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It's the consonant sound or the vowel sound that should determine which you choose. No-one says 'oobiqitus' and no-one ever has as far as I know. This is a different phenomenon. Some people did and some people still do use 'an' in front of certain words beginning with 'u'. It is pronounced 'an you-biquitous'.
Oct 25, 2015 · Both options are perfectly grammatical and correct. Personally, I would prefer "in whose classes the Chromebook is so ubiquitous", just because it seems punchier. Regarding the type of nouns used with ubiquitous: the CORPUS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ENGLISH provides evidence that the top five nouns that go after the word are abstract ones (with ...
Apr 27, 2018 · Based on the examples you have provided (and I am under the impression that you have several sentences where you would need an array of such words to avoid redundancy), I would suggest: - disseminate. : spread (something, especially information) widely. - universalize. : bring into universal use; make available for all.
Dec 18, 2012 · Ubiquitous describes things that are everywhere in a place because it is the nature of that place to have those ubiquitous things. The two words have slightly different origins -- Pervasive comes from pervade (to diffuse throughout) while Ubiquitous comes fro ubiquity (be everywhere).
Sep 12, 2014 · I'd expect that because I personally find "ubiquitous" and "omnipresent" to be more interchangeable than "ubiquitous" and "pervasive" (I feel pervasive has a slightly different meaning). The difference between mentions of "ubiquitous" and "pervasive" is the largest, probably because of the greater difference in meaning.
Ubiquitous: adj - having or seeming to have the ability to be everywhere at once; omnipresent. I can find no evidence that support your view on the distinction in meaning between omnipresent and ubiquitous, they appear to be close synonyms. As for omnipotent, I suggest almighty as the best synonym I can think of.
"As computing became more and more ubiquitous in people's daily lives, ..." EDIT (CONCLUSION): Thank you for all the comments! I have rebuilt the sentence as shown below: "As computing started to become ubiquitous, affecting more and more aspects of people's daily lives, the demand for reliable programs that are proven to be correct increased"
Mar 14, 2020 · D. ubiquitous. E. minuscule. F. ethereal. In my opinion, "diminutive" and "minuscule" are the appropriate words for the blank and the sentence makes sense.(Admittedly, microorganisms are extremely small, but they constitute a larger part of living protoplasm than all humans, animals and plants combined.)
Jan 12, 2016 · a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox. (in art, literature, drama, etc.) a trite or hackneyed plot, character development, use of color, musical expression, etc.
Dec 28, 2016 · 'Ubiquitous' is largely synonymous with 'commonplace' and is poor stylistically in most sentences using both. 'Commonplace' is actually the more appropriate word to use here; it is more natural-sounding (in almost all contexts), and here invokes the 'familiarity has bred contempt' notion far better.
