Choosing the best phrase for a particular context or meaning.
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“Both which” or “both of which”
"This can be done using the technique of Peters, and using the technique of Matthews, both which involve mathematics"
Having searched both which and both of which in Google, it appears both of which ...
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Is there a term I can use for a boss's favorite employee?
Over dinner tonight, one of the guests was describing herself as her boss's favorite employee, and asked for a term to describe this. As the only guest who spoke English as a first language, the ...
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Compact rephrasing of “In contrast to previous work, our method …”
I am writing an abstract for a paper, where I say the following:
"In contrast to previous work, our method does not rely on ...."
Then, about three sentences later, I would like to use a similar ...
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How about 'play cute' or 'play adorable'?
I wonder if 'play cute' or 'play adorable' is frequently used to stand for 'act cute/adorable' in spoken language. It seems easier to google out 'act cute/adorable' instead of 'play cute/adorable'.
