Both the NOAD and the OED report that ID is an abbreviation for identity, identification. They weren't carrying any ID. I lost my ID card. The term id is used in psychoanalysis, and Id is a variant spelling of Eid. In some contexts, id could be understood as ID, for example in the phrase the user id used when talking of a CMS.

Feb 18, 2022 · Word forms: plural ID's or IDs. identification; US a card (ID card) or document, as a birth certificate, that serves to identify a person, prove one's age, etc. ADJECTIVE. of or for identification an ID card; VERB TRANSITIVE Word forms: ID'd or IDed, ID'ing or IDing. to identify; Also I.D. "ID/"I.D." was used at least a decade before 1955.

ID can be a shortened form of other words/phrases besides identifier. For example, "ID" can be a shortened form of identification card (e.g., "May I see an ID, please?"), or even the verb identify (as in, "The victim was able to ID the robbery suspect"). –

Dec 5, 2014 · Yes, it can depend on the style guide you're using, but since you're clearly not using a style guide, the plural of cat is cats, and the plural of ID is IDs. Simple as that. There is no reason to even consider an apostrophe. It conveys no additional information that the simple -s does not. As to "how to tell", what do you mean?

A personal pet peeve of mine is the seemingly obligatory "I would like to thank . . ." that begins many speeches.

Jan 12, 2012 · If you're referring to id est, i.e. "i.e.", The Oatmeal has just published a comic on that. In all seriousness though, you use it to mean 'that is' or 'in other words' or 'in essence'. When you're explaining something, you use i.e. or its synonymous English phrases when you are about to express the explanation in different terms, as a means of ...

Oct 26, 2017 · Not "I'ld" as the proper contraction of "I would" is "I'd" (without an "L") Except in very formal writing, contractions are acceptable.

Feb 13, 2015 · When making a polite request, people often use the phrase, "I'd like to [SOME REQUEST]". But I also see the form, "I like to [SOME REQUEST]". For example, a former boss would arbitrarily interchang...

If you are going to use "didn't" then you should say "didn't bring my ID card". More generally, the sentence as a whole could do with some tweaks to improve understandability. I think what you are trying to say is something like: "Please don't consider docking my pay, as I was in the office, but did not have my ID card with me." –

I want to write a sentence to a friend indicating that instead of looking at the one thing, it's better to look at something else. Do I say, "I'd rather" or I'll rather" look?