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  1. grammatical number - Is the plural form of ID spelled ID's or ID ...

    Dec 5, 2014 · Yes, it can depend on the style guide you're using, but since you're clearly not using a style guide, the plural of cat is cats, and the plural of ID is IDs. Simple as that. There is no reason to …

  2. Indicate vs Indicates - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 9, 2020 · The test ids ARB1 and ARB2 indicate (s) that two different samples were used, rather than representing different test methods. My colleague is of the view that the subject "test ids ARB1 …

  3. How should the abbreviation for "identifier" be capitalized?

    Mar 23, 2015 · I'm a programmer and I often see the abbreviation ID (capitalized) in technical documents and code. Is this correct, or should it be id?

  4. What is the etymology of ID (or I.D.), as in something used for ...

    Feb 18, 2022 · Most dictionaries state "ID"/"I.D." as an abbreviation for "identification" rather than "identity", so it's no surprise that Etymonline directs I.D. "specifically" to "identification". E.g. From …

  5. How to indicate middle name is preferred name in professional email ...

    Jul 10, 2020 · In almost all situations, I prefer to be addressed by my legal middle name. However, in the email signature (what's automatically included at the bottom of the email) of my university email, I must

  6. Different forms of the abbreviations for "identification"?

    Both the NOAD and the OED report that ID is an abbreviation for identity, identification. They weren't carrying any ID. I lost my ID card. The term id is used in psychoanalysis, and Id is a variant spelling …

  7. What is the plural of "sir"? [closed] - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Sep 30, 2018 · A security guard wishes to address multiple people respectfully at once. Does he say: Sorry, sir, but this ID is invalid. or Sorry, sirs, but your IDs are invalid. or ...

  8. "User accounts" or "users account" - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Is it correct to say user accounts or users account when referring to the accounts any user has on a site like this one? In general, in the case of a noun that is used as adjective for the noun that

  9. Is "Jack of all trades, master of none" really just a part of a longer ...

    Variants that are relative newcomers As for the suggested longer expression "Jack of all trades, master of none, but better than a master of one," the earliest matches I could find for it are two instances …

  10. Should I always use a comma after "e.g." or "i.e."?

    Mar 13, 2011 · @VincentKrebs in that example the "e.g." seems parenthetical: it could be omitted entirely. Therefore, it should have two commas (one before and one after) or none, the choice being …