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(out of the year) VS (during the year)
I read this sentence:
In the Arctic tundra, temperatures are below freezing for nine months out of the year.
Why didn't the writer use "during the year"?
What is the difference between "during ...
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Is there a name for misusing a word (e.g., saying “Provincially, yes”)? [closed]
I read a mail in which someone replied to the question "Will he be attending the party?" by saying "Provincially, yes".
Provincial means "of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a ...
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How should I understand “the idea” in this sentence?
The following is an excerpt from a GRE Verbal exercise:
The hypothesis of an expanding Earth has never attracted notable support, and if it were not for the historical example of continental ...
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“Odin’s tears will drown the world of men on the day” — what does this sentence mean? [closed]
Here is the passage:
The skies will burst open and Odin’s tears will drown the world of men on the day when JaVale McGee’s body syncs up naturally with his team on the basketball court.
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Sentence completion question [closed]
From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
Most people at their first consultation take a furtive look at the surgeon’s hands in ...
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What does “Watch the plain clothes” account for in terms of “Cheap liquor nationalism”?
International Herald Tribune (September 30) introduced a commentary of Japanese novelist, Haruki Murakami who is regarded as a favorite for this year’s Nobel Prize in literature on Japan’s dispute ...
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What does “force oneself ” mean in the sentence,“Dickens has been forcing himself. Bleak House was forced; Little Dorrit was labored”?
I saw the phrase, “force himself” in the following sentence of Time (Jan 30) article titled “Charles in Charge.”:
Critics found these novels dreary and diffuse. Henry James, reviewing Our Mutual ...
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What does it mean that Republicans in Congress “need to get off their hands and stop rooting for failure”?
In June 3rd AP radio news, I heard Stephanie Cutter, Deputy Manager of the Obama re-election campaign, say:
Republicans in Congress have refused to approve measures that will improve job creation ...
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How should I understand the word “bound” in this sentence? [closed]
The following is an excerpt from the book 100 Greatest Science Discoveries of All Time by Kendall Haven.
Charles Darwin entered Cambridge University in 1827 to become a
priest, but switched to ...
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What is the difference between “Change we can believe in” and “Change we can believe in tomorrow’”?
The article of today’s (August 27) Washington Post titled, “Obama offers 2012 election supporters change they can believe in — next term” begins with the following sentence:
Three years after ...
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Meaning of “suits trading airport stories”
It's still from this sentence in New York Times,
Despite all the sartorial trappings, guests dressed like any in your typical off-the-rack hotel. On a recent Monday, there were F.I.T. parents in ...
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Use of “massively” in this specific sentence
Instead of using massively in the following sentence, what else can I use?
I am massively running out of time now!
I have tried "terribly", "horribly", "incredibly", "unbelievably", and ...
