I wouldn't say automatically; that particular word's definition is overloaded. One might think that I came home and tended to my laundry without thought. Instead I would like to describe this action being done by an automatic machine. This particular word does not seem to have a bona fide definition anywhere.
As per the origin, the dictionary reports it's 1940s, from the blend of automatically and magically. The meaning of the word is different from the meaning of automatically, and the word is generally used in a specific context.
The difference between "automatically" and "in an automated manner" should then be clear. The "manner" or the "tasks" correspond to the process, and thus are "automated". The "done tasks" are the result of the process, and their execution is "automatic", they are "done automatically".
I want to know what is the recommended way to use Re: in the subject line of an email. I use Re: in the subject line as a shortform of 'in regards to'. Whenever I have used Re:, people have told me
In technical writing, when describing how the software performs the action of completing a field on a screen, do you describe the field as being 'automatically populated' or just 'populated'? Does '
You do not need to use superscripts, but it is conventional to use superscripts (from a British perspective). Personally, I think it also adds clarity to use superscripts. Programs like Microsoft Word will often automatically change those to superscripts as you type them, which could be taken as suggesting that that is desirable.
However, in the email signature (what's automatically included at the bottom of the email) of my university email, I must include my legal first name, leading most people in emails to address me by it rather than my middle name. I was wondering how I could indicate in my (professional) email signature that I prefer to be addressed by my middle ...
If one is in one's first year of studying somewhere, does that automatically make one a freshman? Ask Question Asked 4 years, 10 months ago Modified 2 years, 4 months ago
I want to say that an answer will appear shortly, and automatically, on the screen. I'm not sure whether the correct sentence is: The answer will shortly appear automatically. or maybe: The ans...
