actual usage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofactualandusage
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actual
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈæk.tʃu.əl/us/ˈæk.tʃu.əl/
existing ...
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usage
noun
uk/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/us/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/
the way a particular word in a language, or a language in general, ...
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(Definition ofactualandusagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofactual usage
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It is apparent then that theactualusageis mistaken.
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In this section, we will present the results of our quantitative investigation into sources, and our data will allow a more fine-grained presentation that does justice toactualusagepatterns.
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Information onactualusageis crucial in family planning programmes because it shows how far women are consciously trying to control their fertility.
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On this view, there is no hidden fact beyondactualusagethat could demonstrate that what we thought was law was not truly law at all.
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A familiar problem here is that of determining not onlyactualusagebut also the extent to which a given feature is in fact characteristic of a specific variety.
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The quantitative difference is most likely due to differences in method: while corpus data reflectactualusagepatterns, elicited data is more likely to reflect language potential.
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This is particularly clear for bare nominal and verbal gerunds, whose functional potential appears nearly identical, even if inactualusagethey diverge somewhat in the functions they preferentially fulfil.
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It is likely that the rival underlying forms are represented in a way that assigns them a quantitative 'strength ', which is reflected by their frequencies inactualusage.
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Such considerations would be pertinent in situations of language revitalization where bilingual students'actualusage, reflecting general widespread borrowing, code switching, and mixing, is respected and valued.
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Moreover, they claimed thatactualusagewithin the speech community would in any case continue developing on its own.
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The dominant feature, that home access is a condition of use, was confirmed in an analysis ofactualusageby the five categories of access.
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In other words, behind bland descriptions ofactualusage, there is always the notion of a norm or norms; and "acceptability" may be only a euphemism for "correctness".
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However, central records are not kept ofactualusage.
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Operational and other training commitments do mean, however, thatactualusagewithin the agreed ceiling varies from year to year.
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That will be on a monthly basis with a proportion of the anticipated usage topped up by theactualusage.
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That's why it is demanding that in future years they should be based on increases inactualusage, not on increases in total quotas.
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Maintenance and renewal costs on other routes will be at an appropriate level to reflect theiractualusage.
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That contract is made up of two elements, one of which is about keeping the network open, while the other relates toactualusageof post office services.
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