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
Dec 7, 2015 · Definition of augment by Dictionary.com: to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase Definition of increase by Dictionary.com: to make greater, as in …
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 …
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 …
Difference between etymologies of 'allocable' and 'allocatable'
A decree of augmentation being obtained, the question occurred, How the augmented stipend was to be localled? The Lords found, That the stipend modified was to be divided equally …
single word requests - How do you call wooden extension above …
A pier may be built of wood, but many are constructed of steel pillars. The term does certainly, however, overlap with 'jetty'. It is usually pretty substantial. The jetty is typically long, often …
What does "pneumatic" mean when applied to a person?
When a female is described as pneumatic it means she has large breasts (possibly artificially augmented by plastic surgery). To my mind, there's also the implication of her being both well …
"Suped-up": is it a real idiom (vs souped-up)
Apr 13, 2017 · Both sources below attest that the correct more common spelling is soup-up. Suped-up and sooped-up are are just misspellings. The expression is AmE in origin and it …
Is ''If I knew, I would have told you" a correct use of conditionals
Feb 22, 2019 · Yes, you most definitely could. if + past simple / would + have + past participle. You have two verbs in the past form (to know and to tell). Therefore, the tense is consistent in …
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 …