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Synonyms for “curate” in US English
What synonyms are there for "curate", as in (to quote here) to
select, organize, and present (suitable content, typically for online or computational use), using professional or expert knowledge
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American Equivalent of “Bog Standard”
I'm searching for an American English phrase that is the most readily equivalent to the British expression bog standard (which means, as I understand, plain, ordinary or unremarkable).
I'm tempted to ...
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Does “fare” apply to non-persons?
If one pays for transportation of oneself a fare has been paid. What is paid if the transportation is of a non-person object (a parcel, a letter, a vegetable, a box of rocks)?
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What's the proper synonym for purchase when used in real-estate context?
How to say
Buying Price
Purchase Price
You name it
Note, I need the 'buying' term, as opposed to Sale Price.
It's for a form where the user should fill in how much he paid for the apartment and ...
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Do “You see me?” and “You get me?” mean “Do you understand what I mean?”
Sometimes after finish explaining something, people will say, "You see me?" or "You get me?"
I wonder if they are equivalent to "Do you understand what I mean?"
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“flat” vs. “apartment”
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th edition
Flat:
noun. [ countable ] ( BrE ) a set of rooms for living in, including a kitchen, usually on one floor of a building.
Apartment：
noun. ( ...
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Enquire and inquire
In British English I think these two words have different shades of meaning, but I couldn't articulate them. In American English I see inquire used where I would use "enquire".
Are there shades of ...
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“Last Name” and “surname”
Between last name and surname, which one is British and which one is American? If I talk with somebody from Great Britain, which one is preferable?
