单词 | everyday usage |
释义 | everyday usage An annoying habit that has crept into everyday usage. Times, Sunday Times Everyday usage suggests it should be the second: 'oblige' makes 'oblígatory', 'reform' 'refórmatory', 'declare' 'decláratory', and 'observe' 'obsérvatory'; but most (not all) announcers are opting for 'confirmátory'. Times, Sunday Times Mini may claim that increased legroom makes for easier everyday usage but a 12-year-old, obliged to climb into the back with her schoolbag, begs to differ. Times, Sunday Times However, it did not come into everyday usage until the mid- to late 1990s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are a large number of spring designs; in everyday usage the term often refers to coil springs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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