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- single word requests - Subsequent, Consequent. . . Presequent? - English . . .
A -> B B is consequent (and subsequent) to A, because A implies B How might one describe A relative to B? " Presequent " gets a few search results but perhaps there's a better-established word? Another example: Because it rained, the grass is wet ` The wet grass is consequent to the rain How can one make a similar statement about the rain
- Introduce person to object or introduce object to person?
All such usages are based on the definition above, which implies two people meeting and acknowledging each other Standard etiquette is you introduce the lower-status person to the one with higher status, but using this form with inanimate objects is usually facetious, mock-ceremonial, or outright sarcastic rude
- prepositions - The use of subsequent to something - English Language . . .
“Subsequent to” is an unnatural Latinate construction consisting of two words with four syllables in place of a common two-syllable English word The English word is after
- meaning - Next Friday vs. This Friday - English Language Usage . . .
I'd love to know the answer of this too, as there doesn't seem to be any universal meaning for which Friday is "next" friday I usually find myself just saying either "this coming Friday" vs "Friday after this coming," or just saying "Friday the 5th" etc
- meaning - does subsequent mean immediately after - English Language . . .
Merriam-Webster gives a more detailed definition of subsequent [adjective]: following in time, order, or place Thus a subsequent tsunami may occur many years after the precursor mentioned, but does it have to be the next one in sequence? It's necessary to look at actual usages
- Difference between subsequently and consequently?
You're correct: subsequently doesn't imply causation subsequent: Following in order or succession; coming or placed after, esp immediately after consequent: Following as an effect or result; resulting (Both definitions are from the Oxford English Dictionary ) You might use subsequently to avoid the post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy
- Are consecutively and successively the same? [duplicate]
Overall, yes consecutively and successively are equivalent On closer examination, there is a slight difference though In consecutively, there is no gap In successively there is just some order For instance " in close short succession " is sometimes preferred to " in succession " to emphasize consecutiveness For instance: 1, 2 and 3 are consecutive numbers 1, 2 and 4 are successive numbers
- Whats the difference between successive and consecutive?
First note that successive appears as a synonym of consecutive in dictionaries (see Merriam Webster's entry here) Now compare these examples that I chose at random and extracted from the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA): Consecutive "his unprecedented string of consecutive appearances" "has own the best actor Emmy two consecutive times" "named person of the year for the second
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