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- Dictionarymark/märk/
noun
- 1. a small area on a surface having a different color from its surroundings, typically one caused by accident or damage: "the blow left a red mark down one side of her face" Similar
- 2. a line, figure, or symbol made as an indication or record of something: "the first syllable has a stress mark" Similar
verb
- 1. make a visible impression or stain on: "he fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it" Similar
- 2. write a word or symbol on (an object), typically for identification: "she marked all her possessions with her name" Similar
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In the literal sense of the word “to mark”, the difference is obvious: something is marked with markings (= symbols, added visuals) by the painter (s) (= the person or persons who made the markings). Passive voice: The stone is marked with hieroglyphs by unknown ancient Egyptian carvers. Active voice: Unknown ancient Egyptian carvers marked ...
Jan 7, 2013 · Early mark for coffee today. I heard the inner call at 2.40pm. Searching for the phrase on Twitter Map ("See and visualize twitter users tweets overlayed on a map") only gives three positive results, all from Australia: 120dollarsfood from: Melbourne @iamevilcupcake Early mark. Mel452 from: Sydney, Australia Woot early mark. It's so dead at ...
The difference lies in the essence of the definition. When defining a word using 'marked by', it means that the word describes some quality with a certain special characteristic, whereas using 'having' implies that the word principally describes such a special characteristic.
Apr 30, 2015 · The completed papers are marked (the mark being a number, out of perhaps 100 marks available). Ignoring moderation (where the test itself is judged and grades and possibly even marks are adjusted), perhaps the top 10% of candidates are awarded an A grade, the next 20% a B, the next 30% a C, the next 20% a D, and the rest an E or an F.
Aug 21, 2010 · Define "proper." Language change, including pronunciation change is inevitable. And reference books, no matter how prescriptive, cannot stem the tide of change, which can come from overwhelming use by the masses. Frankly, I've never heard forte (meaning strength) pronounced as anything other than for-tay, and I am fifty two.
Jul 16, 2011 · A marque is synonymous to a brand or model.See this excerpt from the Wikipedia entry for brand:. In the automotive industry, brands were originally called marques, and marque is still often used as a synonym for brand in reference to motor vehicles.
Feb 10, 2011 · 163 1 6. 2. I find it helpful to italicize "partitions" the first time that you use and define. The italics signify to your readers that "partition" has a precise technical meaning in the context of your paper. This advice holds no matter how you choose to set off the definition.
May 26, 2016 · Yes, a comma is needed. An easy way to understand this would be to remove the question mark and replace the sentence with a non-question, which then a comma would still be accepted. Therefore, it is perfectly fine to place a comma there. Share. Improve this answer.
Sep 22, 2013 · 1. Delimit - To define a boundary for something. Limit - Already defined boundary for something. Take a case when you are defining some new rule, and you are going to set some boundaries/restrictions in it/to it. Then you can say it as DELIMITATION but once the rules are defined and boundaries are set, then rule is said to be in/with some LIMITS.
According to Google ngrams, "facade" is far more popular than "façade". So I would just write "facade" unless you want to emphasize the "Frenchness" for stylistic or marketing reasons. Note: "façade" appears in ~1M titles according to google books. @Jim: It's true, there will be lots of cases of bad OCR.
