
call-out vs callout - WordReference Forums
Sep 26, 2018 · Hello, call-out and/or callout <OED Call-out: An instance of being summoned to deal with an emergency or do repairs.: as modifier ‘a call-out charge’> <Guardian: The AA has …
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Apr 28, 2024 · A callout is when two police officers (or paramedics, etc.) are suddenly contacted, by phone or text, and told to attend and deal with an emergency of some kind. It looks as …
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Jul 28, 2005 · A callout is a box or "bubble," with a line or an arrow, that labels a component of an illustration. For example, in my books, the pictures of screens (windows, dialog boxes, menus, …
How to read a screw thread <callout> | WordReference Forums
Nov 9, 2018 · Thank you. WikiHow: How to read a screw thread callout? You have a loose machine screw and walk into the hardware store to obtain a replacement. There, you …
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Mar 28, 2020 · I've never heard "callout" or "to call out" it with this meaning. It seems to correspond to what we would call "calling in sick".
to call in/out/sick | WordReference Forums
Apr 16, 2007 · I must admit that, as noted above,"to call out sick" seems to have suddenly become common usage with the McConnell/Trump shutdown, and "callout" as a noun has …
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Mar 31, 2020 · Hello, I would like to know what's the difference between these 2 examples: 1. He's calling out to me and you 2. He's calling out for me and you Thank you.
Asterisk after/before a comma - WordReference Forums
Jan 14, 2025 · Hi! Should I place the asterisk after or maybe before the comma in the following example? Modes: Boil (+100 °C),* Keep Warm (+40 °C ~ +100 °C). * You can switch from °C …
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Dec 12, 2007 · The ultimate "callout" is "The Emperor has no clothes!" Sometimes people will identify a petty attack or baseless criticism as "calling out" but the actual concept of a "callout" …
space or no space before cm, m, mm etc.? | WordReference Forums
Oct 2, 2007 · Hi, I've just translated a text into British English, where it felt natural for me to avoid spaces between numbers and the measurements, i.e. 16.8cm, not 16.8 cm. Now the American …