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What is the correct way to write 'for ever more'?
I know that 'forever' is a word, and I know that 'evermore' is a word, but what is the correct way to write the phrase 'for ever more'? Is it 'forever more'? 'For evermore'? Or even 'forevermore', as ...
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Can you say “see you then/there” when arranging a meeting?
I am sending an e-mail to a colleague to arrange a meeting. In my e-mail I inform her where and when we can meet, and I would like to end the e-mail by saying something like "See you there" or "See ...
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How should we write the phrase “one of a kind”? [closed]
I have seen two kind of written format of "one of a kind" phrase,
one of a kind
one-of-a-kind
I'm confused, which one is the proper way of writing "one of a kind" phrase?
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Should laconism be favored over clarity? [closed]
One might argue that to be as understandable as possible, one should use common words and phrases. On the other hand, unnecessary verbosity is often frowned upon.
Stop acting so childish and ...
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Is it acceptable to use “just as well” in an academic paper
The title pretty much sums it up: is it permissible to use the words "just as well" in a formal academic paper?
For instance:
The exchange might just as well have taken place in Abu Dhabi.
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“Easy to explain, here is an example for you:”
Here I present you two scenarios of mine:
This can be explained very easily, with this example:
example here
and
This can be explained very easily:
example here
On the first ...
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What is the correct name for posts made on twitter?
Well, I honestly tried to search for this but I drowned in twit* and tweet* results.
Should I write:
"my tweet" or "my twit"?
"I am tweetting" or "I am twitting" ("to twit" vs. "to tweet")?
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