
word usage - Is "augmented with" or "augmented by" preferable ...
Jun 9, 2015 · 11 Which is the preferred preposition to use after the word "augmented", as in the sentence "A is augmented with/by B"? Does this depend on context? For concreteness, I am …
How do "augment" and "increase" differ? - English Language & Usage ...
Dec 7, 2015 · From Google's definition: aug·ment verb ôɡˈment/ 1. make (something) greater by adding to it; increase. "he augmented his summer income by painting houses" When you use augment, you …
expressions - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Dec 2, 2013 · If a person is very social in a party, striking up conversations with different people from one end of the hall to the other end, are there some good expressions to describe this person? In …
capitalization - Should I capitalize the phrase that has its ...
In the case of something like "This product features an Augmented Filter Subsystem (AFS)", I would normally capitalise it like that (and include the bracketed abbreviation) on the first reference. I think …
punctuation - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
I tend to use the rule that colons should only be before a list, or as an augmented period to indicate that the second part defines or gives an example of the first.
Onomatopoeia for disgust - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Feb 22, 2017 · Are there any English onomatopoeias for disgust / loathe? What exclamations are commonly used to express repulsion? Something that could be used like: (___) dog shit. I loathe it! …
What's the difference between "increased" and "increasing"?
Aug 4, 2015 · Increased as a past participle merely means augmented relative to some prior value, e.g., a car traveling at 20 mph that was previously going at 10 mph. Increasing means that the rate has …
idioms - Idiomatic stress: phrasal verbs - English Language & Usage ...
Oct 19, 2025 · The hall filled up when the band arrived. and It was pouring. It was pouring down. But in the first augmented sentence, the particle 'completive up ' is stressed, while, as pointed out, the …
meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jan 7, 2025 · The evaluation of conduct involves some amount of generalization. [here, the non-count usage allows for generalisation in the strict sense† to be applied in certain cases] Vocabulary.com …
Origin of AmE sense of gouging - English Language & Usage Stack …
Aug 15, 2024 · To gouge in AmE means to overcharge or swindle someone. The expression price-gouging, for instance, refers to the practice of unfairly charging customers too high prices. How did …