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| location | Narita-shi, Japan | |
| age | 36 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 5 months |
| seen | 12 hours ago | |
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I teach English as a Foreign Language in Japan.
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answered | How to reply to a status update for a job application? |
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Is ‘anything in a skirt” a popular idiom? Does it have special overtones? If you go around calling kilts skirts ... boy, won't you be surprised when you visit Scotland. |
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What is a baby ling called? Well, I've certainly learnt something today. And all from a one sentence answer to a prankish question. |
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Is ‘anything in a skirt” a popular idiom? Does it have special overtones? I haven't heard that one. Does it include penguins? |
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May 20 |
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One word noun for “rule-follower” I love that word. :-) |
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May 20 |
answered | Which of these is longest? Eternal - Ever - Forever - Infinite -? |
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May 20 |
answered | What is a baby ling called? |
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May 17 |
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Is “more optimal” correct grammar? added 71 characters in body |
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May 17 |
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Is “more optimal” correct grammar? I disagree on two levels. Firstly, if one follows the rules of Standard English (which you appear to be doing), optimal is a non-gradable adjective, so it cannot be strengthened with "more". In other words, the error is grammatical, not semantic. Secondly, it's clear that the speech community that says "more optimal" considers "optimal" to be a gradable adjective. Therefore, as far as they are concerned, "more optimal" is perfectly correct". |
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May 17 |
answered | Is “more optimal” correct grammar? |
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Apr 22 |
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It's 2013, where's my flying car? "coördinating"? Have you been reading the New Yorker lately? :-) |
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Apr 12 |
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Should “anymore” only be used in a negative statement or question? Merging "any more" into "anymore" is common and perfectly reasonable. |
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Apr 11 |
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Does a bare plural imply “(nearly) all” as a quantity? In regular usage, if you meant "two doctors", you would have to qualify the noun with a word like "some" or "two". And when used as a noun in the context of medical advice, the word "doctors" would be taken to mean "MDs". |
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Apr 10 |
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Does a bare plural imply “(nearly) all” as a quantity? deleted 3 characters in body |
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Apr 10 |
answered | Can a dependent clause undergo inversion in English? |
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Apr 10 |
answered | Does a bare plural imply “(nearly) all” as a quantity? |
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Apr 2 |
answered | What does “cross” mean in the phrase “cross and crabby”? |
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Mar 31 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Mar 22 |
answered | Is English considered a trade language/lingua franca? |
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Mar 20 |
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Choosing verb tenses added 800 characters in body |
