May 17, 2011 · The word stat is an abbreviation of the Latin word statim, which has the meaning "instantly/immediately". This usage was then generalized beyond the domain of prescriptions …

Feb 17, 2011 · Can anyone explain what the difference between status and state is when I talk about the condition or situation of an object? Here's what I got from Longman English …

Oct 13, 2015 · There are no special rules for capitalizing the word "state" in ordinary, non-technical English. It should be capitalized when at the start of a sentence, or when it is part of …

Apr 10, 2016 · The use of -stat as a suffix usually means that it will make something come to rest, to stop, to stand still. Hemo stasis is the act of stopping bleeding. A tool to clamp a blood …

Feb 13, 2015 · Things you could say: "I like to hold meetings," which is just a general statement of your opinion. "I would like to hold a meeting," which is a statement of your intention to hold a …

Mar 13, 2018 · You will want to use "target's" because the "'s" indicates that it is a possessive noun. For example: "The target's attack power." "The cat's meow." "The dog's blue collar." "My …

Nov 28, 2023 · Phenomenal nowadays is primarily used in common discourse to mean extraordinary, although it has a now-rarer secondary meaning which I suspect was originally …

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Jan 9, 2021 · The single question you need to ask is "Are you and American?" An American is one who, if not born here comes here and accedes to the rules to be a citizen, particularly to …

Jul 27, 2016 · Unparsimonious. Questions which lack results of research are out of scope. Writing advice requests are out of scope. Questions that invite many equally valid answers are out of …