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usage of "high end" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
The hyphenated phrase high-end is an adjective. The phrase at the higher end is different -- for one thing, no hyphen. The prepositional phrase uses the noun end as its last word, and the sentence grammar is fine. For the specific words: adjective: Sony has always been a high-end brand.
Difference between "Upscale", "high-toned/tony", "fancy", "high-end ...
The first four examples and upscale have a roughly identical meaning, which is expensive and of high quality, being typically patronized by the wealthy and notable. (Admittedly I had to look up tony, because it's not common in AmE.) The remaining, exclusive means something slightly different. Exclusive implies that it is difficult to get a reservation due to a degree of discrimination on the ...
What is a better way of saying modest budget? [closed]
In other words, they can afford nice things (not low end), but they don't have or want to spend a lot of money on over-the-top, high-end items. I don't want to imply they have little means or are cheap.
Words for ordinal 5-point scale from normal to severe
What are good words for a five-point ordinal scale? The scale should represent increasing severity of disease, where 1 is normal and 5 is severe. I thought of the following words (with their value...
What's a good word for "Expensive, but worth the money?"
Right, but we're talking about a group of items, some of which are inexpensive (which you could purchase a ton of them and only need one or two and that's a splurge due to the amount of money you're spending on all of them collectively), and some of which are expensive (which are worth it DESPITE their cost or value), and are also a splurge even just getting one.
pronunciation - Why do English speakers sometimes raise the pitch of ...
The high rising terminal (HRT), also known as upspeak, uptalk, rising inflection, upward inflection, or high rising intonation (HRI), is a feature of some variants of English where declarative sentence clauses end with a rising-pitch intonation, until the end of the sentence where a falling-pitch is applied. High Rising Terminal (Wikipedia)
Meaning of "aesthetic lighting feature" in context [closed]
High-end retailers such as Tiffany and Hermes do their best to stimulate all the senses in building their brand experience, which may include aesthetic lighting features and enchanting aromas. What does "aesthetic lighting feature" mean in this context?
single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
A rig is just a device that is designed with a purpose in mind. Because gaming is very resource intensive on the computer, a "gaming rig" is often automatically considered to be a mid- to high-end computer. That being said, rig is probably not an appropriate word.
varied vs. various - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Varied carries the sense that the platforms are different, but it doesn't automatically suggest that the difference is high-end vs low-end. varied adjective Incorporating a number of different types or elements; showing variation or variety. ‘The concert will include a varied programme with music to suit all tastes.’ - ODO You can also say that the members had access to various computing ...
How does the hyphen change the meaning in expressions like "high ...
As you say, high is simply an adjective and performance is simply a noun which high modifies. In the second pair, high is again an adjective and performance is a noun functioning as an adjective and together they modify computing. The question to ask is whether the absence of a hyphen between high and performance creates ambiguity.
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