Computers: what is the difference between load and loading?
Jul 28, 2015 · The noun version of loading can be the abstract as commented above, but because it tends to refer to a process rather than an event, it is also natural and common to use it in …
Is (being) loaded - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Jul 24, 2020 · "Being loaded" is the form for present progressive, so it is more correct. The word "as" tells us that the action of loading begins before the man started to speak, and will …
Is there a difference between "load" and "upload"?
Load ing is the process the application performs when it opens a file. Depending on the application and the file, aspects of the loading process could include: Rendering appropriate …
Word for loading/unloading shipments for cargo delivery
May 31, 2014 · Besides terms already mentioned, consider loading dock, which generally refers to “an area of a building where goods vehicles (usually road or rail) are loaded and unloaded” …
idioms - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Jul 24, 2024 · What is the meaning of "to coin a phrase"? I saw the meaning in some dictionaries and their examples, but yet I have trouble with it! Cambridge: something you say …
"Are you working today" or "Do you work today?"
Oct 22, 2024 · " Are you working today? " is a specific question about this day - not this day of the week, but this exact day. For example, it might be a Wednesday, and you know the other …
Does English have a third-person imperative?
Apr 10, 2025 · Commands in English use the imperative, the bare form of the verb. To tell someone to do something, you say: Go get it. [to another person]. The imperative does not …
A: Has she ever been in a coma? B: Yes, she has, for two years
Jun 13, 2025 · OP, when you ask Shouldn’t it work the same way in this case — “She’s been in a coma for three years”? are you still intending that revised form of the utterance to be a …
"A good architect takes into account the building's surroundings ...
5 days ago · "A good architect takes into account the building's surroundings." — Why is it possible to move the direct object to the end?
Unusual usage of the phrase "are you kidding me?"
May 17, 2025 · (Are) you kidding me? here means what the dictionaries say. Here: SMITH (whispering): You kidding me? It’s only eleven and he’s already lit. I can smell the whiskey on …