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Difference in naming between consulting and consultants
I have a domain research for a company and since English is not my first language I was wondering about the difference between e.g.
Boston Consulting and Boston Consultants
My guess is that the ...
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Is “prominence” a verb? [closed]
The word "prominence" seems like it is being used as a verb in the definition below – am I wrong?
work done by several associates with each doing a part but all subordinating personal prominence ...
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“Weekdays” used as an adverb
I found a sentence in Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary:
open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The bookstore opens weekdays from 9 p.m. to 6 p.m. .
How do we understand the structure of ...
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“At/on (the) weekend(s)”
Which expression is better? Which is right? Why?
A. Sorry to disturb you at weekend.
B. Sorry to disturb you on weekend.
C. Sorry to disturb you at weekends.
D. Sorry to ...
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How can someone become fluent and improve their writing skills? [closed]
How can someone become fluent and improve their writing skills? I've been learning English for many years and I still face many problems especially at writing(academic writing and writing in general) ...
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So much is at stake
In this sentence:
So much is at stake that courses in foreign languages are often inadequate training grounds, in and of themselves, for the successful learning of a second language.
I have ...
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Does accent really matter when speaking in english? [closed]
First of all, this is a good Q&A site for english enthusiasts along with stackoverflow, where i freak out most of time. Does pronunciation or accent in english really matter? Because, I myself ...
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Whats' wrong with the following sentence? [closed]
One thing that despise me is when people cannot look me in eye.
I believe that the statement is grammatically wrong since we are using passive voice in the sentence so it should be 'despises' ...
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What does “Per [person's name]” mean?
Does "Per John:" mean exactly the same thing as "From John:" and "John:"?
What exactly does the word "per" mean in this situation (what denotation does it have)?
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Is it supposed to be a HTML or an HTML [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
“A” vs. “An” in writing vs. pronunciation
Do you use “a” or “an” before acronyms?
I've often seen people calling a ...
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Can “latter” be used to refer to the last of a list of names that is more than 2? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Equivalent of “former” and “latter” for more than 2 items
Can I use "the latter" to refer to the last name from a list of names that is more than ...
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Word for “Ray of Hope”
Which word or phrase to use instead of "Ray of Hope" ?
EDIT : In a general context.
Suppose there is one line - There is a Ray Of Hope in darkness always.
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Aren't adverbs related to the closest word? What about other modifiers?
Aren't adverbs related to the closest word?
Does nightly in nightly business report refer to business?
Update:
I am still confused.
Is relation of non-adverb modifiers different from that of ...
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Can ‘although’ be used in this way?
We still haven't got a sponsor although the fact that we've written to dozens of companies.
What's wrong with ‘although’ in the sentence above?
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Emend and Amend- What's the difference? They both have the same definition
What's the difference between the words emend and amend? They both have the same definition.
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What is the name of this system of proof correction marks?
I remember in English classes when my teacher had used this sort of system when correcting essays in the class.
I never asked her about what it was and just complied and made the revisions to my ...
