Dec 20, 2017 · May I ask whether or not to use a hyphen after a prefix only depends on individuals' editorial style, but not that of British or American English? E.g., multi-tasking or …

Jul 17, 2014 · The Wikipedia page for it redirects to polymath, which may be less suitable in your case because it connotes more about natural aptitude for different subjects than their ability to …

As a matter of fact, the word multitasking did originate in the computer realm, but it is older than you estimate. According to the OED, the first citation of the word is from 1966, in a magazine …

"Multitasking" is a commonly-used word in computer science and has a lay meaning as well. What is the opposite of "multitasking?" I tried "unitasking" in a recently letter to a colleague and was ...

Mar 28, 2011 · I thought of the word 'multi-tasker' but is there a better word which can express focussing on multiple tasks with equal efficiency? For instance, it is said that Leonardo Da …

Dec 18, 2022 · The noun request takes a for to introduce the object of the request, but the verb request just takes an object; no preposition required: He requested a double Scotch/his …

Aug 31, 2014 · Just to clarify, I am not a native English speaker. I occasionally hear from other non-native English speakers the use of the phrase: "As of now" with the meaning of Currently. …

Dec 26, 2024 · No, it is not wrong in any fashion whatsoever. But given your example of descriptions of the command line syntax of computer programs, it occurred to me that you …

May 29, 2011 · Firstly I am not very good in English, so pardon me, is my question sounds too silly. Why we use "thereof"?

Dec 18, 2015 · Katy Perry has a pop dance song titled California Gurls. What does Gurls mean in that context? For me, after readying the lyrics, it's about California Girls; is this spelling …