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Difference between “retro” and “vintage”
What's the difference between retro and vintage? (or antique for that matter)
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What is the social context of “pizzazz”?
The word can also be written "pzaz" and "pizazz". I have found some definitions, but I want a synonym. As English is not my natural tongue, I also don't exactly know what it means socially. Is it the ...
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“Bash” vs. “party”
Our management team ask us to join a pizza/beer bash, which is essentially nothing but a pizza lunch held for all employees.
My concept of the word bash still remained somewhere near the name of the ...
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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'.
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Should we avoid using words that have alternate offensive meaning [closed]
There are many English words that could be used to refer to something innocent that also has a common slang meaning, such as pussy, ass, bitch, etc.
For convenience' sake, should we avoid using ...
