When talking about an individual, most people prefer as a description 1) their name; or, failing that, 2) some attribute that's not race. (For example, "your friend from biology", "the skateboarding kid".
7 I'm creating an online service and I want both individuals and companies to use it. In the registration form, I want to ask the user: Are you an individual or a company? Are these terms correct to refer to individuals (real persons) vs. companies and organizations? Are there any better legal substitutions for them?
1 Most people consider 'individual' to be roughly synonymous with 'person.' Specifically, they would not consider an organization an 'individual.' However, it may be said that organizations possess beliefs, desires, responsibilities, etc. much in the same way that people do.
Is there an English word to refer to someone who tolerates (or welcomes, accepts) criticism given about them? Is there an adjective to use for such a person?
Electrical installations need to be adapted to any individual/the particular operating unit in question. For some reason any individual sounds better to me than any particular in this context, but I'm not sure about that either.
I have a friend who always speaks in a very matter-of-fact manner. On numerous occasions, he has mentioned how it was "the best BLANK" he has ever had, or "the best BLANK in the city." Everythi...
So,is there a word that describes such an individual who is unable to take the correct decision because he cannot understand that particular unfolding situation correctly? In other words the person is failing to understand something which should be obvious.
Let's say examples of negative emotions are sadness and despair, and example of positive emotions are happiness and pride. So is there a word that describes a person who has total, complete control
You also asked for "an object alone, but can be assembled into something greater." Thus, I'm going to say synergistic element. Because synergy is: the interaction of multiple elements in a system to produce an effect different from or greater than the sum of their individual effects.
