correct usage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcorrectandusage
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correct
adjective
uk/kəˈrekt/us/kəˈrekt/
in agreement with the true facts or with what is ...
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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 ofcorrectandusagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcorrect usage
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This property is essential for thecorrectusageof two different stacks for variable instantiations.
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It should be the singlecorrectusageof the term "preference" in economics and decision theory.
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The vital principle is that there are no rules ofcorrectusage.
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The situation is similar in the case of thecorrectusagein 50% and 0%.
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The child's immediate response would then be monitored, with instances ofcorrectusageof the past tense form being noted.
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When vocabulary size is small,correctusagederives from the network underexploiting the resources available, allowing the network to ' memorize ' individual mappings.
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These two studies demonstrate that young children's understanding of conjunctions is still developing several years aftercorrectusagehas been observed in speech production tasks.
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Longitudinal studies identify early instances ofcorrectusageof the subjunctive form and early mastery of the morphological paradigm.
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Coding referred tocorrectusageas well as to errors and concerned aspects of morphology, syntax, lexical choices and pragmatics.
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A thinkaloud approach was adopted in the workshops, whereby the students recorded their process of locating a target word, searching for the appropriate usage, and determining on thecorrectusage.
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Almost all the noun phrases showingcorrectusageof dative and accusative consist of a noun, either occurring alone or preceded by just the definite article.
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However, their role within the verification process needs to be assessed for individual techniques, with protocols to ensure thecorrectusage.
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Coding of speech samples referred tocorrectusageas well as errors, and concerned aspects of morphology, syntax, lexical choice and pragmatics.
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If that is right, thecorrectusageof it will follow.
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This is thecorrectusage.
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In formal settings, of course,correctusageis adhered to.
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It is never preceded by the incorrectusage, though some journalists will make that mistake.
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Correctusagewould restrict the term to the last breaths before death.
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