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  1. Difference between "normal person" and "average person"

    Normal has societal connotations and can vary according to perception, experience, culture, politics and period of history, whilst average usually refers to the results of statistical measurements related to …

  2. Difference in usage of "regular", "usual", "ordinary", "normal", "common"

    For example: "regular coffee" (not usual, normal or ordinary) , "ordinary people" (not regular), "usual way to do something" (sometimes "common way"). Please help me understand the difference between …

  3. which phrase is more suitable in an official text :"ordinary people" or ...

    Sep 8, 2014 · I am confused which phrase is more suitable to put in an official text that is comparing two phrases : 1) successful person 2) Ordinary or normal person.

  4. single word requests - What does "normal people" mean, literally ...

    Jun 23, 2021 · 1, What do normal people talk about? Well, normal people like to share experiences with each other. 2, Celebrities can live a luxurious life. Normal people can't afford that. 3, I can't cure your …

  5. single word requests - What do you call a generic person? - English ...

    Nov 14, 2014 · You can wait until you find this fellow to figure out what to call him. If you ever do, then you just ask his name because a person who is average in every single respect is pretty exceptional!

  6. What would you call a person who is obsessed with being "normal"?

    Mar 17, 2017 · 7 I would argue you can't be obsessed with being normal and actually be normal. To obsess over it is to be weird in itself so given that, it will depend if this is coming from the 3rd person …

  7. nouns - Correct usage of "persons" (vs. "people") - English Language ...

    I had a little fight about persons vs. people. Could you advise if both of the following are correct, if possible with reference to a dictionary? A table for two people please. A table for ...

  8. When to use "generally", "usually", or "normally"

    Normally states that the occurrence is the norm, not that any other outcome would be weird, but that the normal outcome is the most commonly occurring (or the mode). Use of normally implies that there is …

  9. Usage of the word "orthogonal" outside of mathematics

    Feb 11, 2011 · I thought "normal" was related to the number 1 in math. Examples would include an orthonormal basis consisting of vectors of length 1, and the gradients of 2 normal lines multiplying to …

  10. Date format in UK vs US - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 24, 2012 · This isn’t usually any sort of problem because of universal consensus on how to interpret such things in the United States. If you write day/month/year in America, you will not be understood. …