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Human verbs for things - bad style? [closed]
In writing on an academic topic concerned with IT systems and business stuff, my aim is to write with active formulations which liven the text. But I'm noticing that I tend to use human verbs for ...
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Meaning of the phrase “hacked by someone” — but not in context of computers
What does it mean when a girl says that she "hasn't been hacked [by a boy]"? Dictionaries give us only computer-related meanings of "hack"; does it have any other meaning?
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Use of “deadpool” as a verb
I recently came across this term while examining a set of properties in a JSON feed relating to a startup company:
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"deadpooled_year": null,
"deadpooled_month": null,
"deadpooled_day": null,
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“You ain't able to be sure about anything.”
Does this sentence make any sense to you as a native speaker? The one who said this actually meant to say, "People like you can never be sure about anything" (implying the opposite side is very ...
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Meaning of “flip the script”
I’ve heard the phrase “flip your script” or “flip the script” in various hip-hop songs. What does it mean?
