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Is “How do you … ?” a polite question to ask the right way to do things? [closed]
Sometimes I feel uncomfortable to say "How do you spell xxx ?". It sounds like asking his or her own way of spelling a word implicating that I am not necessarily expecting the correct answer. Is "How ...
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Is the expression “see you when I see you” impolite?
Once, I have received feedback that using "see you when I see you" is not very polite.
Do you have the same opinion?
What other expression should I use in case I have no clue when I will see the ...
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“Writer's writer” — who can say it?
When someone says:
This author is a writer's writer.
I understand that as meaning the author is accomplished and generally excellent. It's a bit fuzzy in my mind how it can mean this, but I can ...
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Is the expression “to float someone's boat” possible outside of “Whatever floats your boat”?
According to the Urban Dictionary, the expression "whatever floats your boat" means
[...] whatever "soothes your soul" or whatever "works best" Aka- Whatever you feel like doing.
Is it possible ...
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Is “nice to meet you” an appropriate online salutation?
When one makes a new acquaintance with somebody in person, you may say "it was nice to meet you", e.g. when you leave. What if you make a new acquaintance over the internet, what do you say when you ...
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Is it rude to call a gay person “homosexual?”
I was talking to one of my co-workers today. We have two homosexual persons in our office. I forgot one's name, so I asked my co-worker, "What's his name?" My co-worker said "Who?", and I replied, ...
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Tendency of using pronouns 'she/her' when talking about a random person
Reading different specifications and manuals I've noticed that more often and often pronouns she or her are being used when some unknown person's behavior is described.
For example: "when user opens ...
