
What is the difference between "filtrated" and "filtered"?
The word "filtered" seems to be much more common than "filtrated". I know that these words derive from "to filter" and "to filtrate". What is the difference in meaning between these two …
Usage of "filter in" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Nov 30, 2022 · I do not find any examples of this usage of filter as a verb with the preposition ‘in’ in OED online (subscription needed) and am not even familiar with ‘filter in’ in relation to traffic, …
Filter by or with? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jun 4, 2017 · Use by. With suggests the agent by which you will filter (or alternatively, the type of list you want to filter), rather than the criterion.
Can 'filtered' be ambiguous? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Thanks for the suggestions. Indeed "filtered in" seems quite strange, perhaps "filtered through" at best, but avoiding "filtered" at all seems to be a more reasonable solution.
single word requests - English equivalent of komorebi (木漏れ日 ...
Jun 27, 2014 · Is there an English equivalent of komorebi (木漏れ日), which means the sunshine filtering through the leaves of a tree (or trees)? It is made up of three kanji and the hiragana …
"Filter by" or "filter according to"? - English Language & Usage …
Feb 20, 2018 · I was wondering if "filter by" and "filter according to" are both valid, and can be used in the all context or are there exceptions. ie. Filtering a list of events by venue, or filtering …
grammar - "Confirmed that..." vs "Confirmed to have..." - English ...
Dec 9, 2017 · Past-participial "confirmed to have X" is perfectly standard and the Corpus of Contemporary American English has many examples including from the New York Times "So …
Is there a word for the selective removal of items from a list (other ...
Jun 21, 2020 · Is the filtered-list "the 'new' list of what was filtered out" or "the 'old' list that remains after all the filter-removals"?
Can "filter for x" be used in two opposite senses?
Jul 2, 2020 · Can "filter for" be used in the following sense: "ABC is very important as it filters for high quality and reliable results." Filter for has been used as filter out: "8. to...
Why did the Old English word "līċ" get displaced by "corpse"?
Oct 28, 2020 · Līċ still survives in lych-gate, now probably its only use, and apart from some gamers I doubt that people actually know that lych means "corpse". Many French terms came …