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“Infer” vs. “imply” — can “infer” imply “imply”?
Okay that's a crazy title, but bear with me. Got into a good natured discussion with someone on another stack exchange site, and I was "correcting" him on the use of infer vs. imply.
(The ...
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1answer
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“Questioned” or “asked”?
What is the difference between questioned and asked?
I asked him how are you?
I questioned him how are you?
Will the two sentences have a different meaning if I use questioned instead ...
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Difference between “jargon” and “technical terms”
Each subject matter has its own set of terms called jargon which is expressed in its particular grammatical rules. Technical terminology or Term of Art is the specialized vocabulary of any specialized ...
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Difference between ‘“folder” and “directory”
What is the difference between folder and directory in the context of computer science?
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How much mmmm should be in hmmmmmmm
This is my first question here.
I am not a fluent English speaker. I just know the basics.
My question is how many m's should be there in "hmm" as when I try typing it anywhere, it suggests "hmmm," ...
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What's the difference between “review” and “overview”? [closed]
What's the difference between "review" and "overview"?
I've been thinking about these two words as synonyms. But recently I came across an article where author said he was going to make a review and ...
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difference between “this very” and “this particular”
It grew to my attention lately that I've read multiple authors using the expression "this very" like:
I will be writing on this very blog
I recommend going to this very restaurant
What's the value ...
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Can I use the terms “CEO” and “Managing Director” synonymously? [closed]
Can you please clarify if it's acceptable to use these terms interchangebly and if not point out to significant differences between these titles. It seems to me that it may be something with scale of ...
0
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1answer
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What's the difference between “get it” and “got it”? [closed]
They are not "I get it." or "I got it.". They are only "Get it." and "Got it.". I'm wondering what's the difference between them.
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Do people with a lisp write in the same way they pronounce?
Just curious to know whether people having a lisp (speech defect) write in the same way as they pronounce the word. For example they pronounce s as /θ/ and z as /θ/. So, do they write 's' as 'th' like ...
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1answer
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“Would have” and “would have no”
Could you describe about "would have ~ed & would have not ~ed".
I know "would" has the several meanings. But when I was talking with one of my friend who is a native speaker and in this following ...
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'Meeting us' or 'meeting with us'?
What is the difference between meeting with someone or meeting someone?
For example when I would like to ask someone if he is happy to meet with me and my friend for the first time, how should I ask? ...
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Is it incorrect to refer to a set of things by using the singular form of the objects it contains? [duplicate]
I'm sorry I couldn't word that better, the following example will hopefully clarify:
As you can see, the teacher refered to the bank of words as "word bank", as opposed to "words bank". Which one ...
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2answers
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Difference between “size” and “dimension”
What is the difference between nouns "size" and "dimension". When I want to set dimensions/sizes of an object which noun should I use?
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4answers
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What is the difference between “anticipate” and “expect”?
My understanding is the following:
I anticipate everyone will come here by 10.
= "I hope it's gonna happen, but I'm not so sure about the result".
I expect everyone will come here by 10.
= ...
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What is the slight difference between “assign”, “appoint”, and “dispatch”? [closed]
They seem similar, but how could I tell the difference between them?
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What is the difference if we use a comma before the last item in a list? [duplicate]
I am always confused when using a comma in writing.
Is there a difference between the following?
sam, sali and jone
sam, sali, and jone
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1answer
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“I may know where it is” vs. “I know where it may be”
I am wondering if the following two sentences have different meanings.
I may know where it is.
I know where it may be.
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1answer
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What is the difference between “toss” and “throw” [closed]
I want to know, what is the diffrence between toss and throw?
For example,
We must toss him out.
We must throw him out.
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1answer
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Can object complements make any difference to sentences?
I'm reading a grammar book, and I have some questions.
A.
We ate the fish raw.
I want Sue drunk.
I prefer the music soft.
I like coffee black.
We drank the beer cold.
This type of ...
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1answer
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“Haven't” vs. “hadn't”
Are there any differences in meaning between the two sentences?
We hadn't left the place yet; we will be there in 10 minutes.
We haven't left the place yet; we will be there in 10 minutes.
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Difference between “meaning of life” and “purpose of life”
I have seen and heard both, but I cannot tell the difference between "meaning of life" and "purpose of life".
Could anybody explain it to me? When to use which?
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0answers
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“Interaction technologies” vs. “interactive technologies”
What is your feeling about the differences between the two?
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2answers
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When to use whence instead of hence
I've come across instances where I felt using both was just fine. The dictionary definition doesn't provide much clarity either. Could someone please clarify the differences between the two?
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1answer
104 views
What's the difference betwen a jacket and a coat?
The words "jacket" and "coat" are generally used interchangeably, to mean a garment that's heavier than a sweatshirt or a sweater and goes over them and other "tops," principally to keep the wearer ...
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Troublesome vs Annoying
What is the difference between "troublesome" and "annoying", especially when used to describe a person?
0
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1answer
170 views
What is difference between “ok” and “alright”?
Difference between "ok" and "alright".
Is the two words have exact same meaning. If so, What will be difference or difference is only reflects according usage in different circumstances.
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Difference between “an” and “one”
Forgive me if I miss something very obvious; English is not my native language.
I am currently taking an online (sort of) Math class that aims to teach creating/writing unambiguous Mathematical ...
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1answer
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“Job title” vs. “job role”
What is the difference between job title and job role?
For example, from the Google documentation on rich snippets:
title — The person's title (for example, Financial Manager)
role — The ...
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1answer
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Differences between “now”, “present”, “recent” and “current” [duplicate]
When writting a resume, we may put the duration of our current job like this:
2012 to Present --------- Job ---------Company
How about using now instead in this case?
And when used as ...
0
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5answers
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Difference in meaning: “would have had to be” vs “would have had to have been”
Being a non native speaker, I cannot spot the difference here:
He would have had to have been there.
He would have had to be there.
The only thing that comes to my mind is that in the first case, ...
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When to use “nude” and when “naked”
The question is quite clear.
Is there any difference (semantically or connotationally, if that's a word) between nude and naked? Nude seems more formal to me, but I'm not quite sure.
Interesting:
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1answer
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“Serenity” vs. “sereneness” [closed]
Are these interchangeable, or is there a semantic difference between them? When should I use serenity vs. sereneness?
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Is there any difference between “stoop down” and “stoop”?
According to Longman, they are the same, but I wonder if this is correct or if so, which one is more common.
For example:
Dave stooped down to tie his shoes.
Dave stooped to tie his shoes.
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“Rectangle with 3 straight lines” vs “rectangle using 3 straight lines”
How do the three sentences below differ in meaning, and which can be answered with 'yes'?
Can you draw a rectangle with 3 straight lines?
Can you draw a rectangle by using 3 straight lines?
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2answers
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“Release”, “free”, or “delete allocated memory”?
release the allocated memory.
free the allocated memory.
delete the allocated memory.
What are the differences between them?
2
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3answers
373 views
Homeland vs Motherland vs Fatherland
What is the distinction between homeland, motherland and fatherland?
Is there any difference in meaning of such terms?
When it comes to connotations are there any differences, except for the ...
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2answers
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What is the difference between “eclectic” and “diverse”?
It seems like eclectic and diverse have the same meaning, but there must be some difference. What is it?
Did a search on Google but didn't find any info.
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1answer
235 views
“Flammable” versus “Combustible”
In Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition (2003), the first definition of combustible is "capable of combustion," the first definition of combustion is "an act or instance of ...
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“For what” vs. “what for” [closed]
Is there any difference in the meaning between for what and what for?
If they are different, could you explain to me both?
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Does “very much the same” have the same meaning as “identical”?
Do the words "very much the same" have the same meaning as "identical" or do these words imply that it's almost identical, but not totally?
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“brush something up” vs. “brush up (on something)”: What is the difference?
For example, we have two sentences:
I need to brush my French up a little bit. I need to brush up my
French.
and
I need to brush up on my German. My German is weak. I had better brush
...
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4answers
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Meaning of “My friend, who lives in Paris, is a teacher” with and without commas
Can anyone help me understand the difference in meaning between these two sentences?
My friend who lives in Paris is a teacher.
My friend, who lives in Paris, is a teacher.
To me it ...
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1answer
253 views
“I care for you” versus “I care about you”
I would like to know if there is a semantic difference between I care for you and I care about you.
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3answers
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Advocate versus Partisan
Advocate and Partisan are two of the most ambiguous words I have ever come across. I have been researching these two words for almost three hours trying to figure out if they're the same or different. ...
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1answer
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Differences in the Semantics of Three Tri-Part Phrasal Verbs
What are the subtle semantic differences in the following three tri-part phrasal verbs:
(1) be up against
(2) come up against
(3) run up against
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1answer
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Is “much” used for emphasis in “much to your surprise”?
What is the main difference between these sentences:
To your surprise, he is alive.
Much to your surprise, he is alive.
Is much only used to emphasize your surprise?
Can I have a ...
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207 views
Difference between “now” and “right now”
Is there any difference between the two following sentences?
We can't connect to Outlook right now.
We can't connect to Outlook now.
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“Child”/“kid” implies paternity/maternity relationship?
Do the words "child" and "kid" imply a paternity (or maternity) relationship, just like "son" or "daughter"?
If true, how can I refer to a child without implying paternity? Example: if Anne is a ...
