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37,600 | 8,597 | 76823_0 | I just recently heard this expression and couldn't quite figure out its meaning from the context, unless it means something like "take the bait." Is this a common expression? Is it perhaps an abbreviation of another expression? Most importantly, if it _is_ a common phrase, what does it mean? **Edit:** The basic context... |
37,601 | 3,705 | 76823_0 | According to the dictionary, a **cynic** is: > a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who > disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view. Alice is a cynic. She uses Bob as an example to illustrate her point of view. What's the best term (preferably a single ... |
37,602 | 8,593 | 76823_0 | Here is a sentence from "Essential Grammar in Use" book by Raymond Murphy: > Did you enjoy the film ? Yes, I **thought** it was very good. The correct answer in key section is "thought", but why not to use "think" instead: > Did you enjoy the film ? Yes, I **think** it was very good. It looks like you thought in the pa... |
37,603 | 8,590 | 76823_0 | Is there a more colloquial term for a " **confidant** ", or someone who has been entrusted with sensitive information to be disclosed only under certain conditions? This is related to my previous question on trusted proxies. |
37,604 | 110,114 | 76823_0 | I am looking for an expression (proverb / idiom) meaning "pulling out something from the past" in disapproval. An example of this would be: somebody mentioning a thing of the past, which is not relevant anymore. Do we have a proverb / idiom with this meaning? |
37,605 | 110,113 | 76823_0 | In an Oxford dictionary, ‘must have –ed participle’ is used for supposing a past event. > He must have known (= surely he knew) what she wanted. > I'm sorry, she's not here. She must have left already (= that must be the > explanation) > (Advanced Learner’s) However, a case below seems to have some different meaning. A... |
37,606 | 89,514 | 76823_0 | My writing textbook on page 446 says this: > _Use local conventions regarding punctuation, spelling, and mechanics._ Be > aware that these conventions differ from place to place, even in the English > speaking world. For instance, the Australian state of New South Wales uses a > different dictionary for spelling than a... |
37,607 | 89,517 | 76823_0 | I am volunteering for an ESL program and one of my students wrote: > I know is very rare. As a native English speaker, I know that "it" is required. But I'm struggling to come up with an explanation of why. Is the subject/verb/object "I know it" or "it is rare?" The two nouns & two verbs is confusing me. |
37,608 | 127,217 | 76823_0 | I am looking for an antonym for the word _resurrect_. |
37,609 | 81,428 | 76823_0 | This question > "Literally" and "Decimate" misuse addresses the misuse of the word "literally" to mean its opposite. I am curious as to how prevalent is such misuse. My hunch is that we are all so attuned to spotting incorrect usages that we over-estimate the frequency of misuse and overstate the threat of the word lit... |
37,610 | 127,214 | 76823_0 | There are two meanings of "Don't forget my son" 1. A directive addressed to your own son. 2. A directive addressed to someone else about your son. You want to use meaning #2. You can emphasize meaning #1 using a comma but there is no way to emphasize #2. How is the ambiguity resolved? Would any native speaker who don't... |
37,611 | 48,984 | 76823_0 | I found the phrase, “ _Don’t leave your brains at the door_ ,” in the statement of Republican congressman, Morgan Griffith quoted in ‘Today’s Quote’ of Time magazine (November 18). Under the caption, “ _I hope you didn't leave your brains at the door_ ,” it reads: “A Republican congressman from Virginia, to Secretary o... |
37,612 | 48,985 | 76823_0 | I am looking for a positive, passionate word to describe the all-around capabilities of a person. Any words better than 'all-arounder'? |
37,613 | 149,148 | 76823_0 | This is from a song by Garth Brooks called The Cowboy Song: > Pushing horns weren't easy like the movie said it was > And I don't recall no dance hall girls > Or hotel rooms with rugs > You worked hot and tired and nasty > Rode your pony's head too low > There were all the nights you couldn't sleep > 'Cause it was too ... |
37,614 | 48,989 | 76823_0 | I'm not a native speaker so it might just be me finding this strange, but why is the _auto_ in _grand theft auto_ at the end? Shouldn't it be _grand auto theft_ or something like this? I thought the expression described the crime of stealing cars? |
37,615 | 129,844 | 76823_0 | What is the proper name for a cube which is stretched in one direction. So that it is really four rectangles of the same size with two squares at the ends. Elongated/stretched cube? Rectangular/square prism? |
37,616 | 129,840 | 76823_0 | > The Cheng-guang (law-enforcement staff) are semi-barbaric, stirring up a > universal hatred for the government, thus endangering the stability of the > whole political system. In this sentence I've devised, I have used two "-ing" structures as clauses describing activities / consequences. Is it appropriate to use two... |
37,617 | 129,842 | 76823_0 | In the given sentence,"There’s Mr. Som, who they say is the best singer in the country" is "who" is the correct word to be used or "whom" |
37,618 | 175,172 | 76823_0 | I'm looking for an adjective that describes the fact that a ship is sailing at sea. Much as "afoot" describes a person being in the state of walking. I was hoping "asail" would be a word, but can't find it from Google. The word would replace the square brackets in the following example: > In Plato's ship of state metap... |
37,619 | 129,849 | 76823_0 | > The goal of ABC is to enable the doctors all around the world to share and > benefit from the knowledge of (the) others. (meaning of other doctors all > around the world) I know that THE OTHERS is used when there is a limited count. But there is always a limited, finite count (people on the world..). Should there be ... |
37,620 | 151,840 | 76823_0 | I have a student (C1 level English) who has asked me for another way to say "Until this time" in an email. She wants to reference a meeting that she is having next month with an executive in another company in her complimentary close. As I don't believe my initial reaction - "um, we don't say things like that in emails... |
37,621 | 151,846 | 76823_0 | Situation: Someone says i want to meet the first monday of each month. And i want to tell them that the first wouldn't work. But i want to say it like: Please choose a different xxxxx. IE: if i wanted to change the day i'd say. "Please choose a different day" I'm thinking something close to frequency or ordinal..but i'... |
37,622 | 132,803 | 76823_0 | I recently made this personal discovery of the word _truancy_. It means: > the action of staying away from school without good reason I am wondering if there's a parallel to this word for workplace or professional settings. All I can think of is _absenteeism_ , but it doesn't capture the essence of _truancy_. |
37,623 | 163,825 | 76823_0 | I’ve often heard the expression _Greater Good_ and have always come across the very same question about it: why the comparative form instead of the superlative form? |
37,624 | 163,827 | 76823_0 | We have water that is not drinkable, we boil it for killing the microbes, is this sentence correct “I immunize the water ” or there is an idiom for this action? |
37,625 | 117,691 | 76823_0 | A friend of mine shared an image macro that contained this block of text, claiming it is grammatically correct. > This exceeding trifling witling, considering ranting criticizing concerning > adopting fitting wording being exhibiting transcending learning, was > displaying, notwithstanding ridiculing, surpassing boasti... |
37,626 | 69,971 | 76823_0 | I was interested in the following sentence which appeared in an article titled “Personal Health: Diagnosing PMS” in The New York Times, Women's Health, (August 28, 1996). > Experts insist that no woman should now have to risk her job, her personal > relationships or her **piece of mind** because of premenstrual disturb... |
37,627 | 178,529 | 76823_0 | Imagine yourself – a man – sitting next to someone you want to talk to – a woman – on a bus, train, plane, etc. After a while you say: 'One of us has to start talking / break the ice, don't they? / doesn't he? / doesn't she?' |
37,628 | 117,698 | 76823_0 | I'm wondering about the sentence structure when you use _wonder_. Take for instance: > I wonder when will my money be refunded. > > I wonder when my money will be refunded. > > I wonder when is my money going to be refunded. > > I wonder when my money is going to be refunded. Are all these sentences correct or only som... |
37,629 | 161,093 | 76823_0 | Sometimes when I ask a question on StackOverflow or SeasonedAdvice, I get an answer that is the perfect succinct answer to my question. Almost provably the best answer. In Swedish there is a word derived from the quick lookup you would do when you were doing an arithmetic problem in school, and you checked the _Answers... |
37,630 | 161,090 | 76823_0 | I have a graph that shows some statistic for the period 1930-2010. I then have another graph (for the exact same statistic) which I introduce by saying: "Let us _zoom in_ to the period 1960-90." I have been told that "zoom in" is too colloquial. What is a better word or phrase? |
37,631 | 161,095 | 76823_0 | Consider these two sentences: 1. _Houses are expensive in that neighbourhood._ ― **All** houses are expensive in that neighbourhood. 2. **_The** Houses are expensive in that neighbourhood._ ― Not _all_ houses are expensive in that city, only the ones in that **particular** neighbourhood. Under appropriate contexts, are... |
37,632 | 161,094 | 76823_0 | Years and years ago, I remember reading in a book on AmE usage that the phrasal turn a baby creeps before it walks was to some extent more common to AmE than to BrE, which preferred exclusively the "crawl" version. And so, I just recently checked on the accuracy of that information on NGram Viewer, and it actually was ... |
37,633 | 161,099 | 76823_0 | Which of the following is correct: > 1. (This is a "test"). > 2. (This is a "test.") > 3. (This is a "test".) > |
37,634 | 174,902 | 76823_0 | For a large property, or estate, what is the term for buildings other than the main residence that are separate and unconnected? |
37,635 | 92,851 | 76823_0 | I was thinking and researching about the use of Ibid in footnotes/endnotes etc. and found the following example in Wikipedia: > [1] E. Vijh, _Latin for Dummies_ (New York: Academic, 1997), p. 23 > [2] _Ibid._ > [3] _Ibid._ , p. 29. > [4] Al Azif, _The Necronomicon_ (Petrus de Dacia, 1994). > [5] _Ibid._ 1, at 34 What w... |
37,636 | 95,805 | 76823_0 | People tell me this phrase is only used in the context of wine. Even though my lack of knowledge of other phrases that are built similarly suggests these people must be right, my curiosity gets the better of me. After all, I can't claim to know of all the phrases out there. Are there, though? Something along the lines ... |
37,637 | 92,857 | 76823_0 | How it is called (in the US) when you go to the bank or an ATM to add cash to your VISA/MasterCard debit card? That is, when you add cash to the bank account which is tied to that card. Is it either of these two, or is it something else? * to refill my debit card * to add funds to my debit card |
37,638 | 92,856 | 76823_0 | Maybe I'm just not very good with Google, but I'm looking for good terms to use when describing manipulation of strings of characters, specifically words to describe: * Removing a prefix * Removing a suffix * Removing an infix, i.e. taking out some middle part and concatenating the remaining parts A more or less compre... |
37,639 | 152,339 | 76823_0 | * 1.) I assumed you were the type who **kept** your promises. vs. * 2.) I assumed you were the type who **keeps** your promises. |
37,640 | 95,808 | 76823_0 | The pronoun _you_ can be omited as a general rule, but sometimes I’ve seen sentences that should have used _I_ or _it_ as the subject but it was omitted. |
37,641 | 96,576 | 76823_0 | Well, I usually say "twenny" instead of "twenty" (not "twendy" even). I recently noticed that I never heard the same from any native english speakers during any talks I ever had with them. Recently I had a brief search on the 'net and it seems that it is somehow okay to say "twenny", but it might look the least correct... |
37,642 | 96,574 | 76823_0 | I always get a word spelling error when I type my emails regarding screen comps. Screen comps, if you don't know, are a visual representation of a web design or the like. Does anybody know how to spell this. It feels like it isn't a word, but I hear and see it quite a bit, so it feels like it is a word now. Edit I assu... |
37,643 | 96,573 | 76823_0 | It seems to me that the only times I hear the term Methodical in journalism/press are to describe negative people such as killers or psychopaths. I don't believe methodical inherently has a negative connotation but it seems society over time through its use in the media has given it one. Does Methodical in fact have a ... |
37,644 | 149,313 | 76823_0 | What does "Get all you can, can all you get, sit on the can." mean? It seems that Google can't help me with this one. Could you also explain its origin and how it is related to the meaning? |
37,645 | 149,311 | 76823_0 | In the following statement: > After confronting Nick about it he said “I have helped you out in the past > you owe me for that!”. Should the quoted text be put on a new line and rephrased? This is the only direct speech in the paragraph I am writing. |
37,646 | 105,111 | 76823_0 | We know that "ambidextrous" describes (roughly) the ability to use both hands. Are there words in English the capture the idea of something that is "suitable for use by either hand"? Similarly, is there a word that captures the idea of something that is "suitable for use on either foot"? _Examples_ : * For shoes, we di... |
37,647 | 149,314 | 76823_0 | Like how $x000 can be referred to as "several thousand dollars", and $x00 can be referred to as "several hundred dollars", and $x "several dollars", what about $x0? I've looked at this similar question: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/16356/how-to-use-tens-of-and- hundreds-of but it's not exactly the same, ... |
37,648 | 64,891 | 76823_0 | I am used to using the phrase _that is_ a lot, for example: "I have a skill that is useful in this situation". What if I use a plural form? What is the correct sentence of the following two? > * I have some skills that are useful in this situation. > * I have some skills those are useful in this situation. > |
37,649 | 64,892 | 76823_0 | I wanted to ask, what would be synonym of _utility_ , when it is used in the sense of _marginal-gain_. For example, we say: > Among two competing persons, I prefer giving this object to Person-A, since > Person-A has a higher utility of using this object than Person-B". |
37,650 | 116,878 | 76823_0 | We’re debating this at work. Merriam-Webster says it’s “subclassification”. Dictionary.Reference.com allows “sub-classification” and “subclassification” Is there a ‘more correct’ word to use? (If it helps, we're after Australian English) |
37,651 | 153,570 | 76823_0 | In the graph for all arrests, and DUI arrests, the effect of the MLDA is about 125 and 50 increase in arrests rate respectively. I personally think no comma should be put before the word - "respectively". And what about the comma before the phrase - "and DUI arrests" ? Should I remove it? I want to say there is one gra... |
37,652 | 64,898 | 76823_0 | Say I'm talking about a car that has less of a tendency to crash than other cars. It is the opposite of a "crash-prone" car. But it isn't "crash-proof" either, in that you can crash it if you try hard enough. |
37,653 | 10,943 | 76823_0 | American daily newspapers such as Washington Post and New York Times provide a treasure trove of interesting words and idioms to foreign learners of English language like me. For example, an article of January 29 the New York Times titled _We Never Got Down to Blue_ begins with the following copy. It provides me with a... |
37,654 | 153,998 | 76823_0 | What is the term used to describe when two items have been mixed up (i.e.the month and day of a date of birth)? |
37,655 | 10,944 | 76823_0 | > Perceptual constancy refers to our ability to see things differently without > having to reinterpret the object's properties. Is _differently_ referring to _we see_ or _things_? |
37,656 | 116,875 | 76823_0 | Is there a subtle difference between the following two sentences? > 1. It can be safely deleted. > 2. It can safely be deleted. > If they mean the same thing, is one preferred for other reasons? |
37,657 | 16,477 | 76823_0 | “A discussion of”, “a discussion on”, and “a discussion about”: When is each phrase used in preference to the other? If context is important, I want to use it as a subheading on a piece of non- fiction. |
37,658 | 16,472 | 76823_0 | I'm writing an essay right now and I'm deliberating whether or not I should use _Pagan gods_ instead of _Greek gods_ (to provide variation in the essay). I've looked up the word _pagan_ in the dictionary and it mentioned it was a derogatory term. Would it be acceptable to use it though in an essay or would it be incons... |
37,659 | 93,894 | 76823_0 | Saying obsessed or being crazy about something seems a little negative and derogatory. How am I supposed to say it in a positive way. |
37,660 | 9,476 | 76823_0 | Hey, I'm watching a TV show, and there's a sentence: > I knew giving you that book was gonna come back and bite me in the ass. Can I change it to: > I know gave you that book was gonna come back and bite me in the ass. |
37,661 | 159,110 | 76823_0 | As far as I know, "motorcycle" is the formal term -- and "bike" the informal one -- for a powered two (and occasionally three) wheeled vehicle resembling a bike but larger, heavier, and a heap more powerful, chiefly for one rider but sometimes having two saddles and a sidecar for passengers. Besides, motorcycle riders ... |
37,662 | 9,474 | 76823_0 | I saw an article titled ‘The Rise of Chinese Cheneys’, written by Nicholas Kristof, with a lead copy > China today resembles the Bush era in America: Hard-liners are ascendant. > Brace yourself in today's New York Times. I know the meaning of 'Brace for.' But as I was uncertain about the meaning of 'Brace Yourself,' I ... |
37,663 | 93,891 | 76823_0 | Just as _aquatic_ is to _water_ and _aerial_ is to _air_ , what is an equivalent word for _sand_ (or _earth_ , I suppose)? For context, I’m trying to describe the locomotion of worms _within_ desert sand (as opposed to its _surface_ ). Ergo, _terrestrial_ isn’t particularly suitable and neither is _earthy_. |
37,664 | 150,712 | 76823_0 | In the following sentence, what parts are incorrect or ungrammatical? (GMAT related) > The new “e-waste” salvage company collects electronic waste items, such as > old cellular telephones and broken personal music players, discarding them > as trash, to transport them to state facilities for recycling. What does "disca... |
37,665 | 150,714 | 76823_0 | > I’ve posted 5 photos on my timeline. Have you seen **these/those** photos? > You’ll love **these/those** photos! **These/Those** photos were taken in > France. Should I use “these” or “those” when I refer to something in the first sentence? Are there any simple rules that I should follow? NOTES: I know that I should ... |
37,666 | 61,975 | 76823_0 | I am having trouble phrasing some of my thoughts into a decent sounding sentence. I particularly do not like the use of _and_ twice: I believe this may make the sentence a run-on. Also in previous English classes I have been advised against using _and_ twice in one sentence. Can anyone suggest how to express the same t... |
37,667 | 65,415 | 76823_0 | After the subtotals and net totals, finally it comes to the _grand total_. Should I say "the _grand total amount_ is $100", or only "the _total amount_ is $100", or "* grand total amount* is $100"? |
37,668 | 150,717 | 76823_0 | I have read in many places on the Internet that "yeah" is considered unprofessional. And that using "yes" is preferred and considered more formal. What is the reason behind it? |
37,669 | 61,979 | 76823_0 | Are _reconnoiter_ and _reconnaissance_ two forms of the same word or are they two words with a common etymology? According to the Wiktionary pages, they are both derived from French, but it is unclear as to the relationship between the words. |
37,670 | 155,094 | 76823_0 | I am trying to say something very weird, but I'm not sure if any of these sentences makes sense: 'Recursion is the way in which a function is specified in terms of itself' or 'Recursion is a way by which a function is specified in terms of itself' |
37,671 | 96,838 | 76823_0 | I've found that it's a rather contentious issue in the Pokémon fandom whether names like "Pikachu" should be capitalized when referring to the general species (and similarly for certain other words). Such as: > If your team consists of six **P** ikachu, you're going to have a hard time > against **G** round-types. Many... |
37,672 | 158,522 | 76823_0 | I'm working on a brochure describing many hiking trails in my region (that is northern Lake Garda, Italy). I'm trying to find a good translation for the Italian word "dislivello", meaning the difference in height between a lower and an upper point of a route. As possible solutions I've found "difference in height", "el... |
37,673 | 43,074 | 76823_0 | I wonder what this sentence means: > The flowers that bloom in September trala ... quoted from http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/28104.asp What's trala? Instead I heard people said "Ta la" as some kind of meaning-free words. |
37,674 | 81,648 | 76823_0 | a word for " a person/politician asking to review/modify a newspaper article before it is published" |
37,675 | 43,073 | 76823_0 | I'm trying to learn English and I would like to know what are the expressions of surprise with positive meaning (slang or not, but not vulgar) currently used in spoken English for USA and Britain. Is "whoa" correct? Or is "wow"? |
37,676 | 2,244 | 76823_0 | Is "that'd" an appropriate contraction of "that" and "would"? I _say_ it, but I'm not sure if it's a legitimate contraction in written form. |
37,677 | 124,976 | 76823_0 | If the verb _ditch_ means "to make a forced landing of (an airplane) on water”, as Merriam-Webster reads, what verb can be used to mean “to make a forced landing of **(a _helicopter_ )** on water”? Or, if _ditch_ , contrary to what Merriam-Webster reads and according to Andrew Leach’s definition below, is simply to mak... |
37,678 | 81,646 | 76823_0 | For an example, let's consider the time specification "1539Z". How do the people in the military spell that? "Fifteen thirty-nine Zulu"? "Fifteen thirty-nine zee"? "One fife tree niner zulu"? Are there differences between US, Canadian, British, Australian (and other English-speaking NATO members) spelling of this time ... |
37,679 | 69,717 | 76823_0 | Let's say English is not my mother tongue, but I claim in my CV that my English level is "as if" it was my mother tongue? Is _natively_ the word for that? As in: > Languages: > > * Hebrew: mother-tongue > * English: natively > P.S. It's quite paradoxical and funny, asking how to say in English "my level of English is l... |
37,680 | 81,640 | 76823_0 | I've seen people write (usually in a humorous way) a 'code-like' message where parts of words are replaced with a pictogram that sounds like that word-part. E.G.: > (eyeball) (tin can)(rope knot) get the (hole in ground) (earth) in my head, > yet. becomes > I cannot get the whole world in my head, yet. I once saw this ... |
37,681 | 154,411 | 76823_0 | Any help with my question will be appreciated. Does a hummingbird just hover, or can it be described as, “Hovering stationary?” Excerpt from my new manuscript."Hooter Hornbuckle and Barnabus Belmont. The Best of friends. " _Then, with a buzz of her wings, and in the blink of an eye she had moved, hovering stationary on... |
37,682 | 46,245 | 76823_0 | _Fluent_ seems to most commonly refer to language mastery, but in that context isn't it just saying that its delivery is _fluid_? If so, am I communicating something different when using one over another or are they essentially interchangeable? |
37,683 | 46,244 | 76823_0 | In the context, for example, of factory production I often read the phrase "ramp up production" or "a ramp-up in production". To me "ramp down" sounds a strange phrase to use as the opposite - does anyone have a more apt antonym? |
37,684 | 49,214 | 76823_0 | I am studying Middle Eastern migration to Latin America at the end of the nineteenth century. One of the popular practices among these people was peddling, and there is much research on those who sell their goods on the streets. Yet, _peddler_ is not the only word used for them. _Hawker_ and _beggar_ are also used by s... |
37,685 | 24,195 | 76823_0 | If I understood the NY Times correctly, the words **might** and **may** are interchangeable except **might** is used to convey a greater level of uncertainty. Examples: > _I'll probably need gas for tomorrow's trip, so I **might as well** fill up > now._ (There's a sense of uncertainty: I don't know if I have enough ga... |
37,686 | 46,240 | 76823_0 | How should I terminally punctuate _etc._ when it's used at the end of a series of questions? > How's your brother? Did you get the job? Are you feeling better? **Etc.?** Is this right, or do I use a period? > How's your brother? Did you get the job? Are you feeling better? **Etc.** |
37,687 | 24,197 | 76823_0 | Can anybody give me a single word for a secluded garden surrounded by a wall? |
37,688 | 24,196 | 76823_0 | Can anybody give me any suitable equivalents for the phrase 'Give glad tidings' as in the example ' Give glad tidings to those who strive - they always get the best results.' |
37,689 | 152,713 | 76823_0 | I want a word to describe a day where I learned a lot. I can't think of many good choices. I was thinking productive or industrious, but that describes more the act of doing rather than learning. |
37,690 | 49,218 | 76823_0 | Some argue that because “thanks in advance” is written before any help has been offered, it adds an expectation of help and thus can be considered presumptuous. Is this reasonable? Would it be appropriate to use this phrase in business correspondence? If not, is it possible to demonstrate gratitude without coming acros... |
37,691 | 22,922 | 76823_0 | I saw this in a document today, and was wondering about which usage is more appropriate. > Please be courteous of others vs > Please be courteous to others I've seen it both ways. Is one correct, or more appropriate for certain situations? |
37,692 | 22,927 | 76823_0 | What does the punctuation "//" mean? For example: > I think I owe myself a THWACK. //ashamed > > ... //run > > ... //head down I heard this is related to the comment in the programming language C. But still I don't get the actual meaning and purpose it tries to convey, not to say how to use "//". Is such usage of "//" ... |
37,693 | 22,925 | 76823_0 | Corner kick, free kick, penalty kick — how can I call those kicks? "Deadplay kicks", "fixed kicks"? Is there any special naming for this type of kicks? |
37,694 | 190,597 | 76823_0 | In writing a question for Programmers StackExchange, I wanted to write a sentence similar to "To my credit, I did foo, bar, and baz," except foo bar and baz are bad things so they are actually the opposite of being to my credit. What is a the opposite of the phrase "to my credit"? Possibilities I considered: * "That sa... |
37,695 | 190,594 | 76823_0 | > There is no other harsher critic than yourself. I'm really stumped on this one. The more I read it the less correct it sounds. I think the word _harsher_ is making the sentence sound fairly off putting. Other variations include: > There is no harsher critic other than yourself. Any help would be greatly appreciated! |
37,696 | 87,070 | 76823_0 | I'm not sure I understand what establishes a _mood_. Does a sentence have to establish a _mood_ at the begining or can a mood be established in a clause at the end? > And, that's if he could get elected after 35% of Americans turned out in > opposition to both parties and a new popular movement was seeded. Or, > And, t... |
37,697 | 60,591 | 76823_0 | Can I represent restaurants by the noun _retailer_? I also want to group the entities _hotels_ , _museums_ , _restaurants/cafes/bars_ and _retailers_. How do we group these cleverly? I am going to refer to them in a title of a paper so it shouldn't be too long. I don't want to write _in hotels, museums, restaurants and... |
37,698 | 56,921 | 76823_0 | Emails and letters commonly end with a closing phrase such as > Yours faithfully, > Jonny McJoe ...but I never understood the reason why such a thing would come up in the first place. Maybe it's because letters were (a long time ago) longer and better written, possibly a glorified form of communication that expressed m... |
37,699 | 94,045 | 76823_0 | I saw the word, ‘Oxbridge’, a portmanteau of Oxford and Cambridge, in a comment to a question asking for a better word for ‘invigilator’: > Whereas the situation is reversed in the UK, and one in a thousand would > recognize _proctor_ \-- although even the one in a thousand would be the one > who went to **Oxbridge** a... |
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