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Kind regards or cheers? [closed]
An email conversation started with kind regards at the end and after some emails it "evolved" to a more informal cheers.
At this point, the other person should still use kind regards to show respect ...
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To Break Bread — the origin of the phrase
I am looking for the origin of the phrase "break bread" meaning to eat (or, I expect, to share food). I know that it can be sourced to the book of Acts but I have also seen many websites which say ...
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Is saying “who cares” impolite or rude?
Two people are talking about what tasks should be finished on time, and what tasks should be put off until later. The conversation was like below:
A: I don't think those tasks are important. We ...
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What does it mean if you tell someone they have their name on their underwear? [closed]
What does it mean if you say to someone that they have their name on their underwear?
If this is an insult what are they implying?
I've heard this term in pop culture many times, usually in ...
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What did Steve Jobs mean by “Technology married with Liberal Arts” in his last speech?
The Asahi, Japan’s leading newspaper quoted the following famous closing words of Steve Jobs’ in his last speech at the iPad 2 event in March 2011 in its popular editorial column, “Vox populi, vox ...
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can the word fateful be used to increase the severity of a condition [closed]
such as in the quote "the fatal poison of irresponsible power was too much for even the kindest heart to endure without falter."
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What should one call his or her mother-in-law? [closed]
We call our own mother "mum". What should we call our mother-in-law? In China, we call our mother-in-law "mum" as well. Do English speaking people feel comfortable calling their mother-in-law "mum"? ...
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How did “gesundheit” work its way into common American usage?
Once upon a time I was hanging out with a fairly international group of people. Somebody sneezed, and one of the Americans reflexively responded, "Gesundheit!"
A German in the group seized on the ...
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Hesitation to use “girlfriend” in reference to old people
I have a good friend in his late 60s, and I've made an interesting observation that absolutely no one in our social circle will refer to the female he is (indisputably) dating with the term ...
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Is “spoon feeding” a widely accepted usage?
In India, "spoon feeding" is widely used in context of education where the students are taught in a manner by which they do not have to do much on their own. Everything will be done by the teachers, ...
