malfunction (n.) “a faulty functioning, a failure to function as expected,” 1827, from mal- “bad, badly, wrong” + function. As a verb, “to fail to function normally or as expected,” by 1888.

: a failure to operate or function in the normal or correct manner : the action or an instance of malfunctioning a hardware/equipment malfunction Once thought to be a disease itself dropsy is now known to be a sign of several kinds of body malfunction, especially congestive heart failure and kidney disease.—

The ROOT-WORD is FIX. It comes from the Latin figere, fixus, and it means just that FIX. It is a word commonly used and nearly always by itself, without Prefixes or Suffixes. The list contains words which seem strange at first, but we can grow accustomed to them.

This translates to “for example” in English. Ex. is actually an English abbreviation. Many people think that it’s the short form of “example,” but it actually stands for “exercise.”

e.g. is the abbreviation for the Latin phrase exempli gratia, meaning “for example.” This abbreviation is typically used to introduce one or more examples of something mentioned previously in the sentence and can be used interchangeably with “for example” or “such as.” The use of e.g. implies that there are other …

e.g. is the customary abbreviation for “for example.” It is derived from the Latin phrase “exempli gratia.”

E.g. stands for exempli gratia and means “for example.” I.e. is the abbreviation for id est and means “in other words.” Remember that E is for example (e.g.) and that I and E are the first letters of in essence, an alternative English translation of i.e. Don’t we have enough abbreviations in English?

Some common synonyms of example are case, illustration, instance, sample, and specimen.

What is the opposite of example?

1. [S] [T] I’m between jobs. ( CK)
2. [S] [T] Tom is between jobs. ( CK)
3. [S] [T] Choose between the two. ( CK)
4. [S] [T] Read between the lines. ( Eldad)
5. [S] [T] Don’t eat between meals. ( CK)
6. [S] [T] Choose between these two. ( CK)
7. [S] [T] I sat between Tom and John. ( CK)
8. [S] [T] Let’s keep this between us. ( CK)

You can use between when there are more than two elements involved: He had to choose between a bicycle, a train set, a pair of sneakers, and a new backpack for his birthday present. In fact, you can use between for any number of elements, as long as all the elements are separate and distinct.

Generally speaking, “everything in between” means just what it says – everything of a type, or everything between two points. Someone who likes all kinds of music might say that they like “ABBA to ZZ Top and everything in between” (alphabetical).

There is nothing wrong with starting sentences with “and,” “but,” or other similar conjunctions. Some readers especially dislike seeing the conjunctions or, nor, and yet at the beginning of a sentence. While it may not be an error, starting sentences with these words does sometimes seem melodramatic.