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38,300 | 177,246 | 76823_0 | Usually, in our CV or resume, we will say that "I know this, I know that, blah blah". I think the verb "to know" is not formal enough in such situation. Is there a better way to say you know something, like this: * I know Japanese -> I have knowledge of Japanese |
38,301 | 50,066 | 76823_0 | Can anyone elucidate a comprehensive list of rules regarding the usage of 'no' and 'not'? I've found rules of thumb, such as 'no' for nouns and 'not' for everything else, but then there's the case of "there are no kids" and "there are not any kids" — what's the rule for that? And are there other rules lurking? |
38,302 | 187,065 | 76823_0 | What is common practice regarding the use of abbreviations in chapter/section titles in a technical text? Is it encouraged? Should it be avoided? Is it preferable to include the full name of the term in question AND its abbreviation? Does it depend on how recently the term was defined in the text? Let's assume that the... |
38,303 | 35,324 | 76823_0 | I would like to know if there is a word/idiom to describe a certain phenomenon (maybe social inclination is a better word). I think it's kind of an anti- intellectualism, but anti-intellectualism doesn't cut it perfectly because it's not really "anti" intellectualism. It just doesn't use rational thinking and relies on... |
38,304 | 50,060 | 76823_0 | A typical conversation among members of my age demographic could go like this: > Person 1: Did you know that x > y?!? > > Person 2: Are you sure? > > Person 1: Yeah, I'm sure. > > Person 2: Are you _sure_ sure? Is this grammatically correct? |
38,305 | 92,631 | 76823_0 | I recently went to the US and one day I was talking with one of my colleagues about sports and I asked "Is today any match of World Series?" which was definitely incorrect judging by her reaction (which was, "Are you asking 'Are there any matches today?'") but fairly common in India where I hail from. My question is, w... |
38,306 | 194,870 | 76823_0 | as in I don't want to do a **__** job of motherhood or my career. |
38,307 | 100,142 | 76823_0 | I'm trying to find a word or phrase that sums up a company's brand, products and services. I'm thinking something along the lines of "company initiatives," but that doesn't seem to sum up the three. |
38,308 | 92,632 | 76823_0 | I am not sure if I could use the word _predict_ in the context of a scientific forecast. Does this word have a connotation of guessing, transcendental belief, or some kind of humbug? And if so, what to use instead? |
38,309 | 100,147 | 76823_0 | I generally use the "define" Google search tool to find what a word means, and how it should be pronounced correctly. Unlike websites like thefreedictionary.com, Google doesn't tell you what pronunciation it's using. I'd like to learn the British pronunciation, rather than the American one (or at least be aware of whic... |
38,310 | 32,673 | 76823_0 | > Process-oriented organizations break down the barriers of structural > departments and try to avoid functional silos. I was wondering what _silo_ means here? Is it a metaphor? |
38,311 | 74,589 | 76823_0 | What is single word in English for a fake/false image (in terms of personality, not in terms of photograph) of someone? |
38,312 | 171,958 | 76823_0 | What is the origin of the culinary term or dish "escabeche" |
38,313 | 32,676 | 76823_0 | "Tasks for life" - Would such a phrase be apropriate for a brand ? Is it correct to say it that way ? I want to create a task managing site, where people would manage their tasks in life. PS: English is not my native language, so please, excuse me. |
38,314 | 55,251 | 76823_0 | How to say * Buying Price * Purchase Price * You name it Note, I need the 'buying' term, as opposed to Sale Price. It's for a form where the user should fill in how much he paid for the apartment and for how much he sold it. |
38,315 | 74,581 | 76823_0 | I wanted to know how and when the word "bananas" came to be associated with "crazy". There was nothing detailed on Etymonline, but thanks to OED, I came to know that this book is the origin of this usage. I haven't been able to figure out the reason behind the usage, though. Is it arbitrary? Is it a random usage made p... |
38,316 | 32,678 | 76823_0 | I've heard the British term "half seven" (or "half nine," "half five", etc) used to tell time. I can't remember though if it means 6:30 or 7:30 (i.e. half _an hour before_ seven, or half _past_ seven)? I'm American and have never heard another American use the phrase, but apparently it's very common in the UK. |
38,317 | 55,258 | 76823_0 | I have seen this sentence in a status from one of my facebook friends. It doesn't sound right to me. > We have only left the city for the day. I think that it should be something like: > We have left the city for only a day (just for a day). Which one is correct and what is the usage of _only_ with present perfect? I c... |
38,318 | 155,875 | 76823_0 | I'm not sure how to describe the use of the bolded words in the following cases: > Pete is happy **singing** a song > > Anna talked **screaming** > > Mike entered the room **screaming** and **laughing** Is it acting as an adverb? Or has a preposition been elided? > Pete is happy **while** singing a song > > Anna talked... |
38,319 | 155,872 | 76823_0 | I'm looking to write a Java interface similar to Observer/Observable but with Newspaper/ _insert_word_here_. I'd like the word to not be something simple like _reader_ , but has some sort of reference to what the reader is reading. If someone has other suggestions of an item that is read/viewed/etc and a corresponding ... |
38,320 | 182,724 | 76823_0 | In work environment, we frequently encounter the words "deployment" and "release" in technical context. I often hear them used interchangeably also. It is mainly related to "Release and Deployment Management". For example, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) defines the aim of Release and Deployment Ma... |
38,321 | 6,175 | 76823_0 | Is the word "who" an adverb? If not, what is it? If it is an adverb, what type of adverb is it? |
38,322 | 77,584 | 76823_0 | Why are some words pronounced as though their letters were reversed? For example, why is _bible_ pronounced “buy-bel” and not “bib-lee”, or _Favre_ pronounced “far-vuh” and not “fav-rah”? |
38,323 | 77,580 | 76823_0 | Which of the following is correct and why? * opportunity at the _tips_ of her fingers * opportunity at the _tip_ of her fingers The former seems correct to me, but I don’t entirely understand why. |
38,324 | 77,588 | 76823_0 | Consider the following sentence . My boss (say Mr X) wrote this to me in an email and before this paragraph he actually gave a list of items that I need to work on : > We will have a Webex meeting at 9:00 AM on Friday with Y to review these > items. Please confirm that you can make it. Is he saying that I should be don... |
38,325 | 131,266 | 76823_0 | Does erudite carry positive or negative or neutral connotation? I received a comment on my writing style from a mathematician a while ago > Why not try for direct active voice and stop trying to make it sound > erudite? |
38,326 | 130,797 | 76823_0 | English is a so cool that I believe even an adjective which means "happening next month" exists. > Tom is a rather strange man. He always has the urge to attend a **___ __ ___ > ___** event but he always changes his mind after fortnight. Nobody can > really account for why he loses interest just about one week before t... |
38,327 | 169,031 | 76823_0 | If _porcine_ means pertaining to pigs, _bovine_ pertaining to cows, and _caprine_ pertaining to goats, what is the _-ine_ word that denotes pertaining to sheep? |
38,328 | 94,764 | 76823_0 | In a sentence when subject is separated by a comma, we use there plural verb or singular verb? There are no conjunction like _and, as well as_ in between. Like I have one sentence as : > Too much cricket, too many teams to lead **_have/has_** left Dhoni jaded. Here Dhoni is the name of a person. I think **have** would ... |
38,329 | 69,233 | 76823_0 | I'm updating my résumé and I'm trying to describe myself as "someone who learns on his own", though more briefly. I think the word "autodidact" fits but an informal survey around the workplace showed that many people don't know what the word means. I'm concerned that using the word will leave those reading my résumé sc... |
38,330 | 130,799 | 76823_0 | What is the difference between agreeing with a persons feelings and validating their feelings? |
38,331 | 153,695 | 76823_0 | Has anybody ever heard of the _swung dash_? Friends tell me that this is being used by writers in lieu of the dash. See examples below. Has anybody ever seen this usage? If so, is it new? You are the friend ~ the only friend ~ who offered to help me. Never have I met such a lovely person ~ before you. I pay the bills ... |
38,332 | 22,732 | 76823_0 | We're having a debate in our office as to which of the following is grammatically correct: > Get savings of up to 75% **off** name brand clothes […]. > Get savings of up to 75% **on** name brand clothes […]. > Get savings of up to 75% **off of** name brand clothes […]. Please help us settle this! |
38,333 | 141,214 | 76823_0 | Looking for abbreviation or similar meaning words. The context is recommended songs, movies, books etc. I need a shorter way to say the same thing (preferably half the characters) in order to fit it into a mobile application user interface. I checked Thesaurus but doesn't help. |
38,334 | 75,988 | 76823_0 | In formal writing (like a technical paper), is there a generally accepted way to punctuate the break between an introductory phrase and a question in a sentence like this? > Let's ask ourselves (--insert punctuation here--) what would a world without > computers look like? I know that you could reword it to avoid the d... |
38,335 | 94,763 | 76823_0 | Should we use use the present continuous form " ** _would you mind if_** " to ask a polite question? |
38,336 | 17,130 | 76823_0 | I already knew the expression, "to foot the bill," and there is also, "to fill the bill." I initially thought this was just a variant, but on closer examination it seems to be an altogether different idiomatic expression. So what's the difference? |
38,337 | 75,987 | 76823_0 | There are two different types of dialogue I'm aware of, that for the moment I'll refer to as 'direct' dialogue and 'indirect' dialogue. However, I know these terms aren't the correct ones, and it's been driving me crazy not being able to remember. An example would probably be best. 'Direct' dialogue: "I don't want to d... |
38,338 | 38,989 | 76823_0 | Over the weekend, I watched a talking head on TV saying the following sentence. > An economic recovery will come faster, not sooner. I can't make proper sense of this as both are _synonymous_ to me. I cannot find this as a common phrase either. Has anyone got an explanation for this statement? What are the differences ... |
38,339 | 75,983 | 76823_0 | Is anything wrong about this phrase "We build software solutions designed for scalability"? I think there is, because the tenses are not consistent. |
38,340 | 162,771 | 76823_0 | what's the meaning of "It is not without interest that"? e.g. It is not without interest that most of the reports of military campaigns and the scenes of destruction of towns are dated to the late Fifth and the early Sixth Dynasty, that is, the final stage of the Old Kingdom. |
38,341 | 31,800 | 76823_0 | > You must submit your homework as late as tomorrow. Does the sentence have the same meaning as the following one? > The deadline for your homework submission is tomorrow. To be specific, I want to convey the urgency of the matter, not allowance for delay. From the answers, I've learned that "You must do something by s... |
38,342 | 77,633 | 76823_0 | I know that 'forever' is a word, and I know that 'evermore' is a word, but what is the correct way to write the phrase 'for ever more'? Is it 'forever more'? 'For evermore'? Or even _'forevermore'_ , as a long shot? Any help would be appreciated! |
38,343 | 165,240 | 76823_0 | Given the essay question: * * * > "Between Canada and Nigeria describe and explain the ' **inter- > relationships** ' between and among Health and Economic Development > > In your answer, focus on the similarities and differences of these **inter- > relationships**." I don't understand what its asking |
38,344 | 153,099 | 76823_0 | "The man who lives in the house likes watching TV all day." when omitting "who", should it be "The man in the house likes watching TV all day" or "The man being in the house likes watching TV all day? Thanks |
38,345 | 146,879 | 76823_0 | I'm thinking perhaps "insistently", but I don't think that conveighs the absoluteness of what I'm looking for and described in the question's title. Any other ideas? |
38,346 | 138,663 | 76823_0 | As a non-native English speaker without a classical education, it took me quite some time to appreciate the "e.g." and "i.e." abbreviations. What is wrong with "f.e." ("for example") and "t.i." ("that is")? |
38,347 | 75,679 | 76823_0 | In referring to a local church, does the name "St Giles" require a period after the "St"? I was told that to add a period confuses it with the abbreviation for street. |
38,348 | 138,666 | 76823_0 | When we want to know how tall or how short someone is, we can query for his tallness, shortness, or height (neutral measurement unit). Is there such a neutral measurement unit for the adjectives masculine and feminine? E.g. When we want to know how masculine or how feminine someone is, we can query for his masculinenes... |
38,349 | 138,665 | 76823_0 | As I get older (into my 30s) the less I feel like using youthful slang, and I take extra pride in using professional English. But I can't think of a word that is universally equivalent to the colloquial term "cool" that means "worthy to judgmental youths" or something of that nature. Could you suggest some more profess... |
38,350 | 75,676 | 76823_0 | What is the origin of the phrase "sent packing," which is used when someone gets the boot? I have seen it used a lot but would like to know where it originally came from. |
38,351 | 70,002 | 76823_0 | There was the phrase “ _He is not a man about town_ ” in the article of Time magazine May14 – 20 issue, titled “Brazil’s War on Big Oil,” reporting the oil-spill accident which took place in the sea 230 miles away the northwest of Rio de Janeiro on November 7 last year. The article introduces the background of Gorge Bu... |
38,352 | 130,132 | 76823_0 | Consider the following sentence (it is a real medical condition) > These people have blue skin. We should let them get in touch with other > sufferers. I would prefer using **the other** sufferers as **other sufferers** could mean people suffering from anything. Do I get it correctly? |
38,353 | 191,816 | 76823_0 | Consider the sample sentence below (quoted from a manual Here): > When you evaluate a list, the Lisp interpreter looks **at the first symbol > in the list** and then **at the function definition bound to that symbol**. > Then the instructions in the function definition are carried out. My question is: is it recommended... |
38,354 | 70,005 | 76823_0 | When I hear expressions like "you need to get trained up", I think the _up_ is, at best, superfluous and probably grammatically incorrect. Is that the case, or does the _up_ serve a purpose? |
38,355 | 4,526 | 76823_0 | CP Snow (author of "The Two Cultures") was said to have disliked the word "television" because it was a mixture of Greek and Latin roots. Is there any particular reason to dislike words like this? I'd also be interested in other examples (polyamory, vinopolis...) |
38,356 | 4,525 | 76823_0 | What do you call words that share the same root (e.g., "network", "networks", "networking"). Also, does the shortest one of them have a specific name (e.g., "network")? |
38,357 | 70,009 | 76823_0 | I have often seen people writing a line like this in emails: > I have copied xyz on this email. This reads funny to me. I always thought it should be "I have copied this email to xyz". That makes more sense to me. Is the first usage correct? How did it come into being? |
38,358 | 4,520 | 76823_0 | The urban dictionary writes: > GEIL (Guy-el) The best colloquial word ever established by the German > language. It has slowly assimilated itself into English speaking culture, > particularly the Southeast of America. These cities such as: Charleston, > Charlotte, Atlanta, and Chattanooga the word 'GEIL' is used freque... |
38,359 | 104,134 | 76823_0 | I was doing some literature homework today, when I became confused as to whether or not the following sentence is grammatical: > X and Y should have killed Z **to** have prevented Z from killing them. Should "to" be swapped out for "in order to", or is the whole sentence just plain wrong? |
38,360 | 125,731 | 76823_0 | I am looking for a word that means "micro and macro". For instance, if I was describing an economic phenomenon that can be observed on both the micro and macro levels of the economy, I could call it a **__** phenomenon. If you don't know of a "real" English term for this, I'm open to suggestions for new words! |
38,361 | 4,421 | 76823_0 | Consider the following sentence: > One of the items that needed a further development was a research on child > nodes of a story representing its sub categories being updated the moment > the list of sub categories is changed through edit page for stories. The part from the beginning of the sentence to the word "resear... |
38,362 | 122,705 | 76823_0 | What does "toolbox meeting" or "toolbox training" mean? The context is "Incident Report/ Toolbox meeting minutes /signed attendance sheet" |
38,363 | 33,182 | 76823_0 | I hear it all the time in arguments over subjective judgements: > There's no accounting for taste. Where does this saying come from? Is it a quote or old proverb? |
38,364 | 130,019 | 76823_0 | This question references a suggested edit I rejected on Super User. The edit suggested that the _a_ in > There's no way you're plugging any of those directly into **a** SATA > interface. be changed to _an_. The result would be > There's no way you're plugging any of those directly into **an** SATA > interface. Is this ... |
38,365 | 33,180 | 76823_0 | How is the name for one's own language created? |
38,366 | 122,709 | 76823_0 | Is there anything wrong with the use of "especially" in this sentence? > Since then, his popularity has increased in other countries, especially > Russia, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan. I don't know if to add "in" after especially up there or not. Even with that something seems wrong with the use of ... |
38,367 | 33,185 | 76823_0 | What could be a good word for _a group of intellectuals_ or _a group of smart learners_? Any suggestions of related terms also invited. I am looking forward to rename _groups_ in a social application with somewhat more fitting word. Thanks in anticipation of your great suggestions. |
38,368 | 172,362 | 76823_0 | For example, it's the first day at your new job and one of your colleagues is supposed to introduce you to the new working place. The person rants about everything in high speed without paying attention to whether or not you understand what he's saying. |
38,369 | 172,366 | 76823_0 | Suppose I want to say > Stay up-to-date **with/on** technology news Do I use _with_ or _on_? |
38,370 | 172,369 | 76823_0 | For example, someone strongly offended you and you let them know, maybe hoping for an apology, acknowledgement or just a change in his attitude. Instead he laughs it off, ignores your concern by saying "haha, so what have you been up to/how are you?" What would you call a person like this? |
38,371 | 36,000 | 76823_0 | Is he saying he doesn’t like the playful attitude? Or is he cynically referring to part of the joke? I’m reading a Harry Potter book and found ‘I don’t care …’ in a scene. For the moment, I have three interpretations for that. > 1. I don’t care for your joke. I don’t like your attitude. Don’t make fun > of me when I’m ... |
38,372 | 148,399 | 76823_0 | I understand that the letter "J" is relatively new — perhaps 400–500 years old. But since there has long been important names that begin with J, such as Jesus, Joshua, Justinian, etc., and which predate the introduction of a special letter, does that mean that the "J" sound predated the letter, or were such famous name... |
38,373 | 36,003 | 76823_0 | What is a _jigger of Asperger's_? The context paragraph is: > Page was not a social animal—those who interacted with him often wondered if > there were a **jigger of Asperger’s** in the mix—and he could unnerve people > by simply not talking. But when he did speak, he often came out with ideas > that bordered on the fa... |
38,374 | 36,007 | 76823_0 | The sound I’d like to know is that made by a man toward a cat and a horse, not made by animals. According to a dictionary, when **a man** chirrups, it means to make clucking or clicking sounds with the lips, **as in urging on a horse**. However, it doesn’t help me at all when I try to imagine the sound. Also, I have an... |
38,375 | 36,008 | 76823_0 | While searching the Net, ‘magnificent head’ shows me a lot of lion’s heads, but I found ‘a woman with a magnificent head’ in a book. > “Fleur Delacour, though she demonstrated excellent use of the Bubble-Head > Charm, was attacked by grindylows as she approached her goal, and failed to > retrieve her hostage. We award ... |
38,376 | 42,923 | 76823_0 | Is using _compensate_ correct in this context? > We are appealing for your help. We've found a great deal for a software > solution we want to teach our kids and it costs 1000 dollars and your > contributions to **compensate** this cost will be much appreciated. I don't mean money for a loss. It should mean _help us to... |
38,377 | 125,084 | 76823_0 | > wherever it takes to... Is this proper grammar? I've heard,"Whatever it takes to do something", but this type is the first example for me. > ...being a writer means going wherever it takes to find “the scale of > things... |
38,378 | 125,086 | 76823_0 | Is the conjugation correct here? I know "A family were there." can be grammatical when "A family" is being treated as a plural noun. But the following example is different. The subject is plural but it's treated as singular. I've never encountered this pattern before. > It is no accident that Seamus Heaney’s selected p... |
38,379 | 125,083 | 76823_0 | Is there a single word or small phrase for "a list of tasks that a town or village has set out to accomplish, specifically for the improvement of the community" The best I have so far is "agenda" but it's not quite what I'm going for. If it makes any difference / influences your word choices, this word/phrase is to be ... |
38,380 | 138,084 | 76823_0 | Should two different sentences with subject and predicate be separated with a comma? > Self documenting code is not your thing I get it. > This is so obviously homework it hurts. Is there a rule for this? Or maybe these examples are grammatically incorrect? |
38,381 | 84,659 | 76823_0 | What does the idiom "to sound a little off" mean in American English? |
38,382 | 84,656 | 76823_0 | Which is grammatically correct and why? 1. Members are requested to pay their subscriptions in time. 2. All the Members are requested to pay their subscriptions in time. |
38,383 | 84,651 | 76823_0 | I was listening to a Tripod song, an Australian comedy band, and they used the 'name' dax ipsa (spelled phonetically). It was obviously some sort of joke, but I have no clue what it actually means? Is this something specific to Australia? **Edit:** Adding some context from Russell's answer: > Gatesy: I'm Batman. > Scod... |
38,384 | 84,652 | 76823_0 | _Bark, berry, flower, herb, leaves, nuts, plant, resin, seeds, wood_ , etc. These are all — what? _Parts? components? elements? plant forms? divisions?_ I have the sense there may be a more elegant word that nails it, especially since _plant_ is itself in the list. |
38,385 | 138,089 | 76823_0 | I was wondering about adding an _e_ at the end of a word to change it from a noun to a verb. For example. cloth to clothe, and breath to breathe. **My question here is if this is some special rule, or a quirk to the English Language**. |
38,386 | 38,284 | 76823_0 | Prompted by the question: " How did kool-aid come to be the drink of fanboys? " Wikipedia's explanation on "Fanboy (disambiguation)" provides: > A fanboy is a person considered to belong to one or more fandoms to a point > of obsession. Wiktionary says: > (fandom slang) Someone (normally male) who is utterly devoted to... |
38,387 | 39,769 | 76823_0 | When you ask someone if your buddy Ken is at home or not, what is the correct question, "Is Ken home?" or "Is Ken at home?"? I'm pretty sure both of those are correct, since I've seen a lot of times when this question was asked without "at" in it. Though, it seems the second choice is more correct in terms of grammar. ... |
38,388 | 39,765 | 76823_0 | > Arnold raced out of the door, and started... In its time, it was once reported, this was one of the most often-read lines of fiction in the English language: it is the sentence fragment shown in a brief close-up shot of mystery novelist Jessica Fletcher's typewriter in the opening credits of _Murder, She Wrote_ from ... |
38,389 | 83,921 | 76823_0 | Now and then, I listen the below quoted expression: > From the conceptual point of view ... However I still can't get its meaning, I think it is somehow related to **the way to think about a particular subject** , but I'm not sure. Can you shed some light on this ? |
38,390 | 83,925 | 76823_0 | Alexithymia refers to a state wherein a person cannot understand or describe his or her feelings, and means literally "without words for emotions". Is there a term (psychological, medical, or otherwise) for someone who is overly conscious of and articulate about his or her emotions? |
38,391 | 181,631 | 76823_0 | I have no idea how to explain why I generally think well, without having my explanation seem contrived I have no idea how to explain why I generally think well, without my explanation seeming contrived |
38,392 | 148,170 | 76823_0 | On this post here, it says: > Another word which comes to my mind is "Knack". It can be used to show how > someone has a specific talent. Again as an example - Tim is good with > musical instruments, and yet he doesn't have **the knack to** come up with > original tunes like his brother has. I'm an American, so I use t... |
38,393 | 71,357 | 76823_0 | I've just seen this sentence on the internet... > You don't get another chance. Life is **no** Nintendo game. If I had to say something like that, I would say "Life is not a Nintendo game." Why did he say " **no** "? What is more correct? and what is the difference? |
38,394 | 148,173 | 76823_0 | What's the difference between "content" and "contented"? > I feel **content** with my present condition. > > I feel **contented** with my present condition. > > When she calls me by my name sweetly, I feel **contented**. > > When she calls me by my name sweetly, I feel **content**. Hopefully, that'd be enough examples.... |
38,395 | 71,352 | 76823_0 | > I know how deeply you are **imbedded** in the internet. Is it correct to use _imbed_ here? |
38,396 | 172,986 | 76823_0 | I'm unsure of how to pronounce subreddit names in casual conversation without preface. I read `/r/funny` mentally as "R funny", but this doesn't always work in conversation, especially with acronym subreddits, like `/r/wtf`, as the 'r' could be misinterpreted as part of the subreddit name. Furthermore, it can be someti... |
38,397 | 12,925 | 76823_0 | Sorry, I don't know what is this element called in English. It is an electric power cord with multiple sockets to allow multiple appliances to be plugged into it. In Spanish it is said to be informally a “ _zapatilla_ ”, but in English?  or ![Extension Lead](http://i.s... |
38,398 | 12,929 | 76823_0 | What would be a a linguistic term for those nouns ending with -ing? Examples: _building, scaffolding, ending_. What are some other examples, and what do they all share in common semantically? |
38,399 | 41,787 | 76823_0 | What is the difference between _to allege_ and _to claim_? Can I use them interchangeably? Or perhaps I can only _allege_ something illegal? For example, from CNET: > Over the past several months, the two companies have been embroiled in > litigation in which Apple **alleges** that Samsung illegally copied > technology... |
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