis · mores · moeurs
ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense ‘customary practice’): from Old French, from us ‘a use’ (see use).