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  1. Use of "-wise" in phrases or words - English Language & Usage …

    Apr 13, 2017 · a suffixal use of wise - in adverbs denoting manner, position, direction, reference, etc.: counterclockwise; edgewise; marketwise; timewise. To simplify this definition, you can …

  2. synonyms - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    No; in this sense, 'timewise' is the correct choice. There are a few hundred results in a Google search for "is costly timewise" but zero for "is costly temporally". The wrong register.

  3. grammaticality - When is it correct to use the "-wise" suffix ...

    TheFreeDictionary.com gives this usage note: Usage Note: The suffix -wise has a long history of use to mean "in the manner or direction of," as in clockwise, otherwise, and slantwise. Since …

  4. word usage - "taxwise," "tax wise," or "tax-wise" - English …

    Feb 14, 2016 · A suffixal use of wise in adverbs denoting manner, position, direction, reference, etc.: clockwise; edgewise; marketwise; timewise. usage: The suffix -wise is old in the language …

  5. Word/phrase for "time-wise in-between"? - English Language

    Apr 19, 2015 · Word/phrase for "time-wise in-between"? Say my arrival was time-wise in-between lunch and dinner. Say I want to say that more idiomatically, how would I do that?

  6. word choice - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    As I know about and around can be used when we estimate something, for example, I'll arrived around 3:00 PM. or I'm here about 10 minutes. I want to know, are there any rules or idioms …

  7. What time or which time? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Apr 15, 2019 · As you noted, the word "which" when asking a question is typically used to imply a choice between definite values or a small potential list. On the other hand, "what" is used to …

  8. On top of my head? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Aug 5, 2022 · Right. It's off, not on, and the idea is that the idea was just lying in a stack at the top of one's mind. This is not suitable for detailed planning, but it's OK for estimates and …

  9. grammaticality - Is "Thanks a ton" a commonly used phrase?

    Nov 12, 2012 · The commonly used expression, in AmE, is thanks a million. I think thanks a ton has derived from the same expression and eventually found its way to the mainstream. I can't …

  10. single word requests - What is the adverb form of event? - English ...

    Nov 21, 2016 · What is the adverb form of event? As an example: Aggregate these pictures by their semantics: aggregate semantically. Aggregate these pictures by the events they may …