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| bio | website | mooseware.ca |
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| location | Mississauga, Canada | |
| age | 50 | |
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I'm a professional software developer with more than twenty years of experience across many industries and the entire systems development lifecycle. I'm the principal consultant at Mooseware Limited.
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Why is there a difference in the adoption of “Kindergarten” in American and British English? Just to add to the mix, growing up in Canada in the 1960s and 1970s, Kindergarten was an optional school for 4 year olds that you attended prior to Grade 1. If you attended any school prior to that, it was called a Nursery School. These days, they call these schools for 3 and 4 year olds Junior Kindergarten and Senior Kindergarten in Canada. |
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May 6 |
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In American English, Café vs Coffee Shop There are probably lots of regional differences on this one. In some places people will say "Coffee Shop" when they mean Central Perk whereas in others people will mean a diner like the one on Seinfeld. I agree with Edwin that in British (and Canadian) English, café is common enough that a class distinction is no longer very strong. Witness: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCaf%C3%A9 |
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May 6 |
answered | In American English, Café vs Coffee Shop |
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Apr 29 |
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Understanding “as of”, “as at”, and “as from” @ColinFine - Thanks. I personally have not encountered as from used in this way and I would agree with your mother wholeheartedly. |
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Apr 29 |
answered | Understanding “as of”, “as at”, and “as from” |
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Apr 26 |
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What is more natural “timeout” or “time exceeding” or other for not engineer? "Time exceeding occurred" would not be said by a native speaker. "Timeout occurred" is slightly technical, but most people would understand it. "Your time is up" is very clear and non-technical. |
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Mar 30 |
awarded | single-word-requests |
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Mar 29 |
answered | Is there a word/expression that would correspond to something like “self-distance”? |
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Mar 26 |
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What is a synonym for “jack of all trades, master of none”? @KeyBrdBasher - I agree, the terms are very tightly related. However, I think many people consider polymath to be based on knowledge whereas Renaissance Man (or woman) implies skills (such as artistic ability) which go beyond intellectual abilities. |
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Mar 26 |
answered | What is a synonym for “jack of all trades, master of none”? |
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Mar 3 |
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Receivables/lend @Rauf - Speaking informally, you would be repaying a loan from a friend. This doesn't acknowledge any distinction between principal and interest, usually because there isn't any interest if your friend loaned you the money as a favour. You would call the money given back to your friend a repayment. |
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Mar 1 |
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use “past participle” instead of “ing” Your premise is incorrect. "When he woke them up" they had to be sleeping or he wouldn't have been able to wake them up, by definition. In English you would never say "been slept". If you were to use slept in this sentence you could say: "How long had they slept when they were awakened?" The example from your linked question is not equivilent. In the case of a couple who are engaged to be married, the word "engaged" is not necessarily in past-tense. "We are engaged", "We will be engaged" and "We were engaged" are all equally valid English. |
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Feb 26 |
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Looking for the opposite of “drill down” +1 for Roll Up. |
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Feb 17 |
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Meaning of word “ford” in combination with “hurdle” @MrLister - Thank you. Answer corrected with the information you identified! |
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Feb 17 |
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Meaning of word “ford” in combination with “hurdle” Corrected answer with information identified by Mr. Lister. |
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Feb 17 |
answered | Meaning of word “ford” in combination with “hurdle” |
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Feb 11 |
answered | Subscribed/unsubscribed |
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Feb 5 |
answered | Receivables/lend |
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Feb 5 |
answered | What would you call a group of people who don't mind their own business? |
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Jan 9 |
answered | Why is a vehicle's empty weight called its “curb weight”? |
