Mar 6, 2020 · It isn't wrong. "Unfolded" is the opposite of folded though - do you fold the card to put it back into a box? I would probably call it a flattened box. In fact, when cardboard boxes are sold in …

Aug 29, 2019 · Here, the cube is unfolded, first. The resulting object is a "net" (this term is taught in American schools, but I would imagine that most Americans wouldn't immediately understand it). I …

The adjectival negative prefix "un-": A sentence like "The clothes were unfolded" (meaning "the clothes were not yet folded"), has to be given a stative interpretation. Using the word as a gradable adjective: …

Jul 3, 2016 · I have not seen as it happened used of a report after-the-fact. It doesn't quite make sense to me, given what the present-tense version usually means. It could imply a retrospective as-it …

Aug 4, 2023 · You should use "happily". This adverb modifies the adjective "married". Adjectives modify nouns; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other structures. So you need an adverb here. There is …

Oct 14, 2025 · Dogwood by Chris Fabry begins with these two sentences: Ruthie Bowles once said I would wind up hating her. She was right. Can you explain to me in simple words what "wind …

Aug 9, 2024 · Have you tried looking at similar publications? Is this within a corporate or academic environment? "Guide to" is certainly most common but there may be local stylistic quirks.

Jun 6, 2017 · I use "extendable" for when it's about physical objects such as couch, a spyglass or the pipe that I have at my vacuum cleaner, things like that, that can be folded and unfolded.

Jan 9, 2024 · Many sources say to use noun phrases, nouns, or objective pronouns as objects of preposition. As per that, "Like I said" should be corrected to "As I said." At the …

Using "negro" (especially if pronounced NEE-grow or NIG-row) can reasonably suggest that the person using it would like to go back to the status quo that prevailed before Civil Rights Days, when Black …