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What does “English as second language” mean? @RegDwighт That definition doesn't apply to many candidates for whom English qualifies as 'Second Language'. |
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reviewed | Leave Open In the context of family, what is the opposite of “immediate”? |
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reviewed | Leave Open Does “Paraphernalia” have a negative connotation? |
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reviewed | Close What does “any or any” mean in a legal text? |
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reviewed | Edit Speeded vs. Sped |
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Speeded vs. Sped Why the close votes? |
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Speeded vs. Sped It may not always be possible or advisable to "use that same variant throughout for consistency," as they can be effectively used to convey different meanings or a better fit in different contexts. While they are both correct, they are not always exactly synonymous. |
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What does “English as second language” mean? --> ell.stackexchange.com ? |
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reviewed | Close Does the word “simpleness” actually exist? |
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Does “Paraphernalia” have a negative connotation? -1 True, the negativity could be due the association with drugs, but that only in the phrase drug paraphernalia. On its own, the word has more a sense of "nuisance value" than "criminal". I'd say the word has negative connotations but not criminal. |
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Does “Paraphernalia” have a negative connotation? You have not shown what meaning you found in the dictionary. Have you checked all the meanings in the dictionaries? "trappings associated with a particular institution or activity that are regarded as superfluous: the rituals and paraphernalia of government" (oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/…) |
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For ever and forever Tanvi, yes, it can be an adverbial phrase. |
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Does the word “simpleness” actually exist? Simpleness is not quite the same thing as simplicity: Syn: artlessness, greenness, guilelessness, ingenuousness, innocence, naiveness, naivety (also naïvety) [chiefly British], naturalness, simplemindedness, simpleness, simplicity, unsophistication, unworldliness, viridity (merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simpleness); freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort (thefreedictionary.com/Simpleness) |
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Does the word “simpleness” actually exist? oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/… |
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For ever and forever "If only the grieving for Lady Thatcher could go on for ever and ever" (guardian.co.uk); "You'll remember great teaching for ever!" (mmu.ac.uk/news/news-items/2021) |
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Singular/plural possessive form of fish? I know. However, the statement "Therefore,..." is categorical and suggests no riders to "whether it is singular or plural." |
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Does “an accordingly big army” sound awkward? -1 'According' to what? |
