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  1. traceable vs trackable: What is the difference (if any)?

    Jun 9, 2020 · trackable = (en adjective) Able to be tracked, or worthy of being tracked. traceable = (en adjective) Capable of being traced; possible to track down.

  2. Is the word trackable used correctly here? - English Language & Usage ...

    Sep 13, 2021 · Perhaps traceable is better than trackable. Trackable implies an ability to find in the present, and doesn't necessarily imply knowledge of past locations (although in context it might).

  3. Proper usage of the word “conducive” in some constructions

    Dec 14, 2023 · The most common and non-problematic use of this word is followed by “to” and a specific result, in a sentence like this: This environment is not conducive to good sleep. However, some other …

  4. "Thru" vs. "through" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 20, 2012 · Slang is “very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language”. Since thru is the exact …

  5. What does "personally identifiable" mean - English Language & Usage ...

    I was reading a booklet when I came across the phrase "personally identifiable". What does it mean in the following context (emphasis mine): As the common household and business router w...

  6. What is the word for judging someone blindly?

    May 26, 2020 · Judging blindly- making assumptions or conclusions about a person without knowing them Doing something blindly means to do something without having enough information. To judge …

  7. expressions - Is "She controls the horizontal, she controls the ...

    Dec 29, 2025 · I am reading The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll. Page 13 of my copy says: Truly, the super-user is all-powerful: she controls the horizontal, she controls the vertical. I am not familiar with this p...

  8. prepositions - "In the platform" or "on the platform"? - English ...

    Aug 9, 2021 · Personally as a Software Engineer I use it like this: ON the platform, when I am actually using the platform. Example: "I am on the marketing platform right now looking at data" IN the …

  9. "defined by" or "defined as"? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Jul 11, 2013 · MY main interest is in the mathematical context, where one defines objects by a formula. I can imagine 2 cases : Direct case, "direct definition": The function f is defined by/as f=a+b+c Implicit

  10. similar to or similarly to - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 4, 2018 · Using the example "to obtain similar to or similarly to," the latter sounds very strange even though similarly is definitely being used as an adverb. The sentence: "The fragments were obtained …