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  1. Are the words "mandatory," "obligatory," and "compulsory ...

    My landlord and mother made my weekly visits to the center compulsory if I was to continue running my business rent free from her basement. Obligatory: 808 cases the obligatory happy …

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  3. Weekly meetings vs weekly meeting - English Language & Usage …

    Yes, in this case, you are referring to all the meetings, which happened weekly, so you would say: During my internship, I had weekly meetings where we discussed about the project.

  4. Why can't we use 'halfly' to mean 'once every six months?'

    Apr 26, 2023 · The origin of my curiosity is in this list of recurrence types (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly...). I work with companies that measure time by the day, week, month and quarter...

  5. Unaffected vs Uneffected - English Language & Usage Stack …

    I have always struggled with this. Consider the following statement: Format string before insert into database else return unaffected string Would I use unaffected or uneffected in this sentenc...

  6. Can "albeit" ever be followed by a complete sentence

    Mar 31, 2024 · Can "albeit" ever be followed by a full sentence? Yes The journey was fun, albeit it was a short one I decided to change my major, albeit the decision was made reluctantly It was …

  7. Use of the word "rather" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Sep 17, 2019 · One of our teachers wrote the following sentence in his Parent Orientation handout: We will not be learning these subjects daily rather they will be learned weekly as …

  8. Unusual words used to denote a specific length of time?

    Sep 23, 2022 · I'm looking for unusual/uncommon words that refer to a period of time. Something like fortnight: (chiefly UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, dated in North America) …

  9. What's the word for describing days/months/years when …

    This is a poorly expressed answer. The question asks for "the word" - i.e. one single word - but you've provided five words, of which just one (temporal) suits what the OP is asking for. I …

  10. Origin of the expression "to run roughshod over someone"

    Niles' Weekly Register, Baltimore, US: "Gracious heaven!-are such things to be, that tifty men may "ride rough shod, over a ruined people — a great and gallant nation, the pride of the …