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Use of “though” versus “however”
Consider the sentence
E-books are on the rise, but they haven't suppressed paper books though.
This usage seems to be quite common, but when I learned English I was taught to use "however" ...
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a hard close look [closed]
Are "close" and "hard" the same below?
He took a close look at the cat.
He took a hard look at the cat.
Or are they subtly different? For this particular usage, web dictionaries appear ...
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He _____ his ego [closed]
When talking about not letting one's 'ego' prevent oneself from helping his enemies:
He __ his ego and helped his enemies.
Would "swallow", "hide", "put down", "lay down" work there?
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What is a term to refer something in the middle of a list just like “former” and “latter” is used in a list containing two things?
In a sentence, if someone says the former, they are talking about the first thing they listed, and says the latter for the last thing they listed. What would be the term to refer something in the ...
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Is it possible for the words “exorbitantly grateful” to be interpreted as a bad thing? (or over the top)
Normally I use the word exorbitantly to describe an excess in a negative sense, however this time I used it to express an abundance of appreciation and gratitude.
Could a critical reading of "I am ...
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Extend or go beyond a promise
Can one fulfill “beyond” a promise? Is it possible to say “extending the fulfillment of a promise”?
I am trying to express that I hope I fulfilled a promise and then some. This is for the ...
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Difference between control and manage?
They seem to function the same. Manage is even "control in action or use" according to http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/manage. Control is a verb so isn't that in action as well? Thus, is it the ...
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The usage of “the same…as…”
Which one of the following two sentences is more correct?
We use the same space as is specified in Chapter 1.
We use the same space as specified in Chapter 1.
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Is there a collective term for charges & fees?
Say I have documentation of a particular account with both amounts credited & amounts charged(fees). What would be an appropriately descriptive term for the collection of credits & ...
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How to document a change to an earlier proposal
I wrote an e-mail proposal to send to a client but after asking a co-worker's opinion I decided to reformulate it.
Now I have to describe what has been done but I'm not sure if the expression below ...
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“Actually” vs “really”
Sometimes I wonder if he is actually/really as lavish as he
pretends to be.
I know that this sentence can work without either actually or really, but if we were to use one of them to make an ...
