IND E 315 Lecture 10: Point Estimation

Add -ING to Words

 

Remember how to add -ING to words? Follow these simple rules.

Rule 1: If a word ends in WXY, just add ING. That's the WXY saying.

Rule 2: If a word has a CVC ending. then double the last letter and add ING.

Rule 3: If a word ends in E, then drop the E and add ING.

Rule 4: Otherwise just add ING.

 

Please refer to the attached image.

In the excerpt, the purpose of the statistic "more than a hundred million e-mails" is to show that

 ⭕ digital information is widespread and available to monitoring.

 ⭕ most e-mails that are sent are not viewed by the government.

 ⭕ encryption has been used by the military but not ordinary citizens.

 ⭕ e-mail is a good way for people to communicate nowadays.