Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigSuggestions(2)
The phrase "as usually understood" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a common or typical interpretation of a term or concept.
Example: "The term 'freedom' is often debated, but it is generally accepted as usually understood to mean the absence of constraints."
Alternatives: "as commonly interpreted" or "as typically perceived".
Exact(7)
At least as usually understood the two terms 'nature' and 'God' have different and contrasting meanings.
(He notes (2003: 227) that demonstratives are naturally used to express direct phenomenal concepts (e.g., "I am experiencing this quality"), and that there may be a sense in which a direct phenomenal concept is a "demonstrative" concept, but he avoids such a label at least in part because of the danger of confusing direct phenomenal concepts with demonstrative ones as usually understood).
It was identified that tool wear not only influences cutting forces and chip formation as usually understood, but also affects significantly the material removal mechanisms and surface integrity of the machined composites.
Some Republicans quote President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat, who bridled at public-sector unionism and once said, "The process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted in the public service".
He opened his revolutionary 1905 paper on the special theory of relativity by noting an asymmetry in the existing theories of electricity and magnetism: "It is known that Maxwell's electrodynamics — as usually understood at the present time — when applied to moving bodies, leads to asymmetries which do not appear to be inherent in the phenomena".
All government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted into the public service.
Similar(53)
Although individuals with AS usually understand the cognitive basis of humor, they seem to lack understanding of the intent of humor to share enjoyment with others.
However, the concept of PCM is broader than personalized medicine, as far as the term is usually understood.
Nothing in his home looks particularly futuristic, or technological, at least as we've usually understood those terms.
Arabs and other peoples are also Semites, and yet they are not the targets of anti-Semitism as it is usually understood.
(For the most part, these companies deal not with felony probationers — "probation" as it's usually understood — but with people whose offenses are often too minor to merit jail time).
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com