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  1. meaning - Difference between "publicly" and "publically" - English ...

    I would accept only "publicly" as being correct. I'm surprised that you found dictionaries listing "publically" as anything other than a mis-spelling of "publicly". If this alternative spelling does …

  2. word usage - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 13, 2021 · OED To publicly criticize or fault (someone) The FDA will have to start forcing companies to be transparent and call them out on it when they're not. m-w call someone out, …

  3. What does 'categorical denial' mean, and where does it originate?

    Aug 8, 2024 · 0 lit. "deny absolutely & publicly" Category is a word meaning "absolute denial in public", like a formal accusation or indictment. It is a loan word borrowed from that context into …

  4. Publick or Public? in the 18th and 19th Century Britain

    Apr 19, 2021 · The switch happened in the second half of the 18th century. I ran a term frequency search in Eighteenth Century Collections Online, a database that features over 180,000 titles …

  5. punctuation - Should there be a hyphen in expressions such as ...

    Jan 9, 2017 · My natural instinct is to hyphenate expressions such as "currently-available", "currently-implemented", etc., when they modify a noun. Example: "the currently-available …

  6. phrase requests - A word to describe not caring (socially and ...

    Jan 27, 2015 · What is the word to describe someone who does not care about other people socially and publicly, that is a word or phrase which could describe behaviors such as littering, …

  7. etymology - Origin of 'to call out', meaning to decry - English ...

    Feb 17, 2018 · This question discusses the use of "call out", meaning to publicly denounce or decry a person or a behaviour. One of the answers to that question gives an earliest known …

  8. terminology - Publicly available but privately owned - English …

    Mar 27, 2017 · Publicly available but privately owned Ask Question Asked 8 years, 9 months ago Modified 7 years, 11 months ago

  9. Is enabler the correct term for someone who always vouches or …

    Jul 29, 2025 · Is there a term for someone who has some rude/unpleasant friends, and whenever there's an incident where that person is publicly rude or gets into a confrontation with anyone, …

  10. writing - Is "public listed" an adjective? - English Language

    But if 'publicly listed' is intended as an additional optional attribute, then including a second parallel construction explicitly stating the other set of options would be good: Data were …