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“Restricted quality” vs. “limited quality” [closed]
I want to express that an entity has different levels of quality concerning some criterion and these levels are ordered. For an example, I have five different levels:
Entity X is of
high quality
...
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“It is” + present simple
If it is build here, it will be next to a large housing estate.
Can anyone tell me if "it is build" in the above sentence is correct?
And if so, why isn't it in the form "it is" + past ...
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Are “coded” and “encoded” synonymous?
I was creating a domain for a website, but I couldn't understand the difference (if there is any) between the words coded and encoded.
What's the right use of them? Or are they just synonyms I can ...
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“Favored” vs. “favorited”
We're making a website in which users can mark some objects as objects they like. Since we're not native English speakers here, a dispute evolved around what's the correct way to call this user-object ...
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Can “supposed to” be used to mean “considered to”?
I have a doubt regarding expression like these:
The new Al Pacino movie is supposed to be a good movie.
Asians are not supposed to be good ball players.
Whale is supposed to be the smartest animal ...
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“Embarassed” vs. “ashamed” [closed]
Is there any difference between the words embarrassed and ashamed? If so, could you provide some examples of usage?
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Is “are you done for” similar to “are you ready for”?
I heard this question: "Are you done for sushi?". I guess the guy who asked this question meant "Are you ready to eat sushi?".
Is it right or did I mishear the question?
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“To be subject to” vs. “to be subjected to”
I read an article from Toronto Star today which stated:
TTC workers are subject to alcohol and drug testing.
A later paragraph of the same article repeated it, except it used subjected to ...
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Confused with Present Participle + Noun pattern, does the “copied file” refer to the “original file”?
Patterns: Past Participle + Noun
In my understanding Past Participle + noun means the action applied to the noun as follows:
He murdered a little girl = The little girl was murdered by him. The ...
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'Shelled' vs. 'deshelled'
Are they interchangeable? Do they really mean the same thing in this context?
As in the sentences:
I really enjoy these already shelled pistachios.
I really enjoy these already deshelled ...
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Obama's use of “bemused”
I generally see the definition of "bemused" to be synonymous with "confused" or "puzzled", and that it is wrong to use it as a synonym of "amused". However I tend to see it used — as Obama did ...
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What does the term “86'd” relate to?
What does it mean when someone or something is referred to as being "86'd"?
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Das Keyboard Refurbished Professional Model S: What does “Refurbished” mean?
Everything is in the question, so I copy/paste:
Das Keyboard Refurbished Professional Model S: what does "Refurbished" mean?
