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Generate the answer for a given question. The question requires common knowledge of English. Make sure that the answer is in detail, long, consistent with the context, and requires general knowledge of English. To be less repetitive, please vary your language for each question. Give a proper explanation to answer, and if necessary, provide the definition of various terms. And conclude your answer if it's long. If you have used other resources (e.g., Merriam Webster's.) to answer the question, include citations in your answer. You don't need to paraphrase the context of your resources, but make sure that your answer is consistent and complete.
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Is there a word or term for the state of a human or animal infested with ticks? Mainly just curious. Examples: He's suffering from ______. Don't get near him: he has _____.
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Ectoparasitism TFD is the medical term: the state in which the ectoparasite [ticks, lice] are living on the surface of the host's body. He went to the doctor with ticks, and was diagnosed with ectoparasitosis.


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I understand the capitalization rule for nouns, proper nouns require a capital letter. Also, I should begin a new sentence with a capital letter. When & why 'mom/dad' requires a capital letter ? (Reference- ELL- I am at Vapi where mom is hospitalised) mom: (n) informal term for a mother/North American term for mum.
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When it is their name, Mom and Dad would be capitalised: Dear Mom and Dad, I am just writing to let you know, that although everyone has a mom and a >dad, you are my special mom and dad. So, Mom, I just want to say 'brava!'; and Dad, 'bravo!'. I've just been telling Sis, that Mom's new coat is so cool. XX Here's the commentary from an exercise from BBC English on Line ...to have a roast chicken lunch with my mother. I can't wait! - mother does not need a capital 'M' as it is not being used to replace her name. If I said, 'I am going to lunch with Mum', it would need a capital letter, but 'I am going to lunch with my mum' does not.


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English isn't my mother tongue, and when we recently talked to a native speaker (during some company audit), he pointed out that the plural word 'trainings' is actually wrong (he pointed that it is a very common mistake and was almost amused by it). I couldn't understand why and wondered what the correct plural of 'training' would be. Online Dictionaries/Thesaurus don't answer it, so it's probably another opinion-based statement. I haven't found a source to back it up, though.
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Training is both countable and uncountable. Usually, referring to a process, it is uncountable and has no plural. It is sometimes used to mean 'a specific training event', and is then countable, and has the plural 'trainings'. The OED has examples of this use going back to 1578, with the plural recorded from 1598.