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The use of question formation in non-question phrases?
I have read the following text some time ago:
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Only here can you enjoy dazzling entertainment, get the thrill
of your life on the exciting rides, and be face-to-face with some of
the ...
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What's the origin of the phrase “God's clean earth”, and how long has it been around? [closed]
"It isn't every day a man wakes up to discover he's a screaming bender with no more right to live on God's clean Earth than a weasel."
- Dr. Leech, "Blackadder II"
What's the origin of that ...
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Romney, “regards to”, and disfluency
This is kind of a follow up to "in regard to" or "in regards to".
I have always considered that regards to means sending well wishes, while regard to means "concerning". Hence with regards to or in ...
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What is the meaning of the phrase 'listing off'?
services
Listing off registered services (nova-scheduler, nova-compute and so on) and their current state.
The updated_at field is used to determine if a given service is considered healthy ...
