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  1. differences - How do "instantiate" and "initialise" differ? - English ...

    Sep 10, 2024 · How do "instantiate" and "initialise" differ? Ask Question Asked 1 year, 3 months ago Modified 1 year, 3 months ago

  2. What is the difference between initialize and initiate?

    Jun 26, 2013 · Initialize/Initialise: Set to the value or put in the condition appropriate to the start of an operation. Also if you initiate something, it is your initiative, whereas if you initialise …

  3. initialised or initialized which one is correct spelling?

    Aug 10, 2018 · The variant of initialize with an s is the British spelling; the one with a z is standard American. See here. If you’re British, you’re likely to use the s variant. If you’re an American (like …

  4. What are initials? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    In this context, your initials are a shortened version of your signature. Generally, you use the first letter of your first and the first letter of your last name as your initials, but you can also include …

  5. abbreviations - Initials in Multiple Surnames - English Language ...

    Oct 6, 2017 · I was wondering how one would abbreviate initials in a surname with multiple parts, e.g. Van Heule or Le Var? They're technically separated by the space unlike names like …

  6. Names including initials: with or without the full stop?

    Aug 25, 2016 · To clarify, my question relates to British English. Is it considered grammatically correct to use initials with and without the full stop after each capitalised letter? Example: …

  7. typography - Moving the lower case ‘c’ up flush with the ‘M’ in the ...

    Jun 30, 2016 · Regarding names like McNeil or McDonald and such, twice recently I have been asked to move the lowercase c up so that the top of the lowercase letter aligns up with tops of …

  8. Use of 'z' versus 's' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Sep 3, 2015 · I've been brought up believing that most of the words that have suffix with '-ize' or '-ized' is the American English form and the British English forms use (most of the time) '-ise' or ' …

  9. How would you abbreviate surnames starting with Mc/O/D?

    Sep 20, 2010 · On my sport team, when we communicate we would like to use first name plus initial last name initial, e.g. John S. for John Smith, however I always wonder how I should …

  10. “Is this understanding correct?” anything more polite than this?

    Aug 2, 2012 · Do we have a more polite way to say “Is this understanding correct?”. I often find it a little tough question to ask to clients. Anything that sounds more polite and means the same? …