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Why does “I am in your debt” mean the opposite of what it suggests?
I don't understand why if someone says:
"I am in your debt"
It seems to mean the opposite of the literal meaning.
For example, the person saying this says that (s)he is in the "debt" of the ...
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2answers
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What is the term for this ambiguous sentence?
I apologize that I don't know how to search for this question--it may be a duplicate, or maybe I just should have learned it in English class!
I'm a teacher, and in another StackExchange, I wrote the ...
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Possessive Ambiguity: sharing a house [closed]
Could this:
Jason shared Michael's house.
be an acceptable shortened version of this:
Jason shared Michael's house with Michael.
?
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1answer
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What should be done for making this sentence more clear? [closed]
"About the scenario, there are insert transactions on every 3 seconds. In a busy day, about 3000 rows for big table, another 100 for medium table and around 30 for small table."
There is a question ...
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1answer
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Fall Hard For Something
I am trying to find the right definition of "hard" in this piece of writing:
newspaper
Looking for a tranquil hideaway after years as a paparazzi magnet, Mr. Frazier bought the single-level ...
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2answers
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“Suspect” versus “Suspicious” as Adjectives
A recent question on this site ("to suspect" vs "to be suspicious of") asks about the difference between "to suspect" and "to be suspicious of." An even more complicated situation ...
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2answers
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How to determine if an attribute applies to a group or a specific individual
I am in the middle of an argument, and therefore trying to figure out the breakdown of the definition:
a member of a military group devoted to engineering work
which appears in Merriam-Webster's ...
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1answer
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Word-order and meaning - which is correct for this notice? [closed]
I'm creating some signs for the office car park, and one of these signs is to control access. What I'm trying to get it to indicate is that cars aren't permitted between 10 am and 4pm except for ...
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2answers
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Is it wrong to say “The sun's rays are primarily responsible for skin damage.”
The sun's rays are primarily
responsible for skin damage.
To me this sounds like it means that the primary activity of the sun's rays is damaging skin. However the intention is obviously that ...
