2021-01-08 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด S – Setup – set up

2021-01-08

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด S – Setup – set up

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง Setup & set-up - noun= ‘SET-uhp’

ออกเสียง set up – verb = two separate words

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Setup vs. Set-Up vs. Set Up

The noun setup is usually styled as

a solid compound (that is, as a single word) in American English

and as a hyphenated compound (set-up) in British English.

The noun may be used attributively(that is, as an adjective)

in such phrases as setup man (“someone who makes machine tool adjustments”)

and setup tool (“softwarethat facilitates the installation of a computer program”).

The verb set up,on the other hand,

is usually found as an open compound

(two words, no hyphen) in both American and British English.

Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary

Setup & set up

Technical writers sometimes confuse “setup” as a noun

("check the setup” )

with the phrase “set up” ("set up the experiment”)

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression

setup

In the sense of “an easy victory” or “an opponenteasy to defeat,”

setup is slangy andinformal:

“This game will be a setup for our team.”

Setup is also widely used to refer to anything related

to organizations, circumstances, or conditions:

“What’s the new setup for the sales conference?”

Although the term is a logical combination

of set and up, it has become trite through overuse.

Other words that might serve better:

Are plan, scheme, project, design, pattern, arrangement, and stratagem.