Dec 16, 2014 · Who shall say that a new normal, patiently sought through trial and error, will not work? My questions: When did “the new normal” originally appear—not as an adjective …

Jan 4, 2013 · From one of the survey result (IT related), I came across the following line: Agile Development and Service-Oriented-Architectures (SOA) represent the “new normal.” What …

25 Sometimes it is obvious which of the following words to use, sometimes not: regular usual ordinary normal common For example: "regular coffee" (not usual, normal or ordinary) , …

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 …

Jul 27, 2020 · To me, “resume normal operations” implies that it will resume its normal tasks. And “resume its normal operation” implies that it will operate in its normal manner.

Jun 15, 2011 · Meaning "something desirable" is first recorded 1780, probably in ref. to the sugar-rich bits of a plum pudding, etc. Some of the OED references seem to be examples of plum …

And then there is " snafu." This last one got Jack Benny when he was here entertaining the boys. " Snafu " means: "Situation normal—all fuddled up." The fact that this instance of usage came …

Secondly, if something is very common, then it is normal, no matter how immoral and unethical it is. Heck, it's possible to have a culture where it's normal to kill babies.

Apr 18, 2012 · Usual comes from the Latin usus which means custom, while normal is from the Latin norma meaning rule or pattern. Though the two words are used interchangeably, there is …

Aug 15, 2015 · In the referred example " no more than " is a way of telling "simply, just, only" in an otherwise emphatic way to drive home the assertion or negation. MORE is the comparative …