word usage - Is "augmented with" or "augmented by" preferable ...
Jun 9, 2015 · 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 …
First Product Produced - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jul 17, 2017 · Augmented features can include many upsell items like extended warranty, extended or premium customer support, etc. So already you are probably understanding that …
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 …
word usage - "Challenged by" or "Challenged with"? How to …
Oct 3, 2015 · Freedom was challenged with/by the clashing wills of powerful states and evil designs of tyrants. Which one to use "by" or "with"?
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 …
which one should be used in this sentence — by or with?
Apr 25, 2015 · Her speech was punctuated with bursts of applause. The preposition with is often used to denote the instrument or means by which something is accomplished. Here by would …
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 …
word usage - Can "sufficient" be used in a negative sense?
Apr 10, 2012 · Can the word "sufficient" be used in a negative sense, i.e. relating to something that has a negative effect when augmented? Example: These problems influence the results …