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  1. apostrophe - Individual's or individuals' - English Language

    Dec 3, 2020 · 2 Individuals' if you are referring to patients in general - or you could say an individual's.

  2. single word requests - Legal name for "individual" vs. "company ...

    7 I'm creating an online service and I want both individuals and companies to use it. In the registration form, I want to ask the user: Are you an individual or a company? Are these terms correct to refer to individuals (real persons) vs. companies and organizations? Are there any better legal substitutions for them?

  3. "from the level of individual" vs. "on the level of individual"

    Seems to me that "{from/at} the level of the individual constituents" implies a single level for all, but that "{from/at} the levels of the individual constituents" would be problematic because it implies many different levels.

  4. any every - Any individual or any individuals? - English Language ...

    Apr 16, 2013 · When you say any individual you actually don't care about which one of the individuals you refer to. But when you say any individuals you it doesn't matter for the speaker how many individuals, but what matters that number of those individuals will be positive.

  5. "Experienced" vs. "seasoned" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Are these two words interchangeable? According to the Oxford dictionary, experienced means having knowledge or skill in a particular job or activity, while seasoned having a lot of experience in a

  6. grammar - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 6, 2023 · What's the grammatical class of "we" when referring to a group in its entirety versus when referring to each individual member of the group. For example, if I said to my girlfriend: We w...

  7. Do you pluralize the singular possessions of / items or people ...

    Dec 11, 2014 · Do you pluralize the singular possessions of / items or people associated with individual members of a plural group? Ask Question Asked 10 years, 7 months ago Modified 1 year, 4 months ago

  8. Word for "a piece of a whole" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Jun 6, 2014 · You also asked for "an object alone, but can be assembled into something greater." Thus, I'm going to say synergistic element. Because synergy is: the interaction of multiple elements in a system to produce an effect different from or …

  9. Has the word individual 'outcompeted' that of person historically?

    Dec 2, 2021 · Would it be correct to say that the word individual have 'outcompeted' that of person since 17th century in everyday English, as well as in social sciences? According to etymonline.com's entry on individual "Meaning "a single human being" (as opposed to a group, etc.) is from 1640s.

  10. What do you call an individual who tolerates criticism?

    Jan 13, 2015 · Is there an English word to refer to someone who tolerates (or welcomes, accepts) criticism given about them? Is there an adjective to use for such a person?