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  1. Distribution of slang term “opp” - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Apr 3, 2023 · The mainstream dictionary entries seem to be either for "opp" meaning "opportunity" (as in "business opp", "job opp"), or as an abbreviation for terms such as "opposite" or "opus". …

  2. verbs - What is the opposite of postpone? - English Language

    Possible Duplicate: How do I say “Our meeting is preponed”? A friend of mine asked me this question, and it caught my curiosity. Is there an explicit opposite of the word …

  3. single word requests - What's the opposite of "precede"? - English ...

    In the particular context that I'm in, I was writing about several lines of programming. For simplicity, let's call them: line a line b First, I described line a. Great. Then I wanted to write ...

  4. What is the opposite of the word "confirm"? [closed]

    Apr 14, 2015 · It depends on: in which sense of the word, and in what context, you want to use the sentence. Possible antonyms: refute, deny and other words.

  5. What is the opposite word to "indent"—"outdent" or "unindent"?

    Feb 3, 2014 · Partly due to the popularity of Microsoft and Adobe, outdent is commonly used in commercial text editors. In my experience, though, unindent (often hyphenated) is used to …

  6. word choice - "Unselect" or "Deselect"? - English Language

    Mar 29, 2011 · If I want the user to revert their operation of selecting an item, should I say: "Unselect the option" or "Deselect the option"?

  7. phrase requests - "I like to" vs. "I'd like to" - English Language ...

    Feb 13, 2015 · Things you could say: "I like to hold meetings," which is just a general statement of your opinion. "I would like to hold a meeting," which is a statement of your intention to hold a …

  8. Difference between "I've added" and "I added"

    Oct 21, 2010 · The key to the difference is "that has present consequences". If you are regarding the event as complete in the past, use "I added"; if you are considering its present relevance …

  9. single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 10, 2015 · Opp. to rare. and 'rare' in this sense: a. Originally: (of an organ or tissue, soil, or other substance) having the constituent material or particles loose or not closely packed …

  10. Which is correct, "opt out of" or "opt out from" and why?

    May 9, 2022 · Welcome! Please edit to show what you've found already, why you think that one might be more "correct" than the other, and what shade of meaning you want. This is not really …