"Insecure" or "unsecure" when dealing with security?
Apr 6, 2011 · Insecure means lacking in security. Unsecured means not secured, not fastened, or not guaranteed. *Unsecure is not a word as far as I can tell. In your example the correct usage is insecure, meaning that the security of the system was found to be lacking.
"Instable" or "unstable"? - English Language & Usage Stack …
From my experience, it seems that although unstable is more commonly used, instable is often preferred in engineering and scientific contexts, e.g. "aircraft instability", "instable algorithm". Are
pejorative language - Word for someone who always seeks …
Jan 20, 2017 · An insecure person: Insecure people have little confidence and are uncertain about their own abilities or if other people really like them: I wonder what it was about her upbringing that made her so insecure. He still feels insecure about his …
What do you call someone who thinks everyone is incompetent …
Jul 13, 2015 · deeply insecure about themselves frequently compensated for their insecurity by convincing themselves (subconsciously, perhaps) that others can't possibly be as smart as they are their treatment of others was a defensive maneuver designed (again, probably subconsciously) to protect their fragile ego
single word requests - Describing "not knowing what to do" (as a ...
Oct 7, 2013 · Lost (of a person) very confused or insecure or in great difficulties: she stood there clutching a drink, feeling completely lost | I'd be lost without her. And that I think it's a bit different from not knowing what to do. But strangely it has the definition of "not knowing what to do" too.
punctuation - If you're starting a sentence with "and" or another ...
Residual discomfort with violating the “rule” against starting a sentence with a conjunction — people who are insecure are more likely to grasp at a misuse as a solution. It's a sort of hypercorrection. An effort to achieve a colloquial emphasis on the conjunction — the comma isolates the conjunction and reproduces the pause in speech.
word choice - "Advantage of" vs "Advantage to" - English …
Feb 28, 2018 · According to Longman’s Dictionary of Common Errors: Use: There are (several/many etc) advantages to (doing/having) sth “to” is a preposition here and all prepositions are followed by Gerunds (doing/going/being etc) For example: “There are advantages to working in a supermarket.” “There are clear advantages to such an approach.” “Are there any …
Is it possible to say - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Well, GB has 227 hits on "choose for supper" and Zero on "choose as supper". I'd dock her pay on stylistic grounds, and fire her for being so insecure in her own professional judgment that she'd refer the question to GB. –
When do I use "I" instead of "me?" - English Language & Usage …
Aug 9, 2010 · From some comments in the answers for common English usage mistakes (now deleted, 10k only), there's confusion around the usage of I vs. me: While the sentence, "the other attendees are myself and...
A single word describing a person who is desperate for …
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