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I've been asked "will you stay in this country for good?" At that time I didn't know "for good" mean forever. I wonder why it could be forever. | I've been asked "will you stay in this country for good?" At that time I didn't know "for good" mean forever. I wonder why it could be forever. | Since the 1300s, among the meanings of good, when used of things that could be counted or measured (like time) has been "quite long, large, many" and then "all" or "the entirety" or "completely". The idiom "for good" (meaning "for a very long time" or "for all time") ultimately came to mean "forever" or "for the rest o... | Since the 1300s, among the meanings of good, when used of things that could be counted or measured (like time) has been "quite long, large, many" and then "all" or "the entirety" or "completely". The idiom "for good" (meaning "for a very long time" or "for all time") ultimately came to mean "forever" or "for the rest o... |
Apa itu noun? | null | null | Noun adalah kata benda seperti orang, tempat, atau benda. Contoh: book, teacher, city. |
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They walk every day | null | null | They walked every day |
Apa perbedaan antara is, am, dan are? | null | null | 'Is' digunakan untuk he, she, it. 'Am' untuk I. 'Are' untuk you, we, they. |
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A question about prepositions: link Gilberto Francisco's mother said Tuesday she begged him not set out on the dangerous journey from their modest cinder block- and sheet-metal home high in the northern Guatemalan mountains. How is "in the mountains" different from "on the mountains"? | A question about prepositions: link Gilberto Francisco's mother said Tuesday she begged him not set out on the dangerous journey from their modest cinder block- and sheet-metal home high in the northern Guatemalan mountains. How is "in the mountains" different from "on the mountains"? | 'On the mountain' and 'on the mountains' means 'on top of' [EDIT: better explanation, 'on the surface of' - see comments below], like goats or trees or snow. One house can also be 'on a mountain' but not 'on the mountains' (unless it's a really big house!) 'In the mountains' means 'among/in between the mountains'. Here... | 'On the mountain' and 'on the mountains' means 'on top of' [EDIT: better explanation, 'on the surface of' - see comments below], like goats or trees or snow. One house can also be 'on a mountain' but not 'on the mountains' (unless it's a really big house!) 'In the mountains' means 'among/in between the mountains'. Here... |
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In our law essays we are often required to quote different judges. It becomes really monotonous to use the word "stated" all the time. I have also used "advocated" and "declared". Are there any other words which could suffice in the place of these words? Example: In the GCHQ case Lord Diplock... | In our law essays we are often required to quote different judges. It becomes really monotonous to use the word "stated" all the time. I have also used "advocated" and "declared". Are there any other words which could suffice in the place of these words? Example: In the GCHQ case Lord Diplock stated / advocated/ declar... | Some literatures (French and Farsi have been instanced on this site) applaud and even demand such employment of synonyms; but in English this is deprecated and mocked as 'elegant variation'. Moreover, in some disciplines it is regarded as a grave vice to stray from the most neutral term available in introducing a quota... | Some literatures (French and Farsi have been instanced on this site) applaud and even demand such employment of synonyms; but in English this is deprecated and mocked as 'elegant variation'. Moreover, in some disciplines it is regarded as a grave vice to stray from the most neutral term available in introducing a quota... |
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I'm looking for a word or phrase that means something along the lines of "the exhilaration of taboo". Here's the context for what I'm looking for: "It was strange and [blank] to walk around and see everyone's age so blatantly public." | I'm looking for a word or phrase that means something along the lines of "the exhilaration of taboo". Here's the context for what I'm looking for: "It was strange and [blank] to walk around and see everyone's age so blatantly public." | Collins defines titillating as of or relating to something that arouses, teases, interests, or excites someone pleasurably and often superficially He writes deliberately titillating lyrics. Merriam-Websters offers pleasantly stimulating or exciting , such as titillating reading; also: erotic | Collins defines titillating as of or relating to something that arouses, teases, interests, or excites someone pleasurably and often superficially He writes deliberately titillating lyrics. Merriam-Websters offers pleasantly stimulating or exciting , such as titillating reading; also: erotic |
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They are studying | null | null | They are not studying |
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I have heard that starting a sentence with however is wrong. What are the grounds for this view and is it still held by a majority of pedants? They would suggest changing However, some people are beginning to doubt this. to Some people, however, are … or Some people are, however, beginning … | I have heard that starting a sentence with however is wrong. What are the grounds for this view and is it still held by a majority of pedants? They would suggest changing However, some people are beginning to doubt this. to Some people, however, are … or Some people are, however, beginning … | The Grammar Girl has a good article on this topic, basically: It is fine to use however at the beginning of a sentence; you just need to know when to use a comma. If it means "to whatever extent", don't use a comma: However wrong it is, I will say it loud and clearly. If it means "nevertheless", use a comma: However, I... | The Grammar Girl has a good article on this topic, basically: It is fine to use however at the beginning of a sentence; you just need to know when to use a comma. If it means "to whatever extent", don't use a comma: However wrong it is, I will say it loud and clearly. If it means "nevertheless", use a comma: However, I... |
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Which one is grammatical? Note that we have previously discussed about this. or Noted that we have previously discussed about this. Note to Myself: First one is correct (by StoneyB) | Which one is grammatical? Note that we have previously discussed about this. or Noted that we have previously discussed about this. Note to Myself: First one is correct (by StoneyB) | Note that we have previously discussed this. Here note is a finite verb in the imperative: the subject is always understood to be you. You call upon the reader to observe that the matter has already been discussed. Noted that we have previously discussed this. Noted may be understood as either a finite past-tense form ... | Note that we have previously discussed this. Here note is a finite verb in the imperative: the subject is always understood to be you. You call upon the reader to observe that the matter has already been discussed. Noted that we have previously discussed this. Noted may be understood as either a finite past-tense form ... |
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They walk every day | null | null | They walked every day |
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A moment in a movie went like this: A woman was sitting on a man’s lap and about to kiss him in her room which has extremely thin walls. Her neighbor shouted suddenly, "Just kiss already! Get a damn room!". Does he mean "I wanna hear the sequel. But get another nice room for the sake of your ... | A moment in a movie went like this: A woman was sitting on a man’s lap and about to kiss him in her room which has extremely thin walls. Her neighbor shouted suddenly, "Just kiss already! Get a damn room!". Does he mean "I wanna hear the sequel. But get another nice room for the sake of your own privacy." or "Get any a... | This expression usually means: Go somewhere more private if you are going to be so affectionate. It's typically used as an admonition when a couple is making other people feel uncomfortable because they are being overly affectionate in a public setting. I've never heard of the expression being used when the person sayi... | This expression usually means: Go somewhere more private if you are going to be so affectionate. It's typically used as an admonition when a couple is making other people feel uncomfortable because they are being overly affectionate in a public setting. I've never heard of the expression being used when the person sayi... |
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I want to express that I constrained something too much such that it is contradictory now. At first sight, over-constrained seems to fit, but I am not sure whether it is fine to use in a scientific publication. Can you help me? | I want to express that I constrained something too much such that it is contradictory now. At first sight, over-constrained seems to fit, but I am not sure whether it is fine to use in a scientific publication. Can you help me? | I have never used this word, but I think that “overconstrained” (for a system of equations) is used in two slightly different meanings: There are more constraints than the degree of freedom. There are more constraints than the degree of freedom and there are no solutions because of that. For example, we can call a syst... | I have never used this word, but I think that “overconstrained” (for a system of equations) is used in two slightly different meanings: There are more constraints than the degree of freedom. There are more constraints than the degree of freedom and there are no solutions because of that. For example, we can call a syst... |
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Caesar and caesura are two similar-sounding Latin words which have made their way into English unsullied in terms of their orthography. The same can however not be said of their pronunciations. The original Latin pronunciations of /kaisar/ and /kaisuːra/ have evolved into /siːzər/ and /sizjʊr... | Caesar and caesura are two similar-sounding Latin words which have made their way into English unsullied in terms of their orthography. The same can however not be said of their pronunciations. The original Latin pronunciations of /kaisar/ and /kaisuːra/ have evolved into /siːzər/ and /sizjʊrə/ respectively. Why/how di... | For a complete answer, take a look at the Wikipedia article on the traditional English pronunciation of Latin or at Appendix B ("The pronunciation of Latin in England") of Sidney Allen's Vox Latina: The Pronunciation of Classical Latin. The rough story seems to be that the traditional English pronunciation of Latin con... | For a complete answer, take a look at the Wikipedia article on the traditional English pronunciation of Latin or at Appendix B ("The pronunciation of Latin in England") of Sidney Allen's Vox Latina: The Pronunciation of Classical Latin. The rough story seems to be that the traditional English pronunciation of Latin con... |
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I have found multiple questions touching on this but not a single one that has a comprehensive answer. The information is all there but in little bits. "Do you not" vs. "Don't you" Why does "Why doesn't it work?" become "Why does it not work?" etc. Exactly why is "Do not you sleep?" ungrammat... | I have found multiple questions touching on this but not a single one that has a comprehensive answer. The information is all there but in little bits. "Do you not" vs. "Don't you" Why does "Why doesn't it work?" become "Why does it not work?" etc. Exactly why is "Do not you sleep?" ungrammatical (except in poetry/with... | This is an interesting question. I haven't an authoritative answer, but I can sketch the historical development and make some suggestions for how it came to be. The first thing is that not is an anomaly in English: it is a kind of modifier that follows the word it modifies. This is normal in some languages, but unusual... | This is an interesting question. I haven't an authoritative answer, but I can sketch the historical development and make some suggestions for how it came to be. The first thing is that not is an anomaly in English: it is a kind of modifier that follows the word it modifies. This is normal in some languages, but unusual... |
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With a name that ends in -s, such as Travis or Lewis, where and when should you use -es, -'s, -s or just leave it alone to both pluralise, and to infer belonging to? E.g., if the ball belongs to Travis, which suffix would be used in The ball is Travis[es/'s/s/]. And, referring to a group of p... | With a name that ends in -s, such as Travis or Lewis, where and when should you use -es, -'s, -s or just leave it alone to both pluralise, and to infer belonging to? E.g., if the ball belongs to Travis, which suffix would be used in The ball is Travis[es/'s/s/]. And, referring to a group of people all named Travis, whi... | There is no special rule here: you simple use the same rule as you do for other words. That means that the specific answers to your two sentences are: The ball is Travis’s. Here come the Travises. Those last words are of course pronounced the same. There are imported -is words that go to -es, like crisis > crises, but ... | There is no special rule here: you simple use the same rule as you do for other words. That means that the specific answers to your two sentences are: The ball is Travis’s. Here come the Travises. Those last words are of course pronounced the same. There are imported -is words that go to -es, like crisis > crises, but ... |
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We has a car | null | null | We have a car |
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Most of the uses of the word everloving I can think of involve either vulgar or violent contexts, so you must excuse the following example: He'd finally crossed my last nerve, so yesterday, me and my buddies caught him out and beat the everloving snot out of him. When I look up the definition... | Most of the uses of the word everloving I can think of involve either vulgar or violent contexts, so you must excuse the following example: He'd finally crossed my last nerve, so yesterday, me and my buddies caught him out and beat the everloving snot out of him. When I look up the definition of everloving at Wiktionar... | I believe it's a euphemism for "motherf***ing", with a similar sound and a meaning close enough to be understood but not actually obscene. | I believe it's a euphemism for "motherf***ing", with a similar sound and a meaning close enough to be understood but not actually obscene. |
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They walk every day | null | null | They walked every day |
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I'm pretty sure there's a word for that. Unfortunately, searching for the antonym of patronage didn't yield any results. Example sentence: Since I became a __ I haven't had to worry about money anymore. | I'm pretty sure there's a word for that. Unfortunately, searching for the antonym of patronage didn't yield any results. Example sentence: Since I became a __ I haven't had to worry about money anymore. | I wholeheartedly recommend the Reverse Dictionary at onelook.com. Searching for recipient of patronage gives, among other less relevant suggestions, all of the following. protégé [probably the best word] client concern dependant favourite almsman beneficiary | I wholeheartedly recommend the Reverse Dictionary at onelook.com. Searching for recipient of patronage gives, among other less relevant suggestions, all of the following. protégé [probably the best word] client concern dependant favourite almsman beneficiary |
Apa perbedaan antara is, am, dan are? | null | null | 'Is' digunakan untuk he, she, it. 'Am' untuk I. 'Are' untuk you, we, they. |
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He run fast | null | null | He runs fast |
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I've written the following sentence but after reading it, it sounds to me like it's wrong. The skill-set for iOS and Android development is not common in the current team. Is it correct to say "common in the current team"? Or should I use "common on"? | I've written the following sentence but after reading it, it sounds to me like it's wrong. The skill-set for iOS and Android development is not common in the current team. Is it correct to say "common in the current team"? Or should I use "common on"? | It’s in. However, you may want to consider re-writing the whole thing. Something like this might be clearer, depending on how polite you want to be: Most of those working on the project are not familiar with iOS and Android development. | It’s in. However, you may want to consider re-writing the whole thing. Something like this might be clearer, depending on how polite you want to be: Most of those working on the project are not familiar with iOS and Android development. |
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According to Wikipedia, a roe deer is a small, nimble Eurasian deer with no visible tail, a white rump patch, and a reddish summer coat that turns grey in winter, the male having short three-pointed antlers (source) Why are such deers called "roe" deers? I found that "roe" only means the eggs... | According to Wikipedia, a roe deer is a small, nimble Eurasian deer with no visible tail, a white rump patch, and a reddish summer coat that turns grey in winter, the male having short three-pointed antlers (source) Why are such deers called "roe" deers? I found that "roe" only means the eggs of fish, the sperm of cert... | There are two words written "roe" - they are homonyms (words of different origin that look and sound the same). So, "roe" meaning "fish eggs" is one word, and "roe" meaning roe deer is another, unrelated word. Both are of Germanic origin, but they have different roots. For the name of the deer, the terms "roe" and "roe... | There are two words written "roe" - they are homonyms (words of different origin that look and sound the same). So, "roe" meaning "fish eggs" is one word, and "roe" meaning roe deer is another, unrelated word. Both are of Germanic origin, but they have different roots. For the name of the deer, the terms "roe" and "roe... |
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They walk every day | null | null | They walked every day |
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Apa itu simple past tense? | null | null | Simple past tense digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang terjadi dan selesai di masa lalu. Contoh: I ate lunch yesterday. |
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A poem from A Canterbury Tale (1944): Six hundred years have passed. What would they see, Dan Chaucer and his goodly company? Today the hills and valleys are the same. Gone are the forests since the enclosures came. Hedgerows have sprung. The land is under plow, And orchards bloom with blosso... | A poem from A Canterbury Tale (1944): Six hundred years have passed. What would they see, Dan Chaucer and his goodly company? Today the hills and valleys are the same. Gone are the forests since the enclosures came. Hedgerows have sprung. The land is under plow, And orchards bloom with blossom on the bough. Sussex and ... | I think the word is misspelled here. (Was this text taken from the original script or transcribed from the dialog?) It should be brake. Brake - a clump of brushes, brushwood, or briars. See also thicket. (link) | I think the word is misspelled here. (Was this text taken from the original script or transcribed from the dialog?) It should be brake. Brake - a clump of brushes, brushwood, or briars. See also thicket. (link) |
Apa itu noun? | null | null | Noun adalah kata benda seperti orang, tempat, atau benda. Contoh: book, teacher, city. |
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He plays football | null | null | He does not play football |
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I saw this on twitter and I'd like to know what he meant with that, because it seems that "Do you" is a question but he is using it as an answer. Question: Is it ok if I spent $55 on pokecoins? Answer: Do you, bruh. | I saw this on twitter and I'd like to know what he meant with that, because it seems that "Do you" is a question but he is using it as an answer. Question: Is it ok if I spent $55 on pokecoins? Answer: Do you, bruh. | From Urban Dictionary do you Do what you feel is best for you, in short, do you. acting in a way that satisfies you, not caring at all about what others think nor about your actions and/or consequences following your heart I suppose it's slang (I don't know the right terminology). In this instance, do you basically mea... | From Urban Dictionary do you Do what you feel is best for you, in short, do you. acting in a way that satisfies you, not caring at all about what others think nor about your actions and/or consequences following your heart I suppose it's slang (I don't know the right terminology). In this instance, do you basically mea... |
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You is kind | null | null | You are kind |
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What goes in the blank? Commerce → Commercial Finance → Financial Trade → __________ | What goes in the blank? Commerce → Commercial Finance → Financial Trade → __________ | One word is mercantile: Related to trade [ODO] | One word is mercantile: Related to trade [ODO] |
Apa itu noun? | null | null | Noun adalah kata benda seperti orang, tempat, atau benda. Contoh: book, teacher, city. |
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When writing out a company name, which would you use: Company Name: Strapline Company Name - Strapline Company Name – Strapline Company Name, Strapline Or is the correct one missing from this list entirely? | When writing out a company name, which would you use: Company Name: Strapline Company Name - Strapline Company Name – Strapline Company Name, Strapline Or is the correct one missing from this list entirely? | Colon (:) or dash (—) is fine. Personally I find dashes easier to read in search engine result pages. I recommend Jakob Nielsen's Tagline Blues: What's the Site About? for advice on writing good strap lines. | Colon (:) or dash (—) is fine. Personally I find dashes easier to read in search engine result pages. I recommend Jakob Nielsen's Tagline Blues: What's the Site About? for advice on writing good strap lines. |
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I was watching a breakfast show the other day and a reporter was at a museum where they had an exhibition that the lady said was: Exactly like what the scientists think the surface of Mars is probably like Is this possible? Can something be exactly like something that's probable? | I was watching a breakfast show the other day and a reporter was at a museum where they had an exhibition that the lady said was: Exactly like what the scientists think the surface of Mars is probably like Is this possible? Can something be exactly like something that's probable? | The exhibition is an explicit demonstration of an idea. It can be exactly like the physical expression of the idea. Since scientists have good data about the martian surface, it can also be "probably" correct. As Hilaire Belloc once wrote about microbes, "Oh! let us never, never doubt What nobody is sure about!". | The exhibition is an explicit demonstration of an idea. It can be exactly like the physical expression of the idea. Since scientists have good data about the martian surface, it can also be "probably" correct. As Hilaire Belloc once wrote about microbes, "Oh! let us never, never doubt What nobody is sure about!". |
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In my native language, if today is 1st and Sunday and we want to refer to the next Sunday (on 8th) then we may say the "today's eighth day" or just "8th day". For example if you're asking when does the festival begin? Someone may reply: 8th day. Obviously the count 8 includes today. On the ot... | In my native language, if today is 1st and Sunday and we want to refer to the next Sunday (on 8th) then we may say the "today's eighth day" or just "8th day". For example if you're asking when does the festival begin? Someone may reply: 8th day. Obviously the count 8 includes today. On the other hand if we excluded tod... | The comments have given you all the details of using numbers in precise ways. My answer is going to give you the natural ways of talking about time (in terms of days) in English. I wasn't sure if you are also interested in that, but in case you are, here goes. Mostly we use the name of the day of the week, but we can a... | The comments have given you all the details of using numbers in precise ways. My answer is going to give you the natural ways of talking about time (in terms of days) in English. I wasn't sure if you are also interested in that, but in case you are, here goes. Mostly we use the name of the day of the week, but we can a... |
Apa perbedaan antara is, am, dan are? | null | null | 'Is' digunakan untuk he, she, it. 'Am' untuk I. 'Are' untuk you, we, they. |
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I am coding a program and want to raise a signal whenever the data of a form is in a state that allows it to be committed to a storage. signal committabilityChanged(); However, I don't find the word committability in the dictionaries I checked. Is committability a word? Else, what is the noun... | I am coding a program and want to raise a signal whenever the data of a form is in a state that allows it to be committed to a storage. signal committabilityChanged(); However, I don't find the word committability in the dictionaries I checked. Is committability a word? Else, what is the noun form of “committable”? | This Google ngram suggests that both committability and commitability are used, with the former being preferred over the latter. Their usage appears to be quite rare and specialised. Initially, committability seems to have been used primarily in the field of psychiatry. Later years show its increasing usage in computer... | This Google ngram suggests that both committability and commitability are used, with the former being preferred over the latter. Their usage appears to be quite rare and specialised. Initially, committability seems to have been used primarily in the field of psychiatry. Later years show its increasing usage in computer... |
Apa perbedaan antara is, am, dan are? | null | null | 'Is' digunakan untuk he, she, it. 'Am' untuk I. 'Are' untuk you, we, they. |
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‘I want to meet your enemy’ can mean?: You are not an enemy You are an enemy (like ‘your majesty’ means you are a majesty) | ‘I want to meet your enemy’ can mean?: You are not an enemy You are an enemy (like ‘your majesty’ means you are a majesty) | 'I want to meet your enemy' is not ambiguous, and means only one thing: I want to meet the person who is your enemy. 'Your' denotes possession or association. It is like saying 'I want to meet your wife, brother, son, boss, neighbour, etc' The word 'your' in formal or respectful forms of address used when speaking to p... | 'I want to meet your enemy' is not ambiguous, and means only one thing: I want to meet the person who is your enemy. 'Your' denotes possession or association. It is like saying 'I want to meet your wife, brother, son, boss, neighbour, etc' The word 'your' in formal or respectful forms of address used when speaking to p... |
Kapan kita menggunakan do dan does? | null | null | 'Do' digunakan untuk subjek I, you, we, they. 'Does' untuk he, she, it. |
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In a writing exercise I sent to my English teacher, she wrote some comments evaluating my writing. Some comments were about what I did, and others were about what I should do. In the sentences about what I should do she used the Imperative form. But, one of the sentences was this one: Put a t... | In a writing exercise I sent to my English teacher, she wrote some comments evaluating my writing. Some comments were about what I did, and others were about what I should do. In the sentences about what I should do she used the Imperative form. But, one of the sentences was this one: Put a touch of personal feeling in... | It has to be an imperative; if it were preterit, it would have a subject (“You put a touch of …”). | It has to be an imperative; if it were preterit, it would have a subject (“You put a touch of …”). |
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He run fast | null | null | He runs fast |
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We has a car | null | null | We have a car |
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Is it old-fashioned to say "It's raining cats and dogs"? If yes, what is the substitution idiom for expressing heavy rain? | Is it old-fashioned to say "It's raining cats and dogs"? If yes, what is the substitution idiom for expressing heavy rain? | It's raining cats and dogs is used to describe very heavy rain and is still in use these days. Alternative phrasing might be It's pouring It's bucketing It's a deluge It's pissing down (BrE) It's really coming down (can be used for any precipitation ) | It's raining cats and dogs is used to describe very heavy rain and is still in use these days. Alternative phrasing might be It's pouring It's bucketing It's a deluge It's pissing down (BrE) It's really coming down (can be used for any precipitation ) |
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"What Do You Care What Other People Think?" is the title of a book by Richard Feynman. The use of the first "what" sounds very unusual to me (a non-native speaker of English) since I've never seen the word "care" taking both a direct object ("what") and an indirect one ("what other people thi... | "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" is the title of a book by Richard Feynman. The use of the first "what" sounds very unusual to me (a non-native speaker of English) since I've never seen the word "care" taking both a direct object ("what") and an indirect one ("what other people think"). Does the sentence has... | There was a similar question five years ago: https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/11611/what-do-you-care The answer from that question pointed out that "Why Do You Care?" is a genuine question while "What Do You Care?" is more of a dismissive way to talk to someone, saying they don't or shouldn't care about somethin... | There was a similar question five years ago: https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/11611/what-do-you-care The answer from that question pointed out that "Why Do You Care?" is a genuine question while "What Do You Care?" is more of a dismissive way to talk to someone, saying they don't or shouldn't care about somethin... |
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I thought to terms below and found them inappropriate: Ignorant = A person who doesn't know generally = incorrect Talkative = A person who may know a lot too! = incorrect Awkward = A person who may know a lot but cannot express his/her knowledge appropriately = incorrect Liar = A person who l... | I thought to terms below and found them inappropriate: Ignorant = A person who doesn't know generally = incorrect Talkative = A person who may know a lot too! = incorrect Awkward = A person who may know a lot but cannot express his/her knowledge appropriately = incorrect Liar = A person who lies but may know a lot! = i... | Know-it-all (“Someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject”) has already been mentioned. Synonyms include smart aleck, wiseguy, and clever dick. However, wiseacre (“One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; an insolent upstart”) may be a better choice than any of those. For adjectives, consider facile ... | Know-it-all (“Someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject”) has already been mentioned. Synonyms include smart aleck, wiseguy, and clever dick. However, wiseacre (“One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; an insolent upstart”) may be a better choice than any of those. For adjectives, consider facile ... |
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She takes a bus | null | null | She took a bus |
Apa perbedaan antara is, am, dan are? | null | null | 'Is' digunakan untuk he, she, it. 'Am' untuk I. 'Are' untuk you, we, they. |
Apa itu verb? | null | null | Verb adalah kata kerja yang menunjukkan tindakan atau keadaan. Contoh: run, eat, is. |
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She eats lunch | null | null | She does not eat lunch |
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She eats lunch | null | null | She does not eat lunch |
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She eats lunch | null | null | She does not eat lunch |
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I'm trying to figure out what the correct past tense form of "he bears the weight" would be. Wiktionary says that "bear" has a simple past "bore" and a past participle "borne", but I don't understand when one is used instead of the other. So, would the correct form be He has bore the weight o... | I'm trying to figure out what the correct past tense form of "he bears the weight" would be. Wiktionary says that "bear" has a simple past "bore" and a past participle "borne", but I don't understand when one is used instead of the other. So, would the correct form be He has bore the weight or He has borne the weight ?... | Bore is the past tense, borne is the past participle. The past participle is used in the present perfect construction He has borne. | Bore is the past tense, borne is the past participle. The past participle is used in the present perfect construction He has borne. |
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What is a more colourful way of saying someone who wants to gain weight, increase their muscle size by going to the gym? He has been regularly visiting the gym in hopes of ___ Can I say ‘packing some guns’ here? | What is a more colourful way of saying someone who wants to gain weight, increase their muscle size by going to the gym? He has been regularly visiting the gym in hopes of ___ Can I say ‘packing some guns’ here? | Getting ripped. Which means getting Well defined muscles It also doubles up as getting drunk. | Getting ripped. Which means getting Well defined muscles It also doubles up as getting drunk. |
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As mentioned, which is the correct one? "I'm going to finally start" or "I'm going to start finally"? It's not only this particular sentence/phrase I'm worried about. I want to know, just like the question asked, which word should come before/after another word. Are there any grammar rules wh... | As mentioned, which is the correct one? "I'm going to finally start" or "I'm going to start finally"? It's not only this particular sentence/phrase I'm worried about. I want to know, just like the question asked, which word should come before/after another word. Are there any grammar rules which dictate the correct way... | Your second example "I'm going to start finally" sounds odd, because "start" and "finally", near-opposites, are juxtaposed. (One almost always starts at the beginning, no matter how late one starts.) I suggest I'm finally going to start. (this way, "finally" modifies "going") or "Finally, I'm going to start. (this way,... | Your second example "I'm going to start finally" sounds odd, because "start" and "finally", near-opposites, are juxtaposed. (One almost always starts at the beginning, no matter how late one starts.) I suggest I'm finally going to start. (this way, "finally" modifies "going") or "Finally, I'm going to start. (this way,... |
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She eats lunch | null | null | She does not eat lunch |
Kapan kita menggunakan do dan does? | null | null | 'Do' digunakan untuk subjek I, you, we, they. 'Does' untuk he, she, it. |
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He plays football | null | null | He does not play football |
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I was reading a pamphlet from the year 1592, published in London, and came across a rather obsolete and bewitching phrase: "The Foxe on a time came to visit the Gray, partly for kindered cheefly for craft, and finding the hole emptie of all other company, sauing onely one Badger enquiring the... | I was reading a pamphlet from the year 1592, published in London, and came across a rather obsolete and bewitching phrase: "The Foxe on a time came to visit the Gray, partly for kindered cheefly for craft, and finding the hole emptie of all other company, sauing onely one Badger enquiring the cause of his solitarinesse... | A dictionary from 1793 gives the answer: Friday face, a dismal countenance, before and even long after the reformation. Friday was a day of abstinence or jour maigre. Blackguardiana (Note that your source clarifies that it is only “counterfeiting sorrow”.) For some more context, certain Christian groups (eg Catholics) ... | A dictionary from 1793 gives the answer: Friday face, a dismal countenance, before and even long after the reformation. Friday was a day of abstinence or jour maigre. Blackguardiana (Note that your source clarifies that it is only “counterfeiting sorrow”.) For some more context, certain Christian groups (eg Catholics) ... |
Apa itu verb? | null | null | Verb adalah kata kerja yang menunjukkan tindakan atau keadaan. Contoh: run, eat, is. |
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These three words have nearly identical meaning. The meanings of these words according to Google are Facetious: treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant. Flippant: not showing a serious or respectful attitude. Frivolous: not having any serious purpose or value. ... | These three words have nearly identical meaning. The meanings of these words according to Google are Facetious: treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant. Flippant: not showing a serious or respectful attitude. Frivolous: not having any serious purpose or value. If I take these definitions... | Frivolous -- Frivolous can be used as a negative, but it's also quite commonly used in the context of pursuing something that may be entertaining or fun, but has no practical value -- for example, a frivolous purchase would be something you buy that makes you feel good, but that you don't actually need. People will mor... | Frivolous -- Frivolous can be used as a negative, but it's also quite commonly used in the context of pursuing something that may be entertaining or fun, but has no practical value -- for example, a frivolous purchase would be something you buy that makes you feel good, but that you don't actually need. People will mor... |
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In August 1836, two real estate entrepreneurs—Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen—from New York, purchased 6,642 acres (26.88 km2) of land along Buffalo Bayou with the intent of founding a city.The Allen brothers decided to name the city after Sam Houston, the popular general at the B... | In August 1836, two real estate entrepreneurs—Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen—from New York, purchased 6,642 acres (26.88 km2) of land along Buffalo Bayou with the intent of founding a city.The Allen brothers decided to name the city after Sam Houston, the popular general at the Battle of San Jacinto, who w... | Real estate property consisting of land or buildings. Entrepeneur a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. Given those two definitions you should be able to ascertain the rest for yourself. A county seat is the administrative centre of a county. A county is an admi... | Real estate property consisting of land or buildings. Entrepeneur a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. Given those two definitions you should be able to ascertain the rest for yourself. A county seat is the administrative centre of a county. A county is an admi... |
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Is physicist Robert Oppenheimer's phrase “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” grammatical in English? Why not "becoming" or "now I become"? | Is physicist Robert Oppenheimer's phrase “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” grammatical in English? Why not "becoming" or "now I become"? | As modern German, French, and Italian still do today, early modern English formed the perfect tenses of intransitive verbs of directed motion and some changes of state not with a form of to have, but to be and the past participle. I have become is the modern grammatical equivalent of the archaic I am become, but far fr... | As modern German, French, and Italian still do today, early modern English formed the perfect tenses of intransitive verbs of directed motion and some changes of state not with a form of to have, but to be and the past participle. I have become is the modern grammatical equivalent of the archaic I am become, but far fr... |
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Some consonants such as n,d,t are usually alveolar in English, except that they are replaced by dentals when they are before dental fricatives (th): tenth, said this, in the…. What about "r" before "th"? Arthur: BrE /ɑ:θəʳ/, AmE /ɑ:rθɚ/ north: /nɔ:θ/, AmE /nɔ:rθ/ ; northern My conjectures are... | Some consonants such as n,d,t are usually alveolar in English, except that they are replaced by dentals when they are before dental fricatives (th): tenth, said this, in the…. What about "r" before "th"? Arthur: BrE /ɑ:θəʳ/, AmE /ɑ:rθɚ/ north: /nɔ:θ/, AmE /nɔ:rθ/ ; northern My conjectures are: a or o are lowered in the... | Let me take your conjectures one at a time: a or o are lowered in the mouth so that we have /ɑ/ or /ɔ/. This may be true, but I suspect that it's subject to quite a lot of dialectal variation and varies wildly depending on the other surrounding segments. All English dialects neutralize some contrasts before /r/, but th... | Let me take your conjectures one at a time: a or o are lowered in the mouth so that we have /ɑ/ or /ɔ/. This may be true, but I suspect that it's subject to quite a lot of dialectal variation and varies wildly depending on the other surrounding segments. All English dialects neutralize some contrasts before /r/, but th... |
Apa itu noun? | null | null | Noun adalah kata benda seperti orang, tempat, atau benda. Contoh: book, teacher, city. |
Kapan kita menggunakan do dan does? | null | null | 'Do' digunakan untuk subjek I, you, we, they. 'Does' untuk he, she, it. |
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They are studying | null | null | They are not studying |
Apa itu noun? | null | null | Noun adalah kata benda seperti orang, tempat, atau benda. Contoh: book, teacher, city. |
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Is you'll also valid in the context of this video? Or is viper just setting new rules down in the English language? | Is you'll also valid in the context of this video? Or is viper just setting new rules down in the English language? | Compare: you'll [you will] /juːl/ you will: The longer vowel is on the former word: (y)ou, so the contraction retains it and drops the shorter vowel sound (w) i ll – you'll. y'all [you all] /jɔːl/ you all: The longer vowel is on the latter word: a(ll), so the contraction retains it and drops the shorter vowel sound (y)... | Compare: you'll [you will] /juːl/ you will: The longer vowel is on the former word: (y)ou, so the contraction retains it and drops the shorter vowel sound (w) i ll – you'll. y'all [you all] /jɔːl/ you all: The longer vowel is on the latter word: a(ll), so the contraction retains it and drops the shorter vowel sound (y)... |
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I know that we commonly use “on the news” or “in the news”. However, I came across a sentence which is: They were overcome by a wave of horror at the news. As far as I can understand is that “at” in this context is referring to a specific piece of news. Though, is “at the news” interchangeabl... | I know that we commonly use “on the news” or “in the news”. However, I came across a sentence which is: They were overcome by a wave of horror at the news. As far as I can understand is that “at” in this context is referring to a specific piece of news. Though, is “at the news” interchangeably used with on the news, or... | "In the news" means that a subject is currently found across all news media - on TV or radio news broadcasts, or in newspapers etc. eg "The story has been in the news this week". "On the news" would be used to refer to a specific news broadcast or source. eg "I saw it on the news last night". Your example using "at the... | "In the news" means that a subject is currently found across all news media - on TV or radio news broadcasts, or in newspapers etc. eg "The story has been in the news this week". "On the news" would be used to refer to a specific news broadcast or source. eg "I saw it on the news last night". Your example using "at the... |
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She takes a bus | null | null | She took a bus |
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I'm sure you've met someone like this; a person whose understanding of nature, structure and the universe leaves them constantly awed by the complexity of practically everything. I'm looking for a word (English or borrowed) that describes a person with that constant elation of someone who has... | I'm sure you've met someone like this; a person whose understanding of nature, structure and the universe leaves them constantly awed by the complexity of practically everything. I'm looking for a word (English or borrowed) that describes a person with that constant elation of someone who has lived half a life in a sma... | How about wide-eyed: = staring, spellbound, gobsmacked (British) (slang), dumbfounded, agog, agape, thunderstruck, goggle-eyed, awe-stricken It's usually used to describe an instant reaction, but I think it works as a description of character: part impressionable, part naive, part optimistic. | How about wide-eyed: = staring, spellbound, gobsmacked (British) (slang), dumbfounded, agog, agape, thunderstruck, goggle-eyed, awe-stricken It's usually used to describe an instant reaction, but I think it works as a description of character: part impressionable, part naive, part optimistic. |
Kapan kita menggunakan do dan does? | null | null | 'Do' digunakan untuk subjek I, you, we, they. 'Does' untuk he, she, it. |
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I'm interested in the semantic implications of using the words quote and estimate in a business scenario. Here's the situation: When someone wants to purchase a service that I provide, they can fill out a form on a Website with information about the work to be done. Based on that info, they a... | I'm interested in the semantic implications of using the words quote and estimate in a business scenario. Here's the situation: When someone wants to purchase a service that I provide, they can fill out a form on a Website with information about the work to be done. Based on that info, they are instantly given a predic... | An estimate is an unofficial ballpark figure, the final cost may be lower or higher. Once a quote is given for $X, the person who issued the quote is obliged to charge $X. It is effectively the price. If the actual cost differs from the quote the quote is still the amount payed, unless the customer and quoter re-negoti... | An estimate is an unofficial ballpark figure, the final cost may be lower or higher. Once a quote is given for $X, the person who issued the quote is obliged to charge $X. It is effectively the price. If the actual cost differs from the quote the quote is still the amount payed, unless the customer and quoter re-negoti... |
Apa itu verb? | null | null | Verb adalah kata kerja yang menunjukkan tindakan atau keadaan. Contoh: run, eat, is. |
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I know that saying: (A) I am here since six o’clock. or (B) I was here since six o’clock. would sound unidiomatic because of using "since" and its requisite tense which is present perfect. For example: (C) - I have been here since six o’clock. But I came across another sentence somewhere in a... | I know that saying: (A) I am here since six o’clock. or (B) I was here since six o’clock. would sound unidiomatic because of using "since" and its requisite tense which is present perfect. For example: (C) - I have been here since six o’clock. But I came across another sentence somewhere in a textbook which caused me t... | Your (D) is past perfect ... it refers to a time in the past just as (C) refers to a time in the present. So (D) means that you were “there” from six o’clock to whatever past time you are talking about. When Amy finally arrived at the bar at eight o’clock I had been there since six o’clock. | Your (D) is past perfect ... it refers to a time in the past just as (C) refers to a time in the present. So (D) means that you were “there” from six o’clock to whatever past time you are talking about. When Amy finally arrived at the bar at eight o’clock I had been there since six o’clock. |
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They walk every day | null | null | They walked every day |
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They walk every day | null | null | They walked every day |
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She takes a bus | null | null | She took a bus |
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So in a typical letter document that may span multiple pages At the end of the content, there is paragraph for "thank you" or "signing off" This paragraph/section only appear once, at the end of the content however it is NOT a "footer" that appears on every page (as in MS Word treats footer t... | So in a typical letter document that may span multiple pages At the end of the content, there is paragraph for "thank you" or "signing off" This paragraph/section only appear once, at the end of the content however it is NOT a "footer" that appears on every page (as in MS Word treats footer to appear on every page) i h... | I think from the question you may mean the sign off... Yours sincerely etc... In which case, most would just say the sign off or the end but I think its technically the valediction Wikipedia | I think from the question you may mean the sign off... Yours sincerely etc... In which case, most would just say the sign off or the end but I think its technically the valediction Wikipedia |
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I am writing a story about a family.named Litchford. So if I say the Litchfords were farmers do I need an apostrophe. How about We saw with Pleasant Litchfords committment to education... The Litchfords and Depps had been slave families from Virginia. Does this need an apostrophe? | I am writing a story about a family.named Litchford. So if I say the Litchfords were farmers do I need an apostrophe. How about We saw with Pleasant Litchfords committment to education... The Litchfords and Depps had been slave families from Virginia. Does this need an apostrophe? | There are two reasons for putting an s at the end of Litchford: if it's a plural: you are talking about more than one member of the Litchford family if it's a possessive: you are talking about something that a member of the Litchford owns, or some property of characteristic of them. If it's a plural, an apostrophe is n... | There are two reasons for putting an s at the end of Litchford: if it's a plural: you are talking about more than one member of the Litchford family if it's a possessive: you are talking about something that a member of the Litchford owns, or some property of characteristic of them. If it's a plural, an apostrophe is n... |
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What would you call the following: Speak now or forever hold your piece. | What would you call the following: Speak now or forever hold your piece. | The word is eggcorn a word or phrase that results from a mishearing or misinterpretation of another, an element of the original being substituted for one which sounds very similar. We even have an eggcorn tag. | The word is eggcorn a word or phrase that results from a mishearing or misinterpretation of another, an element of the original being substituted for one which sounds very similar. We even have an eggcorn tag. |
Apa perbedaan antara is, am, dan are? | null | null | 'Is' digunakan untuk he, she, it. 'Am' untuk I. 'Are' untuk you, we, they. |
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Can I call that person a schoolmate? Or is that a wrong word because a school isn't a university? In that case, is it common to call that person a university mate? | Can I call that person a schoolmate? Or is that a wrong word because a school isn't a university? In that case, is it common to call that person a university mate? | In the US at least, this person would be a fellow student, a friend from college or a friend (or acquaintance) from school. Personally I've never heard "university mate." Also I've never seen or heard "an university" anything. It would be "a university" something. Because "university" starts with a Y sound, a consonant... | In the US at least, this person would be a fellow student, a friend from college or a friend (or acquaintance) from school. Personally I've never heard "university mate." Also I've never seen or heard "an university" anything. It would be "a university" something. Because "university" starts with a Y sound, a consonant... |
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I want to use the phrase "people are humans", as to differentiate between the perception of mindless ants running around, and individuals with complex feelings and understandings of the world. So for instance: That the country is full of uneducated masses is, to me, fundamentally untrue; peop... | I want to use the phrase "people are humans", as to differentiate between the perception of mindless ants running around, and individuals with complex feelings and understandings of the world. So for instance: That the country is full of uneducated masses is, to me, fundamentally untrue; people are humans and their cre... | "People are humans" just doesn't work. This might: "That the country is full of uneducated masses is, to me, fundamentally untrue; every person is an individual who is defined by his or her creativity." | "People are humans" just doesn't work. This might: "That the country is full of uneducated masses is, to me, fundamentally untrue; every person is an individual who is defined by his or her creativity." |
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He plays football | null | null | He does not play football |
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What's a politically correct word that includes all people of sub-Saharan African descent no matter what their nationality is? "Black" is not politically correct enough. But "African American" doesn't include non-Americans. And "African" doesn't sound right when describing an African American... | What's a politically correct word that includes all people of sub-Saharan African descent no matter what their nationality is? "Black" is not politically correct enough. But "African American" doesn't include non-Americans. And "African" doesn't sound right when describing an African American person (it might be a bit ... | "Black" is the correct term. "Afro-American" is a subgroup of "Black", just as "Kikuyu" and "Luo" are. In the RSA the offensive term "Kaffir" was used during the apartheid years. Now the term "Black" is used; even the great leader Nelson Mandela said "Black". Respected Medical publications use the term "Black", see htt... | "Black" is the correct term. "Afro-American" is a subgroup of "Black", just as "Kikuyu" and "Luo" are. In the RSA the offensive term "Kaffir" was used during the apartheid years. Now the term "Black" is used; even the great leader Nelson Mandela said "Black". Respected Medical publications use the term "Black", see htt... |
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I'm looking for another idiom similar to: not have the faintest idea It should be able to start a sentence. For some reason I want to use "by the stars" but I don't think this means anything, but if it did, the sentence would look something like this: By the stars I have no clue how he came t... | I'm looking for another idiom similar to: not have the faintest idea It should be able to start a sentence. For some reason I want to use "by the stars" but I don't think this means anything, but if it did, the sentence would look something like this: By the stars I have no clue how he came to that conclusion. I guess ... | Try: I haven't the foggiest as to how he came to this conclusion. With "as to" you can piece other idioms together, too. There's nothing wrong with I've absolutely no clue as to how he came to this conclusion, either. | Try: I haven't the foggiest as to how he came to this conclusion. With "as to" you can piece other idioms together, too. There's nothing wrong with I've absolutely no clue as to how he came to this conclusion, either. |
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I saw this on my wafers the other day: "Wafers with cream flavoured cream". This sounds horribly recursive to my ear. How can you rephrase it or use a synonym without losing the original meaning? | I saw this on my wafers the other day: "Wafers with cream flavoured cream". This sounds horribly recursive to my ear. How can you rephrase it or use a synonym without losing the original meaning? | Makers of mass-produced dessert snacks in the United States struggled with this problem for years, a problem exacerbated in their case by the fact that the "cream-flavored cream" filling might in fact contain no cream. Their solution was to popularize terms such as "creme" and "creme-filled"—without the grave accent ov... | Makers of mass-produced dessert snacks in the United States struggled with this problem for years, a problem exacerbated in their case by the fact that the "cream-flavored cream" filling might in fact contain no cream. Their solution was to popularize terms such as "creme" and "creme-filled"—without the grave accent ov... |
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When using the phrase "including but not limited to", how should it be punctuated? When used in the following (no punctuation): There are many activities including but not limited to running jumping and swimming My first try: There are many activities including, but not limited to, running, j... | When using the phrase "including but not limited to", how should it be punctuated? When used in the following (no punctuation): There are many activities including but not limited to running jumping and swimming My first try: There are many activities including, but not limited to, running, jumping, and swimming. Then ... | My choice would be: There are many activities, including, but not limited to, running, jumping and swimming. The comma before including shows that a new clause, even if it’s a non-finite clause, is to follow, and the comma before but and after to, indicates a weak interruption to that clause. The comma between running ... | My choice would be: There are many activities, including, but not limited to, running, jumping and swimming. The comma before including shows that a new clause, even if it’s a non-finite clause, is to follow, and the comma before but and after to, indicates a weak interruption to that clause. The comma between running ... |
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He plays football | null | null | He does not play football |
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We has a car | null | null | We have a car |
Apa itu verb? | null | null | Verb adalah kata kerja yang menunjukkan tindakan atau keadaan. Contoh: run, eat, is. |
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You is kind | null | null | You are kind |
Apa itu noun? | null | null | Noun adalah kata benda seperti orang, tempat, atau benda. Contoh: book, teacher, city. |
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Are these words totally interchangeable? I made the [erroneous/wrong] decision. | Are these words totally interchangeable? I made the [erroneous/wrong] decision. | 'Erroneous' is typically used when you're talking about fact-based issues. It means incorrect or mistaken. He made the erroneous assumption that the world was flat. 'Wrong' can be used in those situations too: He's wrong about how much water will fit in that cup. But it has broader meaning to include things that are mo... | 'Erroneous' is typically used when you're talking about fact-based issues. It means incorrect or mistaken. He made the erroneous assumption that the world was flat. 'Wrong' can be used in those situations too: He's wrong about how much water will fit in that cup. But it has broader meaning to include things that are mo... |
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He plays football | null | null | He does not play football |
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I have heard that the word "snooker" originally meant "beginner" and was coined at the time when the game was first invented. Is there any truth in this theory? | I have heard that the word "snooker" originally meant "beginner" and was coined at the time when the game was first invented. Is there any truth in this theory? | A check on OED snooker 1889, the game and the word said to have been invented in India by British officers as a diversion from billiards. The name is perhaps an allusion (with reference to the rawness of play by a fellow officer) to British slang snooker "newly joined cadet" (1872). Tradition ascribes the coinage to Co... | A check on OED snooker 1889, the game and the word said to have been invented in India by British officers as a diversion from billiards. The name is perhaps an allusion (with reference to the rawness of play by a fellow officer) to British slang snooker "newly joined cadet" (1872). Tradition ascribes the coinage to Co... |
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