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Bookmark or Share- What does "wrt" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeUsing w.r.t. is definitely acceptable in even the most formal technical contexts, e.g. in published mathematical research. In fact, I remember some discussion of the fact that David Foster Wallace over-enthusiastically embraced this and other technical jargon in a non-fiction book he wrote about the notion of infinity. –
- technical - Usage of "w.r.t." in academic papers - English Language ...Now, I think in technical or academic papers using "w.r.t" abbreviation for "With Regard To" may not be incorrect, but it may be misleading or ambiguous. As "w.r.t" may stand for something else as well. For Example it may stand for "Windowed Radon Transform" and if something like this is a part of the discussion, then use of such abbreviation ...
- What does “w/” mean? - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeThe shorthand w/ is used to mean with. 2 pieces toast w/ gravy. Is a shorter way of writing "Two pieces of toast with gravy." The B strings tuned w/ low E 7th fret harmonic- (6th string,7th fret). means "The B strings tuned with low E, 7th fret harmonic . . ."
- Hwat, hwere, and hwy? - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeBefore rounded vowels, as in who and whole, it is often realized as /h/. The historical pronunciation of this digraph is in most cases /hw/, but in many dialects of English it has merged with /w/, a process known as the “ wine–whine merger ”. In dialects which maintain the distinction, it is generally transcribed [ʍ], and is equivalent ...
- Are W and Y vowels? - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeFurther complicating things, w has both voiced and unvoiced qualities, a result of the evolution of the Latin alphabet to replace runic alphabets in Germanic languages. It also picked up other tricks; W in combination with H is usually unvoiced (though some dialects voice "wh" as if it were "w"), representing an unvoiced rounded lip alveolar ...
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