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Does “Paraphernalia” have a negative connotation?
By definition, the word paraphernalia does not portray either negative or positive emotions. Does it, in everyday usage?
In my particular case, I am making a website about programming. I have a ...
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Difference between: Also, too and as well [duplicate]
I understand that the correct usage of also is with a verb:
She was smart, she also studied so much.
However, my trouble is with too and as well, I have been reading and I just found that as ...
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“Curious X”: X is the subject or an object
When 'curious' is used as an adjective (e.g., in the construction "A is a curious B"), there is ambiguity as to whether the noun it modifies is:-
The subject: A feels curious (e.g., "Humans are a ...
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“Normalise” or “normalize” (British English)?
Is normalise perhaps obsolete in British English, and normalize preferred instead?
I have done some Googling, it seems British English dictionaries prefer normalize, but I haven't found any ...
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Does “turning down the air conditioning” make it warmer or colder?
As the title says, I've heard two possible meanings for "turning down" the air conditioning: It could mean "set the target temperature lower" (i.e. colder) or "make it work less" (i.e. warmer).
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“Removals Service” or “Removal Service”?
Take for example the tag line: "reliable removals service".
Is this correct grammar/usage? Or should it be just "removal", singular?
To me, "removals" seems more correct because it is describing ...
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When is “place” used as “home”?
Today, while chatting, I just made a sentence:
I want you at his place at 9.
But I am not sure when to use place with the meaning, home, or work place? Is it correct usage? What will be the ...
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Does “Smugness” imply “Having or showing low opinions of others”?
I have a little confusion whether "smugness" implies a "low opinion of others" in contrast to a "high opinion of oneself"
I have consulted ODO and wiktionary; they showed the meaning of "Smugness" is
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What is a “group of managers” called? [closed]
What is the term used for a "group of managers"? For example
He has a fleet of managers
or
He has a legion of managers
Though the sentences above might not be correct. I want to know that ...
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What is a relish tray versus a veggie tray?
I have heard both of the terms "relish tray" and "veggie tray" used somewhat interchangeably. It seems as though there is some overlap between the two based on some simple Google Images searches ...
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“Thus” vs. “Thusly”
I read an article that used "thusly" and was wondering if there is any grammatical credence to it.
The quote:
The issue started when Sokolowski quickly ran out of storage capacity in his 32GB ...
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Usage of “one other” and “another one” [closed]
Would using "another one" instead of "one other" in the following sentence make any difference?
"... a point-to-point model in which each message produced by an application is received by one ...
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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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Behind of or in front of?
We daily use terms like "I was sitting in front of the television" and "Spent the all day behind the computer".
What is the most appropriate term to use and why is it that people sit in front of the ...
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Cause for vs cause of
I read this sentence somewhere today, but I think that the of would fit better here than for, don't you think?
The cause for the original problem will be analysed in the normal maintenance hours.
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Which is correct or more common when talking about medicine: “buy drugs” or “buy medicine”?
I mean it in the sense of buying medicine, for example for common cold or other diseases.
When talking about buying medicine, which of these sentences is more correct or more commonly used:
"go to ...
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English usage: Every vs all?
Today I was writing a simple message to be shown to the user whenever at least one field was not supplied.
Every/All fields must be supplied.
I'm in doubt about the usage of Every vs All, which ...
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“Have” vs. “Is” + Verb
The phrases have expired and is expired are in practice more or less identical. Formally, of course, they are different in that the former uses expired as a verb with have as its auxiliary, whereas ...
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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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Is “received with thanks” stilted English?
I just got a receipt which said "Received with thanks the sum of ..." Thanks stands for gratitude, so this looks fine to me as far as grammar is concerned.
But is this old-fashioned and/or stilted? ...
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Is it correct to say “aging X years or more”?
Hundred participants (aging 18 years or more) were selected from
each of the cities.
Is the phrase within the parentheses correct? Any suggestion to better express the idea will also be ...
