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  1. Is "evidence" countable? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Jul 8, 2013 · The weight of evidence; two cans of coffee, 3 loaves of bread. 4 bottles of wine, and so on. The containers are countable but not the contents.The ' weights of evidence' would be …

  2. What's the difference in meaning between "evidence" and "proof"?

    Oct 21, 2014 · Evidence means:- A thing or things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment: The broken window was evidence that a burglary had taken place. Scientists weigh the …

  3. Can evidence be used as verb? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Apr 22, 2020 · Is it fine to used evidence as verb? For eg. the study evidenced that.... If not, what other better word can be used in the place of evidence as a verb? Note: I find evidence can be …

  4. "Will" vs "is going to" for predictions, what is considered an …

    Apr 1, 2019 · So I know we use is going to for predictions with evidence, and will for predictions without evidence, but I've read some examples that made me very confused about what …

  5. articles - When to say "a proof", "the proof" and just "proof ...

    Mar 2, 2015 · The proof = evidence meaning is the primary sense given in all the 6 online dictionaries I've checked in. Thus Collins has: proof n 1. any evidence that establishes or …

  6. There is not evidence vs. There is not any evidence vs. There is no ...

    May 13, 2015 · There "is not" evidence. Reading this you should make a pause between not and evidence or emphasize "is not". Like There isn't evidence. e.g. There is not given evidence. …

  7. What word describes interpreting evidence in such a way as to …

    A person might honestly and objectively present all of the known facts about a case and then make a conjecture as to what conclusion these facts point to. This wouldn't involve a biased …

  8. phrases - Why does something "strain credulity"? - English …

    Dec 12, 2022 · "since credulity already connotes a belief that is unreasonable" - I think you may have this slightly backwards. Credulity is a capacity to believe something, and as dictionaries …

  9. Do I ever hyphenate adverbs when used with "based"?

    Jan 9, 2019 · I've seen it used both ways, but I'm wondering what is the proper way to punctuate phrases with adverbs and words like "based". example would be: academically-based …

  10. Idiom meaning inferring too much from the available evidence

    Apr 12, 2021 · In other words, rival theories are underdetermined by the available evidence. Is there any idiom to describe the fact that he is "draining" too much from the evidence "well", or …